The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-04-09
ROAD MEETING AT
LOUISA TUESDAY
WELL ATTENDED
THE MAYO TRAIL COSTS LAW
RENEE COUNTY NOTHING
EXCEPT A LOAN OF CREDIT.

The good roads meeting held az the
court house Tuesday afternoon was a
very successful and enthusiastic gath
erlng.
As one OF the speakers said. the
meeting was made UP OF the most rep
resentatlve men IN Lawrence county.
The court house was flled almost TO
the fun seating capacity and we hear
lily agree with the statement that no
gathering OF citizens ever sSen here
would show higher average In
character and standing.
The spirit OF the meeting was fine.
Routes were being discussed, and
while almost every man had choice.
all were striving to rise above the In
nate aelfishness of humanity.
Mr. NJ +. s. Poscy. engineer in
charge OF the Mayo Trail. the State
and National highway being surveyed
from Ashland 10 Pikeyille. opened the
meeting and presided. He proved TO
) be very competent presiding officer.
He coon won the confidence OF his
audiencd BY his frank and sensible
statements. He made Il very plain that
he was here 10 play no fayorites. but
20 get the best results for the nation,
state. valley and county These as
scrtEons were loudly appiauded.
Mr. Fosey called for short speeches
from all who desired TO be heard on
the subject OF routes for the Mayo
Trail. and limited each speaker to
three minutes. The routes published
"a The Big Sandy News last week were
taken. up In detail and speakers were
asked 10 say what the people VIII do as
10 rights ofj,STT IE,.ss:a the expressions
~ the speakers there viii be no trou-
Bile on this point anywhere.
Among those who spoke were: V. y.
shoptridge. David E.lswick. J. $. Tur-
man. DR.. +. Hatfen. Isaac Cunning
ham. John II. Frazier, r. Burns,
Judge Jonn II Thompson, Hon. II, c.
Mcclure, Or. j. c. Hall. /. + Mcclure.
}. q. Burns. q. w Castle, l. a. Gar
rcd. +, II. Yates. ]. T. Swetnam. Fred
N. wilson. O. G. Swctnain, Judge s.
II Burton
Nr. Posey gave some interesting in-
foe..etl.s.i rs 70 the highway OF which
he is the CHIEF engineer. owing 20 thu
fact that state and natlonal aid laws
are new and are being changed Otter
b5tfhe legislative nnd executive pow
era. We have been unable many times
10 learn Just whore We stand and how
10 proceed in road matters, This state.
of Affairs has confused county OFFICIALS
and has often prevented action.
Costs County Nothing.
The most important announces
mont was that the state and nation
will build and pay for the Mayo
Trail and maintain II after u IS
constructed.
Is Is an absolute gift TO us, All we
have 10 do is to help the state tinance
IL part OF the cost temporarily. By
Issuing the tbnds provided for by the
vote taken last December and loaning
The proceeds to the State at the same
rate OF interest that the bonds bear.
Then the state win pay us back the
amount as soon as possible. This Is
the only way In which the work can be
elnrted this year. The national money
is ready. Kentucky will collect a much
larger road fund for 1920 than ever
before. but the amount viii not be
large enough TO meet all demands.
Therefor, the counties that have voted
bonds and put themselves into posi-
fion 10 loan money TO the State will get
ia work completed far In advance of
counties that have not done this.
Il Will be good news to the people
TO know that this road will not cost
Lawrence county anything. We had
expected to pay 80 per cent Of the cost.
New Law in Kentucky.
The recent Legislature changed the
road laws almost completely. doing
away entirely with the iuter-county
seat system, but providing that all con-
tracts already entered into by the state
for such roads or that may be entered
dnto under the old law before July 1.
1920. viii be carried out
our bond issue was voted to build
roads under that law. s5sS,o0O-0o
would be due Lawrence county from
the state to be used along with the
s25O.OoO.00 raised BY our bond issue.
We stin have time TO bind the State to
rive us that amount on other roads
besides the Mayo Trail, but il will be
race against time to meet the con-
diti0ns before July list.
When the subject of lending the
state the proceeds OF our bond issue
came up, . motion was made to have
the citizens present express their sem
tlmeurs on the proposition Mr- fosey
surrendered the chair TO Judge Rifle
and he put the motion. The vote was
unanimously In favor OF the PROPOSE
ton. and not only was il. unanimous
but enthusiastic.
We heard members of the Fiscal
Court say afterward that they were
very much pleased to have than large
and representative body OF citizens
express themselves on this matter, as
the court could now proceed with fnli
assurance Of what the people want.
The meeting adjourned with every
body feeling that 1t had been good
days work and that II had given the
citizens and the road engineer hne
chance to get acquainted and started
ION the right footing for cooperation.
The Court Acts Promptly.
Immediately after adlournmeat OF