The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-22

Tennessee valley he said, want bridge across the Tennessee river al Guntersville Decatur and Florence. but he explained he had not insisted upon the bridges because of his be- lief roads should be first built
 Senator John Craft of Mobile, commission member, was making a talk for the Sumter bridge. when | Chairman John Rogers interrupted 1 and said the matter should be voted upon without further arguments. Mir. Rogers explained that he did not wish his colleagues to vote for the project in his county unless they felt 1t was proper and necessary. The project was approved by a vote of 8 to 8.
 Many thousands of persons were attracted to Demopolis years ago when citizens committee advertised the unique means of raising money for a bridge across the Tombigbee Ihe woodrow Wilson rooster sold for $lO,0O0, while Premier CIemenceau brought around S5,O0O. The money has been kept for the bridge.
 Reese's Ferry Bridge
 Acting on an opinion of State Sem ator R. B. Evins of Hale county, a constitutional lawyer, Chairman John Rogers announced publicly at the commission meeting Tuesday that the state law would not permit the com mission to go into executive session and decide matters where money is involved. The announcement was | made to explain why an executive session would not be held to vote on question brought to the com 1 mission from delegations of Mont gomery, Elmore and Autauga coun- ties. Tho commission heard lengthy arguments in support of a bridge over the Alabama river to connect Autauga county. and by a tic vote of to 6, refused to reconsider vote by which Reese's Ferry bridge was 1 decided upon.
 That the concrete dam at Speigner lake is in danger of giving away. permitting millions of gallons of wa ter to run down to the lowlands of the vicinity, was the belief of A. A. Ledyard, head of large cotton mill at Prattville, Autauga county, dur ing 8 discussion of the merits of proposed bridges at what is known as Roy's Ferry and Reese's Ferry. MT. Ledyard said that little attention is being given the dam. built by the state during the administration of Gov. B. B. Conner, and that there is danger of a break
 Delegations from Montgomery, El- more and Autauga counties attending the Tuesday session were Dan Pratt. Mir. Ledyard, Eugene Ballard. J. ". Terry and J. M Holley.
 HefIin Approves Project The commission heard more about the proposed bridge to connect Mo- bile and Baldwin counties when Com missioner E. V. Taylor of this city read a letter from Senator J. Thomas Heflin. in which the senator said the bridge should be built and that he would use his influence in getting the federal government to share financially in the construction of the bridge.
 The commission devoted some time in hearing claims of several counties desiring approval of pro- jects.
 Discussions during the morning in- dicated that the commission when 1t returns to Montgomery Thursday morning will begin the formulation of plans for road construction work throughout the state. About 25 coun- ties have not yet been surveyed for roads, and it is the desire of the com mission to start survey work and actual road construction in as many counties as possible very soon.
 Members of the Alabama highway in Mobile for their March meeting, will be at ease all or Wednesday.
 They will spend all of the day viewing the rich territory of Baldwin county, leaving the foot of Dauphin street on the steamer Daphne at 9:3o o'clock, and will return to Mobile ;v tha Iafa aftarnnOu
 Swamped with invitations, commits sion members were "up in the air" Pensacola, Fla, insisted that the commission spend Wednesday in Baldwin and in Pensacola. The Mo- bile Kiwanis club Invited the com mission to It's dinner at the Battle house Wednesday.
 Daphne, Belforest, Loxley, Fair hope, Robertsdale, Foley, Summerdale and other places will be visited by the commission. The Baldwin coun- ty entertainment committee is com posed of E. B. Gaston, J. W. Randell and c. E. Dumas.