The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
PascagOula Bridge Freed
AS Highway Commission
EnjOins Toll Collection
CountY's Claim For Compensation To
Be Heard In ChoncerY Court Here
In December As Result of Transfer

The Pascaeuttla bridge was
freed Of Us saceut Toll Is = IS p
n Tuesday. and viii next be
heara % in December when the
county claim for compensation
from the state for The building az
ahe several bridges and 3 miles az
highway viii be heard n tire
ehaneerv court mere before Judge
y II Russell
Ire freeing Of the bridge feb
lowed a preliminary Injunction
restraining the Jackson county
soard OF supervisors from cob
Letting tolls. granted 60 the state
highway department BY Assuci
ale Justice " d Anderson Of the
Mlssissippi supreme court at Jack
son
Part of Agreement
The Injunction was part Of an
agreement made By the attorneys
for the county and the state nigh
way department following the act
passed by the last session Of the
legislature prohibiting the eollee
ton Of tolls on any bridge N the
state
Attorneys for the board af su
pervisors, II p Heidelberg Har-
old Gauuer. and James I Ford.
observed the eounty's agreement
not 70 contest the injunction, re-
serving the eounty's right 20 any
equities Il might have on the hear
inR Of the cause for compensa-
ton in December.
Jackson county lived I'D com
pletelv 10 It's agreement made at
the time the toll ban was passed
b. the legislature ard when the
highway commission too .ossev
ed the agreement. any difficulty
foreseen IN the state taking over
the bridge was avcrted and the
eountNss claim for compensation
II the construction Of the $500 g00
project involving eight bridges
and a three mile stretch ol high
way across the coast marshes.
revefts 70 the courts The county
undertook TINS project without
state or federal aid and approx
uatelv $3.50 600 Of bonds are still
outstanding in connection with
the financing Of the project
To Adopt Budget
Meanwhile. the board Of xu.
pervisors is scheduled 10 meet for
Is September session Monday At
the courthouse when the e0unfy's
budget for the next fiscal year Is
. Be- adopted However. Monday
being Labor Day. the board may
adjourn to Tuesday II vas un-
officially estimated that the loss Of
the bridge revenue viii mean an
9 NH increase IN the county tax
rate
l. issuing the injunction to
stop the collection Of tolls Asso
cate Justice Anderson observed
that the only question left open
Is whether the county is entitled
10 compensation for build ng the
bridge The county is no longer
entitled % collect any tolls
TIE Legislature al its regular
1872 session enacted a statute out
IaWIng toll collections on any
link Of the state highway sYsgera
but granted Jackson county untii
September . continue operation
q the PascsEoula bridge On the
ground that the e0unty's current
fiscal year budget was based on
Yields from the span
At the initial legal skIrrnssk
over the bridge earlier n TIE
year. the state highway depart
Went through Assistant Atserney
General Wright commended nat
TIE department had been entitled
= take over the bridge IA 1885
and operate Il folI-free as 3 result
q lie Legislature making United
states Highways - a part q ne
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