The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-29

Committeeman Reartion States Tint
County Board Is Welded to Gar.
pcr's Ferry and Opposed to santce
Bridge.

representing Sumter county in the
santee river bridge project appointed
by Florence meeting. recommended
by the State Highway Commission.
wish authority TO appoint two other
committeeman from this count.
said today that as soon as he re q.
eeves his Official notice OF appoint
msnt from Chairman A. ". Smell. OF
Charleston. OF the central committee
M charge OF this matter, that he will
name two assistants and get busy
trying to line this county up. to induce
onr Sumter county legislative delega-
ton co enact legislation in behalf of
this county and TO support the st.
Paul and Pinckney Landing bridge
and the Lanneau's ferry bridge, as
recommended by the State Highway
engineers. and endorsed by two meot
inss largely attended in Columbia and
Florence by representatives Of ever,
county interested.
Mr.. Reardon anticipates a hard
row OF stumps TO travel TO get any
support of either OF these two project
from the county commissioners Oh
legislative delegation OF this county
as supervisor l.. e. White informed
him that the Sumter county commits
sioners favor a causeway crossing and
ferry at Gamers Ferry on the Wa
teree river, between Sumter and
Richiand counties. This county hal
no representatives from the board OF
county commissioners at the Colum-
bfa conference or the Florence meet
Ing on the santee river bridge pro
jects. One OF the state Highway en-
gineers told Mr.. Reardon that one OF
tho Sumter county board OF commits
sioners informed the engineer that
Sumter county would not be repre-.
ssnted at the Columbia meeting to
confer on the Santee river bridges be-
cause the Sumter county commission
ers favor the Gamers ferry crossing.
So that as Sumter county goes into
the santee river bridge project with u
divided force. and with the county
authorities not interested in the st.
Paul or Pinckney's landing and the
Laaneaus ferry projects. the Sumter
county committee Is badly handi-
capped. because the Sumter county
legislative delegation will perhaps
stand by the endorsement and the
recommendation OF the Sumter coun-
" board OF commissioners. i'm this
e matter. az the delegation has Away.
done I'm all recommendations of the
county commissioners; for instance I'm
the recommendations not to appropri-
ate two thousand dollars for twelve
months county health survey. when
four thousand dollars were offered
additional from the national and
State health boards. for such a sur
vey. and in the case Of the recent
recommendation of the county COM
missioners that the legislative deiega-
tion abolish the appropriation of
Hfteen hundred dollars for the rural
schooi home demonstration work
when the United States department
OF agriculture and Winthrop College
appropriate one thousand and forty
dollars TO supplement this county
appropriation. although the delega.
ton favored both of these appropria-
tions. All that the committee from
Sumter county. charged with the San.
tee river bridge projects. can do is to
place the matter fully before the peo-
pie OF Sumter county as quickly and
as clearly as possible. which will be
done from official. expert. and reli-
able information furnished by the
State Highway commission engineers
after thorough investigation or all
projected crossings.
The Pinckney landing causeway
and steel and concrete bridge pro-
posed. In which Sumter county is
more directly interested. will be q
free bridge which will be paid for by
the United States paying one half the
cost. and about seventeen counties of
this section OF the state dividing the
cost OF the other half.
Tho Pinckney's landing bridge will
be between Clarendon and Orange
burg counties. about three miles
north OF the old Charleston Sumter
and Northern santee bridge near ST
Paul In Clarendon county.
sumter's business men will be in
tcrested In knowing that the Pinck.
ney landing bridge will open a new
trade territory for this city I'm Or
angeburg, Calhoun. Berkeley and 9th