The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-04
REPLIES TO WHAT FOLKS WANT 10 KNOW

The Star, by the assistance of com. missioners of the Polk County Jetfer' son Highway, is enabled to fs-int here replies to the questions asked weel ago.
 1t will be poted that in some in stances the information sought is not yet available. In some other cases the answers are not as full as may be desired, but as one of the commission CTS remarked:
 This. is the biggest enterprise that any member of the commission, oI that Polk county ever handled, and there are manv things new to us that come up and have to be met and studied and solved, and we are just like other folks in that we don't know it all and are seeking to find out the things we should know"
 Here are the original questions each followed by the best answer ob- tainable at this time:
 If the highway assessments on record are the full amounts to be charged, or if there is to be an inter est charge in addition? And, if so, how much7
 There will be no interest charges. The assessments as finally adjudicated at the hearing March will be the amount to be paid.
 If the entire bond issue for the Jefferson Highway is to run for 20 years and draw interest for the full period. CT if there is provision to take up one or more bonds each year, and cut the interest charge in half, as in the case of Mena's Wa ter Works bonds7
 One bond, or one-twentieth of the whole issue, with interest, will be re- tired each year, or, if the tax is suffi- cient at any period. additional bonds may be retired.
 The total amount of the bond is- sue to be made for the building of the Jefferson Highway in Polk County?
 s500,000.
 If the money received from the sale of bonds is to be placed in a depository to draw interest on aver age daily deposits? If so, on what conditions will the depository be selected and the amount of such in- terest established?
 Answers-First question, yes. Sec ond question, yes. Depository select ed by the Federal government.
 How much state and federal aid will be secured by Road Improve ment District No. |?
 Do. not know at present. This mat ter is in the hands of the Advisory Board of the State Highway Depart ment, which will make duerecommen- dations to the Federal government.
 What benefit is assessed against the Kansas City Southern Railway Company. and by what method was such assessment arrived at?
 This matter is in course of negotia- tion. No definite answer possible at this time.
 Will the Curative Act, so called, passed by the last extraordinary session Of the legislature permit the extension of the benefit district for six miles on each side of the high way along the entire route?
 The benefit district is established as outlined by the description of lands to be taxed as shown, in the legal notice on page of The Star.
 If there will be a readjustment of the assessments of benefits annual ly or periodically, or if the assess ments as now on file will stand un- changed during the entire period of 20 years?
 Assessments of benefits may be ad- justed when necessary or justified by changes in value, as for instance a building should be erected on vacant lot, or building should be destroyed.
 If the assessments as made are on a graduated scale. decreasing as the distance from the highway in- creases?
 Yes.
 If two or more improvement dis tricts should lap on one property, could or would such property be taxed on basis of 30 per cent of it's assessed value for each improve ment?
 No. This will not be done.