Evening journal., 1903-07-07
BIDS FOR ROAD
TO HARE'S CORNER
Christiana Contraction Com
pany and Stewart and
Donahoe Only Bidders
LEVY COURT WILL ACT THURSDAY

LII buUNl UllL MI iHulIuuhl
Special Session to Be Held When
Contracts Will Probably Be Awarded.
President Chandler Thinks Bids Are
Too High.
Bids for macadamizlng the Hares
Corner road from the =. a II. railway
track GA the Wilmington cduseway TO
TN, highway bridge over the Delaware
sailroad az farnhurst. a distance Of 2.34
miles were opened by the Levy Court
this morning. There were but two bid
dcfs, and It was decided TO hold a spe-
cial session of the court on Thursday,
when the bids will be considered and
the contract for the work probably
awarded.
The bidders were the Christian
Construction Company, and Stewart a
Oonahoc. The bids of the former COM
piny were the lowest. The bids Of each
bidder were accompanied by a certi-
ned check for $1,000 payable to the
chairman of the Delaware state High
way Commission. After IL was decided
to take the matter up Thursday, the
checks and bids were referred 20 Presi-
dent Horrigan, of the Highway Com
mission until that time.
The bids were as follows.
Christian Construction Company-16
foot wide, 10 inches deep. s1S.364.54; Is
feet wide. s inches deep, s15,7S6.30. IA
feet wide, 10 inches deep. Sl6,4S3.99; IL
inches wide s Inches deep, si4,3lI63;
~ feet wide. 10 inches deep $14,305.S7;
u feet wide. 10 inches deep, Si2,99S.90;
10 feet wide. 10 inches deep, sl3.l35.65;
10 feet wide. inches deep, $ll,629.S6.
Stewart a. Donahoe-i6 feet wide, 10
inches deep, s20.7S4; 16 feet WIDE 8
inches deep ,S16.050; IA feet deep, 10
inches deep. s14.539; IA feet wide, s
inches deep. $i45s9; ~ feet wide, 10
Inches deep. S15,757; - feet wide, 8
inches deep, s13O2S; 10 feet wide, 10
inches deep, $13.7s4; 10 feet wide, 8
Inches deep, S11,021
The amount appropriated by the re-
cent Legislature for good roads was
S2O.OO0 II the entire stretch Of The
Iiurc's Corner road. for which bids were
submitted. Is improved il will take at
least two-thirds Of this amount. Some
of the members OF the court seem TO be
of the opinion that such a large amount
should not be expended on one road.
but sections OF other highways should
also ba improved.
A resolution in regard TO a proposed
SURVEY for the road leading through
Elsmere was offered Mr Armstrong
objected to the resolution on the
grQnnds that the court should wait un-
| til IL finds out how much the Hare's
Corner road viii cost and how much
money viii be left before ordering any
more surveys. IL was referred to the
/ Highway Committee.
The following communication was
received from George ID. Kelley, comp
troiier
Gentlemen: Some time ago your hon
orablo body referred TO me the bills for
printing the lists of qualified voters
published at the last general election. 1
am returning TO you herewith the bills
submitted and certain affidavits and
other papers which / have collected in
the course Of my examination. You
will notice that in many cases the af-
hdaVits made are in direct conflict as
70 the facts. have consulted with the
various parties on numerous occasions,
and have endeavored to get them to
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among thelu selves, but without sue
cess.
You will readily see. upon examina-
ton of the papers that Il is impossible
for me to advise the payment Of any
Of the accounts rendered, as by maxi
ing payment to any claimant i'm any
instance l am unable 10 certify TO your
body that claims for the same work will
a..
brought TO enforce such claims. In my
judgment IL is absolutely impossible for
the interests of the county in this mat
terto be protected without the deci-
sion In some judicial proceeding by
which all OF the parties win be bound.
and the determination Of the questions
involved settled so as TO relieve the
county from further claims, l advise
that the matter be taken up in this
way by your body and that such pro-
ceeding be taken as viii accomplish the
result desired. Yours very truly,
George d. Kelley Comptroller.
Thomas Davis. counsel for Charles
L. Story who printed some Of the reg
stration lists appeared before the
court. lie stated that there was now
nineteen districts that are not disputed,
land asked the court to take some action
on those districts. The matter was held
over however. until the comptroller is
consulted.
The bills of Clerk of the Peace Quig-
ley. amounting TO S2.36L29, for the
quarter ending June 30 were allowed.
The court this afternoon will consider
plans and specifications for the pro-
posed new Draner run bridge.
After court adjourned President
Chandler stated that the bids were
much higher than he had expected. He
thinks that if the county is going to
have a good road TO Hare's Corner it
should be wider than ten feet.