Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-03-29
west TELLS ROAD
BOARD TO LOOK
BEFORE LEAP|NG
Wants Inspection of Mate
rial and Completed Road
Of District No. Is.

Because, as he told The Graphic
representative, he believed the re
was something under cover" which
had not been disclosed to him, w.
w. West, wealthy merchant, planter
ana capitalist of Wabbaseka, did not
consent to qualify as commissioner
OF Road improvement District No. Ia
when other commissioners held meet
ing here yesterday. r Carnahan, J.
=. Walt, w. l. Payne, W. G. Key ana
D. f. Quattlebaum are the commits
sloners OF the district who have quail
he'd. Mr. West was te have quail
He'd yesterday but he dissented fo'
reasons which he gave in an address
10 the other five gentlemen. His adj.
dress IN substance is as: follows:
"Gentlemen of the Board-At the
last meeting you agreed with me that
you would authorize the employment
OF the county highway engineer to in
spect the material to be put in the
building of your road, and inspect it
as whole when finished. l thought
1t would be best to put the matter in
writing before you, so that there could
ne no misunderstanding in the future
about what the agreement was.
Now, you agreed to this and | have
prepared a resolution which fully
covers the matter for which l am ask
ing. | am not trying to reflect upon
anyone in asking that proper restric-
tons be thrown aroun1 the building
of this road. No honest official will
object having his WORK inspected or
audited. Records of nearly every Of
flcial in the state of Arkansas is nov
submitted to an auditor,
Everybody is eager for the road
absolutely so. If they get what they
want, what they pay for, they will BE-
satisfied. Consider that you are goin.,
to tax these people for 20 years to
pay bonds. This is long time to pay
taxes on a bond. There have been
some roads constructed on this side
OF the river which are now practically
worn out. The Dollarway and the
Tamo pike have been built about four
years and are almost in that fix.
Twelve years more, or longer, the
people will be taxed for these roads
has made a mistake.
Whether it was the engineers or com.
missioners l do not know. But some
body figured something wrong.
at is. too late now to safeguard the
of these roads. The money
is gone and the people must pay the
taxes. I insist that you must safe
guard the construction of your roal
before you begin it.
II heartily desire to do everything
that is right to everyone concerned
nthe construction of the road AMI
to everyone that is to pay it's taxes.
This is my idea about II e money that
goes into the banks. Let the Bank
Of Sheriff., Bank of Altheimer and
Bank Of Wabbaseka have $4,000
apiece. Then let the balance ste, 900
Or 100000 be divided equally among
The banks in Pine Bluff so that each
Institution would get an equal amount
equal to cent. Let he interest be
- or 8 "a per cent as the case
may be.
"The attitude / have taken in this
is nure]7 from a stand
point of principle, and for what is
honest and right. Al! that I am going
o ask is fair deal, and if you will
give me this l am with you. We will
20 on like brothers and build the best
Dad in Arkansas for the least money.
# you will not do this l intend to
exert my efforts as private citizen
% protect myself and my neighbours