The Pulaskian., 1920-01-30
THIRD SPECIAL
 SESSION CALLED
CALLED TO CONSIDER ROAD LAW AND MEASURES OF LAST
 SESSION.
URGE MAINTENANCE FUND
Arkaneas Road Building Program Is An Ambition and Far Reach ing One, Ranging Next To
 That of Texas.

Little Rock-Governo Brough, in his message to the third special ses- sion of the Arkansas legislature call cd to consider road measures, all road laws passed at the last special ses- sion having been declared invalid by the Supreme Court, urged that an ade- quate maintenancen fund be provided for each improvement district organ ized extending over a period of at least 20 years. for the upkeep of the roads after they have been con structed.
 Arkansas road building program, tn governor said, is an ambitious and far-reaching one, ranging next to that of Texas. Up to the present he said, there are 3,9S1 miles of roadway let to contract, involving bond issues of S5f,5eo,009, and of which 295 miles have been completed, 330 miles are hold up for curative legislation and court decisions, and 3.651 miles are now under construction. There are approximately 4,200 miles planned as necessary to connect up county seats. If that mileage is authorized at the special session, he said, Arkansas will have approximately SOS, 100000 invested in good roads.
 The federal government, he said, during the lye-year period beginning January, 1916, and ending January, 1921, has allotted $4,640,000 for road building in this state. The total of state and federal aid allotted is $5.- 667, ,9S3, of which S9S4. .237 has been paid
 The governors message follows:
 By virtue of the power and author ity vested in me by Section 19, Article 6, of the constitution of the State of Arkansas, I have called the Forty second General Assembly in extraor- dinary session for the third time to consider the following important pro- positions. towit:
 "The enactment of laws establish ing special or local road, Bridge, drainage and leyee improvement dis tricts and school districts, and con ferring special powers there on,. and. amending and curing defects in exist
  and ratifying, confirming and validat- ing special or local improvement dis tricts organized under general laws or special or local laws, and \ enlarging the powers thereof, and to enact such laws as will permit the completion, reconstruction or extension of water works systems and other improve. Js ,., ,,, nY
 This third call for the extraordi- nary session of the Forty-second Gen. eral Assembly, as you are aware, was made imperative by the decision of our Supreme Court, holding that un- der our constitution special acts should be advertised for 30 days prior to their introduction, the principle of which decision you are thoroughly conyersant with. In order to have ann pie opportunity for advertising, the governor issued the call for this ses-- sion on December 9, 1919, calling you into extraordinary session January 26, 10, thereby affording ample op- portunity to meet the requirements of our constitution. Despite the fact that the last extra session cost approxi- mately $35,0 900, and as much as | re- gret this additional drain on the gen. eral revenue fund, it will prove to be money we'll spent if, during the four months and more that have elapsed since your last session, you have con sidered well and consulted with the taxpayers of your respective districts and counties the wisdom, the charac- ter, the location and other necessary features of your local internal inn provements which, when completed, will be monuments to your patriotism and to your progressiveness-