Evening journal., 1904-05-10
DISCUSSED NEW
ROAD MATTERS
Contractors OF Elsmere Road
Have Considerable Extra
Grading
RAILWAY WANTS RIGHT OF WAY
Trustees Of the New Castle Commons
Refuse to Pay County Taxes-other
Important Matters Before County
Body.

BODY.
At the meeting OF the Levy Court
today there was a discussion IN re-
gard to the curvature on the new Els
mere road which Is being built by
Stewart and Donahoe. The following
resolution on the matter, offered by
Mr.. Hopkins, was passed:
Resolved, That the supervisor I'm
charge OF macadamizing the Elsmere
road be instructed to make such
changes i'm the curvature OF the cross
section Of said road as in his opinion
Is advisable according TO the necessi-
ties Of the case. not 10 exceed a maxi
mum Of one inch to the foot nor less
than half an inch to the foot.
Will Make Il a Good Road.
William KINNEY who is the engineer
on the road, was asked by Commission
er Willis the amount Of earth that
would be removed from an unusually
high grade at the Marshallton end OF
the road where the work was first
started. He stated that l461 yards
would be removed. which is 1l3 yards
In excess Of what the contract calls
for. For this excess the contractor.
are allowed 40 cents a yard.
Mr.. KINNEY said that it was his In
tention to make the road one OF thl
best that could possibly be built IL
New Castle county and also to do il al
economically as possible.
Grading is Fine Work.
Mr.. Hopkins stated that the grading
which has been done by the contract
ors is an excellent piece of work ant
said he would like the members to g.
| out and look at It.
The following resolution, offered b,
Mr.. Hopkins, was also passed:
Resolved, That the contractors Of tn
Elsmere road be instructed to erec
such masonry at culvert at point nea
! Newport pike as may be necessary ac
cording to plans Of the engineer
charge at a cost not to exceed S125.
There is considerable more masonr
work 10 do along the road and m
: court viii hold a special meeting O
Thursday so that bids for the wor
can be advertised for as soon as po
= sible.
To Advertise For Bids.
The member from the Fifth distri
was instructed to advertise for propo
ais for building a srldge over the owe
flow of the causeway OF White Cla
Creek. near Stanton.
letter was received from the Trul
tees Of New Castle Common. stain
they had refused to pay county tax,
presented ty Tax Collector Frank Mes
ginson. The court will instruct N
collector 10 proceed to collect the take
Balance on Hare's Corner Road.
r A warrant was ordered to be draw
h IN favor of the Christiana Constru,
o tion Company for $500 for work on n
n Hare's Corner road.
A communication was received fro
the Peninsula Railway Company ash
ing for a right of way over certain POI
4 tions OF the public road between Mi,
dletown and Blackbird. Messrs. Arm
strong. Willis and Megginson were al
pointed a committee TO look into II
g matter.
Clerk OF the Peace Quigley called n
attention Of the court to a bill Of 10
mer Sheriff Mcdaniel for S94O. whiC
was for the board OF vagrants at n
old New Castle jail. This Is the b
which was fought in the courts. but I
: a recent decision OF the chancellor n
q county win have to pay the money. \
action was taken. as the court has r.
ceived no official notice Of the chance
lor's decision.