Evening journal., 1899-02-08
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may be established by law.
secaon 10. When any commissioners
appointed by the Court Of General Ses-
sions shall have made return in favor
of a new road the Levy Court commits
sioners shall, after advertising for
bids, award the contract to the lowest
and best bidder for making and OPEN
ing the same. the cost Of which shall
be charged to the hundred or hun
dreds, district or districts where such
new road is located.
Section H. The amount of road tax
in the several hundreds or districts re-
manning due and unpaid at the time
this act goes into operation shall be
received and collected by the collect
ors Of county taxes and credited to the
several hundreds or districts as is pro-
vided in this act
Secaion 12. The Levy Court OF each
county is authorized and empowered,h If
they deem It expedient, to compel all
prisoners sentenced to terms Of less
than five years in the 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 determine: the said Levy Court
shall provide ways and means for
guarding said prisoners whlio outside
the county jail and shall hay rlYer
TO compel the sheriff to guard sad
prisoners by his deputies, such depu-
ties to be compensated In such amount
as the Levy Court may determine and
l..rt bo nrrr Inv nr1lafe
on the county treasurer. The said
Levy Court shall have power to pur-
chase quarries and provide everything
necessary to enforce this section. The
expense OF enforcing this section shall
be paid by each and every hundred or
district according TO the assessed val
uation Of the property assessed for
road purposes in said hundreds or dis
tricts.
Section 13. The intent Of this act be-
ing to provide for tine permanent inn
pcovement Of roads. al permanent i'm
provement on aE work done on said
roads. excepting repairs and that in
cludad in section - of this act, shall
be by specification and contract after
advertising for bids for same, and all
moneys to the credit of any hundred
or district after the said roads have
been kent in fair repair shall be de-
vcged to permanent Improvement OF
roads i'm said hundred or district.
Section IA. The Levy Court Of each
county may employ a civil engineer to
prepare plans or to furnish recommen-
dations for the permanent improve
ment of roads, but said civil engineer
shall be employed only in his capacity
as sucn and shall be paid by the Lew
Court by orders on the county treas
urer.
Section 10. The said Levy COur
shall not have power to issue bonds oi
notes of Indebtedness except by an ac
of the General Assembly CT the state
and shall not increase the floating in
debtedness Of any hundred or distric
to sum exceeding one thousand dol
lars except for emergency causes
Section 16. All acts or parts Of act
inconsistent with this act are hereb,
repealed
PYLE FOR A QUARRY.
Senator Pyles bill provides QUAR-
in which the prisoners shall be work
ed. Its provisions are as follows:
An act to provide for the employ
ment at hard labor OF certain prison
ers in New Castle county.
Be it enacted by the Senate an
House of Representatives Of the Stat
Of Delaware in General Assembly me
Section /. That, within one year al
Ter. this act becomes law, the Lev
Court commissioners of New Cast
county are hereby authorized and d
rected to secure, by purchase or cor
demnation. as hereafter provided,
stone quarry along the line or rout
or within convenient reach OF a raj
read in New Castle county
Section 2 That said quarry, so
no -ecured, shall contain stone OF
ksnd\ quality and character suitabl
for bein- broken into read macadam
and shall> also contain suinnel
quantity ofNstone to keep the prisoI
ers hereinafter, mentioned at hard 4
bor as hereinafter provided, for
least twenty years hereafter.
Section 3. That If the said Ley
Court commissioners shall fall to s
cure the quarry aforesaid by purchai
before the first day Of November A.
1899. they shall at once proceed to 5
cure Sucn quarry OF dhoAhNA nlhl''
quarry. by applying to the Court
General Sessions of the State Of Del
ware. in and for New Castle couni
fOr the appointment Of five suitah
pefsons who shall go upon and vie
the premises or quarry selected by {
Levy Court commissioners aforesai
and proceed to condemn the same Il
der the law and in the same wa
metEcd and manner provided for I
condemnation Of land for road a
county purposes in chapter 60, h
vised Code. Laws Of Delaware.
Section g. That said Levy Coz
commissioners before the first day
November, A. D. 1900, shall cause
be completely buEh and erected
said quarry site, so purchased or co
demned as aforesaid, a building
structure suitable fer combining pr
oners, the same not TO exceed in to
cost the sum of -- dollars, and
be buit Of or from stone taken FRI
said quarry.