Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-02-20
|ECIAL ROAD TAX
ELECTION MARCH 29
Eeal Court Puts Question Of Better
Roads To Vote of People After
AIl-Day Consideration.


posing tax of 20 cents upon each
|DO worth of property for the pur-
Sc of repairing, reconstructing and
Hiding new roads in Madison county.
latter an all-day session Tuesday,
i Fiscal Court voted to order the
kction. Many strong statements as
| the necessity of better roads for
|adison were heard and the members
the court decided that it is a ques-
! kn to put to the vote of the people
Ii ordered the election. The Off
kl minutes Of the court meeting, and
sposal of the matter read as fol-
rs:
Special term of court called for the
trpose of considering the calling of
! election to increase local tax for
Sads and bridges. Present: Esquires
bllins, Wilson, Williams, Benton,
bid. Long and Million, and Hon. W.
/. Price, County Judge.
After a discussion and the hearing
1 the various citizens present before
! e court upon the subject, Esquire
Eilliams made a motion which was
BONDED by Esquire Collins, that in
! e event the election be called, by the
kurt and a majority Of the voters of
be county approve the levying Of SAID
Editional tax, that 70 per cent of the
Evenue derived from said special tax
/ expended in macadamizing dirt
bads and building new bridges where
|emed necessary in the Judgment Of
b. court giving due regard to the
|eeds of the various sections of the
Funty and that same be distributed
5 equitably as possible to each dis
firt each year same is collected.
Unon a roll call said motion and or
p vas approved, Esquires Collins,
wilson, Williams, Benton, Todd, and
frion voting aye, Esquire Long not
fC.inC.
Upon motion Of Esquire Todd, duly
kconded by Esq. Wilson, it was or
Is-ei that an election be held as di-
ected by law, Saturday, March Goth,
.alo. to take the sense of the voters
I Madison county upon a proposition
Q levy a special tax not to exceed 20
ents upon each one hundred dollars
Forth of property in the county to be
evied each year for 10 years for the
,urpose of improving or constructing
,ither. or both, the roads and bridges
Z the county
And It is further ordered and direct
Il that the Sheriff of Madison county
luly advertise the time and purpose
y said election as required by law.
Upon roll call said motion and or
aer was carried; Esquires Collins,
wilson. Williams, Benton. Todd, and
Million voting aye, and Esquire Long
Fo-ing no.
Upon motion of Esquire Benton,
fou~t adjourned.
Before the court took its formal ac-
Fion Hon. Rodman Wiley, State Com
ssioner of Public Roads, spoke to a
~-e crowd in the circuit court room,
ivocating the calling of the election.
r. Wiley emphasized the fact that
F county, under the present high
fri'Fs for labor and materials, has
kT7ds TO adequately maintain even
fne-half Of its present mileage Of
toads. and strongly urged that the
additional tax be provided by the peo-
pie 70 maintain Madison county's
roads.
Fe also urged the added tax on ac-
count Of the fact that the National
Government has included in its budget
fo- the next three years an appropria-
ti0r - 5000, 600, 900 for roads, which
sum Is 10 be expended together with
q Ike sum to be furnished by counties
or other local governing units for
building main arteries Of travel such
as the Dixie Highway which runs 81
miles through Madison county and the
proposed tax would enable the Fiscal
Court to enter into such construction
On the behalf of the county.
He presented figures showing that
ne increased tax on a taxpayer listed
At $1,000 would be only the present
pnee Of bushel Of wheat, 25 pounds
tobacco, a 60 pound pig, or one
haf the price of broken automobile
spnng, and that the increase Of 20
cents per 500 to the present tax oi
. cents per 500 was very low in
onparson with that in the eastern
sA'es or even with the adjoining
~e Of Indiana, where the rate now
N45 per 500, and that the people
nat state would not consider 9
opposition to reduce it.
he address was well received and
- was apparent that a majority Of
|OSe present are in favor Of the pro
r rOseo tax Mr.. Wiley presented .