The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-02
DO WE NEED GOOD ROADS!
SHALL WE HAVE GOOD
ROADS? THE VOTERS
MUST SAY.

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On Saturday, September 6, a poll
will be taken of the legal voters of
the county on the following ques-
lions:
Are You For Property Tax of
Twenty Gents on Each One Hundred
Dollars Worth of Property in the
County to be Levied Each Year For
Ten Years For the Purpose of I'm
proving or Constructing, Either or
Both, Roads and Bridges of the
County,"
care You in Favor of Issuing Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars in Bonds
for the Purpose of Building Roads
and Bridges?"
There seems to be a widespread
misunderstanding among the voters
as to the purpose of the bond issue,
as well as to how the money deriv-
ed from both sources is to be used.
To begin with, let it be distinctly
! understood that there will be no in
| crease in present road tax save the
special 20 cent tax, for the very good
reason that the constitution of Ken
lucky limits the additional tax that
may be levied, to that amount If
both the bond issue and the special
tax are carried at the election the
funds collected will be no greater
! than if the special tax alone is
carried
Why, then, have a bond issue?
The bond issue is essential for sew
| eral reasons.
The turnpikes of Bourbon county,
especially the cross roads, are in de-
plorable condition. They need work
now and they need lots of it,
The bond issue is intended simply
to give the county the right to pledge
it's credit to secure additional funds
in the first five years of it's program
of road construction when money is
so badly needed to do the work
which simply must be done if we are
to have roads worth calling by the
name, in Bourbon county.
In other words-when you vote for
the bond issue you vote to give the
county the right to borrow money to
do work that it would be bad business
be necessary under the slower pro-
gram which we will be compelled to
adopt if the bond issue is not carried.
Further, the law provides that the
money derived from the sale of bonds
shall be expended by four commits
sioners selected by the Fiscal Court.
These men have been selected. They
are Catesby Spears, Sam Clay, Sam
Houston and John T. Collins. These
men have accepted the trust, and
sation. If they are to have any
| part in the road building program
laid out, the bond issue must be car
ried Should both of these issues
carry, the Fiscal Court has agreed
that these men shall have supervision
of the expenditures of all road funds
of the county from whatever source
derived.
| The constructing and repairing of
the roads of Bourbon county is the
biggest business undertaking in the
county, and it should be handled as
any other business is handled, and it
is proposed to so deal with it.
| The county is to be treated as a
whole, without showing favor or par
TALLY to any section or any particu-
lar roads. All roads can not be work
ed at once. Nor can all roads be work
ed first.
And in determining which shall be
| worked first, it will be necessary to
use the same business judgment a
farmer uses in determining which
barn shall be rooted first, or which
fence repaired.
| You know, in the past, on account
of lack of funds, very little work has
been done on the cross roads. On the
main roads the water-bound ma
cadam is being used at a cost of S4,-
900. 90 per mile. Under present traffic
conditions this construction will not
wear and is a bad investment at its
1 cost. IL Is tucIclOIc uCCnOu SOOu,
sound business to do such recon-
structing as is done on the trunk
line in some way that will be more
durable and lasting.
Should both issues carry it is pro-
posed to evpend on the cross roads
from $4,000 to 100000 per year
until these roads are in condition.
| This amount will operate three
crushers and should soon bring re-
! lief. This of itself should be a suff1-
Gent answer to the man who favors
good roads, but fears the money will
all be expended on the main thor
oughfares. There are those who say
taxes are high enough now. Let us
look at the question in business
way.
| You are asked to pay an additional
tax for good roads. Will you make
or lose by the trasaction?
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