Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
MODEL HIGHWAY
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
Madison Arranges To Build
Federal Road To Garrard Line
Farmers To Cooperate


Garrard counties to the Madison
line at Paint Lick and thence on
to Richmond.
At an informal meeting of the
Fiscal Court Saturday, it was de-
cided that the county of Madison
will pay quarter of the cost of
reconstructing Madison's part of
the highway. Half of the rest
will be paid by the federal gov
ernment, and the other quarter
will be raised by the farmers
along the pike, whose property
will be greatly benefited by the
model roadway that will be built
Already subscription papers have
been drawn up by number of
prominent men of that section,
and many have been heard to ex-
press themselves as decidedly
favorable to the move. All realize
what good roads mean and a
highway of the type that must
be built under federal super
vision means the very best road
that will be found anywhere in
all this section. It's construction
will make the Lancaster pike the
show road of this section. Mr.:
Speed Taylor has one of the sub
scription papers and is meeting
with much encouragement. The
paper that the farmer along the
route are signing reads as fol-
lows:
We, the undersigned, agree to
pay the amounts opposite our
names for the purpose of improv-
ing the l135 miles Of the Rich
mond and Lancaster pike in
Madison county, KY, said portion
being located between the city
limits of Richmond, KY, and the
bridge at Paint Lick, Ky.
1t is stipulated in the agree
ment to promote said improve
ment that the subscriptions here
to are given by the undersigned
subscribers upon the condition
that the National Government is
! to contribute one-half of the to-
,, tai cost of the work, the Madison
County Fiscal Court one-fourth
| of the total cost of the work, and
the remaining one fourth to be
raised by private subscription and
that the plans, survey and actual
construction of the proposed I'M
provement is to be carried out
as the National Government or
the Department Of Public Roads
may direct
1t is further understood and
tagreed that said subscriptions
shall be due and payable upon de-
mand of the Commissioner OF
Public Roads of Kentucky, as re-
quired in improvements rece1v-
ling National aid.
| Garrard county and Boyle
lcounty have already acted on the
proposition, and favorably. The
Lancaster Record says of the
steps that were taken there at q
meeting of the Garrard Flsca
court:
The meeting lasted most O.
the day, most of the time being
CONSUMED as to whether an addl-
tional 20 cents tax should bt
|voted at the time the vote is to
be taken on the bond issue.
1t was unanimously agreed tha
a bond issue should be put up tt
the vote of the people, but many
doubted if the 20 cents additiona
tax was added, that it would NEE
with favor by a majority of thu
voters. After some discussion
the tax was agreed to be LETT OF
and a committee appointed b.
Judge Stapp to secure tn
necessary number of voters to
petition, asking for a vote on tn
bond issue and same will be pre-
sented to Judge Stapp Count,
!, Court day, Monday, January 70.
; The Department OF Roads a
Frankfort has estimated that tn
road will cost approximately
S tS18,OOO mile, it will be necessar
Ito vote, a bond of $4,000 t
r cover the county's part of build
r ling the road which will run fror
= Kings Mill on the Danville an
Lexington pike through Lancas
!, ter over the Richmond pike t
Paint Lick, distance of abou
S 10 miles.
4 The meeting was an enthus'
: lastic one and from the expresslo
: lheard from those attending,
O. was unanimous that the FEEDER;
Highway proposition should b
accepted, and that when properl
put before the people Of tha
i county, it will be as unanimor
e as was the sentiment at the meet
1t ing yesterday.
IT,, Donv;Ilo MoSSonuer said III