The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-20
BRANDywINE HUNDRED ROAD.
Important Bill introduced in tho Lesi-ia.
ture In Reierencs t. the Pubiic Roads,

ture In Reirrencs tp the Pabiic Roads.
On Monday In the Senate at Dover Sena.
tor Handy introduced an important bill In
reference to the management of the roads
OF Brandywine Hundred. The Senator
denied that 1t was the same Till introduo.
Ell two years ago by SIR. Day. He spoke
warmly In Its favor.
Its PROVISIONS are as follows:
That on November 5, 1895. the qualified
voters OF Brandywlne hundred shall elect
two suitable persons as road commission
ets Tor the term OF four years, nnd on
November 8. 1898, shall elect one other
suitable person as road commissioner for
the term OF four yours, aud thereafter
they shall elect every two years road com.
mlssloners alternately for like periods to
I'LL the vacancies OF the ommlssoners
whose terms then expire" The bill divides
the hundred into three districts as fol-
lows: First, tho northern election dis
trict; second the eastern election district;
thru, the southern election district,
1t abolished the Office OF road supervl.
sor and appoints Alfred |. Derlckson
comm issloner for the First district, for a
term OF four years; Lewis +. Talley,
Second district, for two years and John
Shaw. Tuird district. Tor two years Tholr
SUCCESSORS shall ba elected when their
terms expire. Tho new commissioners
shall meet on tho second Monday of
April. and the present supervisors shall
settle all accounts on or before that day
aud deliver TO the new commissioners
all the hundred property In their posses.
sion. After making provisions concern.
Ing estimates the bill further provides
that:
A super visor OF roads for eoch school
district shall he appointed on the second
Monday of April. the political parties to
he na nearly equally represented as posi-
bio. All dirt roads must be repaired on
or before May 3lst in eachj year. Failure
OF duty on the part OF supervisor makes
him Ineligible for re-. elsction. The super
Fisors must give 1.-Two days notice OF re-
pairs to bs made aud all taxpayers who
apply Tor work shall receive II furnishing
work.
Where road divides district the gu.
pervisors shalt divide the work. Tho
commissioners shall receive 81 a day for
time actually put In and shall make ALL
davIt to the correctness oil their respective
claims. Tho pay OF the supervisors IL
placed Mt Sl.5O q day, while tho road
mending taxable Is Rllo wed slJO day
and 81 additional for every horse so em.
ploHed. In time OF heavy snow 1t is made
tho duty OF the supervisors to employ
men and teams to make the roRds passa-
BILE.
1t is provided for that $50, 600 may DO
borrowed.
The commissioners must be residents
vor5 I'LL vacanles caused by death. resig.
nation or removal. For neglect of duty
the commissioners ale made liable to
line OF so Tor each otfense one.halt to 90
to tho hundred and the other half to the
iuIotmer. In October the com IN issluners
shall appoint collector of road tax. aud
and LIE shall deposit Mis- collections la the
Union National Bank. of Wilmington.
giving security in double the amount Of
his tax duplicate, aud making, ut tho end
OF every mouth, a report of collections.
Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest
and best bidder.
IL Ia made the duty OF the receiver of
taxes and county treasurer to deposit the
moneys he may have collected for road
purposes In Brandywine hundred, and
which are now in his hands or which may
hereafter come into his hands, In the
Union National Bank to the credit of the
commissioners. He shul also furnish a
list OF oil road tax for Brandywine Hun.
died due and unpaid on or before the sec.
ond Monday OF April. 1895.
The bill declares tho inhabitants and
freeholders of Brandywine Hundred a
body corporate for the purposes of this
act, land the commissioners are authorized
to Issue bonds. with capacity to sue and
he sued,