The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
.7amadda ana. sUns
e a r. NE r IS
FERR YBRIDGE1

RichIand County Commissioners
Endorse Bridge Building
Project
Columbia, May 2e--The Richiand
county board of Inissaoners at
their regular semi-weekIy meeting
Tuesday afternoon endorsed the pro-
posal to bridge the Wateree between
Sumter and Richland counties and de-
cided to make application for federal
aid to the amount Of $37, 500 for the
project. The sentiment Of the COM
mission issto meet Sumter halfway
in this project which is expected to
mean mitch for the two counties.
s It was stated at the meeting OF
the commissioners thatfhe location Of
the bridge and other details will be
decided later. It was also stated tflat
"a series OF meetings between the Off
Gals OF the two counties would like
.lyzbes arranged, when the matter could
,be discussed thoroughly and complete
understanding between the two coun-
ties reached with regard TO the bridge
plans. sz...s5.-s@.--
There IS published in Columbia to-.
day lettersfrom a prominent citi-
zen of thes lower part OF Rich1and in
which he endorses the, bridge plan
heartily. He states that the span will
not mean much to him personally but
viii be OF such benefit to- the two,
counties and to residents living along
the roads which will lead to the
bridge; that NE wants to- see it con-
#saructed.
IS The Columbia State of May 26fh
prints. the following. article:
Richard county is fast preparing
to meet samters, on the haif way
ground IN bridging the .,Wateree river
so thousafids Is or: the low country folk
may have access to the capital city In
a direct ronfas Yesterday afternoon
the county board of commissioners
and Representative of the Rfchland
county highway commission got to-
.gether and decided to apply for s37,-
see of federal aid to match Sumter.
this being the first step toward q real
izame the bridge.
5. The com listeners and highway
instructed Capt. j.
Roy Pennall county engineer, TO draw
mp, the. pians for securing the sS7 500.
and to proceed in the proper manner
with the duplication after. II Is.dra1a
.up. Sumter has already applied for
S3T,5oOs and the same amount by
R:ehiand county will give the, two I'VE
counties $4,000 towards building the
structure that has long been wanted
by people; OF the two counties as well
Eas., fss .Ss:sS ~ =
& with this sS.eoe Of federal aid TO
be secured. $4,000 additional, already
available, will be added and bring the
total up to s 10000, the estimated.
cost of the bridge, a memberrof the
commission said yesterday Liter the
meeting. The; $4,000 on hand comes
from the State highway reserve fund
held by the commission to aid. some
of the larger projects over. the State.
In case RichIahd and Spnlter secure
the ss75 ,o09 TO .'be applied for in the
next few days It seems that the-bria5e
will BE e. certainty 80. ss.c..ss
Both Sumter and Richland must
duplicate the same amount they get
from the government and this VIII
mean another SIS, ,00e will be given
to putting the bridge across the
stream. This money may be secured
from the autorno obile tax in Richland
county and the special levy for good
roads enacted BY the last general as
sembly, 1t was said yesterday. Whet1--
er Sumter will follow this plan or not
is not known, but this will be done
here, it is believed. With this last
county money it is. planned to con-
struct adequate approaches or abut-
ments to the. bridge.
> The board of commissioners and
the highway commission are anxious
to build the bridge and it is believed
90 material trouble will be experien-
ced in getting the undertaking under
way. AT present no location has been
announced for the bridge, and this
and other details remaining to be-
worked out later.
Among those attending the meeting
yesterday, which was held in the office
OF Supervisor Owens, were Senator T.
r. Pearce, John j. Earle, attorney for
the Richland highway, commission;
capt. j., Roy Pennell, county high
way engineer; Eddie jenkins, Buck
McA1aster, Irvine Belser. w r. Ay-.|
cock, Douglas Mckay and the connty
commissioners as follows: S. HI
Owens, supervisor; P. II. Lesene clerk.
A. B. Campbell Brooks Boney, Miles,
II. Eleazer, S. J. Kinsler, P. NJ.
Mooney and r. NJ. Motely.
BAD EXPLOSION