Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08
FOR .f0RT,;;,.lMl|I|LL ROAD
Legislative Delegation ,Appfoprlates
. $D,260' Coidii[6halIy.',
Want CONCRETE ROAD FROM BRIDGE

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Large Delegation of Fort Mill, and
Rock Hill People Ask for. Road Aid
in Eastern York-Fort Mill Will Is
sue Road Bonds-Concrete Road te
Connect Rock Hill and Fort Mill. :.
An appropriation of $4,000 to be
issued fin building a concrete road
rom the Catawba River bridge to
the incorporated limits Of the town OF
Fort Mill was made Wednesday by
the York county legislative delega-
ton on petition of delegation OF
Fort Mill and Rock Hill citizens who
appeared before the delegation in
Yorllville on the proposition. The ap-
preparation is conditional however
. upon the Fort Mill people agreeing
that the $4,000 shall be appropriated
in lieu of any aid that might. be ex-
pected of York county in the. future
for road leading from the Catawba
through Fort Mill township under the
provisions of tile Stewart road law.
The appropriation is further condi-
tional' upon Fort Mill citizens obtain
ing $4,000 Federal aid for the road
project and appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose out of the proceeds of a
road bond issue yet to be voted on.
The road meeting Wednesday as the
result of plan for hard surface road
between Catawba River and Fort Mill
under consideration for some time,
announcement of which was made ex-
clusively In The Yorkyille Enquirer
ten days ago.
Large Delegation.
Headed by Col. T. B. Spratt of Fort
Mill and T. A. Moore, president Of
the Rock Hill Chamber Of Commerce,
the road delegation came over We'd
nesday morning for a consultation
with the legislative delegation in the
law offices of Senator Hart.
Acting spokesman for the Fort Mill
delegation, Col. T. B. Spratt presented
the claims of the people of the ex-
treme eastern section of York >coun-
ty for immediate road aid.
1t was proposed, he said, to build o
concrete road between the river bridge
and the corporate limits OF Fort Mill,
there to join concrete road to be built
through the town and leading toward
the North Carolina line. Rock Hill
and Fort Mill will thus be connected
by a concrete road.
The estimated cost Of the road, he
said was about s5O,O0O, the distance
being one mile and one-half. A. bridge
would be built over Dye Branch on
the western outskirts Of Fort Mill,
this bridge to be built. by York county
out of the county bridge funds, and to
cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
An agreement whereby the town OF
Fort Mill was to get $4,000 Federal
aid in building concrete roads in that
town had been abrogated by 4 decls-
ion of the Federal Highway depart
ment in Washington. The county
commissioners, he said had agreed to
vote for the use of this money on the
road between the river bridge and
Fort Mill, provided the other neces-
sary money could be raised.
Predicts Issue Will Carry
He felt sure that road bond issue
in Fort Mill township would carry and
his committee was authorized to guar
antee an appropriation of $4,000 II
so much be necessary out OF the town
ship bond issue for the building OF
the road.
Under the Stewart county road law
he argued, Fort Mill township was en-
titled at some time or other to sand
clay road leading to the North Caro-
lima line. He felt sure that the people
of Fort Mill township would agree
to surrender future claims for this
road if the delegation would agree to
appropriation OF $4,000.
What he wanted was the consent OF
the delegation to agree to pass the
necessary legislation at the next
meeting OF the general assembly in or
der that arrangements might be made
whereby the pledged $4,000 could be
made available Immediately.
Cites West Road Assistance.
He cites the fact that the delega-
ton last year voted $4,000 for the
construction of 4 road through the
western section Of the county. Peo-
pie of the eastern section Of the coun-
ty. he said had no objection to that
appropriation. They felt that they
were entitled TO $4,000 for road to
the North Carolina line and especially
in view of the fact that they were
going to raise most Of the necessary
money without the aid OF the county.
1t is hoped, he said, that arrange
ments may be made whereby the
concrete or hard surfaced road will be
continued from the eastern extremity
of the town OF Fort Mill on to the
North Carolina line: but he could
make no definite statement in that re-
gard for the reason that there had
been no general discussion of that part
OF 1t.
Must Act Quickly.