The courier-index., 1920-07-09

 an investigation.
 Perhaps it is not known to many of the citizens that in the past, 1t has been necessary each day dur ing the summer months, to haul water number of miles to supply the demand at the farm. This was quite an expensive proposition and in the past, several times the cost of the well on the farm has been spent hauling water in this man. ner. The only way to stop this ever increasing expense was by driv- ing a well. When the construction of a we'll is undertaken, as you all know, one can never tell how deep you will have to go in order to get supply of water. And when once started the task has to be complet- ed or all the work done will be a dead loss. The we'll had to go much deeper than was anticipated and the cost was greater than was an- | ticipated. But even with the ad- ditional cost, the we'll is splendid investment and in short time the cost of the we'll will be saved by eliminating the necessity of hauling water to the farm.
 First Time in History Farm is Self
 Sustaining.
 When I assumed the office of County Judge all funds received from fines and sale of produce from the farm were placed to the account of the farm and all expenses of the farm was paid out of the County General Fund. With all funds com ing into the farm going to it's cred it, and the farm paying out noth- ing whatever, there has accumulat- ed to the County Farm account $8,000.00. At the close of the first year of my administration I trans ferred $1O,000.00 from the FARM l ACCOUNT to the BRIDGE AC- COUNT. I then adopted another method of running the farm. Now all of the County Farm expenses, including the improvements men, toned above, are paid for out of the revenue derived from the farm and NOT ONE CENT has been paid out of the County General Fund for this purpose.
 Starting with a balance of $8,- 00O.00 in the farm account, tan accumulation of several years) have succeeded in placing the Coun- ty Farm on basis whereby I had sufficient funds from the farm rev enues to transfer $10,000.00 to the BRIDGE ACCOUNT-pay for the much needed improvements mention ed above, pay all the expenses of the farm and still have a nice bal ance on hand. Does this not speak we'll for the management of the County Farm under my admins. tration?
 Bridges
 The bridges in the County over 60 feet long (the only ones over which the County Court has juris- | diction) have been severely tried by the increasing traffic in auto mobile trucks and it has been nee essary for the County to build 3 number of these bridges, the old ones having given way under the unusual heavy truck traffic. These bridges have been constructed 1T a substantial manner, in accord with plan of my own design. This plan was submitted to the State Highway Department and was, by that department, adopted as the ap proved. plan for bridges in this state. During my administration the County has been called upon to build more bridges than 1t ever has been called upon during the same length of time. At times il has been difficult to get bridge men to do the actual construction but every bridge built by me, has had my personal attention. Anc the condition of the bridges in this county is much better than 1T the adjoining counties.
 Road and Road Districts
 l Neither the County Court noi the County Judge has any jurisdic' ton over the improvement and re pair of the roads in Lee County This jurisdiction was taken away Il from the County Judge by Act l35 of the Acts of Arkansas for the year 1911. This Act placed the I jurisdiction over the roads in g commission of five men elected by the people and the County Judge has no jurisdiction.
 1 The County Judge has the au. thority to open roads and most of the Special Acts of the Legislature as well as the Alexander Road Law require the approval of the Coun. ty Court of the plans of any Road Improvement District. It has been my policy and will continue to be my policy to let the approval ol disapproval of the plans of any Road Improvement District rest with the PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO PAY THE TAX FOR THE CONSTRUC- TON OF THE ROAD. If the peo, pie on whom this burden will fall want to construct the road and pay the tax, the plans will be ap- proved. However, if these tax