Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-15
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A measure viii be introduced in the
Legislatu 9 tno doubt that will effect
more or |, 50 the tax payers of New Cas-
tie COUNTY. That measure is, shall the
State road be macadAmized from Will
mington to the Delaware Railroad at
State Road station, and who shall bear
the expense Of 1t. In the first place
We presume there are none especially
Of those who have travelled the road at
the breaking up Of winter, who will
not say that the road should be msca-
damized, piked or something done with
1t to prevent it from becoming a quag-
mire every spring, and often at other
times during the year. We will venture
TO say that there is not a city the size
OF Wilmington 10 be found anywhere
that has auch an important road A. the
State Road leading TO II that is not
either piked or ma cadamlzed. 1t is the
priuci pal thoroughfare TO travel for
nearly the whole of the county south Of
Wilmington and yet it is at times al
most impas ible. Then there can be
no two sides to the question as to the
work, that it should be done.
uC ucAl QucrlAOu - ~ bhhi w
the work ? II has been suggested tn 1t
the Legislature pass mandatory bill
compelling Wilmington TO dothe work,
rs the city is the most benefited by the
thoroughfare and more so since the
almshouse and hospital have been erect
ed on the road some three miles from
the centre Of the city. To this Will
mington will no doubt, and properly
too object. 1t would seem equally un-
fair also for New Castle Hundred,
through which the road passes, to be
saddled with such q big job, rs the
Hundreds are only required to keep the
public reads in repair and to build and
keep in repair the required bridges.
Then who should build the road ? 1t
will be costly-all macadamized roads
and pixies are-and the expense will
come little heavy on somebody.
There are three parties interested in
the improvement and who would pos
sibly be equally benefited. The City OF
Wilmington is one of these parties, the
County Of New Castle another and the
resident property holders along the
road third.
1t has been sug yested that an equits
BILE division of the expense would b,
for Wilmington to pay a third, tn,
County a thi I'd and the resident proper
ty holders, the most benefited, thu
other third.
No doubt there will be- obiectionl
from all three of the parties mentioned
and we only refer to it 10 that the PEG
pie may know what IS in contempla
ton, and perhaps some other basis o
equity can be agreed upon. 1t will NJ
doubt strike many, especially the citi
Zens Of Wilmington, that they shout
not be saddled with special tax c
that kind simply because they live il
the city, but that Whatever tax Is r,
quirei should be paid as a County Ia,
that Is, that there should be no distin
ton between the City and County, an
that here should only be two parties
the contract-the County and the res
dent property holders. Should the Cit
be compelled 10 pay one-third Of u
costs, as city, it would IS part
the County be compelled to pay gres
or part Of the County tax. To tn
there will be demurrer. We refer
the matter that all parties interest.
may be notified Of what is contempt
ted, and that they may take some me
sures to arrive a: amicable arrangement
equitable TO all.