The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-09

State Highway Commission Furnishes
Estimates OF Proposed Causcway
and Ferry.

The state Highway Commission has
furnished the Sumter Chamber of
coiamerce with the following infor-
nation regarding the recent SURVEYS
%o estimates OF cost for rebuilding
the old Garner's Ferry crossing
through wateree swamp. between
sumter and Rlchland counties. build
ing ferry fiat. and building highway
approaches to the ferry ON the Sum-
ter and Richland county sides Of
same.
Survey and estimates. Garner's Fer.
ry crossing OF the wateree river be-
tween Richland and Sumter coun-
ties:
width OF river ..... go. 21e feet
Width OF swamp on Rich
'snd side 1000. $500 feet
Width OF swamp on Sumter
sac :. =. :. $4,000 feet
Total width OF swamp and
river 80. 21.419 feet
Estimate No. 4.
hased on meeting Federal aid re-
ouh-ements and securing a portion of
estimated cost from Federal aid funds.
Includes gravel surface for three
miles OF swamp on Sumter side and
\ mile swamp road on Richland side.
on an average all OF 25 feet. Also
And-clay construction for IT'S miles
OF road beginning at edge of swamp
on Sumter side and extending towards
sown OF Sumter. and the same type
OF construction for 3.s miles OF road
besinning at edge OF swamp on
Richland side and extending towards
Columbia for Is miles along the
qarner's Ferry Road. and construct
inE ferry fiat. Total estimated cost,
tes.75o.ss.
Estimate No. q.
Federal aid funds not available on
This estimate. Including 40 miles of
gravel road through swamp on an
average All OF rs feet, constructing
the necessary timber bridge over
streams. building 1.75 miles of sand
clay road from edge Of swamp on
srmter side to intersection with main
county road at top OF hill beyond
stateburg. also constructing 20 miles
OF sand-clay road from edge of swamp
on Richland side to intersection with
Gamers Ferry road. and construct.
Ing ferry fat. Total estimated cost.
s2s.sis.ss.
Estimate NO. s.
Federal aid funds not available on
this estimate. Including 40 miles OF
earth hli through swamp on an aver.
age M OF 30 feet. constructing the
neccsear ytimber bridges over streams
building 2 miles OF sand-clay road in
Richland county from swamp to Gar
ner's Ferry road. and constructing
ferry fiat Total estimated cost, ;2s,.
254.ss.
Estimate No. 2.
Approximate cost to Rich
land county .. .. $f1.s10.7O
Approximate cost to Sumter
county :. ... e. =. =. 22.251.ss
Total -, :. -. s3i.o62.3s |
t. Estimate No. ..
Approximate cost to Rich
land county =. 80. $e,52s.20
Approximate cost to Sumter
county 80. 13,726.6s
Totai .. .... $23,254 Ss
The engineers appear TO have re-
vised their estimates OF cost of Esti-
mate No. because the summary o.
cost for each county shows a total
OF ss4.oe2.Ss. whereas the arst state
ment shows a total cost OF s2s.91s.SS
or a slight difference OF s5.sS2.50.
Just what. u anything will be done
about the Gamers Ferry crossing. or
the Pinckney Landing causeway and
bridge over santee River by ths
Sumter County Legislative delegation.
no one knows as yet. Many people
are interested, but II is up to the
Sumter Legislative delegation and the
Sumter, County Board of Commission.
ers
FOR NEW REAR ADMIRAL.