The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-04-10
BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY
FISCAL COURT
Met in Regular Session April 2.
Judge S. B. Payne Presided.
County's Business Dispensed
With Speedily. Tax Rate
Yearly Report Of Treasurer.

Ihe flscal Oourt OF bTeCklntlose
county met in regular session at
Hardinsburg Tuesday April 2, and
continued for three days.
Judge S. B Payne presided assisted
by the County Attorney W sherman
Ball and Ed Dillon acted as clerk
The Magistrates we're: C f Robbins,
First District, J. Keenan,, Second,
II. II. Mccoy, Third, ID. 9. Heron,
Fourth, Abe Bennett, Fifth, j. NJ
Howard, Sixth.
The Court got right down to business
from the start and fooled away very
little time. The important business
with which they had to deal was fixing
the tax rate, sett log with the sheriff
and hearing tn report of the Treasur-
err Ter the past year.
The tax levy for the year lelS was
fixed at IS cents on the 500 worth of
property subject to TAXATION: 10 cents
of this ammount went to the general
expense fund, cents to the sinking
fund and cents for paupers. The poll
tax was fixed at $3.50 per capita, 50
cents Of which went to the good read
fund and | dollar TO general expense
fund further tax of Is cents en-
the hundred was levied; Is cents
going for good road purposes and 10
cents for bridges
1t was ordered that all taxes collect
ed for road purposes must be applied
and used for the roads in the districts
from which they are collected. All
hands subject to road work shall be
called to work for four days.
The tax for public schools was put |
at 10 cents on the 800 worth OF proper
ty and a poll tax OF dollar per capita.
This tax does not apply to graded /
school districts.
The Webster Stone Company Of
Irvngton was awarded the contract for !
crushed rock to be used on the Hard
insburg and Garfield pike. Price 90
cents per ton Z. o. b. plant.
Application was made for $1,000
state aid money. Same to be applied
on inter county seat road from Hard
insourg to Brandenburg extending as
far as Meade county line. This road
runs via Garfield and lrvIngton.
County Attorney Ball was directed
by the court to urged Smith and Cra-
han contractors for building Hardins
burg and Garfield pike to complete
said pike as soon as possible.
Mr.. Smith was before the
court pleading for futher time on ac
count of procuring hands said it was
impossible for him to get hands at any
price and that he did not want to in
terfere with the farmers who wanted
all surplus hands they could get and
that he believed it was more patriotic
just at this time for labor to be EN-
ployed making GRIPS than it was to
work the roads. He said he would
Ike to throw up his concract and hand
the county $500 for his realease.
Mr., Ball said that the matter could
not be settled at this session but :
would be taken up at called session
sometime later on.
The court was not in a very recep- {
ectlve mood seemingly either for Mr.. i
Smiths check or for the throwing up a
of his contract On motion Of Squire l
Howard the court adjourned for dinner a
A committee composed Of County I
Judge 5. b. Payne, Paul Compton q
CountV rrpaSurer and 4 T R.a,1 "a
County Clerk was ordered to refund all i
outstanding county bonds now due at $
rate Of interest not to exceed 5 per d
cent for not less than one year or for t
more than ; tx years. b
The County Clerk was ordered to a
keep list OF all bonds refunded. i
The Clerk was also authorized TO c
install loose leaf system Of book keep \
ing and recording and to purchase t.
suitable typewriter for using the 3
system. e
He was also authorized to install a 7
telephone in his office for the use of "
the county officers and the public in p
general. p
County Attorney Ball and Judge 3
Payne were authorized to take up the p
matter of disposinR the County Poor. p
house Farm and make report at the p
October term. 1t was stated that the p
present farm was too small to take \
care of all the inmates. n
County Clerk Beard was authorized 5
to notify Culyert Pipe Manufacturers a
to submit bids for one years supply of Il
Culyerts. a