Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-01-03

travel and has cost. thus far, but
s269.14. The contract price to be paid
on acceptance Is $3.50.
The Townsend road is a fine expert
mental road Of gravel. The width Of
gravel bed is sixteen feet length. two
and nine-tenths miles; the depth Of
gravel bed is ten inches and eight
inches. This road extends westerly
from Townsend to Taylor's Corner and
easterly from Townsend to the Pine
Tree. on the state road. The proposals
for its construction received July 81
were: Stewart & Donohue, Whining
ton. sl1 800; e. Ward Brown, Port De-
post, Nd. S11.742 John E. Taylor New
Castle, S11 $50. The contract was award
ed to Stewart & Donohue who con-
structed the road. The total cost OF
this road has been sl2,131.59; of which
s23Os was paid by the State OF Della
ware. This road was accepted Novem-
Der 13, 5 per centum Of the contract
price. or 1855, being retained to be paid
one year from date of acceptance.
The Summit road, extending from
Mt. Pleasant station to Summit Bridge.
over the Delaware and Chesapeake
canal, has been proposed for. John r.
Taylor, Of New Castle, being the lowest
bidder at Sl1,14S. but it will not be
built at this time.
During the fall Of 1905 there was
CONSTRUCTED on the limestone road. in
MIN Creek hundred, a road composed
of creek sand, kaolin sand and clay
The foundation was graded to a slope
OF one inch to the foot from the centre
to the bitches at the sides. This was
lrolled with a steam roller. There was
then placed in this foundation -four
inches in depth Of sand. four inches OF
clay and three inches Of sand on top
These separate layers were narrowed
over and well mixed and afterward
lrolled
THE foundation of this roadbed was
shaped by q road scraper at the expense
Of the county road commissioners OF
Mill Creek hundred. The cost to ths
county Of the work done was as fol.
lows; Labor and teams, s1T2.25; SAND
from creek, S5.15; total. s177.4O. The
cost of the use of the road scrapel
would have been about S. making
total of SlS3.4O, which would have beer
an average aggregate cost of abou
s., 400 per mile"
Then follows the concluding exhibit
Of expenses. showing that the Stat
expended in 1905 for permanent roa,
making s1O,522.21. and in 1906, inclu6.
ing the salary of the State highwa,
commissioner. $1,000 New Castle
county expended for the same periot
s5757311. making a grand total o
$40 .095.32. The commissioner concludes
thus:
There has been and is a demand
from all parts for improved roads
which cannot be complied with for
number OF years unless some way il
provided for Increasing the amour
available for road building. There ar
estimated TO be about 1000 miles o
public roads in New Castle county out
side the cities ana towns. During tn
four years that a State aid law hai
been in force there have been bull
nineteen and six-tenths miles Of i'm
proved roads, which would be an aver
age Of four and nine-tenths per year
Thus, it would take 2200 years to com
plete the work. II only one-third o
them are to be improved it would TAX
nearly the allotted three score and tel
years Of a mans life.
Il would recommend that bonds b
issued for the purpose Of road building
and that provision be made that al
moneys forsroadt Suildingfbe availabl
for use early in the year. : that Ath