The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-03
POLK HIGHWAY ESTIMATES HERE
They Were, With Surveys, Plans and Specification, Filed in County Court Satur-
 day Afternoon.

The plans, estimates and speciflea- tions for the proposed highway through Polk county were received Friday by Judge J. I. Alley, presi- dent of the local association. State Highway Engineer Hugh R. Carter III transmitting the plans to Judge Alley for the State Highway De- partment wrote among other things
 T am glad to notify you that plans, specifications and estimates Of cost on your proposed road im- prOvement district are being sent to- day by express. You of course un- derstand that it is necessary to file the plans, specifications and esti- mate Of cost with the county court. l would suggest that you see that the county clerk stamps each parcel separately, showing date of filing ! am enclosing a court order which VIII be necessary for the county court to enter upon his records as soon as the plans and specifications and estimates have been filed with the county clerk. I am also enclOs- ing a second petition Co this depart ment asking for the preparation of the petition to be circulated among the landowners. It will only be nec- esssaIy to secure the signature of the county judge. Please have him sign this after the enclosed court order has been made and plans and specifications and estimates of cost have been filed. and forward this pe- tition back to this department. We will then immediately prepare the petition to be circulated among the land owners.
 q know you will be gratifed t1 learn that the federal government has appropriated ten million dollars for the construction of roads across forest reserves. We are now work ing in connection with Mr Huey, your forest supervisor, to secure the continuation of the road through the Forest Reserve to Scott county He assures me that the government will take ca re of this work. In ad- dition to this appropriation, the federal government has appropriat- ed seventy-flve million dollars for state aid. of which amount this state will secure during the next five years approximately one mill lion and a half dollars. These funds will be spent through this de- partment and for your information will only be spent in those counties that show a disposition to help theselves.'
 Mr. Carter concludes his letter with the statement that the estimate is full and complete and that he is confident that it will build a road of which the citizens will be proud.
 Members of the local executive committee and others met with County Judge A. K. Wear Sat- urday to take up the matter of formally filing the plans, etc. and to petition the Highway Department to prepare the petitions to be circu- lated among the landowners, which, by the way, is only preliminary or initiatory work to conform to the provisions of the law.
 The following order was made by the court: Tn the matter of Road Improvement District for im- proving a certain road from near EagIeton to the Sevier county line near Mineral: Now on this day are presented to the court the prelimin- ary surveys, plans, speclilcatlons and estimates prepared by the state it is propHenthpartm De shrdl ct Highway Engineer, of the road which 1t is proposed to construct and improve within said district, and the same are this day filed in open court.
 The request or petition to the high way department to prepare the De- titfons was signed by A. E. Wear, county judge and by D. E. Dodd, c. w Petty D. NJ. Watkins, Jno H. Hamilton, J. I. Alley, ]. A.. Cornell. ]. K. Hood, Freeman l.. Johnson, J. w. Bradley and B. s. Peteflsh.