Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
SILVER RUN ROAD AGAIN
II Cost Twelve Thousand Dollars Last
Year and Now Needs Repairs.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY HIGH TIDES
Mr.. Willis Urges Business
like Method.
LEVY COURT IS LOW IN FINANCES

Levy Court met Tuesday morning.
Commissioner PhilemmS Chandler an
nouuced discovery before the meeting
opened. 1.-TWO weeks ago." he said,
al had no inkstand; today find six
en- my desk.'' 1t turned out that the
inkstanda of several members had been
assembled at Mr.. Chandler's place.
President John Lynn called the court
10 order about 10. 80, and all the men,
bers we're in their seats. Clerk Janyier
read the minutes OF Saturday, April
\ Goth, when the court made its third
Y effort to arrange the grand and petit
H jury lists. 80
II The dire fate which seems to pursue
+ the construction OF causeways in the
dover part OF the county was evidenced
N today IN report by Commissioner John
T. G. Armstrong of st. Georges hundred,
'conoerning the Silver Run Road. This
A'js the road which was built by Patrick
< Fahey last year at cost of S12. 600 TO
I1kiye school children a shorter route to
'school. Mr.. Armstrong announced that
|usxtra high tides had cut off much of
n the top Of the road, so that now an
n ordinary tide goes over some Of it. The
4 top Is simply sand About 600 yards
y needs fixing and lot of it needs fill
ing in.
''What would 1t cost to sheath IT.
v asked MIR. Lynn.
"a ~ don't know, 3" said Mr.. Armstrong.
M "It wont do to let the road go now
N that IL ia built" continued Mr.. Lynn {;
1t cost good deal Of money. )" He
Il Neuggested that Mr.. Armstrong go ahead
+ and do what he could, and that he did
N not need to bring the matter before
n the court.
But Mr.. Armstrong said it would cost
n more than $500.
II Then said Mr.. Lynn: "I think that
\ $500 law don't apply to old work or to
repair work. l think that applies to a
4 new bridge or new road.
Mr.. Mealey remarked that when the
road was completed, they went over it
and found it IN pretty good condition !;
Nand Mr.. Armstrong again explained
a that the extraordinarily high tides had
damaged 1t. 1t is, however, still being
used.
- Mr.. Lynn still favored allowing Mr..
y Armstrong to go ahead, it being the
W custom for each member to take care of
y repair work in his district, but Mr..
Willis had been using his pencil and
he estimated that the sheathing alone
would cost Sl.290. He thought bids
N bhouih b0 aShbd lOEy tbuhfutTlhR IL III
be new work. No reflection was in
tended concerning Mr.. Armstrong; q
ability to attend to the work.
a RESOLUTION OFFERED.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Lynn, Mr..
Armstrong prepared a resolution in
struoting Mr.. Armstrong to proceed at
once to sheath the load and fill it in
with dirt, and authorizing bim to Sc
htlo fn, s,f1s,,n ,r,l - -. =
accept the lowest bid Tor the same.
~ When this resolution had been re ad,
F'Mr. Elliott held that the bids should
. be submitted to the court.
Mr.. Lynn objected because he alleged
III would cause too much delay.
Mr.. Willis did not think the delay
Awou he dangerous, as the spring
storms are over. He held that the bust.
II mess like method would be to have the
aeourt pass upon the bids, it being the
fule in public bodies to have the whole
body act on such subjects. The work
would cost $1,000 to 50, 500 and ehoulo
be done in business way. He therefore
moved as an amendment that MIR. Arm
etrong be instructed to secure bids anc
lsubmit them to the court. This
Amendment was declared lost by Presi
ldent Lynn.
NE Then the court took up other bust
ness without acting on Mr.. Armstrong;
rssolution at all. President Lynr
Il thinks it was passed. but nj
3yote was taken on it.
COUNTY FINANCES low.
A resolution was adopted to renew fol-
three months note of sl0,OJO of tn,
Farmers Bank, due yesterday. Thu
(. eyistence of this note shows the low
fcondition of the county finances.
k# Receiver of Taxes Rettew error lis
of 1893. aggregating 81, la. 52. was re
III ferred to Messrs. Willis and Elliott.
.N Frank L. Oakes and James Mahart,
b were approved as the bondsmen for W
4 i. Money, constable in Penoader hun
y ired.