Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-07

said that the city had been unable tt
carry out its program because of the
greatly increased cost OF material.
and had been forced to eliminate
many other sections of the city alsC
from the original plans. He said thai
at present, with the greatly increased
lcosts of everything, sewers could only
/ be laid under the permanent streets
but he hoped that later other section:
could be helped.
After discussion of the White Way
matter and endorsement of the plar
by the council, Judge J. J. .Greenleat
Suggested that Richmond again take
up the question of securing state-aio
funds for work that is done on the
city streets, on those highways that
are part of the inter-county seat sys-
TEN. He said he believed that Rich
mond had lost $150,000 in the last
several years by not pushing this
matter through. City ENGINEER Gre
celius and City Attorney J. P. Che
nault were appointed a committee to
take the city's street improvement
plans to Frankfort, confer with State
Road Commissioner Joe S. Boggs and
make formal application for state
funds for the street work. It is be-
lieved and hoped that Richmond may
be able to secure quite sum eventual
ly to supplement the mony being
spent on the streets by the citizens.
City health Officer Dr. J. G. Bosley
reported a new sewer on Fourth
street having been completed and now
working from the properties of
Messrs. Stone, SAINT Bush, and Judge
Turpin. He also reported overfowing
cesspools on Collins streets, and the
necessity for q sewer at that point.
This referred to the sewer committee.
The question of hogs within the city
limits was also brought up by DR..
Bcsley, and after much discussion, it
seemed to be agreed that this was a
matter where each hog must "stand
on it's own bottom" and the conditions
in connection with its range, etc.
Judge ]. C. Chenault, of the City
Beard, then brought up the necessity
for more money for the city schools,
to take care Of increased salaries and
expenses in improving the old Madi-
son Institute property. He said that
tentative budget drawn up by the
school board called for $40, 800. OF
this about $t2,5O0 is asked for build
ing and repairs. The board did not
state the tax levy that it asked but
Judge Chcnaul said that it felt the
people should know wl1at the sehcod
board is up against. He said the nleEl-
bers OF the school board had to bear
the sole responsibility for the adj
ditional funds needed inasn7uch as the
law gives it the power to demand and
receive from the. council the money it
needs. He said work of a school
trustee is often unpleasant, that Il
carries 10 remuneration in a financial
way and the members Of the board
here are working to keep exposes to
the minimum but do desire to see the
school children of Richmond properly
taken care of. The budget will be
submitted in detail before the June
meeting Of the council when the taz,
levy is fixed said John Noland, of the
board. Mayor Evans called attention
of the school board members to the
fact that the city can only allow a
75c tax to carry on all its work, pay
all salaries and running expenses. Mr.
holland said that no fourth class city
in the state can support it's schools
on SOC rate; that the new law per-
mits rate as high at $3.50, but that
the local board has no intention OF
going enywhere near that figure.
Mayor Evans appointed Mcssrs
lO'Neii and Terrill a committee tc
draft the next license ordinance, anc
the council then adorned.