The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-12
Tells of Report Of Engineer
SIade, of Georgia High
way Department.
TWO COMPLETE SURVEYS
AND COST OF STRUCTURE
M. B. McKinnon, E. L Stephens
and j. Mark Wilcox, Commit
tee, in Statement Tells of Ev-
cry Move Made Up TO Present
Looking to Building Connec-
ton Between Brunswick and
St. Simon Island.

AS promised by those who have
in charge the st. Simon bridge pro
ject, the following statement was Civ.
en- out yesterday morning:
"At the request of various citizens
and civic organizations, the Board OF
commissioners of Roads and Revenue
secured the services of a state nigh
way engineer to make survey or
surveys OF proposed road from the
mainland to st. Simon Island. this
survey has been made and the report
Is now in the hands Of the commits
sioners.
Two complete surveys We're made.
one at the site known as the @Mccor.
mick location and the other from d
point at the site known as the Cy.
press Mills. They made partial sur
veys frcm the foot Of Gloucester
street, and from the site of the u. s.
MARITIME corporation, the site from
the foot of Gloucester street they die
not consider feasible on account Of
the enormous cost and the possibility
of the marsh being too soft to hold up
the read bed; the one from the u. s.
Maritime Crporatlon they did not con
slider as the requirements of Eayiga'
tlon would not permit the bridge tc
be built al this point on account Of q
bend ID Back River.
The cost OF building from the Mr.
cormick site" they estimate at s242..
650.09.
The cost of building from the "cy
press Mili' site they estimate at s29S.
1880.
The Mccormick site is locare ST.
miles from the center of Brunswick
and the Cypress mill route Is loaet
ed S,2 miles. from the centar of Bruins
wick.
Upon the receipt OF this report anc
after careful consideration Of same
and a discussion az the different
routes, costs, etc. with S. B. Slack,
chief bridge engineer Of the state
highway department, aud also after
an investigation as to whether or
not the county could expect TO receive
either or both state or federal aid.
they decided that II was PROPOSE.
tion that Glynn county should net at
tempt 10 hnance By herself, the CITY
commissioners were called In to con
suit and advise with as to whether or
not Il was proposition that they
would be willing 20 submit to the vot
era Of the city Of Brunswick to decide
whether they would participate In the
cost Of the construction or NOT.
Ia accordance with the above both
the city and county commissioners
met and discussed the proposition Of
submitting to the voters of Glynn
county and city of Brunswick the
proposition af building highway
from the mainland to st. Simon Is
land: they decided as follows
First. That both.the city and ooun
IL would submit % the people the
proposition 81 each the city and coun
" lsuing si75.eUO worth OF bonds fol
the above purpose.
Second. THAT the locstion woslS
be IN the vicinity OF the Cypress NH
location. and Il not at that particular
place 10 he some point a little closer
in and that the 81. simon terminus
would be about 2O0O Il. south OF the
old Hilton aud Dodge mill location.
Third. That the county election
should be held as soon as possible.
Fourth. That Il would re0aire
special act OF the legislature befcrs
the city could legally participate +
Firth. That az the county electloF
there would be two ballot hoxes, ong
fer county purposes sRd the other tol
the purpose q giving the voters Al
opportunity 70 express whether or no
they desired The city TO participant
when an aes 81 the legislature wai
secured giving them power to do 81
iegAliy.
sixth. That no construction woal'
he started en- TIE road natll agte
nroper rights az way. iueladang riebt
0 wsy Ter reads on ST. simon. Ions
lslAnd and east beach. grounds ~