The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-11-10
NORTH ANNQhlhlGEs
FIRST CANDIDATE 5S)f *
NEXT COUNTY JU1 kshiP 1
Well Known West En- 8Democv
Favors Economizing On Road
Work Expenditures

WORK expenditures
Announcement of the first candi
acy for County Judge, subject to the
Democratic primary to be held in Lin,
coin county on the first Saturday in
August, 1917, is made in today's In
terror Journal He is Hon. NJ. F
North, well known farmer and at.
ltorney near Hustonyille, in the West
End and well known to the democratl
of Lincoln county. M North, ser
led in one session Of the 1e&is:
cure from this county q number OF
years ago. He was candidhte for
county judge In the last, county pri1
mary and received fiattering vote
He is well qualified in every way for
the office he asks of the people and
has many friends all over the county.
In making his announcement, he is
sues the following card to the voters
To the Democrats of Lincoln county
| am a candidate for the office of
County Judge of Lincoln county sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party in primary in August, 1917.
In asking you to confer this hon
or upon me, | am not unmindful of
the Importance of the office, l seek.
and fully appreciate the responsible
ity that attaches to proper dis
charge of the duties of that office.
Saying nothing about the various du-
ties to be performed by the County
Judge in the trial of cases that come
before him, making appointments,
settlements, ETC., there is one lues-
ton that overshadows every other
question with which the County
Judge, together with the Justices of
the Peace of the county. have to deal
with and that is the Z question of
maintaining the public roads Of our
county. The people of Lincoln coun-,
ty have on two occasions rekissd 20.
vote bonds to create 4 roadfur1d and,
just how 200 miles of ruy4pike and
400 miles of dirt roads are to be
properly maintained by the present
limited mode of raising road funds
is question that is taxing the best
thought of our people. y
Economy in the use of the road
funds is about the only remedy | can
now suggest AS the law now stands
believe that the state aid is an alb
solute- hi3 dranee ta@-a4zprePer and
equitable distribution of the road
work in our county. We are forced,
under state supervision, to put too
much money in small mileage of
roads in favored sections of the
county to the neglect of all the 9TH
er roads in the county. This, in my
judgment, is unfair to a great ma
jority of the taxpayers, who contrib
ute their part to the state aid fund
without receiving commensurate
return for their money. | believe
the next legislature ought to amend
the law so as to require the State aid
money to be paid into the county road
funds, so that the county officials can
apply it when it is most needed and
will do the most good for the greatest
number of tax payers of our county.
If elected to the office of County
Judge, | shall attempt to inaugu-
rate a system of economy in the
county's expenditures, in the manage
ment of the roads of the county, L
shall attempt to make each dollar of
the peoples money buy dollars
worth of work or material to be used
on the roads.
/ Would not, however, insist on
ecOnOmiZing at the expense of the
pun VIM NOiAlA AOuICS Ills AetOOA
in support of our county roads.
The fiscal court of our county is
now, and probably will for a long
time, be forced to limit the number
of days that hands are to be paid,
and the amount of hauling to be
done on the dirt roads of our county.
| believe that each able bodied
man who furnishes his own tools and
feeds himself should have seventy
five cents per day for each full days
work on the road for which he is en-
titled to pay, and that man who
furnishes two good horses or mules
and wagons and feeds himself and
team should receive not less than
two dollars for each full days haul
ing done on the county roads. L
hold that all sections of the county
should receive a fair and equitable,
share in the matter of road improve
ments and to this end / will, if elect
ed, give all the aid that | can as
County Judge
/ am for strict enforcement
of the laws of our state, strict econo-
my in public expenditures, and the
upbuilding of my county religiously,
morally and financially.
Respectfully, NJ. F. NORTH