The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-02-18
ROAD COMMISSION
KEEPING FAITH

OF the Livingston Enterprise. The
Enterprise informs us that contracts
will be let during the spring covering
the entire Ohio River Highway from
Louisville 10 Paducah. and that CON
siruciion work will begin on same
and be completed during the year all
alongf the line except IN Crittenden
county. The Enterprise says Fall "
the other contracts. except in Crit.
tenden county. will be let this spring.
and by May small armies II men.
trucks and tractors and the other us.
ual equipment will be AZ work from
Paducah almost all the way 10 Louis.
VILE. Critienden county il the only
one 10 fall down In the effort. 10
raise H. quota Tor the road. and IL
now seems doubtful II IL will par.
iicipate IN the project The attitude
of the county is surprise 10 the
other communities as Ciittendcn was
depended on 10 do H. share ..... '
The person making the above com.
meni or responsible Tor the above
program is evidently not familiar
with the Law which was passed by
the last legislative session creating
the primary road system which in
cludes the Ohio River highway The
people u Criitenden county know and
everybody IN Kentucky might know
Gas q b a matter u record that
the only funds Critienden county has
Tor application 20 highway constiuc.
ton b. an authorized bond issue "
$4,000 90. voted under the former
State AID plan By the terms ~ the
election, the pfocccds ~ this bond
issue were placed IN the hands "
atouniy Commission composed "
our very best citizens None n this
money can be- spent without the con.
sent u the commission and The
Commission feels now. and Away.
has felt and always will feel that
they are the holders n a publit
trust. and that they cannot and will
not dispose u one penny n that
fund In violation q that trust
Since the bond issue was author.
lied the primary ruad system above
referred 10 has been created. and By
its terms the county h relieved from
all obligation o. contribute toward
the construction u the Ohio River
road and also the road leading from
Marion 10 Princeton. both ~ whlch
are parts o. the primary system
They are not now any part ~ a
State Aid system
We quote the following FROM ths
law, on page - u the 1920 Act
The cost u construction ~ ihis
new system ~ State highway. shall
b. borne entirely by the State. or
By the State and Fe,irfai govern
ments, where the roads are built in
cooperation. and they shall be- main.
tanned entirely By he State on
pare "a q the same Act. t0 cities
and towns are named a. ceuters u
construction and the Law requires the
State Highway Commission 90 begin
construction on the primary system
from these cities and towns "as
nearly simultaneously a. possible A"
On this section ~ the Ohm Rive.
road, Paducah. Marion and Hsndsr.
son are the cities designated o. cen.
ter u construction The Law slip.
ulaies that each county shall FUR.
nish the right u way and that has
already been provided hy the Crit
ienden county authorities With
this exception. the Law does not con.
template any gifis or donations from
the county toward the construction
u these ruads. and neither Cutten.
den county, nor any ~ be- citizens
has been asked 10 make any doua.
tons II the State Highway Com.
mission intends a. observe the law
u can not very well begin cunstruc
ton on the River Road without be-
ginning also ~ Marion
Az the solicitation II the State
Highway Department, and in order o.
hurry construction in Critiendcn. the
county Commission DID offer o. lend
10 the State the proceed. ~ ihi. bond
issue, the sum % be- paid back o.
the county upon the completion ~
the road This proposal however.
has never been accepted. although
the 1920 Act expressly permits such
use u the money
Under thee circumstance. ue
are a. loss o. understand bow ans
body can say - Cniienden count,
that shs has fallen down. much
less can 80 understand hav anyone
can b. surprised ~ "thr attitude of
the county n other counties or
their Commission. choose 10 give or
anihnrIle lhe Ne ~ mnnrr with