The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-17
Highway Officials
Spoke Here Saturday

gineer and III. G.. Garrett, member of
the State Highway Commission,
spoke here Saturday in the interest
of the $250,OOO bond issue for the
improvement of roads and bridges in
this county, which will be voted on
May 28th.
County Commissioner R. G. Kern
acted as chairman of the meeting,
and explained the proposition con-
fronting our people in detail and urg-
ed the passage of the bond issue. In
his remarks he explained that of
the money voted only that amount
would be expended in cases on main
thoroughfares where the state and
federal governments put up So to
our one and further stated that the
fiscal court had gone on record to
this effect, which not only tied the
hands of the present court, but of
all future courts from spending any
portion of the bond issue except in
like manner. Mr.. Kern further
explained that parties living off the
main thoroughfares would be ma
terially benefited in that the money
expended on these thoroughfares
(which is considerably could then
be distributed on the other roads of
the county and in this manner, In
his opinion, it would only be COM
paratively short time until this
county had a most creditable sys-
tenn of roadways. He brought out
other vital points showing why the
bond issue should carry, and then
introduced Mr.. Boggs, who explain
ed that the state and federal gov
ernments had offered to build the
Winchester pike to the Clark coun-
ty line, paying e-fourths Of the
cost, providing this county would
pay one-fourth. He further stated
that a like proposition would be
! made as soon as conditions would
permit, on the Owingsville pike, to
the Bath county line and on the Ca
margo pike to the Menefee line. Mr..
Boggs said that he and Mr.. Garrett
were not here to beg the people of
this county to accept the PROPOSE
tion, as many other Kentucky coun-
ties were eager to accept like pro-
posals and that it was strictly up to
our people as to whether they were
willing to accept business PROPOSE
ton whereby this county would be in
position to secure as good high
way system as could be found in the
state. Mr.. Boggs' remarks were well
received, and the chair then intro
duced Hon. Fl. G.. Garrett, of Win
chester, who stated that he was es-
pecially interested in good roads in
this section of the state and was
doing everything in his power to Sc
cure the best roads possible for
Montgomery and adjoining counties.
Mr.. Garrett is deeply interested in
the road to Menefee county and, be-
ing native of Wolfe county is doing
everything in his power to secure all
the money for this section he pos
sibly can and for that reason is es-
pecially anxious that Montgomery
county take advantage Of the propo-
sition now before our people. Mr..
Garrett is exceedingly popular in
this city and our people should be
very grateful to him for the interest
he is taking in our welfare for, as
stated by Mr.. Kern, he has literally
laid hold Of the amount necessary
to build the Montgomery end Of the
Winchester pike, and is sitting on
same until we pass on the bond issue
May 2sth.
Rev. T. B. Hill, Judge Fl. r. Prev
lit and Judge Fl. Clay Mckee were
the other speakers Of the afternoon,