Evening journal., 1903-09-22
COURT REJECTS
GOOD ROADS BIDS
Committee Appointed to Ex-
anime Them Decide They
Were Excessive
CORNELIUS HORRIGAN AROUSED
Tells Levy Court That it may Get Into
Conflict With the Highway Commits
sion-David Lemon Manages to Get
in Discussions

There was considerable discussion at
the meeting Of the Levy Court this
morning over the rejection OF the bids
for the new roads. The matter was
brought up by the following resolution
which was offered by the committee
that inspected the bids and which was
adopted:
To the Chairman and Members OF
the Levy Court. -Gentlemen: We your
committee, appointed to examine the
bids for Prices Corner road and Mid
dletown and Odessa road, have. after
q careful examination Of the bids and
notices beg to report that we consider
the bids too high and recommend a
rejection Of the same and authorize the
state Highway Commission TO return
all checks to the respective bidders
on the above roads.
Respectfully submitted,
c. Candy Hopkins.
NJ n. Willis.
John c. Armstrong.
Cornelius Horrigan. president Of the
State Highway Commission. stated
that It would look by the rejection of
the bids as II there was something
crooked; but he assured the members
of the court that everything was
straight. He said 1t Is well known that
the Levy Court has the awarding or
the contracts for good roads, but that
the Highway Commission has some
thing TO say. Mr.. Horrigan said II tho
court was going to ignore the Highway
Commission the time may come when
the commission win ignore the court
and then the two bodies would conflict.
Mr.. Hopkins. who wac chairman OK
the committee which rejected the bids,
said that there had been good many
extras in the work OF building the
Hare's Corner road and after a careful
consideration the committee had de-
cided to reject the bids.
Mr.. Donahoe's Statement.
Michael Donahoe. OF the firm o.
Stewart g. Donahoe. the lowest bidder
/ for the Prices Corner road said he di'
not think thcv were being well treate'
and did not think his firm would biz
on any more roads.
MIR. Willis said the court should no
be TOO hasty and that was the reaso
the committee had taken considerabl
time to examine the bids. He was G
the opinion that no work could b
done until next spring even If the con
tract should be awarded.
Mr.. Lemon on Good Roads.
David Lemon caused a great deal o
lmusement by arguing on good roads
In answer TO Mr. Lemons question n
to what he was going TO cover tn
Hare's Corner road with this winter
Mr.. Horrigan said: pillows and blan
kets."
There is no sense in that" reDliel
Mr.. Lemon. and continued TO argu
that good roads are needed here.
What you need is a good head" sail
Mr.. Horrigan and then walked away
Mr.. Lemon got very angry at this re
mark. Shortly afterwards the discus
sion was closed.
New colored School.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Elliot
asking that committee Of three b
appointed to condemn certain plec
Of ground in Brandywine for the pur
pose OF erecting a cSlored school hous
was received and filed. The following
names were submitted from which &
select the committee: Isaac S. Bullock
John W. Dayett, Webster Blakeley
Robert McFarlin. William T. Brighton
and Thomas Haddock.
The Committee on Magistrates an
Constables reported that the court hal
no jurisdiction IN the case.
The bill of Charles L. Story 10
: printing fifteen districts for the alpha
J betical lists was ordered paid
Anton Saulor was elected constabl
? OF Red Clay Creek hundred to succee
John J.. Frick, who recently resigned.
Bids We're opened for the repairin
! Of two dams in st. Georges hundred
Z. The bidders were William II. Voshel
Robert II. Morrison and Wiiliar
; Campbell. The bids were referred [
the Finance Committee.