The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
Big BOND ISSUE
PROPOSED FOR ROADS
JOINT COMMITTEES FROM LAU-
RENS AND CLINTON CONNER
ClAL BODlES OUTLINE PLAN FOR
EXTENStYE IMPRO WE!MENT OF
+, LAURENS COUNTY ROADS.

Connecting up the unfinished links
in the Spartanburg, Laurens. Waterloo
and Augusta highway as far as Wa
terloo, bringing to finish the work
started on that part. of the proposed
Calhoun highway in this county from
thc Newbcrry county line near Whit
1nlrc through Clinton, Mountvillc to
Cross Hill, and'the connecting of these
two main thoroughfares at a point of
compromise below Cross Hill and Wa
terloo to make a common crossing of
S@iudn River al or near Puckett's
Ferry composed the main features of
~ highway building program endorsed
al ioint meeting Of committees from
the Clinton Commercial Club and tht
Laurens Business League held at the
Bois-Torre country Club Frday.
The meeting was presided over by
Geo. M. Wright, Of Laurcns, and Hugh
simpson, Of Clinton, acted as socre-
tary. Present at the meeting was a
delegation from Greenwood county
which pledged its support in having
greenwood county cooperate with
banrcns county in building the bridge
over Saluda river and extending the
proposed Joint highway to a point in
Greenwood county to tie ND with a
top soil road already being built from
Greenwood toward the vicinity OF
Coranaco. representatives from the
state highway department, including
Chief Engineer Moorefeld, were also
present,
The goal to be attained in the pro-
posed program was outlined in the
following program recommended by
the joint meeting: '+~-> '.--r" + : '-y->'s.s+
Completion of the Spartanbur- Green
wood Highway from Ora to Laurens
and from Cold Point to Waterloo.
Building of Calhoun Highway from
Newberry county line near Whitmire,
passing near Darlington, Renno and
through Clinton and Mountville to
Cross Hill.
Merging OF the Spartanburg- Green
wood highway and Calhoun highway
into one road at some point in Gross
Hill township so as to make only one
crossing Of Saluda river, point of said
crossing to be at or near Pucketts
Ferry, which I'VE consider to be about
half way between the G.. & w. G. and
S. A. IL. railroad bridges, the exact To-
cation OF crossing to be decided by the
state highway commission.
Building cross country road from
Gray Court, on Piedmont highway, to
Woodruff bridge on Enoree river.
Building cross country road from
Cold Point. on Laurens-Greenwood
highway, to Mt. Olive church. BY Mt.
Olive church to the old Grecnville-
Augusta road.
To carry out the provisions OF the
program. resolution was adopted re-
qucsting the county delegation to pass
necessary legislation to provide for a
bond issue OF $25000O. This amount
is expected to be supplemented by an
appropriation from state and federal
funds sufficient at least to bear half
the cost Of the bridge over Saluda
river
Mr. Mooreiield, state highway engi-
neer, CAME into the meeting almost at
It's close and after the tentative pro-
gram had been adopted He told the
meeting that the highway department
had refused to approve bridge over
the Sahuda river on the proposed Cal.
houn highway in view Of the need Of
o bridge connecting Waterloo and
Greenwood on the county-to-county
system of roads, but that he felt tho
department would approve this Joint
project wherea compromise had been
reached on a'common crossing point
for the two highways. Mr.. Moore
field was unable to give a definite
promise as to how, much state and fed
eral aid the county could secure ON
the two projects as this depended
largely on the demands for aid made
by other counties. 53i.s.
On motion OF w. r. McCuen the
chairman was authorized to nominate
% committee OF five men to lay be-
fore. the county delegation the recon-
mendations of the meeting, Including
the selection of five highway commits
aioners. IN hh n ssOciated with the comm