The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-06-22
FISCAL COURT
GIVES INCREASE
MAGISTRATES AT LATE SESSION
RAISE PRICE FOR
LABOR.

At the last term of the Ohio Coun-
ty Fiscal Court, which convened in
| Hartford, on Wednesday, June 6,
1917, all the Justices being present
and John b. Wilson, Judge, presiding,
the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted as the order Of the
| court:
Whereas, prices for labor, mate
rails and provisions have greatly adj
vanced within the last twelve months,
and because it is our desire to Coop
crate as far as we possibly can with
our limited means in the betterment
of the roads of the county, and in Or
der to prevent the probable discontin-
uance of several rural free delivery
mail routes in this county because Of
the almost impossible condition Of
some of the roads, and also to make
unnecessary, as far as can. indict-
ments and prosecutions for willful
neglect, failure or refusal of over
seers and road hands to perform
their duties with reference to road
working, and finally for the general
convenience and benefit of the people
of Ohio county in the use and enjoy
ment of good public roads to which
the people are entitled and which we
believe can be had if everybody will
10 all of his duty all the time.
Resolved that it is the judgment of
this court that the price of $500 a
day should be paid for the use of
teams on road for blowing or scrap
ing, and this sum should be paid to
those who have already worked their
teams during the year 1917 and to
those who may hereafter furnish
teams during this year and that this
order be given general publicity
throughout the entire county for the
purpose of advising road overseers
and road hands of this action of the
court and for the further purpose of
assuring them of the courts willing
ness to do all within its power con-
sistent with its financial resources
and with the proper and economic
management of the county's fiscal af
fairs to bring about and promote bet
ter syste mand condition of public
roads in Ohio county, and that the
County Attorney distribute and e:rcu-
late notices and other information of
this action of the court and assist in
eevry practicable way in promoting
and bringing about the purposes and
results sought by this action.
All of which is now ordered.
In obedience to the duty imposed
upon be my the above order, ! have
caused these hand bills to be publish
ed and have sent them to every sec
ton of the county. ] ask that they
be posted in conspicuousq places and
given all possible publicity.
There is only five cent to the One
Hundred Dollars road tax paid in this
county, and that all goes to the State
Road Department. This county, there
fore, under the present condition is
compelled to rel yupon the people TO
work the roads. 1t will cooperate
and assist in every way it can. The
county is to build all bridges 20 feet
and over in length and is TO furnish
all material and pay for thee hauling
necessary for the construction of
bridges under 20 fee;. 1t will buy
such strips of land as are needed fol-
right of way where land can be
bought at a reasonable price in order
TO put the road on better ground. II
will do anything else it can do that is
authorized by law within it's. means.
However a recent decision of the
Court of Appeals makes it necessary
for Ohio county to pay off as quickly
as possible very large part of its
Indebtedness in order that it may
keep its expenses and indebtedness
within the amount of its annual in
come. The peace, good order, CON
venience and welfare of Ohio county
and its people, requires that there be
a spirit of cooperation between the
county, its officials and its people il
bringing about better condition OF
the county roads. If we viii all Dc
our whole duty from now on we will
soon have better roads everywhere.
1t is hoped that this may be done.
June 0, 1917.
A. ID. KIRK,
County Attorney Ohio County.