Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-07
I. J. COLLIER ASKS
 SOME QUESTIONS President of Taxpayser Association Addresses Communication to
 Bridge mmissiOners

First. To prove 10 the taxDayers that the bond i sue is not =UNLINT- TED by the law as recorded on. the Statute Books.
 second. To prove to the taxpayefs that tGt%e S any law on the statute books of the Sfate of Arkansas by which the Commissioners can be compelled to observe the normal cbli- sation given to Gov. Donaghay.
 Third. To prove that, under the Ere Bridge Law, by majority vote Of the Beard of Commissioners. thev nave not the right to q spose Of thesu bonds at ANY PRICE which they may see fit, even though h be for so little as 10 cents on the dollar.
 Fourth To deny that there are no4 noW, self-apponted and self-consti- tuted commissioners On the Free Bridge Board, q wish tat you would, the cat might get out of the bag)
 Fifth. To acknowledge why there are self-appo nted commissioners on the Board.
 Sixth. To prove that the taxpayers have any voice in the selection of their successors
 Seventh. To prove that the law dces not give ABSOLUTE POWER to the Board of Commissioners.
 Eighth. To prove that the ONTlAf appeal on assessments is NOT left entirely to the Board of Ccmmissio9 CTS.
 Ninth. To prove that they hava not the right, under the law, 70 issue as many bonds in the future for re- oars CT rebuilding as they might deem necessary.
 Tenth. To deny that the law says that the decisions of the Board of ABLE EITHER IN LAW OR EQUITY.
 Eleventh We challenge you to prove to the people that P. P. Byrd, E. B. Bloom A. w. Nunn CT s. C. Alexander, Jr., (who was once mem- Der of the board) have ever replaced Il the county treasury of Jefferson county, one cent on the indemnifying bond of Twenty Thousand Dollars, given by them and others to the Jounty Judge of Jefferson County on March 6, 1906. To refresh your mem- ories, this bond appears of record in Volume CT" at pages IF, 11S and 119.
 This bond was given by you when you had formed corporation known as the North & South Railroad; Tn this bond you promised to return to the County Tree sury all moneys ex- pended for soundings and engineer ing for Free Bridge to be used by the North & South Railroad, and, by the way, gentlemen, suit is going to be brough't on th $ bond; you ale go- ing to be csompellod to return 10 the County Treasury the money you promised and lawfully owe the coun- ty.
 can you expect the people to have confidence in you to spend an unlin- ited amount of their money on your mere word, when you HAVE NOT l carried out your written and record ed bond?
 You have never denied a statement which I have made and I defy you to deny any of these.
 ] Property holders of Jefferson coun- ty, place no confidence in ;he Bridge Commissioners assertions that they have author ty on their petitions, and now are trying to make it unani- nous. DO NOT BE HOODWINKED into signing iheir petition under such representa- 'ons from them.
 We say they have not majofitles' and the property holders when the time comes, will not be satisfied Wfth anything but an open count and tnae will prove that the Taxpayers Pro- tect've Association have majoritles Ill every way against the bill.
 We have the fight won and it IS so- ing to stay won to the finish.
 Yours for self-protection,
 II. COLLIER, prasidant Tax-Payers' Protective