The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-06-02
WOULD BUILD ROAD
BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
Highway Proposed From Ker-
shaw to Charlotte, n. c.
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED
government Will he asked to Fur
nish Engineer TO locate
the ROuta

citizens from KerShaw and Lanca
counties meth in Kershaw FridaN
afternoon to hear the report of the
committee appointed at former
meeting to devise ways and means
for getting the national government
70 adopt as part Of the national high
way road through Lancaster coun-
ty as a connecting link between
Charlotte and Camden r. ID. Blake
ney, Esq, presided over the meeting.
We take the following from Sun
days issue of The News and Courier
which contains the details of the
meeting:
Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier, May 3O.-The
mass-meeting of citizens at Kershaw
yesterday considering the matter OF
building new trunk line to Char
lotte' \. c., via Lancaster. passed
resolutions appointing a central com
mlttee to have charge of the matter
of raising funds from cities. towns
and land owners along the proposed
route to help i'm defraying the ex-
penses. 1t was decided that half of
the expense was 10 be raised bv nom
ular subscription, and the work to
be done through cooperation of the
central committee with the super-
visors of Lancaster and Kershaw
counties.
The United States department of
good roads will be asked for an en-
gineer to locate and lay out the route.
Maintenance funds and a system of
patroling the road after it is com
pleted were decided on Each patrol
will cover stretches OF twenty miles
in length.
1t is proposed TO make this new
piece OF roadway model, and II it is
a success good road building will be
given great impetus. Commissioner
h. J. Watson, who attended the mass
meeting, returned here last night en-
Unused over the result and gave ont
copies of the following resolution
adopted by the meeting:
Whereas. the economic needs OF
Rershaw and Lancaster counties de-
mand the construction of a thorough
main highway to which lateral roads
can be built, a road passing from
Camden via Kershaw and Lancaster.
to connection with the main high
way in Mecklenburg county. North
Carolina, TO Charlotte, and,
Whereas, the federal government
has indicated willingness to extend
expert engineering supervision to
such road if properly constructed.
and
Whereas, it is obvious that a be-
must be made somewhere. il
being impossible to build all roads in
all sections OF each county at one
time, and it is therefore eminentlv
proper to concentrate efforts on the
most needed trunk line at one time
and
Whereas, delays cost the people
and particularly the producing
heavily in the matter of the
transportation of their products to
now. therefore. be it
Resolved, That a central commit
tee, consisting of three men OF known
be appointed by the
chairman of this body. who shall be
charged with the conduct of cam
paign for raising needed funds. who
shall receive and disburse all funds
m the county in which they we're
who shall consult with
and cooperate fully with, the two
county supervisors as to all work to
De done, and who snali pay all bills
for work as agreed upon with the
supervisors. when certified to and
approved by the respective supervis-
Drs.
Resolved. That this central com
nittee shall forthwith appoint local
soliciting committees, who shall con
iuct painstaking campaign, calling
upon the chambers OF commerce.
banks and commercial institutions.
and owners. farmers and others to
TO the extent of their abil-
ty to the project of the construction
,f this main highway through the
of Kershaw and Lancaster.
The said committee shall report as
promptly as possible to the chairman
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