The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-17
State Highway
Commission Meeting
Federal Funds Distributed
to Several Counties-Sum-
ter Gets $4,000 For
Stateburg Road

s300nG0 in federal aid were MADE
to several couties yesterday by the
state highway commission at its
monthly session here and some
thing like 100000 additional was
tentatively allotted. With the aid
granted and that practically agreed
upon the commission almost eX-
hausted its fiscal years share in
the federal appropriation.
South Carolina's share for the
new year was $1,061, 900 and at
the November meeting the commits
sion allotted approximately $780,
900. A grand rush was made by
the counties and yesterday the COM
mission was literally besieged with
applications for aid. Sumter, Rich
land and Charleston; alone would
have taken all the federal aid avail
able in the state if the commission
had listened to the pleas of these
three counties.
The. commission was faced with
the task of making the allotments
with about 100000 available and
three times that much wanted. Fol-
lowing the days session the COM
mission was practically in the con-
dition of "Old Mother Hubbard, .
having nothing left.
Delegations from Allendale, Or
augsburg, Marion, Richland, York
and Sumter appeared and sought
federal aid. The Sumter delegation
came with the idea of asking for
100000, it was said, but after
arriving and seeing the numerous
demands cut the request to $780,
900. Orangeburg wanted s3e.oSe
for the old State road and anothez
allotment for the Bamberg high
way. Richland presented strong
front. Members Of the Permanent
Roads association, city council, the
county commissioners, the mayor.
the Columbia Automotive Trades
association and Senator Pearce
were all present and asked for
100000 as minimum. Actual
allotments were made as follows:
Abbeville county, $4,000, to be
used in constructing a reinforced
concrete bridge on the Abbeville-
Antreville road; Al1endale county,
$4,000, to be used on the Allen
dale--Augusta road leading to the
Sand Bar Ferry bridge; Dorchester
county, $4,000, of which $4,000 is
for the Charleston-Columbia road
between Rosinville and the Orange
burg county line and $1,000 for the
same road between Four Hole
swamp and Dave Thrower's place:
Lexington county, $4,000, on the
Columbia road from
Brookland to the Calhoun county
line; Horny county, $4,000. to be
used on the Conway-Georserow
road: Darlington, $4,000. for the
road from Darlington to Society
Hill: York. $4,000, to be used eth
er on the Weston road or the Fort
Mill project, the selection to be
made by the county authorities;
Sumter county, $4,000, for the
Stateburg road; Charleston, 5000
for continuation Of Rutledge ave-
nue. until the Charleston-Columbia
road is reached; Richland county,
$4,000, for the Camden road.
In addition to these annual allot-
ments the, commission tentatively
made allotments to the following
counties: .Bamberg, Barnwell, Cal
houn, Edgefield, Greenville. Hamp-
ton, Kershaw, Laurens, Lee, Marl-
boro, Orangeburg, Saluda, Spartan
burg and Union. No amounts were
announced in these tentative allot-
ments as the commission does not
know what. steps the counties will
take to avail themselves Of this
money. 1t is practically certain
that all will make every effort to
get the money, but nothing definite
is known.
The commission was in session al
day and until late hour last
night, the appearance Of so many
delegations consuming considerable
time. Last night the annual report
was considered and a number OF
recommendations are to be made
to the legislature.
No decision was reached in the
classification Of the primary and
secondary system Of roads under
the new federal aid law as this mat
ter is yet to be taken up with the
bureau Of public roads.
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