Evening journal., 1903-12-17
.XP[RTs TALK
ON GOOD ROADS
Continued from First Page)

iilding roads under this law and the
lis fuss is as 10 which shall built their
bads first, as all cannot be built at
v bee.
u He explained that they build their
bads at cinerent depths in various
arts Of the county. Some counties
#niy build four inches III depth, while
S hers build the roads from = TO IA
n iches. After road Is worn a while,
y e explained. it is good policy to resur-
& lce it as it does not do to let it wear
8own much. In New Jersey they have
<Somo roads that cost as much as
IA 900 q mile and 10 per cent. of this
IN cover What it cost for drainage.
81 Mr.. Budd said that after years of
81 Experience he considered the most eco
#omical road to build is one IA feet wide
#nd six inches deep: The average cost
II this size road today. he said. would
he about $1,000. The cost now is much
n igher than 1t was several years ago
ln account OF labor ana material being
Higher
Mr.. Budd was asked how much
& heaper it would be to build roads If
county had its own quarries and
brushed its stone. He stated that in
Two counties in New Jersey they have
4onvicts at work doing this and that
4 costs more than otherwise.
a The. speaker stated that from what
ae could see of the Hare's Corner road
m is all right.
Senator Latimer's Address.
United states senator Latimer is q
Farmer in South Carolina and is much
4 3nterested in good roads. He was Civ
2in much applause when introduced by
IIr. Horrigan.
4 Among other things Senator Latiiner
4 aid that il seems to him that since
n he United States has made nearly
'svery road a post road some funds for
good roads should come from that
Ifree rural delivery without good roads.
sAfy proposition is that the United
States government should pay one-half
of every public road we build
The object / have IN coming here IS
+ 10 get you TO organize in every town
Iship on this subject and get behind
Iyour representatives and push this
Ifhing along" He asked all who were
4 in favor of this movement to stand up.
land every person IN the room arose.
DR.. NeaIe Read Resolution.
DR.. Neale of Delaware College read
the resolution adopted by the State
Grange at the recent meeting in New
ark.
Should Eoonomize.
Register OF Wills Bach. in short
1 address. stated that much attention
should be paid to economies and the
roads must be built cheaper if we ex-
pect TO continue the work. He thought
that something should be done in the
matter and believed that meetings
should be held in every school house
Throughout the rural districts and in
the homes Of farmers looking to a so
luton Of less cost or to some means
whereby the roads can be built.
Chandler Answers Criticism.
In answer to criticism by Thomas Il
Weldin as to extra items Of expense
on the roads President Chandler Of tn,
Levy Court made. a statement in de
fense of the court. He presented hg
ures showing that the Hare's Cornei
road was built at a cost cheaper thar
those in New Jersey.
In conclusion Mr.. Chandler said tn,
Levy Court was not responsible as tn
matter was out of its jurisdiction afte
the contract had been given.
This brought a few heated remark
from Commissioner Horrigan, who die
not think the State Highway Commits
sion was alone to blame. He held tha
there was no useless expense and sale
IL the present act was not satlsfactor,
he would be one Of the first to hell
repeal il.
Remarks were also made by Benja
min A. Groves.
Among those present were: Arnoll
Naudain. William Peach, Lewis Der
riclSson. Hamilton Stewart, Calvin w
Crossan. Frank Ball. DIT. ]. r. Mahaffy
benjamin A. Groves. John Taylor, Johi
G. Corbitt. w. A. Veldin, Thomas I
Weldin, Fred Brady A. NJ. Brown
Wyoming; State Highway Commits
sioners c. J. Harrington OF Kent an
William Barr OF Sussex counties; Di
a. t. Neale, president of Levy Court
Philemma Chandler and Commission
ers Mealey. Armstrong, Willis, Elliot
and Hopkins, Hamilton Stewart an
DR.. II. w. Briggs.
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