Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-21
PREFERS "RusTER" BOYD SITE.
Mcrkicnburg Board Expresses Choice
FOR Location of River Rrax1s.<, = :.

Mcckicnburg Board Expresses C4,care
For Location OF River Bridge.
fatification OF plans for construct
,nE bridge over the Catawba river
between Mecklenburg and York
counties. at the Buster BOYD site
ms taken by the Mecklenburg board
or county commissioners Thursday
"nen it inserted in the records n REQ.
nnmendation that the Buster Rova
ere was the one favored by the board
IT commissioners as the bridge s,te
says the Charlotte News. This REQ
ord Will go down tc the incominp
DC ard OF Mecklenhurg commissioner
rs n recommendation. though n 20
recognized as a Recommendation and
not as mandate. -
Tne making OF the entry was In.
spired by delegation of citizens
from the neighborhood OF tho "Rus.
ter Boyd site in lower Steele Creek
'cwnship who appeared before the
commissioners with .Heriot Clarkson
chairman of the highway bureau Of
tho charlotte. chamber OF commerce.
The commissioners at first said thev
.1d not favor committing themselves
IN an Official way to the new board.
since the members OF the present
n"ara Were personally known to ia
or me Buster" Boyd site any way.
hns they finally agreed to do so.
As q result of the action Of the
Nccklcnburg board of county COM
missioners. whose recommendation
Is Is thought will be followed by the
incoming board of commissioners.
as to the location of the proposed
York Mocklenburg Catawba river
bridge. the two counties now seem
~ fair way to get together in the
construction OF the bridge, The York
hoard or commissioners Is expected
10 agree to the location of the bridge
'e the Buster" Boyd site and II such
= ction Is taken and the new Mecklen-
'urg hoard follows the recommends
non or the present board. actual
"ork on the construction OF the
hridge should be under way early in.
the new year. .-' ... - ..z =
Disagreement between the tws,
county boards over the division OF
ne cost OF the bridge has DELAYED
ne building Of 1t for several months
me understanding was that Meek
enbnrg was to pay two-thirds the
cost OF the structure, but when the
representatives of the counties met
m the river banks several months
go and finally agreed upon site
Cor the bridge, the Mecklenburg
representatives came forward with
he proposition that since q long
pproach to the bridge was necessary
IN the York side they would agree
. pay tho cost OF the structure only
rom the Mecklenburg end to the
'"nter of the river. Thereupon the
conference adjourned and II hooked
or several months as if the bridge
'ould not he built. TNnafly, at the
'pecial session OF the North Carolina
Legislature hold hast July q new act
'"as passed with reference to the
'ost of tho bridge and both counties
low have the money In hand 10 he
In work. on the structure after the
Hcw Mcekienburg board Is inducted
'nto Office and the contract let.
The ''Bustsr" Boyd site is about
II miles from Fort Mill and Is two
miles up the river from wright.s
ferry. While the bridge Ia expected
% prove of greater benefit to Char
iotta in commercial way than 10
my other section OF York county, If
not to the whole county, 1t Is thought
'hnt q considerable amount OF trade
- III pc pIouBht u FoEt Mill Dy ltS
ERECTION. The bridge Also win shorten
by several miles the distance between
central and western York county and
Charlotte. Before the bridge will be
of much service to the public, how
ever. 1t will he necessary for York
county to srend considerable sum
in constructing n road leading to 1T
York county now has $4,000 TO ap-
NV 10 the erapttan nf thu hrldOo and
$4,000. - Sc