The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-13

Mill CREEI HUNDRED, Aug. Q, 1891
Mr.. Editor-Sir:-Seein in to-day'5
Weekly issue jarring 0pf0f the Road
Commissioners from Falkland, and
IL is my section of road, will make q
reply or state my views in the matter
II you will give me space. III x. Y. u.
had been as prompt to let the Road
Commissioners know that the bridge
had been washed away at the Mitchell
Farm as he was TO have referred to the
Levy Court, body that has enough
business OF It's own to attend 10, per-
haps the bridge wonld have got on
sooner. Zee In another part of your
paper where some one isjarring up the
Road Commissioners about this same
bridge. He says 1t washed away on
Tuesday morning.; that was the day
before the heavy rain.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / suppose these
parties thought. they gave tho
Road Commissioners what belonged
to them. As this was the only bridge
washed away in the hundred and no
body but the Commissioners could put
1T on, perhaps these parties want to
know what l was doing all the time.
On the morning OF the freshet and
Ut being market-day. l went to Mill
Greek bridge on the telegraph road
near Stanton, at 5 O'Clock n. m, for
fear some one in driving to market
would venture to cross it while the
stream was raging, The water was
,lhigher than | ever knew 1t. 1 stayed
,luntil,the road was passable. Then
heard of bridge over Pike Creek on
the telegraph road was washed away.
1t was twenty-five feet long and one
: abutment torn completely out.
made temporary road around it. My
next bridge was over a stream thai
lempties into Pike, Greek, the bridge anC
| foundatlon both were gone. The team,
aIwent around neighbor's field aud ht
never kicked. My next bridge wa.
over stream between Mermaid ant
llStony Battery; both abutments wer,
, down and the bridge washed away.
! On last Monday, August 3rd at tel
O'Clock, while l was working on a
bridge, word came about tho Mitchell
: bridge, and they said Mr.. Mitchell
: was kicking about people crossing his
!. meadow. went right away and fonnt
the bridge. 1t was about ten feet wide
Z. and washed down the stream aboui
two hundred yards. In 8 hours afte
, it was on the foundation ready fol
+ teams to pass. The abutments tina
were washed down had to be takeI
;, out and the foundations dug deepe
and built up new. At one bridge lqual
/, lrled enough stone out of the middl
|. lof the road to finish 1t. A neighbo
said he had Numbered over those stone
,fIlong enough and was glad they wer
o out. They had been talked of for TEL
years, and by to morrow night eXpec
d to have these bridges passable and il
,lliirst class condition for any kind G
/, travel.
y Since traction engines have got t
travelling tho public roads we have t.
use heavier material and put In NOR
Liuists, and when bridge commence
! 10 get WON little, and would he SAT
! for wagon travel for several years,
u has to be torn out and repaired, whie
y makes extra expense to the Hundred
= and don't pay any more tax than
|, Iuian That rides In dog cnrt, toward
n keeping up strong bridges for his ben,
. Hit. ... ....
: Now, Mr.. Editor, you saeI have no
= been idle and help has been scarce; me
won't work on the road without 70
: Ipay them. The hundred owes me owe
y IA hundred dollars for material hn
- labor and good part of this paid GU
:, In cash. II reply to this article
y made by the tail end of the alphaba
: l(A Y ~ please to Inform the Roa
Commissioners how, when and whor
: hey will get their money, and don't b
too hard on man il you are not gC
ing to pay him. We are bankrupt no
nearly and another freshet will tinis
US. JAMES Blown,
Road Commissioner
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