Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-05-08
WORK TO BEGIN
AT EARLY DATE
Paved Road to Wilcox County line
To Serve Dixie and Jefferson
Davis Highways

Backed by large delegation from
the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor 7.
II. Mayes and President William r.
Bowen of the Chamber of Commerce
presented arguments for the adoption
OF the State Highway Proposal, to CO.
operate with the county authorities to
pave the ten mile stretch of the road
to Bowen's Mill, which was surveyed
by the State Highway Engineers last
summer. Under the agreement, the
state Department, with Federal aid,
will furnish the paving material and
supervisory force the county furnish
ing the necessary labor to construct
the highway.
Arguments in favor of the project
were also made by Mr.. 7. E. Turner
and Mr.. M. w. Garbutt, the latter pre-
sentnig the proposition of re-surfacing
the five mile stretch on the southern
end of the route to- Lake Beatrice.
| which will also be undertaken with the
cooperation OF the State Highway De-
partment
Other Counties to Be Interested
1t is planned to secure the cooper
alton of the counties along the Gem
tral Dixie Highway, south and north
to enter similar arrangements with the
State Highway Department to COM
plete the route to the Ware county
line on the south and to the Bibb coun
| ty line on the north, both of which
counties already have either complet-
ed or have under construction a per-
manent road bed on the Central Dix
lie Highway.
Work Will Begin At Once
| Work on these projects, it is un-
derstood, will begin at once, the Ben
Hill County roads being generally in
good condition and the road gang is
available for immediate use Efforts
will be- made to have Irwin county CO.
operate in completing the one mile
sand clay road below Lake Beatrice
on which the State Highway Depart
ment desires to experiment with an
oil surfacing which is said to have
been tried successfully in other sec
tions.
| Work Not To Interrupt Traffic
AS there is a good road via Sibbie
out of Abbeville, south it is assured
that auto traffic north and south will
not need to be interrupted at any
time during the construction of the
entire mileage. About twelve months
will be required to complete the paw
ing. ..-....-4 .-..',-...- .,,.-...--a'..s.-
New Road to Be Shortened y
: According to the survey made, the
new road bed to Bowen's Mill will
be nearly one mile shorter, the road
leaving the present road bed north of
Lulaville and connecting with the road
again north of the Seaboard Railroad
occupying higher ridge, east of the
present road bed for about four miles
and entering Bowen's Mill from an
easterly direction, making an easier
approach to the Bowers Mill Bridge.
which is to be concrete structure. as
are also two smaller bridges north of
Lulaville.
This permanent road improvement
has the endorsement of our citizens
and the Commissioners, whose terms
OF office expire with the year. have
earned the approval of our CITY and
county in making it possible to begin
this work this season The newly cleo
ted commissioners have given their
assurance to cooperate fully in this
work, ]. E. Turner and William Rob-
erts two of the next board of Com
inissoners being present at this meet
ing.