Evening journal., 1904-08-24
MOVEMENT FOR GOOD ROADS
Residents Of Newport Meet and Discuss
the Subject.
Special to The Evening Journal


Special to The Evening Journal
Newport, Aug. PA good roads
meeting was held in James II. Polk's
shop last evening by the residents Of
Mill Creek, White Clay Creek and
Christiana hundreds.
Dr. f. l.. Springer called the meeting
to order and j. M. Mendnhan was
chosen chairman of the meeting and
H. A. Dempsey acted as secretary
Quite large crowd was present j.
Harvey Whiteman, OF Wilmington. and
Candy Hopkins and Charles II. Meg
gnson, members OF the Levy Court,
were present at the meeting.
Mr.. Whiteman addressed the gather
ing, explaining in detail the object Of
the assemblage, which was to form
some idea how the farmers of the
above mentioned hundreds were to get
relief from their present difficulty in
travelling. Their first step. he said,
would be to bring some weight to bear
on the Levy Court to make this section
of the county and the public road, for
merly the Wilmington and Christiana
Turnpike, between Stanton and Will
mington, the location of their next ex-
pertinent I'm good roads work. The
state had appointed commissioners OF
the highways and a bill passed at the
last General Assembly appropriating
$4,000 to be spent on repairs for good
roads, dividing same equally among
the three counties, New Castle receiv-
Ing $4,000 as its share for 1904.
Mr.. Hopkins explained what progress
the court had made in building new
roads from Marshallton to Wilmington
and that part between Farhurst and
New Castle, also at present time one
from Mlddletown to Odessa was under
construction and another was almost
ready to start In Brandywine hundred.
He said the delegation which could
prove il was the next entitled to these
methods of Improved roads were given
the preference and usually carried
their points.
Mr.. Whiteman stated that the old
turnpike which was built years and
years ago had not received any atten-
tion from the company for many years
past and Il had gradually worn out and
was now in a condition to offer the
Levy Court a chance to save the tax
payers some money owing TO its solid
foundation in sections, and again in
sections in winter it was impossible.
This road, however. would be much
cheaper to improve than taking up q
green one where all the foundation
would have to be made.
DR.. Il. l.. Springer explained tina
since the summer had opened the in
creaser travel on this end was double
what It used to be when tolls were col
lected, because 1t was the main and di
rect line to Wilmington for the farmers
from the upper end of Pencader. Mil
Creek. White Clay Creek and Christi
ana hundreds
DR.. Springer suggested that the fol.
lowing taxpayers Of the four hundreds
herein mentioned be appointed to peti.
tion the Levy Court in a body with a
view Of getting said body to look with
interest towards trying their next ex-
pertinent on the public road between
stanton and Wilmington. distance oi
between four and five miles. The fol.
lowing were appointed to look after tn,
matter: ,. NJ. Mendnhal, A. r. Kruse
A. w. Everson, r. f. Pilling, ReubeI
Satterthwaite, w. +. Smalley, Sr., F
/ L. Springer, John Taggart. w. J
: Stroud, c. NJ. Groome and ]. w. Dayett
+ The meeting adjourned subject to cal
b ofsthe president.