Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
Road Discussion Being Map
ped Out.

Preparations for the taking over
of roads by the state highway COM
mission in a number of counties, as
authorized by the recent highway
act and which is now actually being
put in operation, are being complet-
ed by T. H. Thomas, secretary of the
commission, and Charles H. Moore
field, engineer. To take over the
roads under state maintenance
means that the commission must
have the full cooperation of coun-
ty officials and all persons interest
ed in better roads
The commission is able to main
tain these roads only when they are
under the state system, connecting
the various county seats, and will
not give any attention to other high
ways The plan now is to hold meet
ings in every congressional district,
possibly two or three in some dis
tricts, and to invite all interested IN
roads to attend these hearings! Coun
ty officials, of course, will be expect
ed to be on hand from their respec-
tive counties. Members of the state
highway commission and district en-
sineers will be on hand to talk over
the needs of the district and coun-
ties.
First at Anderson.
After these meetings have been
held all over the state it is believed
that very little trouble will be ex-
perienced in taking over the roads
from the counties in all sections OF
South Carolina. Letters giving facts
about the meetings and calling on all
those who have a desire to see bet
fer roads in this state have been sent
ont by Mr.. Thomas and he expects
all the conferences to be well attend
ed. The first conference of this kind
will be held in the court house at
Anderson, Monday, August 2 from
10 o'clock in the morning until
o'clock in the afternoon.
The second meeting is scheduled
for Greenwood at the court house
on Tuesday, August 3rd, from 1C
a. m. to p. m.
Wednesday, August a, the session
will be at Greenville and Thursday
August 5, the meeting will be at
Spartanburg.
Friday, August 6, the conference
will be at Rock Hill and Saturday
at the court house at Camden. SINH,
lar meetings are being arranged fol
all the congressional districts and
large number of county seats. Be
low is copy of the letter sent out
to county officials in the Third dis
trict, the others being similar except
for the dates and places of meeting
t'Under the recent act of the legls'
lature creating a state highway de-
partment, there is contained the fol
lowing provision:
"The said state highway commits,
sion shall, under the advice OF the
state highway engineer, lay out a
system of connecting highways
throughout the state, connecting
every county seat within the state
and covering such main avenues OF
travel and traffic as the said highway
commission may deem advisable
"Before complying with the above
provision of the act the department
deems it advisable to hold a public
hearing in each of the seven congress
sional districts of the state, to which
will be invited all parties who may
be interested in the matter. A tenta-
tive state system was laid out by the
former highway department after
long study and careful considera-
.tion, and as basis of discussion this
tentative system will be used. Maps
of this lay out may be obtained at
the office of the county supervisor of
roads of every county.
SIN pursuance of the above pur-
pose of the state highway commits
sion will hold hearing in the coun-
ty court house in the city of Ander-
son on Monday, August 2, 1920,
from 10 a. m. to 1 p. M, and fur
ther hearing in the county court
house at Greenwood on Tuesday, Au
gust 3, 1920, from 10 a. m. to p.
NJ, and anyone in the Third congress
.ionaI district who believes that the