Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-26
BIG OPPORTUNITY
OFFERED MADISON
State and Federal Fund Offered
For Most of Cost of Rebuild
ing Lexington Pike

1t Madison county will provide
only a quarter OF the cost, the
state and federal road depart
mcnts will pay the other three
quarters of the cost of building Il
permanent type Of highway on
Madison's portion OF the LcXing-
ton and Richmond pike.
This offer was received by local
officials in letter from State
Road Commissioner Joe S. Boggs
Monday. He estimates that Mad
lson's portion OF the cost would
be only $55,OOO, whereas the re
maindcr to be paid by the state
and the county would be nearly
100000. Nearly every official
and citizen with whom the Daily
Register has discussed the matter
says that it would be shame not
to obtain the benefit Of such an
amount from the state and fcdcr-
al road funds.
At the same time adviccs have
come to local officials that until
this road is built, nothing will be
done by the state toward recon
StruCtinG the Lancaster pike. 1t
seems that road officials at WASH
ln&tOn have ruled that original
highway projects, of which the
Dixie Highway is one, must be
completed before new projects
are taken ON. The rebuilding OF
the lancaster pike, from Rich
mond 80 Paint Lick. and c., thru
Garrari and Boyle counties. was
promoted last year when cnthus-
&c road boosters from nearly q
IpZCn OF the lower counties visit
cd Richmond to induce Madison
l2nS interested to cooperate with
them. Madison did Cooperate.
Her farmers along the road and
other generous spirited citizens
subscribed about $4,000 in cash
and the Fiscal Court made Il lib
Cral appropriation for Aladison's
"art OF the cost, but as vet moth
ing has been done and the amount
raised by private subscription /,
now in bank drawing i per cent
interest. I'm the event that Cu-op-
Grafton from the state and federal
government funds cannot be Sc
cured unless the Dixie Highway.
OF which the Richmond and
Lexington pike is an integral part
Is completed first, it has been
suggested by some officials that
the county concentrate It's attcn-
ton for this year upon securing
nearly quarter of Il million dullar-
which may be obtained ipr mah
ing that a permanent roadway.
County Judge W. X. Price said
Monday that nc is in favor of do
ing everything possible to obtain
the benefit OF such outside assist
ancc Tor Madison's highway.
However, he wants to know dch-
uitcly first about the status OF the
lancaster pike proposition. IIct
also thinks that rich farmer,
along the Lexington pike. who
will be immensely benefited by
permanently rebuilding their road
should show the same amount Of
generosity toward contributing to
\ Nc fund that must be raised 10
1Cally, Us those along the I.ancas-
ter pike did.
The Lexington and Richmond
pike is conceded by most every
one to be the highway most trav-
clcd III the county and there is
general dissatisfaction among all
who have to travel it with its de
plurablc condition at present.
Prominent citizens arc conferring
it is understood. with Il view OF
seeing what may be done about
cooperating with the plans sug-
gcsted by MIR. Boggs The letter
received from him in which the
big opportunity for Madison
county is detailed, is as follows:
Commissioner Boggs Letter