Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-25
Resolution to Abandon District IS Adopted by Vote of Four
 to Three.
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE
 WANT IMPROVEMENT
We'll Informed Men Declare That Most of the Affected Property Owners Will Join in Con-
 testing Action.

The majority of property owners i In Road Improvement district No. IA,
 organized for the purpose of con- structing network of roads in the northern part of the county are op- posed to the action taken by the commissioners yesterday in adopting a resolution abandoning the district, according to well-informed property owners, and it is said that they will contest the dissolution The proper ty owners contend that the commits sioners had no right to abandon the road construction, and it is under stood that they will wage fight to contest the payment of all expenses incurred by the district up to this time.
 At meeting of the commissioners held yesterday in the office of Gala well, Triplett and Ross, attorneys for the district, c. H. Triplett. Jr., one of the commissioners offered resolu- tion for the abandonment of the dis trict. Another resolution was adopt ed cancelling the sale of the bonds, and a check for $5.000 which was de- posted by the bond buying company, was returned to Jo Nichol. cashier of the Simmons National bank, who represented the bond buyers. District Result of Long Campaign. Road Improvement district No. IA was created by an act of the last legislature after several years of ef- fort to build roads in that part of the county. The proposed road would form network of good roads from fbo froo hr;1ro port1 %o @Lo oo,,rt,v line. Since the assessrs decided on plan of assessment, several suits have been filed. The new estimate was for a plan of assessment chang ed, and a suit was entered Wednes- day attacking the validity of the assessments on the grounds that one of the assessors was not qualified ele"tor
 Jesse R. Core, one of the commis- sioners, offered resolution to build a road one fourth of mile in
 en%th which would extend from one of the roads in district IA to Sherill providing the commissioners of dis trict 22 would paw half of the cost. A comroit'ee of D. E. Tucker. J. G. Ford and J R. Core was named to confer with the commissioners of district 22. ard report back at the next meeting.
 New Estimate PrOvOkes Action.
 Mr Tucker moved that the plans. specifications. and new estimate of the cost of construction of the nro- posed roads submitted hv Moreland and Bennitt. engineers. he received The new estimate called for 15-fon+ road over all the district, to be 10 snohnc fI,so1r nE %Lo 1rsoI oe oAn .s~1 to be determined by the hoard. and the cost was placed at S749.886.67.
 The resolution offered hv Mr. Trip- lett and adopted. stated that the new estimate prepared bv the enoineers was excessive in cost, and would be burden on the lands within the dis trict with reference to benefits de- rived.
 Core Offers to Obtain Bids.
 Mir. Core offered as substitute that the board advertise for bids SO as to arrive at the cost of construct ion. and he offered to personally as- sume the financial responsibility for the advertisament This was second ed nv Ran R. Veil. and was support cd hv Messrs. Niven, Well and Core. while Messrs Tucker, Ford and Trinlett voted against it. Chairman Philpot east the deciding vote against the motion The same vote was cast on the Triplett resolution which was adonted.
 The commissioners of the road are c. M. Phi1pot, chairman: Ran B. Veil, secretary; Charles H. Triplett. Jr.. treasurer. J. R. Core. D. B. Nivon, D. F. Tucker. J. G. Ford.
 Within the mast week abont dnz- en suits have been instituted in the chancerv court against the board Of commission asking for reduction of the assessments Among the plain- tiffs in these suits are c. M Philpot, c. H. Triplett and J. G. Ford.