The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-09
WATERLOO ROAD
AGAIN BOBS UP
Greenwood Chamber OF Commerce
Asks for Conference Between Lau-
rens and Greenwood Commissions.

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dent Of the Greenwood chamber of
commerce, enclosing a copy Of letter
sent by him to the state highway COM
mission proposing another conference
between the state commission and the
two county commissions relative to
the top-soil road connecting the two
counties The renewed agitation OF
This question came following petit
ton Of Corona people to the Green
wood chamber Of commerce asking
that the road from Greenwood to this
county's line be built through that
town to either the IVY Bluff site near
the old Cunningham place or to the
Puckctts Ferry site about a mile and
half below, instead OF 10 the Boyd's
Mill bridge now being used. 1t is
understood that the Greenwood COM
mission has already had the survey
made to the Boyd's Mill bridge and let
the contract for work on that route.
The Laurens commission is under
stood to favor the Ivy Bluff route, but
/ '>''t'iNN t'N'iHit HttS llnI DCcJ taken be-
cause Of the lack of funds at present
to prosecute the work. The action Of
the Greenwood commercial body is
taken to indicate that means might
be found to change the plans on tho
Greenwood side or that the Greenwood
commission will try to prevail upon
the Laurcns commission to build to
the Boyds Mill bridge also.
Supervisor Watts, who is chairman
Of the Laurcns commission, said YES
terday that his commission would be
glad to meet with the Greenwood COM
mission, but that he saw little chance
or altering the plans on this side. TAX
ing out Of consideration the matter OF
the most desirable route, he said, the
legislative delegations from Green
wood and Laurens counties had nut
through an act of the legislature last
| year requiring a bridge to be erected
in the vicinity OF the Puckett's Ferry
site and that there was no visible way
of avoiding the building of a bridge in
that vicinity. AS bridge at the Ivy
Bluff site would meet tho reuuire-
ments Of the act and is more desir-
able site, the commission would favor
crossing the river at this point. thus
saving the counties the expense OF
building two bridges, as the present
bridge at the Boyd's Mill site would
have to be practically rebuilt. 1t is
the present intention of the commits
sioncrs, he said, to meet the rcuuirc-
mcnts of the act in the best and most
economical manner and at the same
time place the bridge at the most log
ical point between the two counties.
The letter OF Mr. Stalnakcr to the
state highway commission follows:
state Highway Commission.
Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sirs:
At meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce Of Greenwood, a delegation
Of citizens from Coronaca and sur
rounding community presented
matter which in the judgment of the
Chamber OF Commerce, needs the at
tcntion OF the State Highway Com
mission, and the Highway Commis-
SionS of both Greenwood and Laurcns
counties.
The purpose of the Coronaca dele
cation was to have the Chamber Of
Commerce use its influence with the
Greenwood county highway commits
| sion to the end that the Greenwood
Laurcns highway pass through Coro-
naca and cross Saluda at IVY Bluff or
lPucketts Ferry instead of Boyd's
bridge.
In the course of discussion it de-
vcloped that the Greenwood and Lau-
rens Commissions were divided as to
the routes to be adopted-thc one de-
string to build the Boyd's bridge
route--and the other the PuckettS
Fcrry or Ivy Bluff route, and they
have never been able to get together.
1t also developed that the General
Assembly has already passed an Act
requiring the building Of bridge at
Puckctts Ferry.
Leaving out OF consideration the
claims OF the Coronaca citizcns-be-
cause those are purely local-and
can, Of course, only be dealt with by
the Greenwood highway commiSsion