Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
BUT ONE CHANCE
FOR Federal. AID
National Road Department De-
cides Against Improving Pike
to Paint Lick

NlCtl1lOllu 10 RANT LICK ana on
through Lancaster and Danville
| to Hart county will not be spon-
sored by the federal road depart
| Iment. County Road Engineer
/ Baxter has been delinitelyinform
ed of this by State Road Commits
sioner Joe S. Boggs. This leaves
the only chance for Madison to
obtain federal funds this year on
the Richmond and Lexington
turnpike. and every man, woman
and child who ever has occasion
to use that highway is hoping
that Madison county will meet
with 4 quarter OF the cost. the
large funds that the state and
federal governments stand ready
to spend on that highway
Abandonment Of the Richmond
TO Paint Lick road knocks in the
head the, fine plans that were
outlined DIT 4 meeting OF road men
from a number Of counties here
last summer. At that time Madi-
son county was told that all that
was necessary for the road to O.
4 Through was for Madison county
to guarantee her part of the eN
penses. Madison did so. but with
the result as is now manifest. The
Fiscal court acted generously and
citizens along the highway IL
Madison and many others in town
subscribed to a fund to help til,
good work along Now comes the
final decision from the federal
road department. as is outlined il.
the following letter from Com,
missioner Bog9s TO Mr.. Baxter:
Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Dept. Of Roads and Highways,
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 20, 1921.
Mr.. ]. G.. Baxter, County Road
Engineer, Richmond, Ky.
Dear Sir: Referring to telc,
phone conversation with you. |
am herewith enclosing coniirma-
|; tion Of day letter that has been
sent YOU.
The United States district en-
ginecr OF the Department Of Ag,
|Iriculturc was at this office VCStCr-
dav and stated that he had care
fully considered the proposed fed.
eral aid project from Richmond to
/ IIardyville, but that in view OF the
/ fact that the proposed project was
Il parallel road to a part Of the
|ioriginal federal aid program that
was approved some three years
IlagO, viz: the road from Lexington
|Itlrough Jessamine county. Har-
rodsburg and Springfield to
Bardstown. that he couldn't rec
commend approval of the above
mentioned project. Construction
has already started on the road
from Lexington to Bardstown III
TesSamine and Mercer counties,
and plans have been approved for
a section in Washington county,
which will very probably be plac-
ed under contraction this season
i This department has used its
best efforts toward securing fed
eral approval Of the Richmond
IHardyville road, but this refusal
on the part of the district -engi-
Ineer means the disapproval by the
chief of the bureau at Washing
ton, and | do not think that any
further efforts in the direction OF
securing approval would be OF any
value.
[ would suggest, however, that
If the county appropriations and
private subscriptions can be main
Itained in their entirety another
season it is possible that the state
can cooperate with the counties
lin the construction of this road as
purely state project.
l sincerely trust that you. the
other county officials and the tax
lpayers of Madison county will en-
Ideavor to raise the necessary f.
nances for your part OF the cost
lIof construction of the Dixie High
llway on the Lexington road, as
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