Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-01
THE FREE BRIDGE
 HEARING TODAY. Judge Elliott To Hear Argu-. ment for and Against the Temporary Injunction. WILL NIXON APPEAR? No Fee Has Been Paid Him as Yet The Contentious of the Op-
 posing Counsel.
WILL NIXON APPEAR?

rary injunction, issued by Judge A. E. Grace several weeks ago, to T. H. Collier, representing the Taxpayers Protective Association, and which prevented the Jefferson County Bridge Commissioners from meeting, as announced on April 24 and as certaining whether or not there was majority of signers (property own ers) in numbers, in acreage or il value, for the Free Bridge, will be argued before Judge J. M. Elliott iE the Jefferson chancery court today
 The injunction was issued by Judge Grace in the absence of Judge Ell liott from the city The attorneys for the Taxpayers Association, Asf c. Oracle and J. H. Carmichael, O. Little Rock, and maybe Attorney T H. Nixon, of this city, will resis every effort of the counsel for the Bridge Commission to secure the dismissal of the original petition anf will insist that the injunction be made permanent. The words may be- in reference to Mir. Nixon's Ser vices '. is inserted, because it was stated yesterday that Mr. Nixon would most likely be absent from the court room today, as it was known that the Taxpayers association had failed to complete their arrange ments with him as to his employ ment in the case. .1Mr. Nixon i known to have demanded big fe; from the Taxpayers, but no money is said to have been paid him a yet to make the contract with hin secure. Z.=-94H
 This information leaked out yes terday when it was reported tha My Nixon had informed Judge El liott that morning that he was no sure whether he would appear in tho the cage or not. He. is said to hav, told the court that the Taxpayer. have not as yet "come across" witt the necessary fee andathat as he was not in the law business entirely fo- his health he was not disposed t confirm the statement that he had been employed.
 Mir. Reid To Appear.
 Attorney Coleman and Can't and Danaher and Danaher, of this city will appear for the Bridge Commis- sion. They have invited former Congressman c. c. Reid, of the law firm of Mehaffy, Reid and Mehaffy of Little Rock, to appear with coun- sel for the Commission. MT. Reid will represent the Little Rock an6 Pine Bluff Traction Company, which is anxious to have the Free Bridge built and has already agraed to build the line to this city and pay the Bridge Commission the usual toll for crossing the structure. MT. Reid will in all probability be at the hearing today.
 The temporary injunction restrain ed the Bridge Commission from meet ing and declaring a result as to tho majority of the signers. The Chan cellor postponed the hearing on tho injunction at the request of MT, Nixon, who wanted further time, bu he permitted the Commissioners t. meet on the 24th as announced, only to adjourn over to May 3, when it Is expected the meeting will be held, and if the court dissolves the in- junction, the district will be formed
 The Taxpayers in their petition for the temporary injunction, con- tended that the Free Bridge act ii unconstitutional that it means, Il carried into effect, confiscatlon ol property of private individuals and others and that the Commissioner; were preparing to spend $1,000,Oot in the construction of the Free Bridge They also charged that the Commissioners have full power to