The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-10
ROAD MEETINGS
HELD ON MONDAY
PROVE SUCCESSFUL
Interesting Meetings Held In Various
Precincts Of County Monday Night
More On Tuesday.

The members Of the speaking par
ties sent out to the different precincts
to talk with the men of the county re-
garding the Road Tax election and ex-
plain the reasons for calling such an
election report that they received an
excellent hearing and the prospect for
carrying the election is very favor
able.
One of the chief arguments that is
being met is that Is that the
time is inopportune. Some of the citi-
zens felt that the work should be post
poned but when their attention was
called to the fact that there is more
money in the county than in many
months and times more prosperous
than in some years back, they ex-
pressed themselves as being In favor
Of 1t. Other points were brought out
on this subject such as means in
creased expenditure later; the sooner
roads are improved the sooner citizens
Of Mason county can enjoy them
making improvements will give work
to returning soldiers and the heavy
traffic is increasing the wear In great
er proportions that the funds are be-
coming available.
Mr.. Holton Key in his remarks to
the men Of the Lewisburg neighbor-
hood that had gathered at the Lee
store, stated that last year less than
two thousand dollars had been avail
able to spend on the Fleming pike
but IL the tax carried they will be able
to spend about $4,000 on it this year
Mr.. Key assured them that it was moi
the intention of the Fiscal Court tC
spend all the money derived from the
additional tax, on the Lexington pike
but that they would secure the addi.
tional amount to their road fund de-
rived by the tax in their precinct
Mr.. William Rees talked to the mer
Of Helena precinct and reported tha
the majority of the men at that meet
ing felt that there was an urgent neet
for more funds for the repair ant
maintenance Of the pixies and bridge:
Of the county and were in favor of the
road tax.
Messrs. s. F. Reed and A. L. Glas
cock report that they had very sue
cessful meeting at Mayslick, theil
meeting being more in the nature Of {
personal interview and discussion
with some of the citizens Of Mays
lick.
Mr.. Reed says that he was glad tina
he went to Mayslick as some Of tn
men were under the impression tina
the tax was 20 per cent. tax ant
would create an additional fund o
100000 which they were not in favo
of doing He explained to them tina
1t was a twenty-cent tax and woul,
only create an additional fund Of $40,
900 also that 1t would only mean
tax of 81 on each $1,000 for a perio
of three years.
Judge Purnell claims one of tn
best and most enthusiastic meeting
and gives much credit to Mr.. Hopkin
of the Sardis school for an attendanc
Of almost sixty people.
Judge Purnell spoke quite at lengt
stating the facts regarding the nee
of the additional tax and explaining
the plan Of the Fiscal Court in spend
ing the additional funds. He too
much time answering some of the ar
guments that have been going tn
round in the county and concluded b
showing the men of the Sardis neigh
borhood what benefits the precinc
would derive by voting YES at tn
polls Saturday.
From every neighborhood the tax
growing In favor with the citizens a
1t is being satisfactorily explained. N
one seems to doubt the ability of tn
present members Of the Fiscal Cour
and are willing to continue to trus
their business management of the al
fairs Of the County. The majority Q
the men feel that the county made n
mistake in selecting the men that cor
stitute the present Fiscal Court.
The following men will talk tonigt
with the men of the precincts to whic
they have been assigned.
Germantown-A. L. Glascock, Get
Frank, Houston Hall.
Fearnleaf-william Rees, e.
Kirk.
Minerva-S. r. Reed.