Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-17
OOO[EY MADE TIL.
FIRST OFFER FOR
BRIDGE ON FLINT

It's up to Dooly county about the
bridge over the Flint river at Marrav,s
ferry" is the statement made by Ar
thur Rylander, member of the SUM-
ter board Of county commissioners, to
a Times-Recorder representative.
Mr.. Rylander stated that DooIy
broached the proposition to the CON-
missioners of Sumter county to buIIa
bridge at Murray's ferry and each
county bear half of the cost OF the
construction of the bridge-spans and
approaches. To this plan, Sumter ac-
quiesced, and the necessary federal
legislation was secured.
At a recent conference at Murray.s
ferry between the commissioners Of
Sumter and Dooly, it developed that
Dooly would only agree to pay the cost
OF building the bridge to the middle of
the river This, according to MIR. Ry.
lander, is not in keeping with the Hrss
proposition which Dooly made, and the
one to which the Sumter commission
ers agreed.
1t is said that Dooly now says Criss
would not enter into the agreenA4nt.
which causes her to change the pTam
Of paying half of the cost instead of to
the middle of the river.
The commissioners of Terrell and
Sumter counties agreed to a plan
which Sumter desire with Dooly. in
the erection of the steel bridge over
Kinchafoonee creek on the Americas
Dawson highway.
Unless the commissioners can coms
closer together, and in the main, un-
less Dooly stands by her original pro
position, it looks as if the bridge wis
lot be built within any time SOON.
DOOIy Wants Bridge.
The Cordele Dispatcn Of this week
contains an editorial urging the bufId-
ing of steel bridge at Huguenin's
ferry by Crisp and Sumter counties
jointly. The article is:
Congressman Charles R. Crisp an
nounces that Crisp county's request for
legal permission to construct bridge
at Huguenin's ferry has been granted
through act of congress. The way Is
clear for a bridge. Now the project
needs some dozen or more business
men of Cordele and Crisp county to
get together and finance it so that
the bridge can be built without delay
There are more ways of doing it than
digging down into the pocket of some
Of us who might as yet not be quits
able to afford the money. There is
room for study and good planning, f0-
the bridge is a necessity.
No one could estimate the advantages
to both Cordele and Americas which
might come of making way over
Flint river at this point. Traffic ain
along this river needs it, to say moth
ine of Crisp and Sumter. Cordele ana
Americas are badly in need of it. We
hear Of difficulties encountered every
week or so among those who have tn
travel this route. 1t is much avoided
because of the risk and expense.
The right thing is for the commits
sioners of Crisp and Sumter to join
in the construction of bridge here
Sumter county needs it world without
end. Americus needs it as badly
as Cordele, and both counties ought
to be spanked for not having built this
bridge long ago.
To quibble over the trade advanE-
ages is to lose time on the smallest
issue involved Cordele ought to have
to lose everything that American can
beat us to, and on the other hand
Americus ought not to complain at d
cleanup, If Cordele can put it over
/. is the bridge that both sides need.
and they need it at Huguenin's. The
right thing is tc build it and share the
expenses.