The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-09-24
Progress of Road Work.

am very glad to say that we are
still doing our best to get the Roads
in better condition. You know the
world was not made in one day. No
big enterprise ever made success in
one day. While we do not mean to
say that our roads cover the whole
world, nor do we mean to say that
our Road proposition is the largest
enterprise, but we have our share OF
the number of miles which is about
1900 in this county and we think it is
real good sized proposition, too.
But, in the face of all that, we are do
ing lots of work and getting some
good results.
| appreciate the cooperation | have
gotten in the county and | feel sure
that | will continue to get the neces-
sary cooperation. While l know l
can't please every one-no man on
earth can do that. | am not complain
:, ing at all, while | have had some I'M
pleasant tasks to work out And in
doing my duty some folks will kick
and finally become chronic knockers.
You are well aware of the fact that
some folks just naturally have to
knock little by force of habit. But
that is not worrying mel am going
on just the same and the more criti-
cism a public man can get-the better
he is known in the community. There
is an old saying like this: "He who
makes no mistakes-does nothing and
he who makes too many loses his job. u
But, some people kick for one reason
and some for another. If you don't
think County Road Engineer or
County Judge has a full sized mans
job-try it some time.
| have had II graders running in
the county for the past six weeks.
We did not get started until late in
the season; labor hard to get-some
folks discouraging it has in some
communities retarded the work. |
regret that | did not begin here early
in the spring, but by reason of being
in France / did not get home until
June. We have done quite bit of
grading. We have gotten quite bit
of free work in the way of people
furnishing teams. Our idea for ask
ing people to furnish free teams was
that we would have the money left
to work the hills and places that a
grader can't be used and for the
reason that we can't hire teams to
grade all the roads and work the hills,
too, by reason of not having that
much money. We hope to begin work
on the hills just as soon as we get
thru grading and that will be within
the next few days. Labor just at this
time is scarce by reason of farmers
harvesting their crops.
| come here for the purpose of do
ing what | can for these dirt roads
and find the citizens as whole are
willing to assist in this work. 1t
takes cooperation to do road work
No man can do it alone-he has to
have help. In view of that let's pull
this matter along as best we can and
think we will get some real results.
hope that every man owning land
along the public highways will have
the fence corners cut out by October
The law requires that this be done.
Many have already cut them out, but
there are few that have not. | sup
pose by reason of being busy in crops.
| want every one to have all the time
1t takes for this task, but | want to
be sure that they are cut out.
Let me say again that | am here to
assist the citizens of this county in
working roads. | can't see every one
the same day, but if you will let me
know ! will come to see you | want
to help you and want you to help
me. | am out in the county every
day and in case you come here and do
not find me-write me or come back.
Respectfully,
John Bloomer, County Engineer