Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-01-03
ISSUE WILL BE
met SQUARELY
Governor and Legislature to
ThTeSh Out Question Of
Good Roads
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 3.-The governor and
Legislature will at once get down TO
business on the good roads issue and
see that this perplexing question is met
fairly and squarely and If the State is
going to undertake permanent road
building, she win have to borrow money
at once.
The subject came under the consid-
Grafton Of General Assembly yesterday
IN the report Of State Highway COM
missioner Francis a. Price. of New
Castle county an experienced engineer
who is making tests on permanent
roads. II says in part.
During the past two years there
have been built in New Castle county
seven and foriy-eight one hundredths
miles of macadam road and two and
nine-tenths miles Of gravel road. Also
a section OF one and a quarter miles
of macadam road which is not yet fully
completed but sufficient 50 that it can
be used by the travelling public this
winter.
These reads, together with those
built under the direction OF the Della
ware state Highway Commission, make
a total OF sixteen and seventeenth
miles Of macadam and two and nine
tenths miles Of gravel road in New
Castle county built under the super
vision OF the State.
THE state of the Hare's Corner road
IS: Width Of stone bed. IA feet; length
Of stone bed. two and forty-two one
hundredths miles; depth OF stone he'd,
eighth inches.
This foregoing IS part Of the main
road leading southerly through the
State and is an extension Of the stone
road built by the State highway COM
mission-the part improved in 1905 eN-
tends from the Delaware railroad to the
cross roads near Hare's Corner Hotel
Proposals for building this road were
received August 20. 1905. from the fol-
lowing named contractors at the prices
given:
"Theobald Harsch, Of Narbeth. Pa,
S1S.437.30: Stewart and DonOhue. WI
mington. s20.747; Christiana Construc-
ton Company. s20,9S2. Theobali
Harsch. being the lowest bidder. was
awarded the contract.
statement of cost Of this road upon
completion. Contract price. less PEN
price. s17.sf5.93: engineering expenses,
sss90s: advertising for proposals,
Ss5.45: Supervisors salary. s2S5; extra
work. s5S7. Total cost, S1S.6l306. Paid
by the state of Delaware, S3SS777; paid
BY New Castle county. s15.225.29.
This road was accepted by the Levy
Court May 26. 1906. There is yet to be
paid 5 per centum of the contract price
or s91l.S7 one year from the acceptance
Of the road.
The highway commissioners address
here reviews the work done under SINH
lar conditions on the new road an
extension Of the Elsmere and Prices
Corner road, built by the state High
way Commission and on the line OF
travel between Wilmington and New
ark. about one mile of which cost
S14616.O6. the State contributing S.
s122S. This road was finally accepted
November 10. 1906.
The Foulk road, an three sections, is
fully commented upon. II is of twelve
feet width of stone bed and eight
inches IN depth OF stone bed The
first section Of this road leads from
Concord turnpike easterly to Nelson
TaIley's crossroads at which point the
second section OF the road begins. A
concrete culvert had 10 be built on this
section to replace small wooden
bridge The second section extends
from Nelson Talley's crossroads to
Vance's crossroads.
The third Foulk road section is a
continuation OF the two sections pre-
vIously described and extends to the
State line between Delaware and Penn
sylvania, making a continuous stone
road from the Concord turnpike TO The
State lire, a distance of four and sixty
two one hundredths miles. This iroad
is not fully completed, but the roadbcd
IS all stoned and IN good condition for
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