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Minyard, Brian
From:Melton, Thomas
Sent:Tuesday, April 30, 2019 12:24 PM
To:Minyard, Brian
Subject:FW: Mehlberger monument
I talked to John and told him that it may have very well been moved by now.
Thanks,
Thomas Melton
From: Ivan Hoffman [mailto:ihoffman@handa-inc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 12:15 PM
To: 'John Thornton'
Cc: Melton, Thomas
Subject: RE: Mehlberger monument
John:
I was not aware of this marker so I called Tommy Bond as his family knew him. Tommy and I are going to look at the
monument on May 6th and will get back with you. Mehlberger was Licensed Surveyor No. 1 in AR and the monument
appears to be a memorial of his engineering and surveying service.
We need to find out about the surveying marker reference “a line of precise surveying marker”
Did you ask the historian at the capital to see if they know anything?
Tommy said there was a son that was an attorney in Little Rock. May need to follow up.
Ivan L. Hoffman, Jr., PS
President
Senior Surveyor
Cell: 479.651.1008
ihoffman@handa-inc.com
Surveying & Engineering
320 O’Bryan Lane • Van Buren, AR 72956
Office: 479.474.7916 • Fax: 479.474.2450
Web: www.handa-inc.com
From: John Thornton [mailto:John.Thornton@arkansas.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:34 AM
To: Ivan Hoffman (ihoffman@handa-inc.com); Ivan Hoffman (ihoffman@handa-inc.com)
Cc: Melton, Thomas
Subject: FW: Mehlberger monument
Importance: High
Ivan it may need to be addressed as to protecting the Monument With a purpose on how it would be relocated
and referenced from original location.
Any comments
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John M Thornton – State Surveyor PS, CFM a Reference to original location and note explaining
purpose for the ajustment
Arkansas Division of Land Surveys
1 Capitol Mall Ste 6D
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.683.1666 Tel
501.407.0790 Fax
501.416.0375 Cell
john.thornton@arkansas.gov Email
surveyor.arkansas.gov Web
From: Melton, Thomas <tmelton@littlerock.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 10:47 AM
To: John Thornton <John.Thornton@arkansas.gov>
Subject: FW: Mehlberger monument
Importance: High
John,
Please review below.
There’s a “Mehlberger Monument” out at MacArthur Park that apparently needs to be moved. There’s reference to a
“Mehlberger Line”. Do you have any idea what the heck it is? I mean is there any positional control value to it or just
decorative? Our historic guy (Brian) doesn’t want to give the go ahead to let them move it until he knows what he’s
dealing with.
Thanks,
Thomas Melton
From: Minyard, Brian
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 10:39 AM
To: Melton, Thomas
Subject: Mehlberger monument
The City of Little Rock is needing to move this marker out of the way of construction. Is this marker site specific? We
are proposing to move it due south of where it is now. Can we move it?
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The Mehlberger Markers.
Date ?
A line of precise reference surveying markers known as the ‘Mehlberger Markers’ was established in memory of the
man who pioneered efforts to license land surveyors in the State of Arkansas and was awarded Land Surveyor
Certificate No. 1. Max A. Mehlburger, who was born in Fort Smith in 1900 and received a B.S.C.E. from the
University of Arkansas in 1927, was also a leading professional engineer, having served with highway departments,
consulting engineers, and construction companies in several states prior to 1937. When he returned to his native
Arkansas as Engineering Commissioner for the State Department of Public Utilities, in 1942, he established his own
successful firm, Mehlburger Engineers, Inc. This trail of markers is a tribute from those who wish others to be aware
of this life of service.
Brian Minyard, AICP
Urban Designer
City of Little Rock
723 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
bminyard@littlerock.gov
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Phone 501-371-4789
Fax 501-399-3435