The daily Republican., 1902-11-29
ROAD MAkINC
TO Be DISCUSSED
New Castle County Farmers
Institute to Meet on Mon
day In Newark.

| why new SuSlle county lax paw.
crs should pay $50,OJ0 year tor
patching mud -oals with mud and
why Il general reform in road making
should mol take place ars matters
TO be considered by the Legislature
this winter. The first move IN this
direction has been made by Har-
mony Grange, OF Mermaid, and, as
result Of that movement. the
Farmers Institute of New Castle
County will meet 10 Delaware Col.
lege, Newark, on Monday.
Henry | Budd road engineer and
commission OF the State of New
Jersey, who has filed that position
in most acceptable manner tor the
past 10 years, will have charge of
one OF th4 meetings, and will give
details Of the system in vogue in
New jersey, which has been
productive Of excellent results.
At the afternoon session, ques-
lions Of law will be taken up.
Francis NJ, Walker. Of this ctv,
has been assigned to take charge
Of that feature OF the Institute,
lie has been asked to give the
strong and weak points OF law in
vogue and proposed and TO make
sGcn suggestions as he considers
beneficial and for the general good
OF the community.
a representative OF the goo! roads
inquiry office in Wilmington will be
in attendance and Will talk on She
national side Of the question. In
the evening he subject will be illus
tratcd by stercoplicon views, which
will give those prcseat better idea
OF the details which will Jc taken
up.
The trustees Of the New Castle
County WOrkhouse have been asked
TO attend and sEow what can or
cannot be done with conYict labor
N lie matter OF lmprov'ng the roads.
The vice-presilents Of the meeting
will be Charles W. Day, John T, |
Hayes, DR.. W, T. Skinner. Il. II.
Carr, Fred Brady, AlOuzo II. Whit
to:k, Henry X. Higgins and Henry
Stats.
Although good roads have been
wanted in Delaware Tor many years
the Legislature in 1901 failed to con.
slider a bill looking to that end.
Farmers OF the State hope better
results will attend their present et.
forts for open highways the year
round.
Brandy wine hundred collected
S17, 900 year in foad taxes aud the
roads are no better than in other
places where mud ard incompe.
,cncy prevails.
The hIl for good roads presented
n the last Legislature and allowed
o die provided tor the appointment
If State highway Commissioner,
)e "a competent civil engineer.
lis salary was to be So 900 wear
II addition and travelling expenses
lot to exceed 81, $40, this to be paid
" the State.
When Il reporter Of TIE DAILY
called upon two civil
nginecrs here yesterday he was told
NV VIZ SAaNihS III tNCW NuSllc |
ou1tv will not be expensive aud
hat the cost will be accordingly cut
own.
Just imag inc" said one of the
nginecrs, "here is Wilmington with
0, 900 people and New Castle with
900 people, and only chain OF six
lilies between them and yet there is
e,wecn the cities road uri to be
sed iu winter. The farmers and
usiness men of New Castle County
usJ lay apathy to on. side and
rovidc for the building OF good I
)ads. Every owner of horse and '
agon should so to the meeting at !
ewark on Monday" =
The executive officers OF the Iu-
itu!e are James lIossingcr, presi.
snt, John Nlvins. secretary, and
rnold Naudain, Jr, Alexander =. =
'r bit, Z. I. Pierson, A. Y. Neale. =