Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-22
Declare They Are Fol-
lowing Advice of State
Highway Expert
SEEK TO START ON
PROJECT SHORTLY
County Attorney Tok
To Go To Atlanta. To
Push Plans

The county commissioners, zk ~
called meeting today, decida2 to
stand pat" on their decision tea En1-
low the advice of the state hig1hwzRr
engineer and pave the rural ro@ias ss9s
Sumter county with aspazaFk@lF
macadam. Furthermore, they dgseRmr-
ed it their intention to procead sSikas
the work with the least possible aaB-
lay, getting actual construction rEdgx-
way at the earliest possible moEnema.
so as to provide work for a co1rsid-
cradle quantity of local labor chat,
will be available shortly.
The meeting was called for- the.
specific purpose of passing upon RanREs
papers in the sale of the road hGzds,
etc, but the recent request Of the.
commissioners of the Chamber 0T
Commerce that final selection of the
type of paving be delayed for nxes--
tIgation was discussed at considerable.
length.
eve can't listen to everybody
sa'd Chairman Neill A. Ray. ''If we
dld, we would rtvel get anywhere.
because it is impossible to satisfy ev.-
erybody. All we can do is what we
honestly consider best for the county
and let it go at that"
Neel An Expert.
eve called on w. R. Neei, "A
state highway engineer down heEea
ask his advice on this. paving. M
Neel is a highway engineer of mzA
years experience. He is an authnrTs
on the subject. and he represents EFae
state of Georgia. He told us, 1a z1aA-
swer to specific questions, that hG-
recommended this asphaIted macaamms.
absolutely and without quahfica aimu
as the best in every respect for Ez.
The federal engineer, Mr.. CrossiazEE.
who was here with him, told us rfaass
he would approve this type of road
and it has to be right before the gov
ernment will approve it,
'These men are the highest autFsora-
ity we have. and we feel thaS wa
would be making a mistake IL ssRa.
went contrary to their advice and
carried out the wishes of so1uenmEe
who did not really know anything
about paving. Mr.. NeeI admitted SD
US that there were bad examples Of
this type of paving that, ike amy
kind of paving, it had to be laid urvp-
erly to be durable - but thar a
it were correctly put down we wguEa
find it all that he recommended lit tp
be. He stated that he was RECON-
mending this type of road, knowing
ha+ bo bo
ests to fight, but that he knew what h@
was talking about. and was stalking
his whole reputation and future 10
on it."
The Rule To Apply.
eff Mr.. Neel is not competent to-
advise u.s." remarked Secretary r g.
Oliver, of the board. "the state Hzzs
certainly fallen down on a migfttE
important matter. / feel that mg rklzE
we should be governed by the adEieaR
of an expert, not someone who xs
without facts or knowledge. WttEza
we have need for a surgeon, we gEE
an expert, not trusting to poEu8zsn
opinion. I think the same rule sIuTzSdE
apply here in this matter 2Tn zn
favor of following the recommends
tion of our expert"
Other members Of the board Eg-
sented, and the matter was setS1s&
without formal action However. Es
was decided to invite George r. EB-
lis. who was mentioned as the clE1E3-
objector in the Chamber of CommeruE
to the board acting without furtf9gr
investigation, and Secretary Perkins,
who had also urged delay by rhH
board 1t was found that Mr.. EEha
was out of the city, but Mr. gasis7nfg
appeared. He informed the 1RaRrE
hat he had written to numerous niRcEz.s
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