Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-26


MR., EDfToR:-The new road In Cbristiana
Hundred that has been asked for about sixty
years has at last been completed aud Is being
daily Travelled. The influence Of the pike COM
panies and others who were opposed TO said road
had TO give way at last although they boast OF
prominent pike man thai his father lit was said)
had been able to defeat said road for thirty
years, and he would do the same. | want
through your valuable paper to call the alten-
ton Of the travelling public 10 some OF the
means the opposition resorted TO TO defeat the
said road, and more especially the writer and
signers of the FLOWING remonstrance that was
presented TO the Honorable Judges Of the Su-
perior Court of Delaware and falling there, then
to the Jury appointed by said Court. ave the
undersigned citizens principally Of Christiana
Hundred do most respectfully demonstrate
against proposed new road, leading from near
Prices blacksmith shop 10 a road called the
Marsh road, and terminating near Jas. Browns
In Christana Hundred" Now mark well the
following reasons set forth against the pro-
posed new road and see to what means they
resorted TO at last TO defeat the Road. The re-
monsirance says that some of our reasons for
this remonsti ance are, that il is not needed for
public good it would pass over some low swampy
ground making 1t difficult 10 keep In good order.
Its first cost would be expensive, and expensive
| to keep in travelling condition. 1t would run
nearly parallel, and but short distance from q
good road. 1t has been talked of for nearly so
years, and from time TO time had number Of
commissions upon II almost solely insigat by
owners Of single farm on the line of said rOad,
the other owners being utterly opposed or in-
| different being Of no benef: to them. Our
read taxes are already heavy and this would
| Increase them considerably without a cores
| ponding benefit, &c.
For these and other good RESPONSIVE hope no
| further commissions will Tie granted and your
petitioners will pray, &c. The above iemon-
| strauce is signed by G2 persons, . Of them from
Mill Creek Hundged, one from Brandywine
| Hundred, and one from Wilmington, the rest
| from the upper part Of Christiana HID. FIst it
says that IL Is not needed Tor public good; al
ready there has been from 10 10 ~ teams Of diff
| fefent xmas along in me day 2ud, 1t would
| pass over low swampy ground; there Is no such
| ground to be found along SAID rad. I'D, Its
FIRST cost would be expensive, there never has
been u new road Of the same length opened in
our hundred that cost less To open ii OF the same
| length. 4th, it would be expensive 10 keep in
| tiayt ling order (marli) II 1t is not needed and
not travelled 1t will not cost much 10 keep it in
, good order. 9th, it would run nearly parallel
and, but a short distance rom u good road; now
| this road passes over the same kind OF ground
/ 9TH, II says it has been talked OF for nearly 80
years; if IL had said 10 years it would have been
much nearer the truth. It'll, and has had a
number Of commissions upon il; yes and tins Is
| the only near approach to truth IN said remoIi-
| STRANGE and the most OF them have said road
but the influence Of the pixies and theft friends
and some along the road have been able to de.
feat, II until tie present one undertook il and
put II through. Sth, 1t says 1t has been almost
solely instigated by the owners OF single farm
OH the ine of the road. II you will search the
records at New Castle where was The Philips
Herdman, and others That have passed AWAY
that advocated the road before the one 50 greal
III his own estimation came upon the stage a,
.t.a.... M. a.
puseu 10 II; now any one believes it, all the,
have to do Is to call upon them and they viii
fluid out 10 the contrary; loth, our road take.
are already heavy and this road would incleas,
them considerably without correspondent,
benefit. Pray do tell me what the nine sgner
from Mill Creek Hundred, one from Brandy
wine Hundred, and one from Wilmington, lay,
to do as with our road taxes; ll,h, the other
good reasons are not stated. They were afrai,
that If the road was made that II would taxi
some oil the uayel Oh The pixies. For did no
The spokesman say before OF the iurie!
that the road was not wanted, and almost Will
the same breath SAYS If this road is made tina
r We can not keep up the pixies; that is where lii
a shoe pinched. heard one Of the Jury say al
+ forwards thai his speech was enough 10 conyinc
, any one that the load was needed for publ
8 beLellt; there Hele about ten Ut The signers L
the circumstance itom This part of the HUNDRED
that knew something about tie ground au
( nearly al vi theln Interested III the pixies
where the low swainpy ground comes ill.,
They were afraid VI the lowness of their pocl;
cts that affected them. have no doubt they wi
never feel the effects Of the new road for the In
= crease Of travel will make up Tor the loss {
! said road to the pixies aud their pockets wi
g not be rs much affected rs they supposed til
= new road would take the travel oil their pike
!. 1t was not asked ioI to hurt ILe pixies but ft
J.. bench Of Hose along the line OF the road.
Il Bon som