Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-11
AGAINST ANNEXATION
Citizen Of Edgm0or Does Not Favor
Proposed Move.
roo FAR TO. 1.-The. COUNTY SEAT
Says He" Has, Given. Matter Serious
Study and FINDS Better to Re.
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A. prominent and Influential 'cfti'
zen ..of Edgmeor, who: is .manifestins
a. great deal of. Interest IN the cleo
tion to be: held Tuesday, January 18th
In the eastern. part Of, the county
was a>visitpr at The News office Wed
nesday and commented at length on
the situation in that section, says the
Chester News.
He made some timely suggestions
for the consideration of the voters
who will decide whether or not this
section will remain part of Chester
county at the polls next TeusdaS.
One point that he brought out which
is most significant is that Chester has
direct railroad connection via the
Seaboard with Edgmoor, and it is on
ly 13 miles from Edgmoor to Ches-
ter, while 1t is about 80 miles from
this place to the York county Court
House by the usual way of travel.
which he states would prove a great
inconveniepce for the people Of that
section. He also took, occasion to
mention the direct railroad to Fort
Lawn by the, Lancaster & Chester
and the. . double daily. train service
which is an added. advantage ito come
to Chester stos transact any. public and
legal business, He considered the dis
tance from York's County Seat a
most serious obstacles to annexation.
He pointed out another fact which
has probably been overlooked by
some of the voters that Chester has n
new road law with a county engineer
on the. job oil the time and the newly
elected county board Of directors of
three men. has taken charge and be-
gin at once to press the erection of
the bridge at Lando and to hasten
the work which was delayed by an
unfortunate combination Of circum-
stances in the past.
Also that the additional bond is
sue. of $1,000, 100000 will be provided
for at the meeting of the legislature
this month to complete the new roads
in Landsford township, which will be
supplemented by. governmnet aid.
He stated, that the York State and
County taxes on property now situa-
ted in Rock Hill is 50 IA mills for
1920, as actually paid by a tax payef
of Edgmoor who owns property there.
while the total State and County levy
for Edgmoor for 1920 is only 4O.7 mills
compared with the same tax in the
city of Chester the levy Is only 42.7 TOR
1920, so that the new paved streets In
Chester and the county bond issues do
not cost the taxpayers srhuch In
Chester county as it now cost to own
property in Rock Hill. The tax levy
in Landsford school district Is only 30
ITO for 1920. The tax for 1920 on
603 acres Of Chester county land In
Landsford township Is $l07.45 and
on 497 acres of adjoining land in York
county :$16S36. which Is $1,000 per
hundred acres more than 81 per cent.
He further states that a meeting
Is being held in York today to pro.
test against high taxes and that the
citizens Of York are complaining bit
terly about one of the newest and
most expensive roads between Rock
Hill and York. which Is practically
impossible. lie referred to the fact
that York county has no adequate
road system, while Chester. has adopt
ed definite road construction policy.