Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-02
EXPECTS YORK COUNTY
TOPAY HALF FOR BRIDGE

The following article relative to
the proposed York Mecklenburg
bridge across the Catawba river ap-
peared in the Charlotte News OF last
Saturday:
Building of n steel and concrete
bridge between Mccklcnburg and
York counties. which has been held
up because York county officials be-
lieved their part OF the cost would
be excessive. Is now made possible
by an act Of the North Carolina
General Assembly.
Under the new act MCcklenburg Is
authorized. through the county COM
missioners. to enter into contract
with the Soth Carolina county to
build the bridge near Wrisht'R ferry.
each comfy to pay so per cent OF the
cost
The approach to the bridge on the
York side Is long. and. under tho old
plan. York would pay for this ap-
proach and also half tho steel struc-
ture and spans up to the center of
Cntawba river. The new act Will let
York out with payment OF one-half
the total cost of both the bridge
spans and the two approaches. II Is
believed that this will assure con-
by the two counties" +.
At the 1919 session OF the General
Assembly OF South Carolina nm act !.
was passed authorizing the board of
commissioners OF York county to
unite with similar officers in behalf
| "f Mccklcnhurg county ''in tho cree
| tion and construction OF bridge
| across Catawha river at n point be-
| tween WriGhts ferry aud Royd's for
ry. within tho said county OF York,
| to he determined hy the county
hoard OF commissioners OF York
| county, together with York county
| engineer and similar authorities on
| the part OF Mccklcnhurg county. n.
| c.: Provided. That tho cost OF the
same to York county shall not OK
coed the SUM OF 10000
" was further provided. In section
3 of fho act that tho cost OF con-
] #truCtion and maintenance OF the
said bridge shall he shared m fol-
lows: Two-thirds thereof by Neck
lcnhnrg county. n. G.. ana onc-third
hv York county. =. CO.
| Nothing was done toward tho
| erection OF the bridge last year. AS
tho cost OF structural steel and other
building material had rison 80 much
| that tho amount tho two counties
| f:tu NVTcCO tn spend IN bnllUlnT tnc
bridge WINS seen to bc Inadequate.
| AZ the 1920 session OF the South Car
olina General Assembly. the York
| delegation, therefore. acting upon
| the recommendation OF tho county
supervisor and county engineer. IN
| creased York's appropriation for tho
| bridge from $40 to $4,000. by
| way of amendment to tho original
| oct No amendment was made to
| the original act. however. providing
| that York should pay for more than
| ONO third tho cost OF construction
and maintenance OF the bridge. This
| provision OF the original act there
| fore stands.
| One of the York mcmhors OF the
| General Assembly nfter reading the
| Tharl"tt" News RrtiCl" stated that
tho article was misleading In that II
| lcft tho impression that tho York nu-,
thorities wcr" responsible for tho
bridge not having already been huilt
md that tho erection Of the bridge
| was practically assured by the act
' of tho North Carolina General As
4 SenHbly permitting tho Mccklenhurg
| authorities to pay half the cost OF
| the construction OF the bridge.
THE bridge proposition was IA
ken up with tho York delegation
two years ago by tho Mccklcnburg
"up"rvisor In Columbia. Ills propo-
| sition was that nasmuch as the
| hridg" would he OF greater benefit 10
| MecklenburG than To York. Meek
| lenburg would pay two-thirds the
| cost Of construction and thereafter
| twO-thirds tho cost of maintenance
This proposition was written into
| tho law and is s'ill there. II re-
| mains to bo seen whether the York
| members OF tho General Assembly
at tho 1921 session viii aErco to fur
| ther amend tho original net. to tho
ovtcnt that York will meet Neck
| lcnburC's amended proDo-ition for
| the construction OF the bridge"