The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29

agreed upon, so the Chamber OF COM
lnerce meeting gradually merged into
aSmass nseetsngsin which the members
of the Permanent Highways Commis-
sston, the Directors and members OF
the Chamber of Commerce and the
represent. tives of Rafting Creek and
Shiloh all participated.
The discussion was full and frank
Messrs. T.. D. Jennings, Chairman OF
the Permanent Highway Commission,
/; C. Strauss, r. b: BelsersJ. III. Cliff
tong F.5Bland, G.. A. Lennon, E. p.
Rembert, I. NJ Truluck, J.. B. Britton
and others participating s
Mr.. Jennings in the course of his
remarks stated that the Permanent
Highway Commission held a meeting
last week to consider the situation
and TO seek ways and means to COM
Atete; the system Of roads originally
6Atiined, so that al sections OF the
county might be satisfied. The Cona.
mission had called into. conference the
members OF the Legislative delegation
and as the result Of their deEbera-
tions the folloWing agreement had
been. framed and. signed by all mem
bers ofsthe- delegation: -s
State OF South aro1ina 4. - S.
ESnmt CoantFs 49,.
Whereaaatf ufat County Fern1S :
anent Road Commission has determ-
ined to- build hard surface roads with
the two and one half million dollars
to- be, derived from the issue of the
bonds recently voted and such other
additional funds as might be avail
able; the hard surfaced roads which
said Commission has determined to
build, being as follows
The public road leading from Sum
Ter to Manning TO the County line,
known as the Manning public road;
The public road leading from Sum-
ter to Paxyille. to the county line;
rhS ,ublic read leading from Sum
ter t.. Pinewood, to the county line; (
| The public road leading from Sum-
tier to. Wedgefield, where it intersects
|, the Camden Charleston public road;
The, public road leading from Sum
fter to Stateburg, where it intersects
the Cand Charleston public road
I The public road leading from Sum
EEtersto Camden to where it intersects
the KershaW county iine;
| The public road. leading from Sum-
eter to; Bishopyille,a to where it inter
sects bee county line; go.
s The public road leading from Sum
ter to st. Charles, to where it inter
isects the Lee county line; $3.50
The public road leading from sum
tier to Mayesville to Lee County line;
s The public road leading from Sum
ter to the Shiloh section and to Hud-
son Bridge.
~ whereas, it may be. found latA'
/ that said funds Will be insufficient to
compile said roads, and in ordere to
provide against any. insuffictency. we,
s.the undersigned members of the dele
CATION from Sumter county, do hereby
pledge ourselves, as far as we posi-
bly, can, at the next session Of the
Legislature to enact a statute author
! ling said Commission, to: issue such
additional bonds as may be necessary
to complete the aforesaid public roads
to the points designated herinbefore.
J. II. CLIFTON,
D. D. NOISE,
r. s. BELSER,
c. J. JACKSON.
!. This agreement was satisfactory to
the Commission and should be salts
factory to all citizens Of all sections
of the county and he moved that it be
endorsed by the meeting.
eThe agreement, as signed did not
provide for the construction of the
road through Shiloh to the Hudson
Bridge on the Florence county line.
but on motion, it was agreed that this
amandnaent be inserted, and all men,