Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
TO bridge The CATAWBA
York and MeCklenburg Commission
efS Make Agreement:
BRIDGE TO COST ABBOTT $4,000

BRIDGE To COST ABBOTT $4,000
MeckIenburg Will Bear Two-thirds OF
Expense and York County one-thiro
Work to commsnce as'soon as the
Commissioners Deem Practical.
An agreement whereby York county
and Mecklepburg county, N. c., will
build a bridge across Catawba river at
the Buster Boyd site, in Bethel town.
ship, was made at meeting of the
York ard Mecklenburg county commits
sioners held in Charlotte last Tuesday.
The bridge will cost approximately
$4,000 and under the terms Of the
agreement made by Supervisor Hugh
G. Brown and Commissioners Ladd j.
Lumpkin and J. C. Kirkpatrick of York
county, and Commissioners j. B. Nc
Laughlin, J. r. Winters, w. NJ. Rose, K.
D. Price and Joe H. Robinson of Meek
lenburg, the latter county will pay two
thirds Of the entire cost of the bridge,
while York county will pay third.
York county, it is understood, already
has her portion Of the money available
for the project. Mecklenburg's coming
in is contingent upon the rights and
powers Of the board Of commissioners
of that county to issue bonds under the
acts. same to be decided by the SUI
preme court Of North Carolina.
Bridge Long Needed.
The bridge, which is the result OF
many months agitation, will be built at
the Buster Boyd site, half way between
Shoals Ferry and Fort Mill, S. c. Work
is to begin rs soon as the Mecklenburg
commissioners can issue bonds cover
ing their share Of the cost. -
The project will fill a long-felt need
the commissioners say. inasmuch as II
directly connects Mecklenburg with her
sister South Carolina county. The
bridge and the necessary approaches
are to be constructed Of such materials
as the joint commissioners of the two
counties designate.
Mecklenburg county will pay two
thirds Of the total cost and York couh-
tv will bear the remaining third. Rep
resentatlves of the. South Caroiina
county said they already had the nee
essary money in hand. but Mecklen-
burg will ask the supreme court for
authority to issue bonds covering the
sum this county will pay says the
Charlotte observer of Wednesday.
It was first thought that the bridge
would cost about 100000, but later es-
Inmates reduced these figures to sS2'-
600. Work will begin as soon as the
commissioners deem practical.
1t was pointed out that there Is no
means Of crossing the Catawoa pc
twocn Shoals ferry in Mecklenburs'
and Fort Mill, S. c., in York The dis
tance between these points is 70 miles
by watdr. Much Inconvenience Is caus-
cd perSons living in the territory pc
tween the present prluSes.
Dedication Urged to Act.
Tn the resolution endorsing the ROAD
bill. the commissioners urged Governor
Morrison and the Mecklenburg delega-
tion in Raleigh to use their best ef-
forts TO secure the passage Of the Dill
The two resolutions passed yesterday
follow:
Whereas, there appears to be need Oh
and believing it to be to the best inter-
csts of a large number Of the citizens
of the counties of York, S. C' anu
Mecklenburg. y. c., that bridge De
con structed across the Catawba river
separating the said counties;
"And. believing it for the public well
fare Of the citizens of the said counties
that such bridge be constructed as soon
as practical;
"Re it, therefore, unanimously resolV-
ed, by this board that bridge at BUS
ter Govd site and the necessary ap-
nro,chos there. be constructed OF such
material and construction as q JOINT
commission of the counties interested
shall designate and that the total cost
thereof shall be borne b. the said Two
counties in the following proportion:
.That lIecklenburg county shal! pear
two thirds Of such cost. and that 1ofh
county shall bear one-third OF sucn
cost.
"The above resolution, however, small
he upon the express condition as to the
rights and powers of the board OF COM
missioners of Mecklcnburg county u
issue bonds under the acts. same 10 Dc
decided by the supreme court.
"rbc above resolution having pcen
duly passed by the said joint boards
of commissioners. the members OF TIE
said boards have hereto Sub5cfipeo
their several names. each TO the othel
Of the good faith Of the same
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