Evening journal., 1892-04-07
NEW COUNTY ROADS
A Busy Morning in the Levy Court
Chamber.

Two Returns for Brandywine Hundred
and One for st. Georges Hundred
Passed-PetitiOns for New Bridge
Brought Before the Court.
This was road day In the Levy Court.
Commi ssioner Grubb presented sthe re-
turn of r. Lewis Armstrong, Philip K.
Clark, Harvey McMullen. James V.
Carlisle and Giles Lambson, commits
sioners appointed to consider the ad-
visibility and estimate the cost of open
ing new road in Brandywine hundred.
The return advised the Levy Court of
the necessity Of opening a new road be-
ginning at point on the northerlY side
Of the river road through the la of
James Henry Guest, Mary j Williams to
the Philadelphia turnpike road, three
quarters Of a mile long and 40 feet wide.
The cost of making the road is estimated
at $50; damages assessed 81, OOO.
he also presented TIE return OF Robert
L. Armstrong, Anthony Reybo d,
samuel Gregg, John @. Plstt, Daniel w.
Corbit for road through the premises
of Hannah R. Weldin, Louisa
L. Weldin, Henry G. Clark, Isaac n
Lenderman and George G. Lobdell,
from the pike 20 the westerly side OF the
p, w. & B. railroad The commission
reported favorably. The road to be 40
feet wide; cost Of making $25; assessed
damages, $S6S. The road will be about
three-quarters Of mile long.
Mr.. Jolls presented the return Of the
commission appointed to consider the
advisability OF widening the old Chop
tank road In st. Georges hundred, from
thirty TO forty feet. The damages were
placed at 1884.
All three returns were accepted with
the understanding that the damages are
not to be paid until September /
The Street and Sewer Department was
given permission to make connection
with the sewer at Ninth and King
streets, which belongs to the county.
Mr.. Buckingham presented a petition
asking for a bridge across White Clay
Creek, at what is known as Hopkins
Fording, between Mill Greek and White
Clay Creek hundred. It was signed
by large number Of residents
of each hundred. Mr.. Giliis moved
that a committee Of seven be appointed
to view the place. Mr.. Hutchison
amended the motion to the effect that
the members from the two hundreds In.
terested be members of the committee
The amendment was accepted and the
motion carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. ellis,
Clark, EliasoD, Jolls, Sutton, KiDgore
and Buckingham. Chairman Buoking
ham said that the bridge would be eighty
OF ninety feet long. Monday, April lS
was fixed as the time for inspection.
Commissioner Simpler presented 9
petition from Blackbird hundred tax
payers asking the Levy Court
to assume et ntrol Of bridge
in that hundred, located on the
public road leading from Thoroughfars
Neck to Brick Store Landing road. over
the stream known as Morris Branch
The chair appointed Messrs. Simpler
Sutton aud Gillis, committee Ito consider
the matter. Commissioner Clark pre-
sented petition from Red Lion hundred
road commissioners, asking the Levy
Court to relieve the hundred Of the
responsibility In keeping in repair the
bridge crossing Dolls creek on the rosC
running FROM the State Koad east to th'
river road, beginning on th'
lands of Henry NJ Silver and ending ol
the lands Of William Reybold. The peti
tion sts ted that the financial condition
OF the hundred makes the commissioners
labor under great inconvenience il
maintaining the roads and bridges.
On motion of Mr.. Clark the chair ap
pointed the following committee to tax
the matter in hand: Messrs CLARK
Jolls, Grub, Eli asOn and Buckin CHAM