Evening journal., 1909-06-02

scraper and road drag and bitches have
been opened On several roads new ditches
were built. Much time was spent on the
road from Christiana 70 Bear station.
over 5000 bushels OF oyster shells were
put on the roads in the eastern section OF
the hundred.
Peneader Hundred.
In Pencader hundred most OF the work
has been devoted to getting roadsides,
bitches. culverts and bridges in condition.
Eleven bridges were rebuilt, thirty-two re-
paired and four metal pipes put in.
Twenty-eight miles were scraped and
dragged.
White Clay Creek.
In White Clay Creek a new road was
laid out along White Clay Creek road.
Notes bridge was replaced. On Chapman s
road new bridge was constructed.
Twelve miles of road were scraped and
six miles ditched and plowed and three
miles were trimmed Many small bridges
were repaired and rebuilt.
Red Lion Hundred.
Red Lion hundred has no road liabil-
ity except a disputed account OF $500 with
Delaware City which is in settlement
Roads were scraped and dragged, and a
bridge built near Porter's station. The
road from Port Penn to Delaware City
was improved with oyster shells.
St. Georges Hundred.
In st. Georges hundred most Of the 81
900 balance from last year was spens on
the new gravel-clay road from SIt.
Pleasant to Armstro ig's Corner and for
oyster shells on the road from Port Penn
to Delaware City. a gravel pit near V fl
low Run was bought for $500. Speaking
of the gravel-clay roaa, Engineer Wilson
says:
THE road was first put in shape with
a road scraper, afterwards the sand was
put on a width of twelve feet and six
inches deep. No attempt was made to
put it in alternate layers Of sand and
clay as It was hoped TO drag sufficient
clay into the sand by several drag
gings TO thoroughly mix the material
into a good sand-clay mixture. The road
had been in many places almost inn
passable in the late winter and early
spring and there was not much danger OF
! making it worse in any event. The road
today presents rather a wavey appear
ance for some distances being extremely
hard and compact and at other places
raveled and sunken. This may be due
to the former large mud holes or TO the
fact that It is not as yet thoroughly
, mixed in these sections. This spring we
will go over It again several times with
the scraper and drag and believe tnat BY
next fall we will have a good. hare
J road"
The last old bin OF Appoquinimink hun
dred has been paid and also all the bonds
Fifteen bridges were rebuilt besides owe
!, thirty large and small bridges being re
: paired; and several new culverts O
. metal put in. Several miles OF road wer
! plowed and scraped. One stretch Of abou
four miles which had been in very ba,
condition viii have TO be run over again
A great deal of gruhbing and ditchinl
has been necessary and there stin re
mains many miles of road TO be done ani
= many bridges 10 look. after
= Blaekbird hundred hasSSo old debts AM
9 no bonds. Long stretches Of wide ditche
y have been dug building up semi-cause
y ways with the dirt or mud and after
wards coating it with any nearby sand o
gravel. Many bridges have been rebuilt
more repaired and several metal culvert
put in. Blackbird and Appoquiniminl
hundreds are in some respects the hard
= est to work and TO keep up. They hav
4 less road tax money according to thei
o size than the other hundreds and consid
s erlng the very many small woode
J. bridges to be kept in repair the super
y visors deserve credit for the state Of tn
d roads.