The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-19
BRIDGE At
GARNETRlS FEERRReXy FEERRRIeX
Plan to Establish Direct Iligh
way to Columbia. Again
Revived

4 special meeting Of the Board G!
i County Commissioners was held r.':-
day with. al members present Thc
! object Of the meeting was to coasiG-
er a proposition to build q bridge
across the Wateree river at Garner.
Ferry and thus establish direct con
nection with Columbia by State
highway. Senator Clifton and Repre-
sentatives Belser and Noise met with
the Beard ard Engineer Murr&y 6
The State Highway Commission vas
! also present.
! The first matter before the meeting
was the report of superintendent OF
Roads Thompson relative to his visit
to Allendale to inspect caterpilla.
tractor in use on the roads. His re-
port was favorable 20 the use of this
type OF tractor in road construction
and maintenance.
Mr.. Noise reported to the Board
that S75.00G Of the Federal read cund
is now available for building bfjdeos
in this State and the opportunity Is
now offered 10 sumter and i;ichlanJ
counties 20 obtain ihis fund so, t.l0
construction Of bridge u Careers
Ferry. and -therelly make possible me
establishment OF Il State highway from
Sumter To Columbia To obtain this
Federal fund i; viii be necessary For
Sumter and ,Ejchland county each to
put up $4,000.
Engineer Murray stated that it IS
estimated that the bridge will cost
s150.0G0 without the approaches. aI1ti
that the approaches will cost approx
imately s.. 500 for a road that viii be
serviceable at least so per cent OF the
time. only exceptional floods on the
river submerging the road through
the swamp.
Several interested citizens were pre-
sent AID they expressed themselves ID
favor of the proposition.
The members Of Permanent Hard
Surface Road Commission, who We're
called into conference, after hearing
the proposition and considering il,
went on record as opposed to the pro-
position on the ground that the coun-
ty did not have now and would not
have within the year funds available
for this project, as The funds OF the
county have been pledged to the con-
structio:l' OF the proposed highway
system already Tentatively laid out.
The Board - Commissioners took
a vote on The question and went on
record III favor Of the Gamers i'e"ry
bridge project. The first ballot was q
tie-Commissioners Britton and Len
oii, voting for tho bridge project and
cor.iaissicaers AIimnls and Oliver
against IL Chairman lMcLaurin vot-
ed for TIE project. breaking the tie
in faVor OF the construction Of the
Bridge as proposed.
Engineer Murray stated the FEEDER
al funds available for road cons+ruc-
zion II, Sumter county could low be
obtained on the basis OF the survey
end estimate made last year for the
Mayesville road, provided changes are
made in the plan SO that this road1will
be 4 ilard-surface proposition instead
of a sand-clay construction. 1t w2S
decided to make the SUGGESTED chang@s
in the plans>and 70 use The Fedora.
road funds for tha: pG..pose.
superintendent o! Road Thompson
reported that Berkeley county has five
convicts that are not being used on
road work and wl:icii he was Informed
Sumter county cos,ld hire. he was
directed to take up the matter with
Supervisor D2Auis. Of Berkeley coun-
ty, and ascertain what ARRANGEMENT
could be made tor the hive, o. The con-
:'ic;s.
A note for $4,000 for e loan fro.'
the Sinking Fund Commission was ex-
ecuted
The board then adjourned.