The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-06

around Prosperity and not starting
at Newberry. Another delegation
then came from Prosperity. Senator
Blcase, after the hearing with the
delegation from Newberry, said he
would kill the provision in the SELL
ate. and this lie aid, which carried
the bill TO free conference.
''Mr. Julnstonc stated 10 the New
berry delegation !hat, while he cid
not think an>Hvdy had deceived him
rs to the roads that were ,o be work.
ed. he VA; un1>" :llt imp:r Sion that
we meant II" eel Lid " rom New
berry t'" !.."".
"As stated. Sc: " Hta:H nmc"H-
ed the supply bill in the scnal and
struck ont the provision as to per-
mancnt work and also as TO borrow
ing money, and inserted Il levy Of
four mills. This threw the matter in
tation with the Prosperity dclcga-
ton and the Ntwbcrry delegation. |
agreed to insert as one Of the roads
10 be worked tie road from Newber-
~ c"ur, house to the steel bridge. and
put ii in second. Instead Of the road
from Prosperity to Ncwbcrry. rs pro-
videh for in the original bill. | also
rrwrntc the provision for the supply
bill as to Nrwbcrry county and put
in Il thrre-mill levy and Il provision to
borrow 1000 and also the provision
/" putting the chain gan" upon
permanent work. and designating the
roads.
''Thr reasons which actuatch me in
stating the roads from Prosperity are:
The road to the steel bridge is one
that can be easily put in good coadi-
ton. 1t has the material convenient
to mcalamize places that need it. 1t
goes through Il section Of country that
Is thickly populated with white pao-
pl, VIII" Ito thri" own work. 1t is one
Of he main highways from Saluda
county to u.lp Of the trade centres oi
TIL. county. and the second road
leading from Prosperity to Newber-
ry. which WAS provided for in the
original bill IL the Scronl road. but
which i now third ul,lcr The change
above mentioned. would give Il main
road from Saluda county TO Prosper
ity and to Nrwbcrry. In addition to
that. it Was suggested that by work.
in" these roads in this ownShip, W.
could induce the people of the town
ship 10 levy Il onc-mill tax under the
provisions Of a bill which was passed
in 1907. and. OWN" to the large white
population, it was thought that they
would cooperate with the supervisor
by hauling rock and gravel without ,
cost 10 the county.
81 realized that il made little DIFF
ference where this work VAS begun.
that othrH sections of the county
would think that they had not been
dealt with fairly; but the main idea
was to gel some permanent work done,
and a beginning had to be made; AMI
IIt lCitH'.lN ! htlt XIV tll'ttShl
We're sufficient to justify us in start
ing nj that point.
81 desire TO make this statement
for the reason that if there is any !
blame TO be attached to it. ] do not
care to shift it upon any one else. /
was satisfied if we could oct some
good road built somewhere in the
county that it would not be long IN
til We could get good ronls il all see
tions Of the county. And for the rca-
SONS above given | thought wc could
get results quicker by starting at
Prosperity.
81 desire to call attention to the
fact thai this bill provides that the
supervisor shall begin work on these
roads. in the order named, at once.
and il is now up to the supervisor to