The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

opened the argument for the Clinton Gainesville route. He declared that this route was designated by the legis- lature of 1915, that the county commits sioners of Greene county have gone on record as favoring it at least three and possibly four times, and that the pres ent board has unanimously favored this location; that it would better facilitate connection with Pickens county, and that the amount of overflow land is greater via Boligee than via Clinton.
 Most Direct Or Feasible
 It was while Mr. Aldridge was speak ing that Chairman Rogers called atten- 'tion of those present to the fact that the statute which provides that county seats must be connected by "the most direct and feasible route" is in conflict with the constipltional amendment adopted. the language of which is most direct or feasible.
 Judge B. B. Barnes, former probate judge of Greene county. spoke in favor of the Clinton route. He declared that Boligee had been favored in construc- tion of roads and bridges by Greene county in the past.
 Judge A. P. Smith, present probate judge of Greene county, also advocates the Gainesville.C Clinton route, which he declared is favored by 80 per cent of the qualified electors of Greene county.
 Mention was made that four miles of the road from Eafaw toward Clinton have been surfaced and four more miles graded. e fs
 Speaking in rebuttal of the argu- ments of the opposition, Judge Wilkin son, declared that nothing had been of fered to dispute that the Boligee route is the mosts direct; he contends that it is fully as feasible, and that for any one point which could be scored for the Clinton Gainesville route, at least two must be credited to Boligee.
 Rogers Takes Hand
 After the debate had closed, Senator Rogers read the engineers report, which stated that through the existence vile four miles less of new construction would be required by the Gainesville route to connect .Eutaw with Livings- ton. The report also claimed that less construction would be required to con- meet Livingston and Eutaw with Car rollton if the Gainesville route were adopted. ei-
 Chairman Rogers also read resolu- ton adopted by the Sumter county board of revenue, declaring that he had not participated in the location of the road from Livingston to Gainesville, his home town, which has resulted in the diverting of the road from Eutaw to Livingston via Gainesville on the plea that the road from Livingston to Gainesville is already built. It was said that this location was made by the Sumter county board of revenue with out Senator Rogers participating in it.
 Chairman Rogers referred in. his ad- dress to personalities previously di- rected at him in connection with the To- cation of the Eutaw-Lifingston highway via Gainesville. Several members of the Boligee delegation expressed re- gret that personalities had entered the question.
 Chairman Rogers asked if either of his colleagues wished to make a mo- tion concerning the matter under con sideration, and when they did not, he moved that the previous action in locat- ing the highway via Clinton and Gaines vile be reaffirmed. Commissioner Sut- tie seconded the motion, which carried with Commissioners Rogers and Suttle voting in favor of it and Commissioner Scruggs voting no. Chairman Rogers announced that the road via Clinton and Gainesville will be advertised soon.