The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-21
Ozark-Jefferson Highway and Coed Roads Page

y ldhtg court rei using 10 enter sQCI
Judgment. and said County Court
may be compelled by mandamus 10
enter such Judgment
Section 10. Whenever the com
missioners find that other land not
embraced within the boundaries of
the district are benefited by rea-
about to be made, they shall in.
struct the assessors herein provided
for To assess the benefits accruing
to such lands by reason Of the i'm
provement, and shall file special
report in the County Court setting
up the lands so benefited together
with assessment of benefits made
by the assessors for the district.
Thereupcn, the County Court shall
set date for a hearing upon said
special report and assessment of
benefits, and direct that public no
tiee by two consecutive insertions
in a publication having a general
weely circulation in said county be
gwen, and said notice shall call up
on the adjoining landowners affect
ed by said special report to appear
and show cause Why the boundar-
ies OF the district should not be
extended so as to include the proper
ty SO assessed, and To make any OBJ
jections they may have to the as
sessment of the benefits so made.
AT the hearing which shall not be
held earlier than five days after
the last insertion of said notice. the
County Court shall investigate as &c
whether the land beyond the bound
aries of the district are really bene-
fitted by reason of the improvement
and, if it finds that said lands are
benefited, the boundaries of the dis
trdct will be so extended as to EN-
brace the land so benefited and the
County Court at the same time shall
also consider the assessment of bene-
its finding thereon in accordance
with section II of this Act
Section l6. If the commissioners
find it necessary and to the best i'm
terest of the district at any time be
fore the improv ements are made, to
make any alteration or change in
the plans and specifications, or the
route of the road TO be constructed
or that it is necessary to construct
any additional laterals or extensions
within the boundaries of the district
or find that any road or roads in the
course of construction should be ex-
tended in the aid iitional territory not
included in the original district, they
shall have the engineer for said dis
traut or the State Highway Engineer
as the case may be. To make plans
and estimates of the cost of such
changes, laterals or extensions.
When the engineer has completed
| his report of same he shall file ii
with the Board of Commissioners. ane
shall file same in the office of the
County Clerk Thereupon the Cean-
ty Court shall direct the clerk to
give public notice that such report
has been filed and set out the
changes suggested. and calling upon
the landowners to appear in that
court and show cause for or against
said changes in the plans, route or
the construction of any lateral or
extension as the case may be at a
date not earlier than five days after
said public notice shall have been
given in a newspaper having a gen
elal weekly circulation for two
consecutive insertions.
If the County Court finds at the
hearing above provided for that it is
to the best interest of the district
to make any change or alteration, OF
construct any lateral road or to ex-
tend any road into adjoining territory
or to extend the boundaries OF tire
district 50 as to include adjoining ter
ritory it shall make an order extend
| ing the boundaries of the district az
proving the changes submitted or the
construction of any lateral road OF
extension as the ease may be, and
from the ending of the County Court
therenpon appeals may be taken by
complying with section IA of this Act
Continued Next Week.
WOODLAND.