In the event the parties disagree as to the necessity for the right of way sought to be condemned and as to the compensation to be paid to the landowners therefor, arbitrators may be selected as provided by Parts 1 and 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 9.
(Ga. L. 1887, p. 35, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 651; Civil Code 1910, § 796; Code 1933, § 83-202.)