The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-06-28
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Fiscal Court at a Called
Term February 20, 1916,
Also at Its Regular Term in
April, 1916.

; County Fiscal Court, called and held at
the court house in Hardinsburg, Ken
lucky, on Monday, February the 18th,
1916. Object of meeting to procure
State Aid for building Public Roads
and for the transaction of any other
business that the Court may see proper
to take up.
Present: Hon. ID. ID. Dowell pre-
siding Judge of Breckenridge County
Court, and the following named Justices
of the Peace, to-wit: d. c. Heron, Abe
Bennett, c. E. Robbins, w. W. Baxter,
S. d. Cox and J. ]. keenan,, being all
of the Justices of the Peace in commits
sion.
On motion of Squire Heron, and
seconded by Squire keenan,, the follow
ing is passed by the Breckenridge
County Fiscal Court, as follows, to wit:
Be ii Rs,oiusd, That the public inter-
est demands the Improvement and con-
struction of public road on the Louis.
vile road for about-miles, beginning
at-and running to-, same being
portion of the inter-county seat road
connecting Hardinsburg, the county
seat of Breckinridge county, with
Leitchfield, the county seat of Grayson
county, and Brandenburg, county seat
of Meade county, on the most direct
and practical route and it is the sense
of this Court that said road be improved
under State aid and State supervision
during 1918. Application is hereby
made to the Commissioner of Pubic
Reads for 5000 of the State Road
Fund to be apportioned to Breckenridge
county for the improvement OF said
road. 1t appears that the Fiscal Court
of Breckenridge county has for the pur-
pose of constructing roads and bridges
in 1915, exclusive of the fund received
from the State as Breckenridge courty's
State aid apportionme $4,000. That
Breckenridge county had in addition to
this s., 900 from the poll tax, all of which
was devoted to the Improvement of
roads and bridges for Breckenridge
county.
Therefore, it is. ordered that the
Fiscal Court of Breckenridge county
petition the State of Kentucky and the
State Commissioner of Public Roads for
SO 600 of the State Road Fund for the
use of this county for the Improvement
of road aforesaid, ard agrees to furnish
like amount.
In case SO, 600 exceeds the amount
that may be apportioned Breckenridge
county for the year 1916, then in that
case the Fiscal Court of Breckenridge
county requests the pioportionate
amount Of the State Road Fund that
may be apportioned to Breckenridge
county.
1t is further ordered that copy of
= these resolutions ard copy of this
Court Order be certified to the Com
missioner of Public Roads for his APP.
prevail.
Those voting in the affirmative: d. c.
Heron, Abe Bennett. c. E. Robbins,
w. w. Baxter. S. D. Cox, ]. J. keenan,,
being all the Justices of the Peace in
Breckenridge county.
On motion OF Esquire Robbins, sec
onded by Esquire Baxter, which motion
carried, r. M. Basham and Esquire
]. keenan, are hereby appointed to in
spect and see if a road can be located
that will eliminate the bridge over
Honey Locust creek, and they will re-
port at the April term of this court.
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried, R. M. Basham. County Road
Engineer, is ordered to make an inspec-
ton of the wooden bridge at Clifton
Mills and make full report of his find
ings at the April term of this court
On motion, duly made, seconded and
carried, it is ordered that Judge d. ID.
Dowell and tine County Road Engineer,
r. M. Basham, be and they are hereby
appointed Committee to purchase for
Breckenridge cornty, suitable Engi-
neer and Surveyors outfit, and a suffic-
lent amount of money is hereby appro-
priated to pay for same.
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried, it is ordered that the Magis-
trates per diem be allowed, same to be
paid out of the 1915 levy, as follows,
to wit: d. c. Heron, 1 dav, So; Abe
Bennett, day, So; S. d. Cox, day, s.;
w. w. Baxter, day, So; c. E. Rob-
bins. day, SO; J. J. Keenan,, l day, $3.
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried, it is ordered that court adjourn.
ID. ID. DOWELL, ]. B. c.