The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-05-11
SENATOR LOGAN
GOOD ROADS /
Provides That a Distrie, !.
Montgomery and Garland !.
ties May Issue Bonds "a. !
to Hot Springs Hiohwss

~ tfuN -
ator John P. Logan a COW
bill providing for the Mena {,
Springs Highway District.
The bill provides for eiOh
missioners and names then
each county as follows:
Polk County--Judge J. &
Phillip Alternately.
Montgomery County-WiAi,.
Sandlin, Oscar Womble.
Garland County-Robert \
man, 7. J. Launder, J. w. Mi,
lin, Jessie Murphy.
Their term of office shall
two years and their successes,
to be elected by the county III.
court for a term of four yesn
AS soon as possible after In
sage of the act the commis,n
shall organize and form Diam
the improvement of the high
now or hereafter laid out bv |
county courts, in the resua
counties of Polk, Montgomers +
Garland, that a highway On 4
most direct and practicable 81
between the cities of Mena ami 1
Springs shall be improved u
highway to begin at the 4
house in the City of Mena, q
laid out via the towns of Won
| Mt. Ida and Silver City in M
gomery county, and to end ss
court house in the city q +
Springs. And for the purposs,
This improvement they shall x
power to employ such enginl
and such other assistants as ma,
necessary, and to cause such \
veys to be made as they may 4.
necessary. All Of the land n
within five miles on each sidl
said highway and all Of the
property within the corpora
limits of the city of Hot Splt
Mena, Mt. Ida, Womble, or ans
er towns along said highway, !
be embraced in this distrie
taxable purposes foI the purp
of this act.
After the board has formed B
| for such improvement, and
plans have been approved by
respective county courts, as b
provided, the board shall pro
to appoint five assessors, ead
whom shall be a land owner il
| district, and who shall qualiil
subscribing to the oath Of Office
| vided.
AS soon as practicable after
! qualification, such assessors
| proceed to assess the benefits
received by each tract and p
of land and railroad right Of
+, and tramway in said district by
| tue of the improvements TO be
therein under this act.
After the assessments of bel
have been made and filed witt
clerks of the county courts y
objection may be received and
sidered by the commissioners
| adjusted, the commissions
provide for the payment Of
assessments annually in in
ments not to exceed IS per cen
annum.
| The said commissioners, as
vided in this act, shall have au
| ity TO issue bonds or Interest
| ing certificates of indebtednes
| the purpose of securing monl
| build said highway, provided,
ever, that they shall not issue !
or certificates of indebtednes
exceed one thousand dollars
| mile.
The assessed valuation o.
cities Of Mena, Hot Springs v
Bile, or any incorporated towns
the route of said highway sha
taken from the books of the 60
assessor as made by him at The
assessment, and after all as
ments have been made, and
decided and agreed upon as PR
ed for in this act, the commlS
ers shall proceed to levy "a
the real property as provided
A tax of not more than u Of a
on the dollar shall be levied
collected and used in any one
for maintenance; they shall
levy an annual tax sulllelea
pay the interest on the bond
sued as provided for in this
weww as a tax sufficient TO pr
for a sinking fund to retire.
bonds, provided, however, tnal
Tax levy for interest shall %
duced every five years as la'
the bonds are retired at these
DDS as provided in Section p
entire tax levied for any one
for all purposes shall not q
2 mills on the dollar.