The courier-index., 1920-10-01
WILLIAMSON TO
| OU|T ROAD WORK
oF HIGHWAY DISTRICT
HtAr we HE HAS HAD ENOUGH
SAL WILL RETIRE ON DE-
cEMBER l.

.ho Lions Club luncheon on
A' -aor of this week DR.. 0. l..
.,;amson. president and general
me or Of Road Improvement Dis
I pal's a.. No 1. announced that on
~ ,hor / he would resign as
hor Of the board and would say
|. his connection with all the road
..;4;os of Lee county so far as
.nv official connection was concern
4, In making this announcement
eo Williamson cited some recent
y :.torv anent the road district and
s'o'Vt Y total lack of interest manifest
" "A w 49, the taxpayers. He stated
Il two wears ago when his term
pa' M member expired an election
called notices were published
4 Z tbe paper and circulars were dis
y n;hnted s calling the land owners to-
pthar g TO select his successor. Only
w. men responded. DIR. William
uas one of the number. ID. >.
pummer. secretary of the board was
rotber one who appeared because
* duties as secretary required his
-rosence. The only taxpayers out
HI Of members of the board, who
tended the meeting were 0. o..
gorment and F. N. Burke. Because
n lack of attendance no successor
a Dr Williamson was chosen. Sub
souently a meeting was held at
4 Commercial Club and j. M. Nc
E1intock was selected as a member
q the board from this district.
Liter he refused to serve. At an
ther meeting R. d. Jarratt was
|.ected and he, too, declined the
1ffice Still later at meeting held
4 the Elks Home, attended by
renty-five or thirty land owners
h Williamson was prevailed upon
against accept the office of pres
ent and he was also made manag-
at a salary of $500 month.
1 took the position because the
IND owners could not prevail upon
ny other competent man to accept
L responsibilities incident to the
eation. During the past year DR..
flliamson has fully made up his
hd to get off the board and has
bed December l as the time for
k retirement.
The work of the executive offic-
b Of the board has been somewhat
inplified during the past few
npnths by the adoption of a new
kn for working the roads. In all
e townships in this district with
e exception of independence, Oak
orest, Liberty and part of Bear
feek and a part of Richland, the
Ork has been turned over to To-
committees and the funds have
Ben apportioned to these town
hips on the basis of the respective
hOunts they pay into the general
and of the district. About twenty
Fe per cent of the funds are held
for general work. This con-
pes the actual work of the man.
er and road supervisor to Inde-
~NiNV, Odh OIESb, hiDCLCy civ
parts of Bear Greek and Rich
townships now in the district.
oTever, the president, manager
q supervisor have some general
Peylsion over the expenditure of
nds and the work in all the re-
elnlng portions of the district.
Following DR.. Williamson's state
Fnt at the Lions Club to the eff
~ that he had fully made up his
no to get off the board it was
ggested that the Commercial Club
a meeting of land owners at
LlkS Club on next Monday night,
'Ooer 4. for the purpose of con-
1eTmg the selection of a successor
VI williamson. In line with this
ggestlon, D. S. Clark, president
Me commercial Club, has issued
'Sh Tor a mass meeting of all
owners. the meeting to be held
.ae Elks Club at 1880 o'clock on
monday night. at this meeting
road question will be consider
aAu successor to DR.. William
VIII be agreed upon.