The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-15
SALIIll0 ROAD
PETITIONS FILED
HEARING TO BE JAN. 4
Property Owners Ask Construction of
Eight-Mile Highway-VilOnia
Road Progressing.

A hearing on the sufficiency of the
petitions to organize road improve
ment district for the construction of
highway from Conway along the
Jacksonville road to Saltillo will be
held by County Judge E. L. Smith on
Thursday, January A. The petitions,
which bears the names of 81 signers,
has just been filed with County Clerk
John Reeves, along with plans show
ing the boundaries of the district and
the route of the proposed improved
road.
According to the plat and descrip-
tions the district includes all of the
city of Conway and the following sec
tlons' and parts of sections of land
South half, northeast and southeast
quarters of section Z; southwest and
northwest quarters and south half of
section 8; south half, southwest quar-
ter and southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 8;
south half of section 13, all of sec
ton Ia, 15 and 16 north half, south
east quarter, east half of the south
west quarter and northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of section
II; east half of section 20; all of
sections 81, %, 23, "a, 25, 26, 27, 28,
"a, 35 and SO, all in township 5 north,
range 13 west; south half of section
19; all of sections 10 80 and 81, town
The road, according to the petition
will begin at the center of section z,
township 5 north, range 13 west,
which point is where the east line of
the city limits crosses the Jackson
vile road, and will run thence east,
south, southeast and south to the town
of Saltillo in section 81, township 5
north, range II west.
The survey and plans of the road
were made by the highway commits
sion early last summer. The length
of the road is approximately eight
miles and its estimated cost is over
$4,000.
Another step toward the Conway
Vilonia highway, a 20-miIe road pro-
posed to run from Conway to the
east line of Faulkner county, was
taken yesterday when B. G. Wilson
completed the compilation of list
of all property included in the district
and the names of the property owners.
This data is necessary in order to as
certain whether the valuation of the
property within the district is suf
ticient to construct the road within
the legal limit, and also will be need
ed to determine when the second pc
titions are filed, whether the assent
of a majority in value, acreage OF
number of property owners has been
secured for the building of the road
Mr.. Wilson's list shows the district
includes a total of 1884 acres of
land, owned by total of 900 persons,
with a total assessed valuation of
$412,730. OF the unplatted lands
there are a total of TT owners, II $40
acres and S239,225 valuation. The
town of Vilonia has a total of Al
property-oWnerS, "a acres or land ana
S16,155 valuation. Twenty acres of
Conway city property, owned by 81
persons and valued at $157, ,450 are
also included in the district.
The estimated cost of the road,
$110,371.57, is we'll within the 80 per
cent limit of the total assessed valu-
alton of the district. The state high
way commission has been asked to
draft petitions and as soon as they
are received the promoters of the
road will begin their circulation. 1t
is the intention to complete all pre-
liminary work of organization this
winter, so that work can be begun
as soon as the weather will permit
next spring. Those interested declare
there is no question that majority
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