Smyrna times., 1901-10-02
LEVY COURT WILL VISIT
BREAK IN MARSH ROADS
WILL THEN DECIDE WHETHER TO REPAIR
OR ABANDON BOMBAY HOOK ROADS.
Interesting Session of the Kent County Levy
Court at Dover, Yesterday Be
Taken Over the Route Friday.

Messrs. Alexander G.. Cummins,
Samuel J. Cole, Frederick Lane and /
Captain Joseph b. Benson were be-
fore the Kent County Levy Court at
Dover yesterday in the interest of the |
roads over the marsh between here |
and Bombay Hook Island. Mr.. Cum
Minis addressed the court at some |
length on the subject of marsh roads,
and the building of banks to keep off |
the tides, he having had considerable
experience in this line. He had Wis
tied the lighthouse road, and paid
quite compliment to the supervisor
in having the sluice put where it is,
but thought great mistake had been
made in cutting a deep ditch on the
outside of the road. He talked at
some length on this and assured the
court that after the road was fixed it
would take constant care to keep
muskrats from undermining the banks
and causing bad breaks. He had heen
informed that beside the breaks at two
points there were others on the bay
shore and along old Duck Greek. If
this was fact it was question if by
fixing the break at Smyrna river any
benefit would be derived to the Wood
land Beach road-the most important
road to the island. Mr.. Cummins
thought this was a matter that should
be seriously considered by the court.
He felt satisfied that they did not want
to do anything but what was right and
when familiar with the existing con-
ditions this would give them an intel
igent view of the situation.
Residents of the Island Address Court.
Joseph B. Benson thought the stop
ping of the breaks in Smyrna river
would relieve the Woodland Beach
road of nearly all the water which ran
eross it, and this opinion was also
concurred in by Frederick Lane and
Samuel J. Cole. But the two latter
gentlemen seemed to be very much in
terested in their School District, which
had been divided by the overflow of
water, the children in one end of the
district being unable to reach the
school house.
Levy Courtman W. n Baggs stated
that he had seen several contractors
and by the use of piling and sheath
ing the work could be done for 81 500
and he made motion that the present
committee on Bombay Hook Island be
continued, and that they be giver
power to employ contractors to do the
work prescribed. 1t would not cos
over 81 800. There was no second tC
this motion.
Levy Courtman H. Eugene Mabre,
took the floor and said he was opposed
to anything of the kind. He said til
raOd in the first place was only to cos
5000, and that the bills so far contraC
ted will cost us nearly $4,000. II
moved that the court as a committe
of the whole, visit not only the brea
In the lighthouse road but also tn
breaks along the bay-shore and oil
Duck Greek. Mr.. Cummins had il
formed him that Mr.. Stokesbury, {
1 Smyrna, had a naptha launch an
I would take the members to the diffel
I ent points free of charge. The motto
passed without objection.
Levy Court Will Inspect Breaks.
The members of the court will Wis
the breaks on Friday of this week, an
4 the court will meet again next Tue
day to discuss the matter and tai
suitable action.
Sheriff Reedy was paid $1,000 on
II bill of 81, 300, and 50, 100 was paid fl
II the new bridge near Lebanon. A b
n was received from the New Cast
Levy Court for $1,000, as Kent cou
TVS share of the repairs to the ir'
bridge at Fleming's Landing, in 1Ss
II The damage was caused by the steam
II Brady running into the bridge.