Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-06


NAV be maintained by the state high-
way department.
No Federal Aid.
While the county commissioners uiu
not formally pledge themselves since II
will be a long time until the West ROAD
is completed, they gave the delegation
to understand that they were Oh the
opinion that Bullock's Creek was en-
titled to much consideration.
1t was made plain to the delegation
that the road in which they were inter-
ested would never receive Federal road
aid unless the state highway depart
ment saw fit to take it into the state
highway system connecting county
seats. w. w. Miller, York county en-
gineer who is also connected with the
highway commission, informed the
delegation that he would be glad 10
bring the desires Of the delegation 10
the attention of the commission. He
did not hold out much encouragement
To them, however. He said that the
state highway commission had already
taken over 94 miles Of roadways in
York county and he left the impression
that he thought the commission was
not inclined to take over any more
roads in the county Of York until 1t had
completed the road projects that it had
under way in this county
The engineer went on to inform the
Bullock's Creek delegation that they
should circulate petitions among resi-
dents living along the road in ques-
ton asking that the road should be
taken over by the commission. he
said that it would also be necessary
for the people in the territory interest
ed to give rights of way to the road IN
the event that it be taken over.
Petitions Will be Circulated.
Several members of the Bullock's S
Creek delegation gave assurance that
the petitions would be circulated as
soon as they could be drawn up and
confidence was expressed that there
would be no trouble about the secur-
ance Of rights Of ways.
York county boundaries do not reach
the Lockhart bridge over Broad river
but the county joins Chester at a point
about two and one-half miles east OF
this bridge 1t was stated that the
Chester county chain gang is now
working in the vicinity Of Lockhart
bridge and confidence was expressed
that if the Yori; county authorities
would agree to work the Pinckney road
through Bullock's Creek township there
would be no trouble in getting the
stretch from the York county line 10
Chester authorities to work the
the bridge. Thus the community
would have a good road from Sharon
to Chester or Union.
BuIocks Creek Bubble Bursts.
While nothing officially was stated
at the meeting of the delegation wltr
the county COlIlllllSSIolLSio '''O"N -
several members CT the Bullock's Greek
delegation told a reporter for Th'
Yorkville' Enquirer that the proposed
$4,000 road bond issue for Bullock
Creek township had been abandoned
The boil wecvil and so-callcd hare
times has killed the movement 1t wa:
said and Bullock's Creek citizens have
decided to drop back on the old plar
of trying to get the chain gang u
build them a road. "Then again, re
marked one member of the delegation
"lots of our people like the people al
most everywhere else just naturail!
don't like to pay taxes any how ant
the idea of voting more taxes even /
it would have meant better roads wa'
lust too big to grasp" 1t was state'
further that some of the stronges
advocates of the proposed bond issu
had grown weak kneed and the plal
has Just died a-bOrning.
So the delegation went home Wed
. nesday afternoon with the promise