Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11
Considerable Progress Made at Harmonious Meeting
 Last Night.
SUGGESTIONS FROM
 CITIZENS INVITED
Discussion Shows That Members Oi Committee Determined !U Proceed Calmly and SieadiaStIy Toward
 Remedy of Lakebed Situation.

With Chairman J. E. Boyce presid ing, the committee of 13 held an en- thusiastic meeting-"a good meeting" several men called tat the office of the secretary of the chamber of com merce last night, and achieved mark ed progress in the work allotted to it, to arrange ways and means of protecting Pine Bluff from the lacur- rent oyerflows of the lakebcd section of the city.
 Only one member of the committee Q was absent, F. M. Rosenberg being unavoidably prevented from attend ing. In addition, Mayor Simon Bloom and Alderman George E. McGibboney were present.
 There was free disdussion of the matter placed before the committee, but it was discussion and not argu- ment. The members of the committee are business men. and demonstrated last night their ability to view calm ly and study carefully ail sides of a proposition. There was perfect har- mony at all times, the views of each
 man were expressed and heard at tentively, all suggestions were con- sidered and decision reached
 As one member expressed, it was as nice as meeting of stockholders of a successful and prosperous busi- ness concern
 S,ll.cOmmittpes Named. NJ. Schnable. John Matz and W. l.. Meek were named aassa committee to l meet and cooperate with the cham Der of commerce in the effort to pre- vail upon the federal government to take effective measures to protect the river bank, and to prevent it from
 caving in tn future, to the great 0an-
 ger of life and dproperty loss in the
 city of Pine Bluff J. K. Boyce, chairman; Simon Bloom, Maj, w. J. Parkes, s. c. Alex ander and w. P. Tomme were named as a committee to communicate with competent and high grade hydraulic engineers, to ascertain upon what terms the engineers will study the
 local situation and prepare plans, specifications and estimates of cost, for the work necessary to remedy the conditions complained of.
 The motion was made by J. w. Crawford, and authorized the chair man of the committee of 15 to do this
 work, authorizing him also to call
 upon as many of the members of the committee to aid him, as he thought advisable and necessary.
 The legal phases of the work to be done by the committee of h will be considered and looked after by a committee composed of II. w. Craw- ford. H. Bringman, c. M. Philpot, Jo 1 Nichol and A. R. Cooper.
 Want Any Suggestions. The selection of the three commit tees makes 1t plain that the commit tee of 15 is going tits work from | all angles. Each of the special com-
 mittees will begin it's duties at once, and no time will be lost. The com
 mittee of 15 will be called into ses- ! sion again, as soon as there is re-
 port to be submitted to it by one of
 it's committees.
 l Following the meeting, Chairman
 J. E. Boyce and Secretary A. R. Coop
 CT signed the following statement, ] which. is ,self-explanatory, and asked
 that 1t be given publicity: 2a
 .ri "In accordance with resolution
 adopted by the executive committee
 acting on the overflow situation in
 East Pine Bluff, any citizen of Pine
 Bluff is cordially invited to submit
 to the chairman of the committee in
 writing any plans that he may have
 in view, for the alleviation of these conditions"