The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-02
NEARLY FIVE MILLIONS
PROVIDED FOR HIGHWAYS
Many Counties of State Enabled to
Float or Will Vote on Bonds
For Good Roads.

The good roads fever has seized
South Carolina by the throat to such
an extent that counties are now vie
ing with one another to raise them
selves out of the mud. This epidemic
of good roads is so contagious that at
the recent session of the general as
sembly ten counties passed good roads
bond issues aggregating $4,39S, ,069.4o.
Two years ago Greenyille county
blazed the way with good roads
bond issue of $950,000 and this pio-
neering Of the "Mountain county Is
being followed by one-third Of her
sister counties of the Palmetto State.
Spartanburg lived Up to her repu-
tation as the county of success with
a road bond issue of $1,000,O00 This
issue was authorized by act Of the
legislature and is now in force and ef-
feet Pickens county also put on di-
rect a bond issue of S250,000 for good
roads. Mccormick, the "baby" coun-
ty, provided direct a bond issue OF
5000 for good roads building.
These three counties did not refer the
bond issues to the people, following
in this respect the lead Of Greenville
county. Thus bond issues totallins
S1,425, 900 for good roads building are
authorized by the act of the legisla-
ture for the three counties of Spar
tanburg, Mccormick and Pickens, and
to this add the S950,e00 Of Greenville
county makes $2,375,000 put on good
roads in four counties by means OF
bond issues and none of which was
referred to a vote of the people.
Highway commissions are provided
in the three counties where bond is
sues are now certain by act of the leg
islature. In Spartanburg county the
highway commission is composed OF
five citizens who are appointed by
the governor on recommendation OF
the majority of the delegation. In
Pickens the highway commission is
composed of three citizens of that
county appointed by the governor on
recommendation of a majority of the
delegation. In Mccormick county the
highway commission consists of ]. J.
Dorm, chairman; W. D. Morrah, T. A.
Dowtin, Albert Gilbert and ]. H. Lyon.
the latter ex officio because Of his
being the county supervisor. The
governor fills all vacancies
In seven other counties the ques-
ton of issuing bonds for good roads
depends on a vote Of the people, the
delegations having provided for fs-
sues dependent on approval Of a ma
jority Of the electorate at special
elections provided for this purpose
The amounts by counties and the date
for the elections on good roads are
as follows:
Chester county citizens will vote
on Tuesday, March 81, On the ques-
ton of issuing s45O,OOO in good roads
bonds. The bonds if voted shall be
issued by a highway commission CON-
posed of R. S. Mebane, chairman; J.
l.. Asbell and H. S. Adams.
Citizens of Laurens county will, on
the last Tuesday in March, vote On
the question of issuing 100000 in
good roads boonds. The bonds if is
sued will be handled and issued ~
the county board Of commissioners.
On March 20 the voters Of Union
township in Union county will vote
on the question of issuing $4,000 In
bonds for good roads Improvement.
If issued they will be handled by d
highway commission of seven electors
of Union township to be appointed By