Evening journal., 1903-07-09
ROADS HERE COST
MORE THAN JERSEY
The Bidders Ask More for
Work Than Neighboring
State Paid
DIRECTORS OF CHRISTIANA co,

A special session of the Levy Court
was held this morning for the purpose
of discussing the proposed improvements
to the Hare's Corner road, but owing TO
the fact that most of the time was passed
in private sessions no decision was
reached, and in fact the matter was not
even brought up. The members stated
after court adjourned at II o'clock that
the lids received for doing the work
would be discussed in open court this af-
ternoon.
Tho first private session was held
about 10 o'clock and lasted about one
hour. Those present at this meeting
which was held in one of the rooms on
the second floor of the Court House were:
Levy Court Commissioners Chandler
Meggison, Hopkins and Mealey and the
three State Highway Commissioners,
President Horrigan of New Castle
county, Walter Harrington and John
Barr from the two lower counties.
After this meeting was over a caucus
of all the county commissioners was held
in the comptroller's Office. One of the
members stated later that the Hare's
Corner road matter was discussed but
that no decision as to what the court
will do in regard to the bids was reached.
1T was simply waste of time," he
added. He was also of the opinion that
no contract would be awarded this after
noon.
The meeting this afternoon has every
indication of being a spirited one as it is
known that the members are divided as
to what they think should be done. Sew
eral of the members are in favor of eX-
cepting the Christiana Construction
lCompany's bid for SiS,36i.5i for
road 16 feet wide and ten
inches. Others are of the opinion that a
/ u foot road is wide enough, and one or
| two of the members think that all the
bids are far too high and they may op-
pose all the bids and ask that other
bids be advertised for.
1t is claimed that the bids for the
work are much higher in comparison
with the cost of the good roads in New
Jersey. On the Hare's Corner road there
but very little grading TO be done and
everything in connection with the work
Is mandy. In nearly all cases i'm New
Jersey where roads have been improved
there was a large amount OF grading to
do.
The bid of the Christiana Construction
company lOl n IL lool lodu . ihNAD9 wv
was Sl2,99S9O, which is about $500 per
mile. The same size improvements on
the New Market road in New Jersey two
miles long, where the grade was reduced
from $50 per cent TO 375 per cent cost
about Si,40O per mile. Many other roads
that size have been built there for about
the same amount.
Among those interested in the Chris
tiana Construction Company arc eX
Sheriff Taylor. John Carswell, Senator
Groves and John 4. Dickey. who are al
personal friends of President Horrigan
of the Highway Commission.
AT the Levy Court meeting a bill o
Horace G. Knowles, attorney of the eouri
for S256.5O for extra services and eN
penses during the recent session OF th'
Legislature was ordered paid.
The bill of Charles L. Story for print
ing the lists of registration voters 10
nineteen district was allowed. Ih'
amount of the bill was $l52.
Isaac S. Bullock was elected trustee
of the poor to succeed Robert Fraim, de
ceased.