Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-10-28

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miners organization not to
plunge the country into industrial
chaos might be needed.
our roads and bridges In order that
the citizens Of every section may
have easy access to every other por.
tion of the county, and this result can
only be attained II our people are
willing to place sufficient money al
the disposal Of the Fiscal Court ia
pay the county's proportion Of the
cost.
Many counties Of, the state have al
ready, by voting special taxes, bonds
and otherwise prepared to share in
the appropriations of the state Of
Kentucky and the National Govern
ment for the purpose of improving
their roads, and this court belives
that the people Of Madison county
should likewise have an opportunity
to secure aid from the National
Government, which can now be Sc
cured by contributing one-ralf Of the
cost of the improvement which will be
Of the highest type of road building
and done under the supervision of
Engineers Of the government.
The construction of new roads has
ceased in the county on account of
the fact that the cost of labor, ma
terials, and etc., has advanced to
such an extent that the appropria-
ton now made by the county to such
new improvement is not sufficient to
defray more than very small per-
cent of the cost of new work. Under
the present revenues this character
of work together withIa large per-
cent of reconstruction Of old pixies
cannot be undertaken and pushed to
completion as should be done.
The foregoing are some of the
reasons why the court ordered the
election, believing and having every
confidence that the intelligent citi-
zenship of the county is in favor of
good public improvements and always
desires the betterment of the county
and its people.
\ If, by their votes the people of
Madison county authorize the levy of
the additional tax, the court pledges
itself to expend each year on the
roads and bridges in each magister-
ial district, in addition to the sum
new appropriated the entire sum col
lected under the special tax in that
district, and to continue to give
scrupulous care to all expenditures
Of public funds for every purpose.
This statement is made, not in de-
fense of any act of the court or any
member of it, but in order that no
Misrepresentation of the courts act
ion, purpose or intention may be
circulated among the people of the
county as was the case in the election
held March Goth, 1919, and in order
that the voters may intelligently cast
their ballots on the subject.
The fiscal court serves the people
of the county practically without the
payment Of salary--are interested in
everything that improves the county
or adds to the comfort and convent
.ence of its people and would like to
grant every proper request for aid
from every section fthe county for
public improvements, but can only do
so as funds are available and there
fore submits this question to the peo-
pie themselves for determination.
Madison county is practically free
from debt, the public roads are the
property of the people, and not of
the Fiscal court, and the question
now up to the voters is only ques-
tion Of whether you, as owner, want
to maintain extend and improved your
property revenue, and operating
or to permit it to grow worse as is
inevitable under present revenue, and
operating costs
Respectfully Submitted,
L. T. WILSON
w. s. MILLION
LUTHER TODD ~
w. X. PRICE, J. M. C.
D. J. WILLIAMS
T. b. COLLINS
PLEAS BENTON
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