Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-10-22
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would be raised under the 20
cent tax, although they would
have not cent Of it spent on
their streets, as they pay taxes in
the corporation of Richmond to
maintain their public streets. Mr..
Turley told Of various objections
he had heard to the voting of the
tax. He Suggested that in order
that the people of every section
|of the county might be absolutely
assured that their money would
be spent on their own immediate
highways, that the court go. on
record that it would divert the
amount of money from each mag
isterial district, to- the roads Of
THAT district. Judge Price called
Iattention to the fact that the
court has previous to this passed
a resolution to this effect, and he
said that the court was ready and
willing to reiterate it's intention
tofspend the road tax money that
way. ;s, ,
Rev. ]. A. McClintock who trav-
els over the county considerably
toldsof some objections he has
heard by the country people to
voting the tax now. He said that
some had said that the money
was not being spent on the roads ;
that the salary of the Road En-
|gineer, June Baxter has been rails
ed; and that the money would not
be spent out in the country dis
tricts. Mr.. McClintock gave the
above merely as expressions that
he has heard, and he said he
thought that the Court and the
people ought to know the grounds
upon which many are opposing
the road tax now.
Judge Price then called atten-
ton to the fact that Judge Bax-
ter's salary has not been raised
one penny, and said the records
would bear him out, and he said
that the court had the spent mon
ey in the road fund, in the past
where it was most needed, and
the court had tried to do its duty
fairly and equitably in all sections
OF, the county. IS. M. Saufey, ed
itor of the Daily Register, called
the attention of the people to the
fact that the Fiscal Court of Mad
ison county annually publishes in
the Daily Register complete f.
nancial statement, as required by
law; that this statement sets
forth every dollar that the county
receives from any source and also
every dollar that is paid to any
man and for what purpose it is
paid. He suggested that any man
who thinks that some of the road
money is not being spent on the
roads but is staying in the court
house," as Mr.. McClintock said
he'd heard charged, take look at
the statement the court publishes
annually, and he will find a full
and honest accounting to the peo-
pie of their money, balancing to a
cent. Referring to Mr.. Turley's
statement that the people of
Richmond pay third of the road
tax, Saufley told the people out
in the county that they should
consider. that in voting this tax
on themselves, the taxpayers Of
Richmond have no axes to grind
and no motive except the benefits
that the entire county will secure
from good roads. He urged that
the country people who are
against the tax tell the town peo-
pie who want to give them the
benefit of their money, what they
want done, so that the city tax
payers may have the privilege of
spending their money on the
roads out in the county beyond
the city limits.
Mr.. O. P. Jackson said that he
thought perhaps the next legisla-
ture might vote a $30,0O0,O0O
bond issue on the entire state. to
build roads. He also said the leg
islature might enact a law that
he said prevails in Michigan, BY
which each district or other divi-
sion of county votes its own
road tax and maintains its own
roads, and therefore he does not
think if these laws are enacted, a
road tax is necessary now.
DR.. Baker, of the Berea section,
asked a number of pertinent
questions aboutthe road fund and
told of objections which the peo-
|ple are making He inquired par
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