The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-04-05
WILEY VISITS HICKMAN.
FULTON GETS AID.

good TOdu DcoolcIS, AcddcQ W
Jodie Browder, charged the Fis-
cal Court yesterday in an en-
deayor to interest the Magistrates
and County Judge Stair TO give
them financial aid, and consent to
an appropriation from the state
aid fund in their attempt TO gray
Ell about six - or seven miles of
State Line road, leading out Of
Fulton, east and west
| 1t developed that the progress
sive and public-spirited citizens
in Fulton and those living ada
cent to the highway, have made
up subscription of approximate
lly $4,000 TO be used for that
purpose. They asked a similar
amount from the state and what
ever amount the court could con-
Isistently allow on the work
Enthusiastic talks were made
Iby Messrs- Jodie Browder, DIR.
lReed, DIR. Paris, Judge +. S.
Moore, Rev. III. NJ. Grain, State
Road Commissioners Wiley and
others.
The court, after hearing the
speeches of the good road folks,
decided to aid them to the ex-
tent of $500 a mile; greater as
distance being impossible from
funds available The leaders
seemed highly pleased with the
result of their efforts. The court
was asked for $50, but after
mature elaboration, the body de-
cided $500 per mile was as much
as they cared to allow. This was
based ON the probable saving in
keeping up the dirt road for
the coming three to five years.
In reality the court thus saves
mcney and at the same time as
sists IN procuring year
round road, Other Districts
lacking the pep shown by our
Fulton friends Cannot kick on the
action Of the court: in fact, the
count is willing to help in a like
measure any set of folks who
will IN a ike manner help
themselves.
Mr.. Wiley stated as a positive
tact that Fulton county had the
best dirt roads he had seen IN
the State of Kentucky. If the
members OF the Fiscal Court be-
come a little chesty-they are ex-
cusable. To have succeeded IN
building the best dirt roads In
12O counties of a commonwealth
like Kentucky is doing some
thing. Our hats are off TO
the court, engineer and their as
sistants. Mr.. Wiley also stated
that Fulton county had furnished
the largest cash contributions
for road work of any county In
the State; $4,000 being the larg-
est amount subscribed by any
other one county.
He stated that the 1916 allow
ance from the State aid fund
for Fulton county amounted to
about $500, but that We failed
to appropriate like amount for
linter-aounter seat highway roads
4 (the truth we were short OF
lfunds). therefore We did not get
Jour $1,000. However, he was
glad to tell us this money dId
not revert to the general fund,
as was expected, but was held IN
escrow for us. This Will be add
led to a like allowance for 1917,
giving us a state aid balance OF
approximately $4,000. He also
endorsed the State Lane
project of the Fulton delegation
and said it could be graveled at
a minimum cost, as the road bed
is in excellent condition.
II With Road Commissioner Vile.
was Mr.. l.. d. Hollingsworth
State Highway Engineer for tins
district. :.
Judge Moore In his talk Sip
ped one over" by launching INTO
an argument for diverting the
Federal Aid Highway from wick
life to Hickman and others JOIN
ed in the attack" ON the com
missioner. They were repeated
|Ily cheered and Mr.. Wiley,
member of the commission nav
ing the right to determine tne
final location, seemed impressed
with the enthusiasm created
Nothing Like "cornering shes
gentlemen and showing EN- TN
hole in the dough-nut, ever
though they back-fire occasional
ly-