The central record., 1920-02-26
CITIES ASK
Division OF Road Fund.
For Municipal Purposes Believing
The Division Would Re Fsir
And Just
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
OF MAYORS FORMED MONDAY
Fourth and Fifth Clss. Cities Fses
Cri.i. owing to Reduced Rsven'
us and Increased Expenses.
(Uniontown Telegram.D

cities Of the fourth and fifth class
met az the Tyler hotel in Louisville
Monday. Feb ?. and formed per-
manent organization for the pur-
pose Of promoting the interests Of
fourth and fifth class cities. of Ken
tucky Permanent officers were
elected as follows: W. $. withcrs.
Cynthiana. president; W W Van
Dercn. Cynthiana, secretary; Leon
Rothchild. Shelbyvillc. treasurer.
An Executive Committee Of five
was named. The members are. T.
A. Balsley. Ludlow: v. l.. Spalding.
Uniontown: q. r.George. Mayheld;
T.. II. January. Paris; {. l.. Tartar.
Somerset This committee Is TO
meet twice = year on the first Mon
day Of February and July and often
or upon call Of the president The
Legislative Committee - composed
of the following members: Dennis
Dundon. Paris; G.. l.. Drury. Nor
garfield: W. J. Kern. Sturgis; u. A.
Sacks. Eminence. and John Barrick
man. Shelbyville v. l. .Spal,hng.
Uniontown. was made chairman Of
the publicity committee and instruct
ed 20 select the members Of that
committee
One Of the first things the organi-
ration has undertaken il TO ask for
legislation that will give 20 cities
Of the fourth and fifth classes an
equitable diviton Of the county
read and bridge fund for the build
ing and maintenance Of streets in
said cities Dennis Dundon. Paris
and Lucian Drury. Morganfeld.
were sent to Frankfort to promote
the passage of a measure that will
give TO certain cities their just pro
portion Of county funds As IL
now stands the cities pay the major
portion Of the county taxes and
get nothing from that fund for city
purposes.
In Union county Morganheld,
uniontown and Sturgis pay more
than one fourth Of the road and
bridge tax and get not cent Of
the road and bridge fund What is
true in Union county is likewise true
in practically all Of the other coun-
ties Of the state-the cities pay the
taxes and the county gets the money.
Members Of the recently formed
and above named organization be-
lieve this is unfair and unjust and
will seek to get back the money
they psy TO the county for city pur.
poses
Seeking legislation will be a
small feature of the work of this
organization. Collective buying
will come In for confederation.
For instance, next spring these
rites will want 90 oil their streets
Instead Of each city going OUT alone
in the market to buy oil and thus
pay exorbitant prices all the cities
wanting oil will join and buy to-
yether in great quantity and In this
way get far better prices and ser.
vice. Many other things Of a help
ful character will be sought and ac-
'omplished as the time and occasions
present themselves.
At the meeting great interest was
hown. II was the unanimous report
rom fourth and fifth class cities
hat each Of them is facing crisis.
The passing Of John Barleycorn and
he revenue he formerly produced
md the law eXempting intangible
property and manufacturing ma
hinery from taxation for municipal I
have worked hardship in
financial way on small cities that
! hard to meet and overcome. The
eyenue has been reduced and the
expenses Of operating greatly in
reased, therefore the situation Is (
erious and something must be
one.
Tax payers Of the county should
e reasonable and just
They shsuld be willing for the !
tiles to have at least a just proper }
on Of the county road and bridge
nnd and when they understand the
tuation as il Is they will favor the :
roposition.
The old time antagonism Of tbs (
ounty against the town and the =
'wn against the county is almost a !
hing Of the past. Country folks
nd city folks have learned that !
leir interests are mutual