The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-19
THE GAKNER'S
FERRY BIRsII3{s
5 saaltcY .Cou:tiy New Justified
In Undertaking This Cost
ly Project

The Columbia state and Columbia
Record appear TO be laboring under
a, Iisapprchension in respect to tilE
attitude Of the Sunter/County Per
manent Highway Commission to-
wards the proposed bridge at Garn-
er's Ferry. These papers state thatihe
Commission endorsed the proposal. AS
q matter of fact the Permanent High
way Commission declined TO approx
the project: T:ie County i.oard %
commissioners did approve '!:e pro-
.Icct by q vote Of three u two. There =
no c-:;h l.>i:.sin Slnerail; over the I'M
mediate construction of bridge al
Gamers FerTy. To-. If IS felt shat It is
more important to build the county
/ highway system as outlined. before
undertaking any other expensive and
ambitious proposition
T!le county is committed to IL"
construction Of approximately -
mics oi, hard surfaced highways with
N Tho county before any other State
highways are undertaken. and it is be-
!icved that the diversion OF funds co
re Gamers Ferry bridge wol4ld Grip
pie a2id interfere with The original
plans. ,:seo'y do,l2: that is available
N:H De i:ct.::1d 80 complete the j2l
niilc psoicei ;n,! ia" diversion o:
county funds: fer ;!nH- other road con-
ata'aet;"n WOULD DELAY the completion
= nc county system.
Undertakings. such as the Gamers
te.jy bridge and the four-nlilc cause
,.Tais' through the swamp. siioald be
carried Get by the State Highway
comm :ssion a;ad not by The counties.
ard Sumter county should be ve.y
cautious in entering; upon such an eI.-
te:,prise at this time wnHl the re
aou:ces OF the coTl;y haze bce:i
pledged for :ear5 10 couae 20 tie con-
p1etion OF ;t system OF county high
was. II tie bridge across the rive,
at an estimated cost Of only si56.10).
was the only expense. involved. t;&;re
v,cll,d be less hesitation in endorsi:i,5
TIE pro5ect. but the construction a;i'a
Tain:ainance, especially the main
tcnance Of four to foar apd one-hah
miles Of swamp causcway and a'haN
,!ozcn Or more bridges in addition TO
The river bridge is Il serious and ilcayA-
responsibility 10, assume. kicilii:ti
county will haze no swamp causer-:iy'
I, Doiid ar.l maintain. and after tn,
ridge is bni:t TIE expense VIII la
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~ .;;%~ ,i.,.;o :. ,i;-4t'.-l,. :;:;l..l tor
,i.- read through? ,he ss,,.:l::p @;:. >"
c constant ara continuing problem
and expense. The only relic: from this;
condition would i>c foaed IN the as
sumption 81 the pcrpc.aa! maintcn-
ance OF TIE bridge @;ld caIseway
through thc sEesrlp By the St;;:.s
Highway Commissions. Il ;his coed De
s::ra~anteed The principal! objection to
he Gamers Ferry project would be
removed: b,;. there would Sill r2-
:aain the oueseio:i CT whether or not
he county is i;,s,:Ged III en2bar!l;:..i
a,Des1 20 lal;,,a Undertaking n additio..
o 70; miles had surface systerl q,
..;eiy .c2 IS. IL ti," CoGnt: Boar;
q! ftc.ror.a;s..: .:o:2nrs warr2ntetl in ped
- tie ca;:i.,. 20 ~ project - :"
,liV:y:ea vo.. II three - NO i 4!
f.so2 cc I4e Gisapprov;I CT ne Per:a-
.ncnt I:i@away Gar1n2j s:sio.l Saoo!G
not the tax:,a.,a::.e l,t, ce.:.>;l,:;c,i hec3.''
;fe step is taken? they were coi?
suited as 20 the $4,000 bond i<si:e
and the III mile highway project.
.Nhv not do tic Same thing as 10 ,.l2
Gamers Ferry BRIDGE