Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20
WILL BORROW ssOO,OOO
The New Law for the Building of perma-
nent Roads

nent Roads
An Act TO authorize the Levy Court o
New Castle County to borrow Three
4 Hundred Thousand Dollars to be ex
pended for the permanent improvement
of Public Highways OF New Castle County
under tile provisions Of Chapter 139, Vol
ume %, Laws OF Delaware, entitled 'An
Act to provide for the repeal Of Chapter
$50, Volume %, Laws of Delaware" being
'fAn Act to provide for the permanent
improvement of the public highways in
the State OF Delaware" and providing for
the permanent improvement Of the public
highways in New Castle County, Della
ware"
Be ii Enacted By the Senate and House q
Representatives Of the State Of Delaaeare, in
General Assembly met:
Section l. Authorizes the Levy Court
to borrow Three Hundred Thousand dol
lars and provides for the issue Of same,
and that interest is to be paid semi-an-
nually.
Section 2. Divides the bonds into
twenty classes, 5 Of $4,000 each, 10 Of
$l5,O 900 each and 5 of $40, 900 each; one
class maturing each year from 1926 to 1915
inclusive.
Section 3. Directs how tile bonds shall
be prepared and signed.
Section 4. Provides for the sale Of
bonds when and as the Levy Court shall
determine.
Section 5. Provides that the bonds
shall be paid in gold and directs the Levy
Court to include IN the tax levy each
year sum sufficient to pay the interest
and principal as they fall due.
Section 6. All OF said bonds shall bear
the same date, and shall be numbered
from l to 300 inclusive. All money re-
ceiyed from the sale Of any or all of said
bonds, after the payment Of the charges
and expenses connected with the prepar-
alton and sale thereof, shall be deposited
BY the County Treasurer at the Farmers
Bank at Wilmington to the credit of the
Levy Court of New Castle County, in a
separate account; and payments there
from shall be made in the same manner
as other payments by said Levy Court;
provided, that no part OF the money thus
obtained, shall be used for any other pur-
pose than for the permanent improve
ment of the highways under the provi-
sions of an Act entitled Gan Act to pro-
vide for the repeal Of Chapter $50, Vol
ume 90, Laws of Delaware" being an Act
entitled "An Act to provide for the per-
manent improvement of the public high
ways in the State Of Delaware, ''andsprC-
viding for the permanent improvement OF
the public highways in New Castle
County, Delaware, being Chapter l39,
Volume %, Laws Of Delaware; and pro-
vided further thai the purchasers OF hold
ers OF nd bonds shall not be bound to see
to, or be affected by, the application OF
said money realized from the sale of said
bonds; and provided further that OF the
money thus obtained, not less than the
amounts hereinafter specified shall be
spent in the following Hundreds for the
permanent improvement Of highways
under the provisions Of this Act, viz:
Appcqninimink Hundred, not less than
$14, 600 20.
Blackbird Hundred, not less than $lS,-
10000.
Brandywine Hundred, not less than
$29, 10000.
Christiana Hundred. not less than $44,'
10000.
Mill Greek Hundred, not less than
$50, 100000
New Castle Hundred, not less than
$27, 200.
Pencader Hundred. not less than $685.
10000.
Red Lion Hundred, not less than $24,-
10000.
St. Georges Hundred, not less than $3,-
10000.
White Clay Greek Hundred, not. less
than $34, 10000.
| Section Z. The following roads shall
be fully built and completed in the re-
speetiye Hundreds under the provisions
of this Act, in SO far as the funds by this
Act appropriated will permit, before any
other roads in said Hundred shall be
built, viz:
In Appoquinimink Hundred, the road
leading from Pine Tree to Odessa Cause
way; after such road is completed then the
road leading from Taylor's Corner toward
Dogtown.
In Blackbird Hundred, the road lead.
ing from Taylor's Bridge to the Iron
Bridge.
In Brandy8ine Hundred, the road
leading rom Taleyville on the Whining.
ton and Great Valley Turnpike Road tc
Perkins Corner on the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Turnpike Road.
In Christiana Hundred, the road lead
ing from Wilmington through Newport tc
Stanton, exclusive of said road within the
limits Of the town OF Newport; then tile
Lancaster Pike from Wilmington to Mil
Creek Hundred line.
In Mill Creek Hundred, the road lead
ing from Roseville to st. james Church;
then the road leading from Marshallton
to Mecannnn's Church.
In New Castle Hundred, the River
road leading from Tybout's Crossroads to
Red Lion Greek Bridge; then the road
leading from Wilmington, from point
at or,near E len Park 70 the Town limits
! OF New Castle
In Pencadpr Hundred, the Depot Road
from the Pencaler Hundred line toward
Cooch's Bridge for distance of not less
than two and one half miles; then con-
tinuation Of taid road toward Summit
Bridge
In Red Lion Hundred, the road leading
from Delaware City passing Clark Corner
and. the Catholic ProtectorY to Red Lion