Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-02-01
TRUSTEES HAVE
REGULAR MEETING
Drainage District is Planned
to Drain Bayou Bartholo-
NEW in This City.
LAND MAN PRESENT
President Britton Will Reply to la
h"r Message Upon His Return
to 81. Louis.

a public meeting at tn assembly
hall of the Chamber Of Commerce, W Il
be held mex Thursday night for the!
purpose of discussing lho prDicct If Il
new drainage district wA:f,l viii in
clude the city of Pine b llf ana sur
70 ns terr tor. ii : matter MS
brought to the attention !, the direc-
tors OF the Chamhtr III <olnm ,rca It
he, legl.lar SEM: n)n'-.:y m"stll%
yesterday - the Hotel jefferson.
Owners OF rlantatia IS near tn" city
are deeply interest { in the project,
y DETAILS of whi,'i Will be fully ex-
pla ned d. the meeting.
e. M. Schober, one CT ne directors
registered q complaint 81 behalf of
the merchants in the vic nifty Of the
Union Station because Of Il lack Of
mail boxes AMI the matter il! pfoD-
ably be brought to th. attention of
Postmaster F.. G.. Farth hrough tie
Chamber of Commerce.
A message from an attache in the
off ce of President Britton of the Co
ton Belt stated that the official was
not in ST. Louis when the telegram
from the local committee asking for
conference with reference to the
sudden suspension of work at the
shops in Pine Bluff, was received, bu1
stated it would be taken up as soon
as Mr.. Britton returns.
Dan R ley, editor of the Land De-
partment of the Chicago Inter Ocean,
addressed the directors with view
to- having Pine Bluff and Jefferson
county represe nted in a SPECIAL l2nd
edition to be issued by the paper next
month. While the project was fully
endorsed the financ al status of The
organizatio would not permit any ex-
psnditures 1T present.
The Drainage Plan
The proposed drainage district, that
is to be discussed Thursday night, is
10 be known as the Iambeau Ora mage
District and White and Watson, local
engineers, are to be employed to make
up the blue prints, estimates and fur
nish plans and specificat ons.
W. b. Greenfield, Leo M. Andrews
and others are beihind the movement
looking to the Great on of district to
include the eastern portion OF the city
and all territory lying between Pine
Bluff and Bayou bartholomew on the
southeast.
According to the plans 10 be out
lined at the meetinf Thursday night,
the district VII begin ON the east
side of Main street and extend 10
Bayou Barth clomew on the southeast,
distance of six of seven miles. 1t is
proposed to do away with the ravine
in the eastern part of the city en-
tirely, f'lling it from the river to the
old lake bed which covers large sec
ton of the southern and southeastern
part of the city. Thus the water
which now empties into the river by
way of the ravine will be shunted off
| to the southeast, and it's complete
and rapid removal from the ravine
section will add greatly to the value
of property in that part of the city.
The system will also furnish perfect
drainage for all that part of the city
east of Main street and prevent any
| further annoyance from backwater in
the old lake bed section, which will
| be drained into Bayou Bartholomew.
Complete plans for the project will
! be made known at the meeting Thurs
! day night and all interested property
owners are requested to be present.