Evening journal., 1907-02-26
Pork for Everybody, Butt


Editor The Evening Journal
Who cut the pork in Senator Roses re- 7
markable Good Roads Bin?" First comes
Levy Court Commissioner Scotts slice. /
II is to extend from Townsend to Middle F
town. Here is conclusive proof that this
yevy Court cannot be entrusted with good
roads. Why build such a road at cost Of
four or five thousand dollars with clay
and graveD parallel with tho Delaware
railroad? Here arc four miles OF proposed
road that ought to extend westward from
Middletown towards Bohemia Manor, or
westward from Townsend towards Mary
land. In either case such now road would
touch with an alleged good road.
DO not build good roads parallel with
railroads OF trolley lines, but build them
cross-wise or az right angles with steam
and electric lines. OF course that cam
not be done when axes must be ground,
for example:
There is the Red Lion slice OF pork. 1t
was intended to make a good automobile
road from Delaware City via the Scott.
Winchester and Lea Settlements 70 WI
mington II was an interesting project ana
shows how shrewd Senator Rose s when
ne starts out to secure the support Of
SENATOR rSparks. AS matter Of busi-
ness the Red Lion good road should be
constructed from Delaware City via st.
Georges TO Kirkwood, crossing the rail-
roads and trolley line at right angles
From Kirlwood 1t should lead to Glasgow
and from thence via Dayett's MIL to New
ark. This latter fact pertains to Pencader
hundred, the home of Senator Rose and
he had this line denominated in the bond.
The White Clay Creek slice is to grease
the way to Roseville. and join Levy
Court Commissioner Hopkins particular
section Of pork which in It's turn was TO
stretch over Mil Creek hundred to st
James Church and there foin the good
road leading to Marshallton. This arrange
ment was very sensible. but Mr. Hopkins
ought TO tell tho public why the matter
was brought about and for whose special
benefit
The Chrishana slice was not so wisely
cut of. Here Mr.. Hopkins forgot his, old
trade Of butchering. It is to smooth the
way II not the voters between this city
and stanton through Newport an old pike
road. Is 1t possible that this improper
decision was made TO please Senator Men
denhall? Here Is good road running
parallel with a steam railroad and with a
trolley Line while there are scores Of miles
Of roads in Christlana running at right
angles with the steam and electric lines
'The Levy Court is behind this project. -
was Senator Sparks apology for support
ing it. No doubt tho Levy Court was and
Is behind IL but that is a very good reason
why everybody else should be against It.
This Levy Court has constructed nearly
sixteen miles Of good road" at a cost ap-
proximating $4,000 per mile. At this pace
the proposed $4,000 would give the county
not more than sixty miles Of good road. n
total Of seventy-hvo miles in the county
at n round cost OF s6l0.OO0 Do the tax
payers desire to entrust any more money
| to such eXtravagant hands7 OF course the
/ Levy Court is behind this matter. In 1881
this county had to meet a current debt
Of 100000 piled by the Levy Court; 1891
the taxpayers had $4,000 Of such reckless
denominations to pay on; in 1900 the cur
rent expenses piled by the Levy Courts
reached S3o0.0o0, by 1910 there will be 5000 -
o00 TO meet or arrange for Not dollar
should be borrowed for good roads. New
I Castle county must walt for new Levy
Court, or If IL cannot wait then let the
money be put into the hands OF three
responsible men Of the county who will
serve without pay and only for the good
Of the county. Gravel roads at 5000 per
mile arc not wanted Nor are $4,000 ma
cadam roads full OF ruts. wanted
In conclusion, why did certain Sena-
tors last Friday caution the newspaper
reporters not TO publish the bill nor their
action in full?
why did they start 10 enroll the bill
before the members OF the House had
seen itf
why did Messrs Sparks and Monaghan
support such a measure?
One VINO Wants to Know.
wilmington, February 25