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1J,SS I.:ELTRA; i1L1.D G`1' 1.LI:Ih UU1,1LUNDY DOUSE, 1:OVliI(:Itlitt 20, 1945
The mootinr rrns cr:llert to order by Enyor i,eonnrd
rooke at 8 :00 p.m.
l.,ayor brool:e presented i:.r. h . S. Lrcry, Divisional
L'ngineer of the State goad Department who reporter]. that the
Federal Governrlent lu.d contemplated inter-regi oils 9. hirrl tiny
s;;st;eras with the tentative plan of by-Pas sjj-,g lnrf;e areas,
nrd th, t: one of* tho rot cis included in this, pinn, urns highway
; 1. i!o stated thr:t it wrs ;:n estublisherl general policy to
reconstruct in accorciance with tl,r, natal, r.lonf� the existinc
road ',here it; rrns practicril and possible at:d thr:t the meotirg
of the citizens of Dr:r1a r:cs cnllr,r, to fiicl out wiiethcr it was
practical to ?seep the local:ion of tide present highway, and that
100 ft. of riglit of tray wns required to build a siz lane road
through Dania, .which was the ;tidtli estimated to tnke care of
W tu.re traffic.
L.r. Ltnery asked for questions and i r. L. G. Frost
+isked ,who was to bear the expense of obtainil-,Lr, the right of
way. Vr. Emery stated that in the p! fit this burden had fallen
oil the uounty, however, the uounty didn ' t feel that it could
bear this exnerse at this time And that it would be up to the
individual towns . iie was than asked :.,hat the State iiond Dept .
would do with the present hi(iir;n in the event the new highway
would be located west of Dnnit:, to which l,:r. Emery rnsrtered
that it had beer. the policy Of the State itoarl Dept. to abandon
old roads, rind it; mould frill on the cities to maintain the
roads , but he didn ' t )caps' r:hr:t the State itond Dept. aculd do
in the case of the present highway, since it would depend
largol;; on the use of the road, and the amount of traffic,
•. hether or not it xmild be mnintained.
1.hen asked who would have control of the traffic
over the nett six land highway, i.;r. Lmcry replied that the Fed-
eral Goverment, through tho Stnte itoad Department r:mtld
control the traffic.
It was discussed whether or not four lanes would be
sufficient, but L.r . Lmer;- stated thal; it lied been estimated
that six lanes would be required to talce care of traffic pass-
ing tlirouC i, in addition to the local traffic. i:,r. r -ost
stated thr t he didn' t thir_k a six lane highway would in my way
take the congestion out of the present hiplivin.;, find that the
State ho; d Department htid agreed to build a four lane hir-lrvay
out of t;a presel:t iar'hr:ay ".hich had never berr accomplished.
i.:r. T. V. halley asked .why it e,ouldailt be possible
to list-. the present hif,11m ;- for tra£: ic foir:l ol:e way hnd t'o. d'i.vert
traffic iroirl; ifi tr.e opposite direction to r.i_other road, to
which i,:r . emery replied that under the present policy, the
State ].Load Department l,tas against splittint. the It"res since
it would create one ,:a streets, and i;h::t the cost; of cons-
tructior of tyro separate hifhwa s would far exceed the build-
ing of one llifhv:a�.
It was as)ced erhnt provision v:ould be mode at schools
f-ind essential crossint-s ir. order that nedes-.rir:ns mi!-ht; cross
t.i,,e road, to which ;.r. Lrier,' answered that ample provision
17ould be made, for t:.rt purpose. lie also stilted that parking
smr ccs, ci frl,t feet either side of the road `,would i)e used for
1)ara11cl pari'171r', but Pot .a'aae mr]A3i ;. „hen asked r111nt pro-
vision hUd peen mr.de b;; t-i:e :ante hoed llepvrtTaent for the
bev.cli ror:d, since it mould i)e rz connectir.E' lilac with the hirh-
src•.;;, ;. r, inner stated tL,:.t no actual ,%orl. had been dope;
that riC3 t of rrn;, 1, d been oetaired, out surve; parties hadn't
�)een placed oc-i the io'.7 as ;:et.
.f'-or s r;is eussion, L..:yor ,hooka rslceci for ttixna-yers
and citize-,;s to voice their opinions , to tl:ich they stated as
follows :
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iiev. 0. D. ];imbrcll didn ' t: thin],, t: o ciii`;-,oi' l.,r;:ail- ahould
I:e split apart t'rith n si.;: :l.ar.e hit:htr,15' since ta:c cit;, Clidn 't
o deper_cl antirel;/ on tltc hi[;Jmray. a I lirt ere could cx-
prrd crest, crest c!;d alit fetal;; noriat =nd that: Sr vict of the
lartre expenditures ir:volved, it would oe, too raucli of a bur-
den on the taxpa;;ers .
L.r. T. V . J ailey said lie dichi 't•, think it mnde much difference
where the hit7u+a; was locr,,tod iu;t so it lead. close proadmit,
to i;I!e City; th.ni: people crmo t.o Drri.r i'rot: f, Sl:'mi rmd oi.l,er
tovirs l'or r. ccolnn::oc:r.ti. ors, rl Cl ra lorr rs v:ea .acre so close to
it didn ' t riC-c much difference where t}!e hi , lrrn; vans
loci?'.ed.
i,.r. L. '1. , llis wr:s opposed. to t4ie hit l„rn ' 1,oinf throuF7h
Dania bcecuso tie c.idn 't thin]: the I,cr.ci'ii: .,oui.(l uat.il
the c,.;per!rliturc-s ar;d Wimit.lit ti,e tux Idt1,dgl1 vrould e too
c!uci, i'or D;:ni ri to bear.
L,rp. Sue Collier v+as opposed to the }li! inra; f;oir.I t;l rough
t}le city ate dicir.' t thi }: it ,would n;r:ke r: "ghost i:o';m" of
Dat;i.c. , if. the hi!'hvrc:;a %.:eut vrest of thu city.
],.rs. :>ost°worth didn ' t think o sip: :Crane I hip hvra-: eras necessnrY
and thought; th'it: four la!;cs •could 'oe i:mplc to tape enre of
tLe traffic .
i,:r. ;m. ulocli was opposed to r. six .lane hie:aa•rr-r running
tltrou£'h uonia as he thought tile: to:;n would be more henefitted
if' tho traffic . ere liF;hter oi: tit(-, present hi[liimy; that a
sir: lrute high's 7 vreald endnnt-ur tiic lives oi' children crossing;
and tJtat business men and reside.- Ls would derive t'renter bene-
fit ii' the road .;ure built wost, so tlr:t local trr.ffic could
travel in t-rcrter comfort.
I,;r. 0. A. hIcnciviorth stated that he thought the cost of the
net, hif braes;; would be a tax burden thl�t vro lcln ' t be paid off
1'or : ears , and tiirt Dank Mould be n"ghost town" v:hilo it was
heir.['; built; ar'ci thr.t: if it v:ere built, it. mould become it
"Frhost tot,n" due to tl:e excessive rate of speed of traffic.
f:.r. L;. C. 1,11ost stated he eras not against a six lane hi[tllr+a
i,ut as i'r.r as htzild.ir.Fr it: through Dame. was concerned, the
tax burden would be so tremendous, D'nia couldn' t afford it ,
and teat as 1'ar ns me):inF_: F-host tovn_ out oi' Dnni , vie ';:ere
too close to i_il.lci for t];is to become a possibility; that
people co!::e i,ere i'or the ocean, and they filter back through
Dvn.itl ;lien ti,e , fiid fiat;; c.atlt locate it, LAMA. :ie lso
st:-teci that il' tics coach rood were connected viitit the l:SUltwnyy
th,., nevr lal?,vac;• v:ouldn 't hove much C-ifect on us i1' it r1e211t
ploced it tlic 1!o-rt of* toull, since the traffic on the present
]ii/:iiwn be Freest enough that the State lto:td Departnerlt
;w.ld he ol,lirnted to tnl,e care of it.
l.r. Lather stated that r.lthout_lt lie vinsn ' t a tax payer and didn't
ov:n property, lie }l.d a iusiness on the present hif<hvvay and thet
rs7mt.rxic tecrirf: dov:!; and r•ei-odelinF, the fro it of the building
a mild be a detrim.ertt to his business, that vrould leave to collie
gait ci' ;d:; 1>ocicet.
r . �. i.. .rood said, ):e ;tad driven uuses for- e> rs rmcl it was
flies o:,servrt;icr, t' t rr. t t�e r e;:idr the ]ii(;htar:y, the .fewer acci-
lLr C2:Ci leas his oUinion 1i:Ct it Mould '',e better
t:q .:'iE , l,r}! al , O! U 1o1' s mit'_i)curCl : (I o3 o fca' ror'th-
urn
St).'ol': lif,s opposed to dice i i(:hw1l- ;,;, paSSir'," Dnri:'.;
, , to•:ns that be-
;�; cr,.i :e Vito;i; tovr_a becrus , o: tlii.s fsua, and tixt he t�!ou, ht if
t;•c : , e1,.7:ir ' i; c.< t: er(•r,i: i.ste c+otrld })e
a l-'ce for i.t.
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I•Sr. ::� � er. fittt,rn op; < s c;' „o ;; ii9 l ir::n: co. ',oll
the hetu•t oi' "In] ie, u(,cru❑u tilo cost: oul.d. "e: nioro tlult tt:e
l)ereftts derived, ;:.rd it r:cmld
s:;ot sinoo it t•:Olt Id apl:i1, LII0 to Own.
;.:r. I�ob li0u:3ton rV.D1 th'%t ill vier; oi' the 1'1! ct; thnt: the snr-
rcnzndinr; cities il!,drtt t+,.L-cr votion a., ;et., lic ow.. llo rcr.son
aiy .:c shovldnrt r;; it ii; order thl-.t r:e mt- be :;)le to rscor-
t;:in mor•c: ::bout t?_e cost; t,nd itei ei'its .e would dorive.
1'. I:r•ooks tl ullf-1 i; tli1.t tI,e nix lnr,c hit ]rn ;: mould uc
r, detriment to the torn1 f'roui r; trai'i'ic sttu!dpoint and front
t',o cost; nil le; housc❑ mould iat:ve to be moved bacb: [Ind lie
would hive to rbandoi; the school bee❑use it %::ould be dnnger-
ous for c1;11(11-1 cn to Gross .
I,X. .dchnrd Slatinson ti!ouia:t; r', roan lnre )Ji.( hwa;; zould be suf-
ficient f'or bti.ia , rind tLr:t the four lane hir;hwa;; promised
by the Stite iti !:wn;; Deptirtmer.t siiould ' be completed.
b'.r. 1.. T. Ellis then stated tict:t: if, ti!e, %.could complete the
four lane hitl:rja;,r t:hrour-h Dr:r:ir: , we wouldn' t have nnything
to i'enr concerninf- a six lane hir liway west; of Dania.
L.ri;-or . rooke asiced 1'or n vote of' all those in favor
oJy the six lrtne hi-hwny joint; throurrh Dnnia - Pour Vlore in favor.
28 -;ere in favor of the hirlmay its proposed by the vederal
rrovernmcnt, voint• aest of town.
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