The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-20
FISCAL COURT IS
OUT IN Statement
ON Zoe ROAD TAX



ment by the Mason County Fisca
Court on the proposed extra twenty
cent road tax:
Due to the fact that the roads in the
county are going back daily, and thai
the present road fund Is insufficient tc
maintain same properly, the Fiscal
Court, have called an election on the
18th Of June, submitting the PROPOSE.
ton to the voters of the county wheth-
err or not they are In favor Of levyine
an extra zoe tax, same to be spent In
the betterment of roads in the Coun-
ty. In order to give the voters of the
County an idea as to how the money
will be spent, should the voters see III
to vote the Tax, the Fiscal Court
wishes to give their intentions OF ex-
penditures as follows: The zoe tax
would bring in about $4,000 per
year. It Is the intention Of the, Court
to spend 20 to 80 per cent. of said
fund in the building of roads of a per-
manent nature, as it has been demon
strated, that macadam will not last
under the heavy traffic. due to the new
mode of travel, the automobile and the
truck. The old road fund together
with the balance of the new fund
about rs per cent. will be kept in tact
for the upkeep of the roads, main and
side pixies of the County, and not con-
verified into the fund for the building
of permanent pixies. With the new
fund the U. S. Government promises
dollar for dollar of all money spent on
certain pixies, and to others on which
the Government will not contribute
the State will give us aid This year
the State will give us $4,000, which
unless this tax is voted, will not be
forthcoming again, as it will be ap-
portioned to other counties and we
lose it, where otherwise if we can get
1t by voting this tax, we will get $780,
900 worth of permanent pike.
In this County we have PIP bridges,
not including culverts, about 20 per
cent. of which needs repairing and re-
building, necessitating the expendi-
ture Of great deal of money as they
must be kept up, so with the roads
needing repairing and with these
bridges to keep up, it is hardly pos
sible to do it on the old road fund con-
sidering the increased cost of labor
and material.
II will be necessary while building
these permanent pixies to keep the ma
cadam roads up as far as possible
with the old fund and part of the new
and as stated above, the old fund of
$42,O00.00 will be used for mainten-
ance purpose only on all of the ma
cadam pixies of the county until they
can be replaced by something perma-
nent.
The impression has gotten out
among the voters that this new fund,
if created, by the voting of the zoe tax
is all to be spent on one pike. Here
the Fiscal Court wishes to state, that
is not the case, neither is it their
intention to do so, but that the money
raised by the tax, will be spent on all
of the main pixies of the county, and
not on any one particular road
The automobile is here to stay. At
present this industry is but in its in
fancy, and since they came into vogue,
the pixies Of the county have been
gradually going back. Then as ma
cadam, cannot under any circum-
stances be maintained, considering the
condition they are in, on the old road
fund of about $4,000 a year. We must
have something permanent, and this Is
the initial step to that end, as has
been done in most Of the progressive
states of the Union.
This Court has through its Engi-
neer, compiled statement, showing
the expenditures of road money last
year, and in few days will be given
you through the papers of the county,
for your inspection and approval.
This Court has done its best to
spend your money carefully and judi
ciously, and II the voters of this coun-
ty see fit to vote said tax, this Court
promises, that all permanent con-
struction will be placed in the hands
of competent and experienced contrac-
tors, and that the future will find said
Court serving the people honestly and
to the best advantage, at the same
time placing Mason County on a par
with the other 16 counties of the
state which so far have voted this tax.
For any other information you
might wish, call on the Commissioners
or the County Judge, or If you cannot
call, write them, and they will be more
than glad to explain or answer any
questions concerning this tax and its
application, as 1t is a matter which
concerns us all as one that should not
be gone over lightly as II means much
to our county and the future advance
men Of same.