Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-25
DEFINITE STEP
 TAKEN TOWARD
 LAkE-bED WORK
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County Judge c. M. Philpot moved charged, and the motion was seconded Creed Caldwell both reached the floor Caldwell catching Chairman Boyce's eye and being recognized.
 Handle Matter Like Men.
 "Let's not discharge this commit tee," urged Senator Caldwell. "Here we have situation which must be remedied. If we discharge this com- mittee and adjourn, we leave the whole thing in chaotic state, with ab- solutely nothing done. Let's handle this thing like men, and put some in- telligence into it.
 "I don't know what it will cost to do this work. know somebody has made rough estimate, and the com- mittee has reported that estimate to you. I want to say right here, that if the people of Bayou Bartholomew ob- ject te draining the water from the lakebed through that bayou l will object also, because they are the ones that will suffer, and I do not believe in running anything over anybody in his own home.
 "But, gentlemen, you have this situation here, according to the report of the committee:
 "It is absolutely necessary that something be done to the sewer sys- tenn. I know that for quite period it was necessary to close the high school and other schools because the sewers were flooded. I don't know whether this condition was general in the homes of the city or not, but we can find out. We all know Something must be done, or at the next flood or even two or three years from now we will have to flee the city to escape death from cholera or something Even if we leave the lakebed situation alone, if we do nothing to change those conditions, let us at least study this sewer situation and do something definite about it.
 "I have no idea as to the cost of the work it is proposed to do. l be- lieve the rough estimates quoted by the committee are too high, and at the same time I believe the figures given by MT. Trimble are too low. 1 have an idea $1O0,000 or something like that will accomplish a lot of good, but may be mistaken. Let's be men in this thing. Let's keep this committee at work, hire competent engineers to work definitely on it, and get a specific report, spend little money to find out positively what is necessary, rather than be compelled to run to the woods two or three years from now" ,"
 Mir. ThompsOn's Motion.
 R. S. Thompson offered a motion that committee of three be appointed by the chairman of the committee of fifteen to raise fund of about $1 900 with which to employ engineers who sWill make definite report on the subject.
 This motion was seconded, there were several short talks, in which it developed that no member of the com smittee of fifteen would be member of this committee of three, and that Chairman Boyce will announce the appointees within the next two or 8three days. following which the mo- stion was adopted. Judge Philpot then made short talk in which he clearly explained his reason for offering the motion to dis Scharge the committee of fifteen, of (which he is member. He stated that sthere was woful lack of the larger Taxpayers of the city in attendance at S,the meeting, that they were showing Sfittle interest in the matter, and that Enc had felt, from the demonstrations (which had followed all references to Ealleged graft and easy jobs, that the Smeeting was almost solidly of the be-