Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-05
MONSTER ROAD MEETING

In the building OF the east and ives
road between Yorkville and Rock Hill
the upper route by way Of Tirzah
Newport and Ebenezer will be follow
ed instead of the lower route by T. L
Carrolrs, East View and paralleling the
Bethesda township line. That was set
tied by the county board Of commits
sioners yesterday, after hearing ex'
tended argument by and in behalf OF
the advocates Of both routes. Supervi-
sor Boyd and Commissioner Jackson
voted for the upper route and Commits
sioner Smith for the lower route.
Altogether there were present be-
tween 200 and $50 partisans Of the two
routes under consideration, and with
Mr.. ]. S. Brice acting as chairman and
the commissioners as judges, all who
cared to speak were accorded patient
and respectful hearing in orderly com
pliance with parliamentary usage. The
meeting was generally orderly and In
good temper. At times there were sug-
gestions Of little heat, and occasion
ally a CLEAN Of humor, but generally
the arguments were sound and serious
At one time during the hearing there
was a call for a rising vote on the part
Of all those in favor Of the upper route
and three -fourths of those present
stood up. Later there was a call
for a similar vote on the part Of those
in favor Of the lower route; but the
vote was quite small. This circum-
stance, however, was not to be under
stood as having any influence on the
decision Of the judges who gave 1t To
be understood that they were to be
guided solely by facts as to practical
onditions-comparativ distance, top
ographical obstacles, cost, and compar-
ative number Of people to be benefited.
Mr.. r. T. Allison, advocating the
south road, told of it's advantages. The
heaviest work on this road, he said,
would be between Fishing Creek and
Glenn & Allison's Clubhouse, and there
would not be much Of it, Owners Of
property along the proposed route had
all signed rights of way, and would
also furnish sand, gratis. Such a road
would open up what is now dark Sec
ton of the county, and the road would
be fed from McConnellsville and the
entire Bethesda township. The county
would only build between seven and
eight miles of road because the Finley
road" had already been extended three
miles or more from Rock Hill, and
would join the south road. He pro-
posed that the county build from a
point just beyond the county home to
Mr. John Steele's home The TirZah-
EbeneZer road was already one of the
best in York county.
Mr. ]. 3. Johnson said he was in ia
yor of the lower or south road. because
the people had no road, while the Tir-
Zah thoroughfare has been in good
condition for years. Citizens living
along the lower road had been paying
taxes all these years, and had asked
for nothing. The law says road from
Yorkville to Rock Hill and Fort Mill
shall be built. 1t does not say repaired
If the upper route is decided upon, the
present upper road will be its course,
and will only be repaired. AS a tax
payer he favored building roads where
there are none. People on the upper
road have good railroad facilities, the
lower road folks have none. While the
speaker had no special interest in the
matter; for the sake Of right and JUS
tice he favored the lower way. A great
country will be opened. True the low
er road folks were in the minority. but
it was because they were striving 10
open up an undeveloped territory. He
did not think the commissioners should
hesitate a moment as to which route
the road should go.
Mr.. John A. Steele was an advocate
of good roads throughout the country.
The lower road would drain a good sec
ton of country. No six miles of coun-
try had made more progress of late
than the lower road country. A por-
ton of good road was already valu-
able asset of the community. The peo-
pie Of that section were asking the
commissioners to add to that good
road.
John R. Hart, Esq, while an advo-
cate of the lower road, was not intlu-
enced by any personal motive; neither
was he acting as attorney under fee.
He was convinced that the Air Line
road was the proper route. If this route
be decided upon, it will be well drain
ed, require little grading and will open
up a new country. One Of the most
serious problems in connection with the