The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
FOR THE BRIDGE
OVER PEE DEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF GOOD ROADS
ASSOCIATION
MAKES A CHOICE OF ROUTE

MRRLJ II unUlU[ UT hUult
Dependant on Marion's Approval
and Co-Operation i'm the Enter
prise. Must Get Ready to Go
Before Legislature.
Florence Times.
The meeting of the executive
committe of the Eastern Carolina
Good Roads Association at the city
council chamber on Saturday night
was well attended by citizens of
Fdorence and a good representation
from Dillon county, but the Marion
were not present,
and so nothing definite could be
agreed upon. All of this section of
the State Is interested aud
concerned in the proposed bridging
OF the Pee Dee river, but it is go
ing to be impossible of achieve
ment except by the combined efforts
and resources of all of the coun-
ties within reach of the bridge, and
IL Marion does not come into the
enterprise it cannot be achieved.
Prof. Holmes and his assistant en-
gfneers and surveyors were there
with drawings and estimates on
four routes and with all informa-
tion on each of them. The first,
and the one which they all most
earnestly recommended was a route
across the river, nearly five miles
above the railroad bridge, which
finds a more nearly natural cause
way. aud will be very much tie
cheapest and the most permanent
way. This route, with a steel draw
bridge across the river and such
bridges as are necessary over runs
in the swamps, and culVerts and
leads will cost from high ground
on the other, a little less than
one hundred thousand dollars, de-
pending on the various cost of la
eIor and building materials.
The other routes surveyed were
each. about a mile apart, going
down stream, the last one being
near the railroad bridge.
The cost of these routes increas-
ed with their going down stream,
and the last one, the one nearest
the railroad bridge would cost near
ly one hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars.
The route recommended would
not be over two miles longer from
Florence to Marion than the one
at the railroad bridge, by actual
count, so that the route recon-
mended was adopted tentatively
by the committee provided it
would meet the approval and would
have the support of Marion county.
Prof. Holmes was asked to lay
the matter before the people of
Marion and explain the reasons for
it's adoption and he cheerfully un-
dertook that mission. In case Mar
lon does not agree to the PROPOSE
tion another meeting of the com
mittee will be necessitated, and 1t
would be held as soon as possible,
because the matter must be arrang-
ed at the now rapidly approaching
session of the legislature.
The members of the committee
and visitors at the meeting were
very much interested in a drawing
down the coast, which passes near
Fayetteville, N. c., and makes a
big bow to cross the river at the
only bridge now across 1t, at Che
raw.
If the bridge is built where the
counties of Marion, Dillon and
FLORENCE propose to have it put,
the proposed highway could be
straight and would be many miles
shorter than 1t now Is.
The national good roads associa-
ton has this road in charge and
hopes and expects to get federal ald
for its maintenance, and 1t would
be a mighty highway for business
Z of all kinds along the coast. with
this in view, more earnest and dill
gent work will be done to secure
the road, for every one Will reco'
nize the importance of that national
highway.
The members from Dillon VINO
were here say that Dillon Is start
Ing out Immediately on a campaign
for good roads and they propose
to have the best roads in the State.
They are aiding to build roads in
to North Carolina, and mean TO
have them all through the county.
Those present at the meeting were
Messrss, Moore and Coleman from
Dillon and Mr.. Berry from Latta.
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