The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-09-29
RECOMMEND BOND
issue FOR ROAD
Enthusiastic Meeting Held i'm CONNER
eiai Club Rooms Tuesday Afternoon.

one could hardly TAIL % be- Impress
ed with the spirit Of enthusiasm which
pervaded the meeting of a large gather
ing OF the business men and others i'm
terestcd in good roads work in Hick-
man. together with representatives OF
the Fulton Commercial club. Tuesday
afternoon.
The meeting was called largely for
the purpose of hearing Ben : Wcile. of
paducah. secretary Of the state road
commission. who came 90 Hickman for
the expressed purpose 81 seeking 20 In
terest the people of Fulton County iu
trying % secure a hard surfaced road I'm
the county Mr. Weile arrived in an
autcIpobile from Fulton shortly before
noon. and the meeting was called for
one o'clock. Accompanying him from
Fulton. we're Mayor Joe Browder. J. "A
Moore. editor of the Fulton Daily Lead
err County Judgc-eiect q. II. Nugcnt
The meeting was called o. order by
Judge y. J. Stahr. who with brief
introduction presented Mr. Weile to
the gathering Mr.. Weile made
short address in which be- explained On
a clear and concise manner the method |
by which Fulton County could have a !
hard surfaced road from Fulton 90
Hickman and thcucc o. the Tennessee /
line i'm the near future. He empha
sized the fact that az each meeting 81 /
the state road commissioners la Louis
Vile from fifteen 20 twenty counties
sent their representatives 90 the com
mission offering 10 raise great sums OF
money TO meet any aid which the state
would offer. He stressed the point /
here. however that these counties were /
Invariably counties from the eastern.
and central parts Of the state, and that
during the past year no county west
of the Tennessee River had sent any /
delegation % the commission offering
e. help themselves I'm return FOR any aid
the state might be able 70 offer. He
told further how that the United
States Road Engineer and his assist
ant had Interested themselves In the
project Of extending the Ohio Valley
Highway from Paducah 10 the Tennes-
see line via Fulton and Hickman. These
authorities. together with those of the
state. had intimated a desire 20 secure
for Fulton County federal aid in their
road building project. The plan hc
suggested and endorsed as the one
which would bring the hard surfaced
road TO this county most quickly was
that Of a bond issue In the county. Ac-
cording to MIR. Weile. the federal gov
ernment il willing 10 pay fifty cents
ON every dollar expended. the state
will pay twenty-five cents. leaving
balance Of only twenty i've cents on
every dollar required % BE- furnished
BY the county. lie recommended the
issuance Of about S3JO.ooO In bonds for i
this purpose. although he stated that
this sum would hardly be- required.
leaving n balance which could be- used
ON lateral roads I'm the county. or could
be- put 90 any uSe which was seen NJ.
lie emphasized the point. however.
were unwilling % help any county
which was unwilling to help itself. I'm
der the present law. these roads viii /
come To Fulton County eventually. but I
ten or twelve years az the least VIII be /
required before sufficient funds con be \
secured by the state alone for the com
pletion OF this work. I'm the meantime. \
this county will be- able To enjoy the /
benefits which will be- derived from
this road II they viii furnish one quar-
ter of the money as an inducement %
the state commissioners o. come 20 this
county. They are anxious % come into
this part Of the state with their work
as none has been done in this section.
hut they feel Obligated o. those cOun-
ties which come forward and offer ma
terially 60 help their own condition,
and N Fulton County will come forward
with the Immediate issuance of bonds
IN sufficient amount. Il Is thought prob
able that work may be started by next
spring on a hard surfaced road from
FULTON To Hickman and on through the
lower bottom 10 the Tennessee State
Line.
His talk was greeted with applause
and enthusiasm was shown over the
project which he presented Further
talks were also made by senator II. II.
ItrArN4lQr al Emlfnn Ilr
III r. Johnston. and others. all Of whom
stressed the need of a hard surfaced
road in the county and endorsed the
plan presented by Mr.. Weile. a mo
fion was made by senator Davis aud
carried providing for a committee APP
pointed at n joint meeting OF the Hick-
man and Fulton Commercial Clubs TO
arrange for securing signatures on
petition calling for a special election on
the bond issue. This meeting Is 20 De
held In the immediate future. probably
during the latter part OF the week sur
ficient signatures will easily be secured
10 the petition. Il Is thought. and an
intensive campaign seeking the educa-
tion OF the voters on the subject OF the
bond issue will be had before the cleo
tion on whatever date the fiscal court
may designate.
The other members of the state road
commission will probably visit Hick-
man and Fulton County I'm the near
fuure with Mr.. Weile with a view TO
looking over the needs OF the county In
the way of a hard surfaced road. which
we might say. by the way. could hardly
fail to impress these gentlemen III the
bond issue carries. special survey VIII
also be necessary. which will be com
pleted as soon possible, In order
Shat work ON the road may begin In the