The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08

receipt OF lc;ter from L. II. Thomas.
secretary OF the state Highway
commission. c:lllin:: attention to the
fact that the N:attcr OF the enforce
ment Of the law relative to All au
tomobileS paying a license was up
to the countie: to enforce and SGS-
gcstirS that a special officer be put
on in the county TO enforce this
law. The Board thought that the
rural policemen should be able to
handle the matter and the clerk
was directed to write 20 each Of
the rural policemen directing that
they follow up the matter closely
and to promptly arrest all car own
! ers whose automobile did not show
new license plate and to make q
prompt repor: Of each arrest TO the
Board.
Representative Belser and Sena-
tor Noise Introduced to the Board
Mr.. Morefeld, State Highway En-
gineer, Mr. Geo. w Baker of the
Richland Permanent Road com
mission. Mr.. Dunnovan, president
of the Columbia Chamber OF Com
mercc and Messrs. Pennell & Mur-
ray. engineers of the Sumter Per
manent Roads commission and 4
conference was held relative 10 the
building of the approaches 10 The
Wateree-river bridge. Representa-
tive Belser stated that the indica
tions We're that there would lie
about a $4,000 balance availa BE
for this purpose from the funds
originally set aside For the Water
ee bridge construction. Engineer
Morefield stated that he thought
the State Highway commission
would appropriate $4,000 TO help
on the construction of this cause
way from funds which il had on
hand. He also thought that after
the causcway was constructed that
the state would undertake the
maintenance Of the causeway. il
was estimated that the cost Of the
approaches TO the bridge on the
Sumter side would be approximate
ly $25. 900 and the cost OF the APP
proacheS on the Richland side some
SIS. 900 Attention was called to
the fact that at Il recent meeting
held in interest Of the bridge the
delegation OF Richland citizens
representing the olumbia Cham
ber Of Commerce had pledged
| Richland county 10 bear one-ha!I
Of the cXpenrc OF lhe approaches.
Mr.. Eelser thought that after MAX
| ing use OF the $4,000 obtained from
Sumter county funds and Che $40
600 10 he gotten from the State
Highway department that the bal
ance Of the $1l 900 needed for the
approaches on the Sumter ,;i..e
could be raised by private sub
scriptions obtained one-haif from
Sumter county citizens and one
half from Richland county citi-
Zens.
The matter Of the use of county
and state convict labor on this
work was considered. 1t wac
thought Sumter county could fur
nish ten convicts for this purpose.
and the correspondence Was Ill
rected looking toward the use OF
Richland county and state con-
victs. The BOARD decided to use
( the $4,000 balance left from mon
les appropriated for Wateree friv-
or bridge for constructing APP
approaches or This side. togc; her
with funds that might be pro-
vidcd from other sources.
After adjourning the Board
went down With the engineers ard
members from the Pichland coun-
" delegation to look over the pro-
posed route OF approaches TO the
Wateree river bridge.
The Board authorized the nego-
tiation OF loan for :he county
schools rs might be needed.
After approval OF claims before
+! il the Board adjourned.