Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-10

plained in detail the points raised by Mir. Hemmert
 m reply 10 another question. Major farkes stated that floodgates and I leVee alone would cost about S40.OOo, an dstlll another question brought tho reply that there would be no danger of the pumping station ever going i0to tho river, as the rlaa proposed t0 place 1t south Of Second avenue. in Hardin's drain.
 Dr. R. s. Thompson suggested that perhaps some other motive power be- side electricity might be cheaper. but Major Parkes said he coubted if in FeSt3ation would develop this as a fact.
 | Letter From New Orleans.
 R. x. Burks again obtained the tlcOr, and after explaining to MT. Eoyce anu the meeting that he had not lntendedto hurt anvbodys fec lngs,' stated that in reply to a tele- gram he had received by special de- livery a letter from A. x. Lockett & company Of New Orleans, experienced drainage engineers. At MT. Burks' suggestion. Tom Hill read the letter the substance of which was that a pumping plant which the Locket firm Believes would serve here, would cost about $38,000 for installation, and about 80 cents peracre for 2,500 acres. for maintenance
 Majer Parkes stated that the Lock- cit firm is very widely known an very highly esteemed but he said their figures were based on 10~foot lift, whereas the lift here would be about p feet, making quite a con- siderable difference in the equipment necessary and in the cost thereof He pointed out other variances, and con- cluded by reading telegram from the city engineer at Memphis. where in it was stated that it cost Memphis, $120,0O0 for a pumping plant to re. move the drainage water from 100 acres less than is involved here, al though the outfall at Memphis is greater than it is here.
 Walter Hemmert moved that the New Orleans firm be invited to sen a representative here, and after some discussion, this motion was carried, it being explained that the New Or leans man would confer with the Com lnittee of Fifteen. Major Parkes sec onded the motion.
 Time Getting Short, J. w. Crawford suggested th time is growing short, that the legislature will adjourn in about four week, and that there is virtually Ilot time enough to consult another engineer, finally adopt plans and get the inn provement district matter before the legislature. My Royce coincided in this view, before MT. EIemmert's mo- tion was voted on, but despite these substantial majority" according 10 the announcement from the chair. R. Carnahan wanted to know what was the idea in sending for pump ing plant expert, before it is decided that pumping plan will be built? He said people seldom send for a phy sician unless somebody is i'll. udge Kerwin said it Was plain that the people of the city were not dis playing any interest in the matter. By his own count, he said, there were 124 men present at the meeting. He said the work of the Committee Of Fifteen the past eight ~r nine months was "love's labour lost,'' and that 1t l is no use tryingto accomplish any, thing, as nothing can be done excep: through legislative action, and the legislature will adjourn before the matter can be whipped into shape. 1 MT. Meeks, member of the Com mittee of Fifteen, suggested that the committee had expended about $700 in gathering some mighty valuable data, and that this data should be pre
 served, for the use of the people later
 when they will be forced to do the work now under discussion. M;' Boyce approved the suggestion, and said that both her and Major Parkes
 would see that the data is prs served.
 Then the votes were taken as tC
 what plan should be adopted. Fifty
 persons favored doing something, A ! favored doing nothing. Then IS per
 sons voted in favor of the pumping
 plant plant, and 32 voted against it
 H. V. Bahlau suggested the beginning
 of steps to form the necessary i'm
 provement district, but Judge Kerwlt
 interrupted to say that minority 'vote should not rule. and to call at
 tention to the fact that ii of the 3s
 majority votes had been cast by me: mot property owners in the city aht
 not qualified to vote on the question
 Somebody shouted,
 "Mr. Chairman, l r,ove the com
 mittee be discharged"
 There were several cries of "Sec Fond the motion" The question Wa;
 put, and was greeted with 8 chorus