The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-14

ssThe board further recom-
Snended to the delegation that
legfslasfon be passed looking
C, the providing Of means for
q huiiiiiiss approaches to the
Nateree River bridge which
.voHld probably be completed
during the year.
ssss.-9
Thisa recommendation Of the.
county Board indicates that it is
the puEposs i;i,s of the Board to assume
!. the entire cost of building the
ridges and causeway in the Wa
tered river swamp on the Sumter
couaty s side of the river at the Car
ner's Ferry crossing. If it is not
the purpose of the board to do this.
then the Recommendation should
have been ,worded so as to qualify
ana modify the commitment Of
ssanter cohnty to a certain def
mite expenditure, or ce.tain spe-
csfc. poytion Of the approaches.
aea the agitation for the
budding et bridge at Gamers
Ferry 5Fass being carried on with
greah en6hHsiasm and zeal by those
interested Ia the undertaking., there
was decided and outspoken oppo-
sitiona frem a great many citizens
/ ana fa1naFers to saddIing Sumter
county With the tremendous cost
,of building: and maintaining the
saeyerakbFidges and the four miles
of sW4amp 1causeway on the Sumter
ic;a cennty side of the Gamers Ferry
crossings 1t VIII DE remembered
that tthe outcome of this agitation
Tor the Gamers Ferry bridge and
the opp position to it, was that it was
decided;tnat the bridge should be
built with federal aid, Richland
county and Sumter county each
spDropriating ss7,5eo toward the
Cost Of the bridge. while the ap-
breaches on the Sumter county side
would be- paid for with funds to
be raised by private subscription,
certain Wen known c,tizers Of this
ac46y anda eeunty pubiSeiy and re-
peatedIs p9edging themselves to
raise all the money required for
the coastreciion of the approaches
bridges and causeway-on the
Sumter size of the river. It Was
stated time and again that no tax
wouIds be- eievieI FOR the Gamers
Terry crossing, other than the
S37.50e appropriated for the river
bridge and that no public funds
would.Sbes diverted from other
road finds to build the four miles
of swamp road. This road, it was
loudly proclaimed, would be mon.
.urneAtte the spubiic spirit and lib
erality Of Certain citizens, who were
not only. willing, but eager, to give
sof their private monies all that
~wot4d be necessary to construct
the approaches-to wit, four miles
Z Of causeway and a number of
bridsese4to the Wateree river
bridge at Gamers Ferry.
This was the talk at the one or
naose tmass meetings held 20 dis
cuss the Garner's Ferry proposition,
and the eaSdentieal statements and
pledges were made whenever the
mater was discussed publicly or
( privately while the bridge propo-
sitions was in a state Of incubation.
OF late nothing has been heard of
the fund, that was to be raised to
pay for the approaches, and so far
as is known not a dollar has ever
been pledged in a legal and binding
manner. nor has a dollar been put
up bye anyone who promised to
raise all the money needed, esti-
mated to qlbe not less than $4,000.
and probably great deal more. if
the approaches are constructed in a
substantial manner.
AS, a.. matter Of information we
would like to know what has be-
come Of, the understanding that
the funds for the approaches would
be provided by private subscription
If this information is furnished by
the County Board of Commission
ers, or any member thereof, We will
pass it on to many inquiring tax