The Dermott news., 1916-09-14
Progress of State
 Highway Movement.

asticatiy interested in the progress of the proposed state highway traversing diagonaiIy across Chicot county from the northwestern to the h-eastern section thereof and so ,.taIIs affecting all sections. it j- deemed advisable to submit a brief report
 Subsequent Co the mas. meeting of August i5ta. the committees 5a the various communities entered 4p5H the faithful performance of their duties.
 Th- E4dora-C Cnicot committee took the matter up with citizens and proper ' owners and made some changes iu routing of heroad, coming through tHa Man street of Eudora thence ap the west side of the NJ II X l.. track. following the old established road where practicable. and strengthening same to Chcot A notice to this effect was published recently and T K. Lee S. ;. Fitzgerald ant A. L. Mills were appointed Monday as viewers and the route established
 The Lake Village Jennie Macon Lake committee likewise busted themselves viewed and surveyed and adopted the route accepted at the mass meeting so as to come up the Lake Front and through the heart of Lake Village thence again up the M H. X l.. right of Way te Nareross This notice was was likewise published and Herman Carlton. G D Owens and l. NJ. Jones were appointed viewers Monday. The committee has secured considerable rights f=way donations
 The Dermott committee held mass meeting of the citizens and property owners and worked out a scheme .o that no new right-of-way would he re quircd and all parties seemingly satis= fled This plan calls fer the road eress- ing the NJ H. X l.. about one half mlle north of Norcross, thence due West on the section lines along the rural route Ib tl|NtA NtNb f'l tNtAN HAblAN itsif itt ti4 Big Bayou, thence along the old road through the main street of permott to the Fee Crayton mill site thence east one-haf mile. thence north on section line to county line These roads have been heretofore established and no new right-ot way need be obtained.
 It was necessary however to have an accurate map of all territory embraced in the district made, and pursuant to the sense of the mass meeting the County Judge had this marked cut and placed the map in the hands of the State Highway Department and ab= tained their agreement to have the map and blue prints rushed through without delay
 l. is also necessary that new sur yeys. plans specifications and esu- mates be made over the changes in original survey and this will be done as soon as the rjghts-of wa are ob- tained
 The Highway Department wishes to assure the people of Chicot County that especial attention will he gwen their wishes and petitions for the for nation of the district and for the re- surveys that are in course uf prepara ton SO as to conform to recent Se- preme Court decision.
 Some further news of vital interest is to the effect that lH accordance with the requirements of the federal depart meut of agriculture, which has charge of the disbursement of the national road appropriation, system of roads must be planned and outlined by the federal department The state high way department has adopted the chi cot County route as one of the main, interstate trunk lines and We will be assured not only of federal ald, but an equa, amount of state aid. thus meas urabiy reducing the cost of eonstrue- ton to local taxpayers.
 It now remains necessary that every one interested should become q com mittee of one not only Go secure right of way but signers to the petitions for the formation of the district so that a large and unprecedented majority may he obtained without unnecessary de lay.
 Harry l. Cook.
 Since the above report was put into type, Judge Cook advises that some further advance has been made Un- der date of Sept 18th he says;
 The Highway Department has pre- pared an accurate map and blue prints -hnu.i,,,r 11st r,.h nt territnrN ia nt,, hracnd