The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-19
The STATE
HIGHWAY
COMMISSION

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Number of Delega-
tons Appear. Road
Location in Saluda
Decided
Columbia, Aug. 16.-Numerous
delegations appeared before the
state highway commission at it's
monthly session here yesterday. in
nearly every instance aid being
sought for road work or a change
in some plan being desired. The
commission was in session from
early morning until 5 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
The commission allotted $4,000
federal aid to Chester county for
the road from Richburg to the riy-
er. A delegation appeared to ask
for this aid as well as $4,000 to
complete the road to Lockhart. A
delegation from Chester and Lam
caster appeared before the COM
mission to ask the commission for
federal aid on bridge across the
Catawba river. This bridge is es-
timated to cost between $3.50 900
and $4,000, but no federal aid
funds are available now. Among
those, appearing in interest of this
request were Senator David Ham
ilton Of Chester, J. Lyles Glenn,
Jr.. John T. Stevens, T. Y. Williams
and H. II. Kester.
J. S. Stark, chairman of the Alb
beyille commission, and H. B.
Humbert, county engineer, asked
aid for a road to run from Ware
Shoals via Hodges and Donalds to
the Anderson county line near
Honea Path. This road is to be
b,rflt partly to give work to hail
storm sufferers. The commission
pointed out that it was unable to
allot federal aid to the project, but
that it would furnish all equip.
ment necessary free of charge in
an effort to assist. Mr.. Stark and
Mr.. Humbert also called to the
attention of the commission the
need of bridges in Abbeville coun-
,ty on the Calhoun highway estimat-'
ed to cost around 10000.
sRatesburg. Leesville and Lexing..
ton county in general were we'll
represented in an effort to reach a
decision on the location of the Co
lumbia-Augusta road through Sa-
luda county. Two delegations were
heard at different times, one favor
ing the location on the northern
side of the railroad track and the
other favoring the old roadbed
south of the railroad track. After
:alI.sides had been heard the COM
mission approved the old roadbed
route south of the railroad track
and allotted $4,000 additional fed
eral aid to Saluda county if so
much be necessary to assist in
building an underpass at Hibernia,
this being part Of 1.-The plan for the
old route. The delegation favoring
the old route was composed Of 22
citizens, led by DR.. E. c. Rigdell,
C. E. Jones and Senator D. NJ.
Crosson. This delegation presented
a petition signed by 100 citizens,
letter from Senator Wightman
and other papers favoring their
selection. They presented a strong
case. All the Saluda officials Will
support the old roadbed route, it
was declared. The other delegation
came to ascertain what was holding
up the work on the route north OF
the railroad track as surveyed
sometime ago Heading this dele
cation were DR.. W. P. Thinner
man. Isaac Edwards, Col. E. L.
Asbill and Frank Hendrix.
Representatives ]. W. Moon and
John c.. Geer of Greenville headed
a delegation from that county to
straighten out certain matters rela-
tive to $4,000 bond issue pass
ed by the county to be used on
three roads. the Dunham's bridge
road. the Breyard Or Jones Gap
road and the Kay.s bridge road.
This delegation reported that an
act had been passed this year pro-
viding for the expenditure Of the
$4,000 on the three roads and the
men could not understand why the
$4,000 federal aid appropriated
recently by the highway commits
sion had been allotted to the
Jones Cap road alone. After the
commission had heard from the
Greenville men Il resolution was
passed authorizing Engineer Moore
field to confer with the county Of
.ficials and to see that the money
was spent in a manner agreeable
to the county authorities.
J. II. McLaurin. chairman Of the
Dillon county highway commission.
and r. S. Rogers. unopposed can
didate for the state senate from
that county, asked for $4,000 fed
eral aid out of the 1923 appropria-
ton for the road from Dillon to the
North Carolina line near Lumber
ton and to complete the gravel
highway from Dillon to the Marl-
boro county line. They also re-
ouested the commission to place