Evening journal., 1903-07-10
CONTRACT FOR
ROAD AWARDED
Bid of Christiana Construc-
tion Company Of SI5,736.5o
Accepted by Court
WILL IMPROVE ELSMERE ROAD
Commissions Willis and Armstrong
DispIeased at Not Securing Any
Road Money For the improvements
to the Odessa Middleton Highway.

10 the Odessa- Middleton Highway.
At the spe=sal meeting Of the Levy
Court yesterday afternoon the following
resolution offered by Commissioner Meg
gison, recommending that the Christians
Construction Company's bid of Sl5.73G.30
for a l6-foot road s inches deep 10 llarc's
Corner be accepted;
Resolved, That the Levy Court accept
the bid of the Christiana Construction
Company for macadamizing the hare's
Corner road from the =. q r. railway
track on the Wilmington causeway TO the
highway bridge over the Delaware rail
road at Farnhurst for the sum of Sl5,-
1860 for l6-foot wide, s inches deep,
and request the State commissioners 10
make contract with said company as
the law on good roads provides, and push
the work to finish"
Mr.. Hopkins said that he understood
that the $4,000 of county and State
money was 10 be equally divided ON the
Hare's Corner and Elsmere roads. He
was satisfied however if arrangements be
made next to improve the Elsmcre road
and offered a resolution to that effect.
Mr.. Hopkins desired his resolution
adopted before action was taken on the
Hare's Corner matter, but President
Chandler ruled it out of order. Mr..
Chandler said it would leave some money
% be used on the Elsmere road and the
court could borrow money enough TO fin
ish the work.
The vote in favor of giving the con-
tract TO Christiana Construction Com
pany, which company was the lowest of
the two bidders, was unanimous.
After this Mr.. Hopkins asked that ac-
tion be taken on the Elsmere road.
Inc report of the Delaware State High.
way Commission on this road announced
that Engineer Carswell had made a sur
vey, the length is about 3.42 miles, anl
the estimate for macadam OF stone
road II feet wide and s inches deep il
about $4,000 mile; if oyster shells
about $500. The commission recon-
mended the building of the road of ma
cadam or stone.
This resolution was offered;
"Resolvcd, That this court does hereby
approve and confirm the foregoing report
of the Delaware State Highway Commits
sion and the plots, plans and speciiica
/ tions thereto annexed and relating to Tn,
new road therein mentioned and the sale
commission is hereby authorized to ad
vertise for bids for the construction o
said road, or a section thereof, according
to law;
And the said state commission is here
/ by instructed TO advertise for bids foi
making TO- y, IA and l6 feet wide mac
adam road by and 10 inches deep, OF
the said New Road or section Thereof
in accordance with the said plots, plani
and specifications hereto annexed az
aforesaid and according to law"
Mr.. Willis seconded the resolution
but offered the following amendment:
Resolved. That the balance of tn,
state and county appropriation unuse,
after building the Hare's Corner road b.
used for the purposes of building a grave
road between Middletown and Odessa, st
Georges hundred"
To this amendment Mr.. Hopkins oh
iected claiming it was out of order. Win
field S. Quigley, clerk of the peace, wh'
was in the room, held the view that TN
Willis amendment was out of order
Mr.. Willis suggested that the subjec
be decided by the members of the court
Mr.. Quigley replied that he desired 4
keep his minutes straight. Later MI
Willis asked him if he was ex-ofiici
chairman of the court. Mr.. Quigley re
piled that he was clerk.
Mr.. Willis withdrew his second TO Nh
Hopkins motion to adopt the Elsmer
road resolution, and Mr.. Megginson the
seconded it.
The Willis amendment was ruled on
by President Chandler. The motion o
the Elsmere road subject was adopted b.
vote of 8 to ,, the opponents bein
Messrs, Willis and Armstrong. Bot
men were much displeased at failing q
secure any road money for the Odessa
Aliddletown highway.
The successful bidder has no quarry
but it is understood will secure the ston
from the Delaware Granite Mining Com
pany. The company was only recent
organized and this is the first contract
has secured.
Commissioner Elliott announced tina
Engineer Leisen estimated that an iro
bridge across Beaver run, Brandywin
hundred, would cost from 81 200 {
81 500, and concrete, 81 800 to 81 500. II
was authorized to advertise for bids fo
concrete structure. July % is the las
day for filing bids.