Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-04
THEY MEAN BUSINESS
Promoters of Pine Bluff North & Soyfh Rail-
 way Express Perfect Willingness 10 Sign New Bond Demanded by Bridge Commis.
 sion, New Bridge Looks Like Certainty

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 l. will be remembered hy those who have followed the work of the com mission through all the preliminary steps that the railroad committee pre- stnted to the bridge commission bond signed by the following gentle men: Dr z. Orto, P. P. Byrd, J. H. Mann, E. B. Bloom, s. c. Alexander it.. Wm Michel J F. Rutherford, W. N. TruIock. w. H. WestbrooS, J. l.. Caldwell, E. c. Howell, Fred Fox, James Gould and w. D. Hearn. The a+ta"ney for the bridge commission w. r. Coleman, submitted 10 the com mission a written opinion in which he stated that the bond presented by these men was not legally binding, and he drew up another, which Would hold them to the letter of the agree mont This bond is as follows:
 The New Bond.
 State of Arkansas, county of Jef- ferson.
 Know all mon by these presents
 That we, the undersigned, aeknoWl- edge ourselves indebted unto Jeffer- son county, of the state of Arkansas. in the nenal sum Of twenty thousand t$2ooao.eol dellars lawful money of ! the United States, for the payment Of which We do herby bind ourselves. our executors administrators and as signs.
 Rst the condition of the aheve ob- i Gaatien is such that whereas the sum of twenty thousand doliars was ap- IrGmia'ed ny the lowing court of said county at it's last session therein held, for the purnosa of building and erecting a highway and railroad bridge across the Arkansas river at Pine Bluff, Jefferson county, Arkan- sas. and the commissioners for said bridge, to-wit F. T. KerWin, Leo NJ. Andrews and w D. Hearn, are now ahout to take stops towards the con struction of same, and the oxpendi- tGre of said appropriation of S20, GOO, or so much thereof as may be nocos- sarY in locating said bridge. making soUndines of the river therefor. em- p1cyin@ eneincers and other agents il, doing preliminary work therefor. obtaining plans and specifications for same. and taking such other steps towards the building and construction CTS be deemed needful or necessary, Involving he expenditure Of money ill pursuance of said appropriation by said levyin@ court: and,
 Whereas, said highway bridge to be constructed in pursuance of said appropriation is 10 be built in such a manner as 10 permit also the use thereof by railroads and trains oper- ated thereon fer the purpose of cross ing same and entering the city of Pine Bluff thereby and for the pur- pose of permitting. among other rail- road companies, the Pine Bluff North and South RailrOad company. a rail- way corporation incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Arkansas it's successors and as- signs, 10 use and occupy said bridge when completed for the purpose afore- said, upon such terms and conditions as may he satisfactory to the com- missioners for said highway bridge; and.
 Whereas, the undersigned are inter- ested in the building and construction of said Pine Bluff North and South railroad from Pine Bluff, said state a c.a Il ,,i1t La rci,,A A.