Evening journal., 1891-01-13
HUNDRED ROAD COMMISSIONERS.

They DO Not Owe SO, oO0.-Cost OF Omen
ing Two New Roads.-FunerM OF Paul
Barr
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Jan 13 3-At the recent
meeting of theroad commiss ,oners of this
hundred, the reports that ave been cir
culated about them were discussed. One
statement, which appea ed in news
paper, was that they are $4,000 in debt
This Is false and places. them In a bad
light before the comr su,fitv.
The commissioner 4 ave limited to tax
alton of S6,VOO per yes4r, net. According
TO the act OF the Isnsral Assembly incor
| porating tSe cit T Of New Castle, they are
compelled Ito nav 90 per cent. of the
road taxes, Aid on and collected from
persons and estates in this city, to the
city treas .orer for the maintenance and
repair OF streets under the direction Of
City Co dncil Under an agreement be
| tween City Council and the road commits.
| sione'fs, the tax collector pays over 81 600
instead OF 30 per cent. This reduces the
surA available to the commissioners to
| 50, coo
BY the same act the commissioners are
required TO keep up and repair the
! county roads passing through the city
limits, namely, the Wilmington road,
from beyond Rogers's woods TO the New
Castle causewsy the side road known as
Moore's lane, which runs from the main
road to Landers' avenue; the Christiana
turnpike, from Jackson's line to Tenth
street; the Newport road and School
house lane, from the Christiana turnpike
20 the Hares Corner road the river road,
from McComb's line to Dobbinsvillc.
The commissioners are also required
to lay out and open any new road ordered
by the Levy Court. In 1889 one was
opened from the Christiana turnpike to
the Frenchtown turnpike, near State
Road station, at cost Of $443 n. by
Contractor John e Taylor. Another
road was also opened from Red Lion to
Porter's station by contractor Samuel p.
Roberts, who was given in payment, q
note for $3.50, which win be due in
December 1891.
The hundred tax collector has been
notified of orders against him for $500 in
e1 cess Of the legal SO COO. He has al
ready paid 81 024 45 The apparent pro
portion Of excess Of payment TO the com
missioners exists because he is obliged to
receive orders drawn on him by the com
missioners when rendered to him in pay
ment of taxes. Justice Janvier, who acts
as clerk for the commissioners, holds
bills presented TO them amounting to
$685. n, and there are other bills ont.
The commissioners have therefore
refused to draw any more orders until
the tax collector for 1891 is known, but
are anxious to have all bills against
them presented in order to know the full
extent of their indebtedness, which may
possibly reach 81. 500.
other News
The funeral Of Paul Barr an old
citizen, who died Of paralysis on Thurs
day, was held yesterday afternoon and
was largely attended Rev p. b Light
ner conducted services at the late home
of the deceased on Orange street. The
: body was buried in the H. E church
yard.
The trustees of the M. E. Church held
special meeting last evening and trans
. acted busiress relative to closing the
conference year. They extended TO the
W. G. 4. q the privileges Of the church
I building in which to hold its county con.
vention.
a small colony Of Hungarians, who
have been laid off because Of q slaekening
in work at the Delaware Iron Works
LETT on the % train yesterday after
noon. They will strike Pennsylvania
manufacturing town
The remains Of Catherine, wife Of Johl
, Il. Casey, were brought to this city from
Philadelphia on the / / 30 train this morn
ing. A number of friends Joined th'
procession et the station and the corteg,
moved 10 Sc Peters churchyard. Mrs
Casey was s6 years old and formerly
lived here
Mrs E. w. Emerson of near Kirk
wood is the guest of Professor d. b
Jones
President E L. Wilson Of the Boarc
of Education, is still suffering from
sprained leg.
The Ladies Mite Society of the NJ. E
q Church held its monthly meeting az TN
. parsonage last evening.
City Council will II eet at City Solicito
A. B Coopers Office this evening TO Ssk
action on petitioning the Legislature 70
power TO borrow money for genera
I improvements.