Middletown transcript., 1907-01-26
INTERESTING ROAD FIGURES
Complied by Highway Commissioner
Price From Auditors Report.

way Commissioner Ffaneis A. Price and
checked BY 4.-H. Piefson, deputy county
from tile report el lie
audi. of theSFoad commissioners ot New
Castle cour Tor tile last & cal year. there
are abont l1 miles fruad illthe county
under The re Of the commissioners, as.
ioll5us: Balislyaiae ln.e e3retl. SOL Cluis-'
siaua. 10: :liili crerk. 10; White Cay.
Creek. 90; Sew Castle, nlG; Pencader, 20
Red Lion, Al; ST. Georges, 10 ApI oqni,,i.s
mink, 1856; Blsckbird, leS.
Theloial yalne d assessable property ass
.eor,lil q t, The assessment lignrpr,i, SI7,-
4II ls i,as foslhas; Brandysvfne hi,atItr ],
2, SOS. $40; ;ShristiaG i. 2 .ass = ;5; Mi Greek;
2.oIi,s s; White Gay Greek, .sal27l;
New Caste, 2, ,4y3 I577 Peara5i,a, Itl7j,-
7s5; Red Lion, 90li, 2p; s.. Geurge-. 2,-
26S. .0t1t; lppuI li,liriink ! Oh, Ia; B sek-
bird, TT5D, $50
Tie road tax j. a-sis-ed IN the several
hundreds, OH the basis oi each 500 q
ass, s.nent AS folloWs:Re Lon Ind I'd,
% cpl.is, being the. lowest; Mil Greek.
5 !, tie 'highes,; St Georges, p; Pe,seader,
2s; Bla. kbir9 32; Braidyalne, Ghrisfiana
wi i,r Q az Greek aud New Ca-tlr. 35
cents eaci Appoqnipiniipk, u.
This would MAKE tie amount u tax
levied road purposrs, ss59, 100. BY hun
Dire Is s follows: Bfand, wine, s. $50 50;
CLri-iiara, l0.499 30; Mill Creek, To-
ttiti 30; White Clay Cleek, 4, ,655, 20; New
Castle, s,725s5; Pencader, 2.s97 .96;
Red Lion, 2,I9l 81; ST. Georges, 5G70;
Appoqninimink, 33,7749 60; B ackhiid,
II, ,O0I IS.
To collect the road tax eost tIie several
hundreds, in the aggregate, $3.l92 90,
although some of the, tax levied was not
collected. The cost for collecthn n IN The
several hundreds was as followk; Btandy-
wiue, 353 04; Cl,ristiana, GgS 3S; Mill
Greek, 66S 90; White Cay Creek 1903;
New Castle, 26ll5; Pencader, 1883;
R4,l Lion, $l45 46; St. Georges, 800 "a;
A ppt qniIlilnil.k, 240 81; Black bird,
!55 56.
Tie salaries III road commissioners,
c ERIK hire, g., amounted to 50, l9337:
Brandyuihe, GA 92;Christians, $l5,atior-
ney fee; Mill Creek, 1880; White Cay
Creek, 202; New Castle, 400; Pencader,
ZIG 80; Red Lion, l55; St. Georges, 1913 o5;
APPOINTMENTS. 40, clerk ard room rent
Blackbird, ne commissioners.
Indebtednes- aud interest on debt was
paid amounting 10 So, ,79) 80 as falIows:
Brandy ywine hu.dre i.5,545. A; ;Christians,
!, l,Sll 80; Mill Creek, 2.257 81; White Clay
Greek, $40; New Castle, i 1,S29.74; PEN
cad y, 1858; Red Lion, 81, ,732.S7; St.
Georges, 1885; Appnqninin,ink, 5,6o6;
Black bird, Is 9S.
Hauling and labor OH the roads cost
$22, ,2S63l, as follows: Brandswine
hundred, 8, 5S4 90; Cmistiana, 4.44l 80;
Mill Greek, A ,490Gl; White Clay Greek,
1862 70; New Castle, S5S2 2S; Pencader,
$2.252 so; Red Lion, ia 81; ST. Georges,
2.lS7 A; App quinimink, LAP %; Black-I
bird, ,256.41
Materials cost $7,22S.57, as follows:
Brandywine hundred, 1 ,96s 500; &C Cllristiana
2.026 81; Mill Greek, / ,407l0 White
Clay Greek, 800 81; New Cas- lie. l53. Is;
Penca,Ier, 3o4 l2; Red Lion, 66.75; St.
Georges, 224. .5s; App 'qni,lim akj l72 50
BlackbHd, 5l4.37.
A section Of road vas built in Chris
tiata hundred at cost Of 81 ,009 Mill|
Creek hundred expended 81, ,l2S 81 OIL
stone rial and machinery.
The naintenance Of roads in the spA eraI
hundreds cosi in tie sggrsgate. $3S, $50 81
as fnIIuns: BrandyMine hundred, d, ,52I 55; \
ChIistiala. s,l9l 2l; Mill Greek, 9.sl5I l3s 4
White Clay Greek. 2, l35 30; New ea.tle.t
/ 1856 81; Psncader, 2 962 20; R.d Li.uI, I.
! ,Gsl ST; st. Georges ,905. 81; ippoqiIiaA
mink. ! S65.a2;; Blackh ~, !, l,926. -
The average ame....aL = zal 'l1 90 he
u Tie tyfral hundreds MAS as f.til s..s
Brandynine, SSl 81; Cfristisns, 81 81
Mil Cr.tk, 80 4S; Wei,e CLAY Gnkk,
~ 20; New Castle, 1897 P-,ca, I,
80 90; Red Lion, 24C4; St. Ger IS,
27. 10; Appeqnininiirk. 40 %; Blackl
1874.
Tie cost Of administration per ni1e,
inclnding the cost Of collection ul ii,e tax.
was as follows: Brandywiue hundred
$l2.0e; Christiana, 4 80, collection onis
Mill Greek, 9.2a; White Clay Geek, %;
New Caste, 6.6i; Perrader, Al; RED
Lion, 8 rs; st. Georges, 46l; Appoqn1i
mink, ! 30, collection only B:ackbiEd |
LA, collection only.
The percentage Of cost Of atlini,.i~ifa
lion and collection on tie amount ex-
pended on the roads was a. fs.tioWs:
hundred, IL 4; Ghrisiiana.
: 5; Mill Creek, ia; White Clay Geek /
lis; New Castle, 500; Pvnca Ter, l5s9: |
Red Lion, $50; ST. Georges, 205; Appo-
luinimink, l4.s, collection onl, B;s,!k-
bird, SS, collection only.
The total bonded Indebtedness Of the
hundreds for road purposes was reported
% be $40, 700, as follows: Brandy Inc |
hundred, 5000; New Castle, 4,Ooo; /
Pencader, 2.700; st. Georges, 600; Appo. |
| 900.
The floating Indebtedness amounted to |
Sl9, ,557S1, as follows: Christiana ham
ired, 5000; Mil Creek, $500; White
Clay Creek, 2,150; New Castle, ss3 ISL
Pencader, 500; Red Lion, 674.30; Apo |
luinimink, 5000. I
The resources, uncollected taxes, DC.
amounted to SIS, s,S5l.5S. as follows:
hundred, ,220; Cliristiana.
| ,665.l2; Mill Creek, ], 1893 81; White Clay
Creek, 2.099.97; New Castle, 3,7Ig.99
Pencader, s03.ll; Red Lion, 5S5 81; 81.
Georges, 1,57s Y; Appoquinimink, IL
l64. 45: BIackbird, 670S2.
The cash on hand at the close df the
fiscal year, to the credit Of the road fassd.
amounted 10 s., 674 70, as f0lioH Brandy J. |
kline hundred, 60s43; Christian, 4 Is 81: