The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-08

ure 10 theIuforo substitute and 10 much
better law. 1t has tho sanction Of tho
Wilmington Bicycle Club. delegation Of
whose members, headed by sx-Representa-
tive David K. Donaldson. who drafted the
measure. will be here to urge Its adoption.
Following is the bill,
Be 1t Enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the Stare Of Della
ware in General Assembly met;
Section l. That from and after the
first day OF July A. D. 1899 the offices Of
road commissioners and road supervisors
for the several hundreds Of New Castle
Comfy and those held by all persons ap-
pointed or employed by the said road com.
missioners and road supervisors be and are
hereby abolished and the employment Of
all such Is hereby terminated.
Section 2 This said road commissioners
In each and every hundred shall, on the
twenty seventh day OF June, A. d. 1899.
turn over and deliver to the Levy Court Of
Now Castle County all books, papers. mon.
eys and;vouchers In their possession relating
or belonging to roads and road taxes In said
hundreds, and II the said commission
ers shall fail to comply with this provision
the county treasurer. after receiving from
the Levy Court notice of such failure, shall
proceed In his own nalno for tho use Of the
hundred for which the said parties are road
commissioners. to recover and collect the
same by proper and appropriate legal pro-
ceedings.
Section 8. That from and after the
first day of July, A. D. 1899. all the roads
in New Castle County now under the con-
troll Of the road commissioners, snpervls-
ors or other persun, Of the several hum
dreas, or which may hereafter be opened
according to law and all bridges now un-
der control of said road commissioners,
shall be under the care and control of the
Levy Court Commissioners OF New Cas-
tic County.
Section 4. That on and after the
first day of July, A, d. 1899, all pubics
roads and highway in New Castle County
| excepting those situate in Incorporated
| cities and towns shall be under the con-
troll of the Levy Court Of said county.
That OH and after the first day OF July
1899 all public roads aud highways In
Kent County excepting those situate In
Incorporated cities aud tows shall be un-
der the control and management OF the
Levy Court OF Kent County.
| That on and after the first day Of July
A. D. 1899. all pubic roads and highwiys
in Sussex County excepting those sltucte
in incorporated cities and towns, shall be
under the control and management OF
| the Levy Court of Sussex County.
Section 3. The Levy Court Commits ion
ers sail, during the month OF April and
annually thereafter, prepare detailed esti-
mates and mako return thereof to the Levy
| Court Of their respective county of the
amount Of money which will be required
for the roads in their hundreds or districts
which by this act are placed in their con-
troll, and the said Levy Court shall consid-
err such estimates and returns in open sos
sion and disallow, modify change or lessen
or increase the estimates or amoun's to be
applied to the objects requiring appropra'
| tions, and when the tax levy and rate to
| be laid for said road tax in each of the hun.
| dreds or districts (Which sail tax shall he
collec ed rs other county taxes are), make
| said rate gu efficient to raise the amounts to
be applied 10 such purposes: provided that
nothing in this section shall authorize the
| levying and collection Of any road tax in
any city or town where the said city or
town has been grsntsd power by law to
| levy and collect its own street or road tax;
and provided further, that any city or
town, as aforesaid, that is now compelled
by law to pay any moneys to the present
road authorities.shall. on and after the
twenty seventh day Of June A. D., 1899,
pay over the said moneys to the County
| Treasurer for the usa of tho hun
dred or district in which said city or town
IL located.
Section 6. The County Treasurer shall
keep separate book for each hundred or
district in which shall be clearly and ex-
plicitly set down and stated the amount OF
road tax 80 received on account Of each
hundred or district and tho amounts paid
out on account of the same.
| IScGblOu AL Dlllh buull 10 pau ny
ders of the Levy Court on the County
Treasurer.
Section O. In estimating and returning
to the Levy Court the amount Of money
which will be reqvired in any one year for
he roads in any hundrel or district the
Levy Court Commi ssioners making said
return may include in the same the prob
able cost Of opening any new road or roads
that may be established by law,
Section II. The amount OF road tax in
the several hundreds or districts remain
ing due and unpaid at the time this act
( goes into operation shall be received and
collected by the collectors Of county taxes
and credited to the several hundreds or
districts as is provided in this act.
Section IL. The Levy Court Of each
county Is authorized and empowered, il
they deem it expedisnt,to compel all prison
ers sentenced to terms Of less than years in
county Jail TO work on said roads, to break
stone for same in any part of the county
in which they were convicted, or to make
them do any work the said Levy Court
may determines; the said Levy Court shall
provide ways and means for guarding said
prisoners while outside the county Jail,
and shalt have power to compel the sheriff
to guard said prisoners by his deputies,
such deputies to be compensated in such
amount as the Levy Court may determine
and to be paid by the Levy Court by orders
on the county treasurer The said Levy
Court shall have powor to purchase quar-
rles and provide everything necessary to
enforce this section. Tho expense of en-
forcing Tho section shall be paid by each
and every hundred or district according to
the asse ,scd valuation Of the property as
sessed for road purposes in said hundreds
or districts. e.
Section l3. The intent of this act
being to provide for tho permanent i'm
provamcnt on all work done on said roads
excepting repairs and that included in
section IL OF this act shall he by specif.
cation mud contract after advertising for
bid, for same, and all moneys to the credit