Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-07
WANTS STRAIGHTER ROADS.

before the board Of county commits
Of the proposed new road from the Ca
tawba bridge to Rock Hill and the
Strengthening Of the Neely's ferry road
from the Catawba Power company's
dam to Rock Hill.
Nov gentlemen" said Mr.. Wylie
to the members Of the board, II am
over here again about this road, and
If it does not suit you to do what
want this time, am coming back"
The persistence of genial Mr.. Wylie Is
well-known, and the members Of the
board laughed good naturedly at his
characteristic sally. After the laugh
was over, Mr.. Wilkerson asked about
the occasion of the last visit and Mr.
Wylie explained:
1T Is with reference to the proposed
new road from Rock Hill to the bridge
We have the right Of way over all the
lands intervening except for distance
of about 300 yards over a single plan
tation. The land is owned by several
parties, and one Of the parties at inter-
est refuses to give, sell or arbitrate
and I want to know If you will not
have the land condemned and let US
pay for it?"
All Of the commissioners sympathized
with Mr.. Wylie in his predicament
and Supervisor Gordon suggested:
Better not resort to condemnation
so long as there remains a chance fol
arbitration. Condemnation might
prove too expensive. The board has tC
appoint one arbitrator, the owner Of
the land another, and the two a third
If the land owners refuses to appoint
an arbitrator, then the board must ap.
point second man and the two must
agree on a third. If the landowner Is
not satisfied with the award Of the
arbitration board, he has the right Of
appeal to the courts and there is more
trouble. 1t Is much better to settle
the whole matter by friendly arbitra.
ton, If possible, requiring each side tc
enter into a bond to stand by the
award Of the board of arbitrators."
The members Of the board gave Mr.
Wylie to understand that they would
institute condemnation proceedings II
he should insist. Mr.. Wylie, however
seemed inclined to make another effort
at friendly settlement.
It seems that the owner Of the lan6
over which no right of way has not vel
been secured Is Mr.. Bun Fewell. Az
the roads now run, people passing tc
and from Rock Hill and Yorkville over
the bridge have to go by Mr.. Fewelps
house. The opening Of the new roaG
will throw the people going to anG
from Rock Hill on another route, and
Mr.. Fewell is not willing to have his
home thus removed from a main line
Of travel.
The proposed new road from tht
Catawba bridge to Rock Hill has beer
surveyed, and its course is in a direct
line almost north and south. At pres
ent the distance from Rock Hill to tht
bridge is nine miles, and by the new
route 1t will be only six and a hal
miles.
The other road in which Mr.. Wylie l.
as much interested as in the road from
Rock Hill to the bridge, is the road
from the dam Of the Catawba Power
company to Rock Hill. Over the
Neely's Ferry road the distance Is 81
miles. BY making a straight shoot
from Dutchman creek bridge, due
south, to the Berry house in Ebenezer
the long angle around by DR.. w. B
Fewell's will be cut off and the dis.
tance willnbe shortened to 6.2 miles.
The Commercial Club o. Rock Hill
advocates both Of these improvements
as promising considerable benefit tc
the city, and while we have been ad.
vised that there Is more or less oppo.
sition on the part Of the people living
along the road, to making any change
in either case, we have no information
as to the nature or grounds Of this op-
position.