The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-29

.Ilieyea we could depend on them
!. Ito pave the whole system.
Mr.. Shepard Nash thanked the
people of Shiloh for their spleD-
! did vote and stated that he had
been elected on platform of econ
omy and lower taxes and now, it
seemed that the people of Shiloh
wanted him to vote for an act to
issue "a half million or maybe a
million dollars worth of bonds. but
that he felt like we knew what
i've were doing, that he thought
the money spent on paved roads
a good investment and would vote
for the act if such amount was
mot over one-half million dollars.
Mr.. j. B, DufTie said he believed
| in being frank and that he didn't
like the idea Of passing an act
providing for the issuance Of bonds
+, without submitting same to the
people. but if it came up while
/ jhe was representative and the.
amount was not over. two or three
hundred thousand dollars he would
probably vote for same. He also
i>thanked the people of Shiloh for:
their splendid vote.
Mr.. e. w. Dabbs, Jr., stated that
he didn't feel like. he was bound
by any pledge Of a previous dele
cation. that he. from principle was
opposed to any act authorizing any
comni to bond the county for
any Indebtedness, but that he stood
for the completion Of all of the
roads on the program to the eoun-
ty lines and that he was open to.
conviction in this instace.. provid-.
ing the issue was not too large.
M E. w. Dabbs complimented
the. commissioners. on the work,
saying that he differed with, them
on some things but that they were.
good men. that he believed they
would build the entire system of
reads to the county lines. the
road through Shiloh to Hudson s
bridge included.
Mr.. Dabbs offered the following
resolution: 49,. - -
Whereas, we the citizens OF Shi-
loh section, have heard the chair
man of the hard surface road COM
mission and the legislative delega-
tion ON the. subject of the road
program, and whereas we believe
that there. has been some .misunder-
standing of the question,
Now. Therefore, be it resolved
that we do urge the hard surface
froad commissioners to completely
Hay at rest the rumors that we will
not get a. road to the county line
at or near Hudson's braaoe by at
once sending out their engineers to
locate the road through TO Hud-
sons bridge and put the plans and
specifications in reach Of bids for
the construction OF this road IS
fast. as is practicable.
Resolved that a committee of
Three or five be appointed to
present these resolutions to the
hard surfaced road commission.
/ Mr. Jennings offered as a substi-
ltute for Mr.. Dabbs' resolutions:
! That the citizens Of Shiloh section
here assembled request the county
/ Legislative delegation to support
the pledge made by a former dele
cation by passing an act at the
tfiext session OF the legislature au-
thorizing the permanent road COM
omission to issue bonds sufficient to
tconplete the hard surface roads on
the program to the county lines
and that the. permanent road COM
mission be requested to pave the
Shiloh road to Hudson's bridge. as
we'll as all the others to the county
line.
After quite. a good deal of dis
| cussion in which many material
facts were brought ont about pre-
viots promises by z. T.. Reardon,
the secretary OF the Sumter Cham
her OF Commerce and others. Mr..
Jennings resolution was practical
3ly unanimously carried and the
following. committee was appointed
by the chair to present them to
the Permanent Road Commission
at their next meeting: Messrs. j.
C.. Truiuck. Bryant Smith, Gamble
! Moore. r. W. Green, T. j. Keels
and " w Craap
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