The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-06-20
A Plan Suggested
for Good Roads

| Something that interests everybody
that lives in the county. AS for my
self | think it possible to build roads
in Lawrence county, If the people can
agree as to how to commence and
where to commence, and where to
build to and how to raise the money.
also as to what kind of roads we are
to build. AS | never saw road plan
on paper want to suggest plan and
route
II understand the law the state and
nation will only spend money on the
main roads: then it becomes necessary
to build road where IL will accom-
modate the most people possible, with
the understanding that we must con-
meet the roads leading to the county
seats. To make us able to do that, l
suggest that the first roads begin at
the mouth of Boltsfork, that being the
county line with Boyd county, thence
up the East fork to Rifles cross roads,
At that point a little more than four
miles will connect with the good road
at the Carter couny line, leading direct
to the county seat of Carter county,
$1,000 would make a good road, and
that would be one of the main roads
lHlO NstHlIdl fNtUluChy, lHtltt
with the main road by the way of
Miller branch and Cats fork, Spend
10000 on the Louisa and Webbville
road, it being one of the main roads
leading to Elliott county. From there
to Louisa spending money on all the
main leading roads. l have been told
that there are places up Big Sandy
river and in Lawrence county and not
on the railroad where there are no
public passways. ] say spend 10000
on Big Sandy river road, and more II
II is needed.
Then from Louisa to the Johnson
county line by way OF Blaine. | am in
favor of spending money on all the
main roads in the county, but | don't
know the country we'll enough to say
where they all are.
Now comes the plan of building the
roads Locate the roads where they
will stand, grade them, leave them fiat
without ditch, then put good grade
OF sand stone on it, the width no: less
than sixteen feet, from IL to Is inches
thick. KNAPP the stone that goes on top,
put one inch of clay on top OF that,
and roll it down with a good heavy
roller. That kind of a road with plenty
of culverts will last a long time, and
when it does give away IL can be re-
paired at any time The county is full
of stone. The people that have talked
to say they are willing to give the land
and all the stone needed to build a
good road, and there are always two
ways to build road: II they will not
give it in one place they will in an
other. | would like to build one-fourth
of a mile of the kind of road that |
recommend to demonstrate II.
The next question is how are we
going to get the money to build the
roads2 Here is my plan; Bond the
for three hundred thousand
dollars, then the state Will give three
hundred thousand. the Federal govern
ment will give six hundred thousand
dollars, making in all twelve hundred
thousand dollars to build roads with.
That would give us anyway ten hum
bred thousand dollars to put on the
main roads through the county.
Think what that would build under
a good road system. no material to
buy except powder and material for
culverts. Think OF the work and
money it would bring to the citizens
of our county. Think how much il
would increase the value of the prop
erty of our county and we only paying
one fourth of it. AS l see it, there is
only one question in it, that is: Are
we game enough TO bond our county
and accept the money offered by the
state and federal government, build the
roads or try to live in the county
without roads and help other counties
that do want roads by giving them our
part of the road fund? l don't think
So Why not go to work and talk. and
talk, and talk to the people who are
not in favor of bonding the county till
they see it would be good business
proposition
want to hear from people all over
the county. Somebody suggest the
time to meet at the county seal to
agree on plans and specifications.
v. b. SHORTRIDGE.
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