The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-10
COUNTY
ATTORNEY
Gives his Views on Man
agement of Roads.
To the Editor Of the Record -

from home perhaps week, and be-
fore leaving ] wish to avail myself of
your kind offer to give publicity to
the position taken by the County At
torney Of Garrard County on the
present management of the roads of
our county.
This offer of space ] learn, is also
made to Judge Stapp and our County
Road Engineer. DIR. J. A. Anon, who
] am informed will probably take ad-
vantage of the offer.
] write this article because the
public will be interested in knowing
what is being done by the road de-
partment to give the county some re-
lief from the bad roads which exist
throughout the county, and for the
further reason of some private crit
icism made relative to the news ar
ticle in your paper of last week re-
gardlng paying money to Assistant
Road Engineer. This news item with
the exception to the amount paid to
the Assistant to the Road Engineer
Is substantially a correct report of
the facts. took the position in ad-
visng the Fiscal Court, which it is
my duty to do as County Attorney,
that any appropriation of the coun-
tvs money to pay for an assistant
road engineer when DIR. Anon was
not giving his time to the duties of
his office was Illegal. There are no
good reasons in law or in justice why
two men should be paid to do the
same thing. Should it appear that
DIR. Anon was busy engaged in the
performance of his duties for the
county on one road and needed as
slstance at another place in the coun-
ty connection with the roads at that
time 1t would be proper and right to |
employ and pay some one to assist
him. contend, however. that it is |
neither legal nor right to employ and |
pay man to perform the duties of |
road engineer while DIR. Anon draws |
the regular salary and at the same
time is engaged in the practice of |
medicine.
For number of years the salary
for the road engineer ia this county |
has been 100000. Last October
DR.. J. A. Anon was appointed road
engineer and the salary increased
from $1,000. to $1,000. per annum.
The Doctor shortly afterwards APP
peared and executed the bond requir-
ed and took an oath to well and truly
perform the duties Of this office.
No one could object to this APP
pointment because DIR. Anon is
known to be gentleman of ability.
honest, and good intentions, is fine
physician with a large practice and
highly respected by all who know
him. We could not anticipate when
the doctor accepted this appointment
that he would neglect in any way the
roads of the county. 1t will be I'M f,
derstood that Garrard County will '
have around S50,O0O.0O per annum ;
to spend on our roads, and to super
intend the spending of so large a sum :
in way so badly needed and SO ur- I
gently demanded by the public is no
small job. DR. Anon continues to
look after and enjoy large practice ,
as physician which his ability and
fully merits. He cannot do
The county justice in undertaking to I
perform the duties of this important !
office for the time his profession tax I
IS necessitates the neglect of his '
iuties as road engineer. Not only is 4
DR.. Anon unable to carry on the pro- {
'ession and do the work of this office /
1ut we contend that there is no other I
nan in the county who could proper
y do so. II will require the full time y
md the undivided attention of the :
,est prepared man in the county to
properly spend 100000 on the 5
iublic roads of Garrard County. ,
We submit to the public the merits n
# our contention whether it is legal $
md proper to increase DR.. Amon's t
alary 100000 above that formerly Z
aid and then employ for him an as il
istant at S4,OO per day, not to ex- q
eed 100000 per year as we are in b
ormed is the program of the County 9
Judge. d
Altho we are well advanced in the 4
ear the public is fully aware that o
here has been little done in the way y
{ road work and thus far only Il
mall crew under the supervision of il
he county road department, and it a
ppeared to US that the county road Il
nsineer could have been with this G.
rev good portion of the time with 4,
ut the necessity of paying Mr.. Mike Il
orbes for doing this part Of the work t,
Dr. him. The impression may be at d
,mpted that Mr.. Forbes is employed it
! the form Of a laborer but the see o.
" eye Of the public is too well in C,
ormed already that this is not cor.
act