Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
REPAIR OF THE HIGHWAYS.

fusion and no little feeling during the
past year as to the repair Of the So
called main highways" Of York
county, constructed by the chaingang.
1t Is known that an act was passed
at the last session Of the general as
sembly which in some way set apart
a certain portion Of York county's
share of the state automobile license
tax for this purpose.
Some of the automobile license tax
has been used for repair and up-keep
work; but there is considerable
amount of repair and up-keep work
that is necessary, and which Is believ-
ed to have a claim on this or some
other fund; but which remains unat-
tended to.
There has been received by the
county treasurer little less than
$4,000 from the state automobile IL
cense tax, and from this sum there
have been a number OF payments, and
Of course there remains In the hands
of the treasurer all that part Of the
fund which has not been expended.
Asked about the automobile license
tax fund, Supervisor Boyd said that
he has transferred some OF 1t for
road work; but he has not undertaken
to carry out the act in detail for the
reason that he has not found 1t prac-
ticable to do so.
The statute relating to the matter
reads as follows:
"Section 2123 The county supervt-
sor while so working the public hign-
ways, shall cooperate with the town
ship supervisor in each township
through which the highway may pass;
and when said work Is completed by
the chainzang, the township supervi-
sor for that township shall keep the
same in repair: Provided that the
three main highways Of the county as
set forth in the preceding section 2122,
outside the corporate limits of any
incorporated city, town or village,
shall be maintained and kept in re-
pair by the supervisor and county
commissioners, and that the funds re-
ceived by the county from the state
automobile license tax shall be ex-
pended by them in the maintenance
and repairs Of said three main high
ways, and that an additional shall be
added to the above fund by taking from
the township road funds. through
amount equal to SIS mile Of the said
main highways included in and ex-
tending through each township.
through which said highways pass,
and the county treasurer is herepy
authorized and directed to create the
fund as above provided, as a main
tafnance and repair fund for the pur-
pose as above mentioned. Provided
further, that all funds received by the
country from the state automobile H.
cense tax arising from any town
ship through which said main high
ways may not pass, or have not been
graded, shall be expended in the main
tainance and repairs OF the pubic
roads in each township"
The three main highways set forth
in section 2122, referred to are 1, Road
from CASTOR line to Chester by way
of Glover, Yorkville and McConnells-
Vile. 2, Road from Catawba junction
to Cherokee line by way Of Rock Hill,
Yorkville, and the most practicable
route" west. 8, Road from Fort Mill.
to McConnellsville, through Rock Hill
and the blackjacks.
Study Of the act with view to
putting its provisions into erect,
brought the supervisor up against
conditions that made him pause as to
further procedure.
For one thing, no part of the pro-
posed three highways has ever been
built in Catawba township, and there
fore Catawaba township could not equi-
tably be held for up-keep.
part Of the Yorkville, Rock Hill road is
in Catawba township, Rock Hill which
Is in Catawba township gets the 1ull
benefit of 1t, and Catawba township
is assessed nothing while York and
Ebenezer are to be assessed SIS mile
from their 2-mill road tax.
The north and south road runs
through Kings Mountain township
close along side of the Bethel line, IN
such a way to be Of as much benefit
to Bethel as Kings Mountain, yet all
of the upkeep is taxed against Kings
Mountain township.
This road runs through the west
ern side of Bethesda township, yet the
law would rob all the other roads IN
the township for upkeep of a road In
which the other roads are not particu-
larry interested.
Bethel township has had as much
benefit from the chaingang proportion
ably as a township as any other town.
ship in the county. There Is q good
road in the township running out east
from Glover almost to Catawba river;
yet the law does not even make an
effort to tax Bethel SIS a mile or any
other amount for the upkeep OF TINS
road.
Bullock's Creek, Broad River. Beth
ell, and Catawba townships, under the
statute are entitled to their full pro
rata of the state automobile license
tax fund without deduction on account
Of the main highways.
The understanding is that the leg
islative delegation is now trying TO
envolve and agree upon a more just.
equitable and practicable method OF
keeping the main and other highways
in repair, and the untangling OF the
tangle will depend in large measure
on the outcome of the delegations Ell
forts.