The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
MAY GET TOGETHER
 ON ROAD DIST. 2
Committee From Obiectcrs Lay Res ignations Befcre Officials and Re- ceive Counter Proposal--6etter
 Understanding Is Result.

Following the instructions of the mass meeting of protest against the building of the Mena-Big Fork road, L. M. Wimberly, W. B. McMillan and Stephen Bates, met Monday afternoon with the commissioners and assessors of the district and placed before each formal resignation, all ready for signature. The commissioners are G. w. Petty, Sam Looney and J. B. Lilies; the assessors J. F. Averitt, T. J. Ed wards and Holder Williams. Accord ing to the action of the mass meeting these officials were given until Satur- day, June 5, to make their decisions.
 The committee and the commission CTS and assessors met in the office of Matthews & Norris, over the Planters State Bank. Here they held con ference, the result of which, it is stated, much better understanding of the intents and purposes of each, and the road situation, was reached, and, instead of resignations, the road officials submitted proposition which, in the most part, at least. con forms to the wishes of the anti-road forces, as repeatedly exprest by their leaders. In brief, this proposal is to lay the matter before the individual land owners by committee of two men, one representing each side of the controversy, and working togeth- CT.
 The full text of this proposal. as submitted in writing, is as follows:
 AGREEMENT.
 Agreement, by and between the Commissioners of Road Improvement District No. 2, being G. W. Petty, Pres; ]. B. Lilies, Sec.-Treas.: J. l.. Looney, party of the first part, and of the second part, do hereby agree to the appointment of committee to be named in the following manner: One man to be appointed by the party of the first part and one by the party of the second part.
 Article I. It is to be expressly un- derst0od that in the event the major ity of the landowners in Road Im- provement District No. should be found to be against the construction of the road the present named com missioners shall remain in office un- til all debts that have been previously contracted shal! be paid in full.
 Article 2. The duties of the com mittee shall be to make d canvass of the landowners in the said district and determine thereby whether or not the majority of said landowners are in favor of or against the construction of the Mena- Womble highway, and said committee shall report under oath the finding of said canvass to the party of the first part, not later than June 20, 1920.
 Article 3. It is further agreed that all names received by letter from non- resident landowners shall be received as genuine, provided that said letter authorizing said signature bears the p0stmark of the place where the land owner resides.
 Article {. It is further agreed that the citizens committee shall be responsible for the financing and pay all expenses of said canvassing.
 Article 5. It is further agreed that in the event the result of said can vass proves that the majority of the landowners in said read improvement District No. ? are found to be in favor of the construction of the road that ali opposition be withdrawn and that the commissioners shall have the support of the opposition in the construction of said highway.
 Article 6. 1t is further agreed that the commissioners shall proceed with their work until the finding of the can vassing committee shall be made known and that the progress of the road shall be in no manner delayed until after the report of the canvass ing committee shall have heen made.
 Article T. Be it further agreed that no signature shall be counted cn either petition except as described in Article of this contract, unless both solicitors be present when said peti- tioner signs his name.
 That this proposal is to be given fair and open consideration is evil denced by the following call for meeting:
 TO THE LAND OWNERS OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2: You are earnestly requested to meet at the courthouse in Mena Tuesday, June 8, 1920, at 10 o'clock a. m. Im-