Evening journal., 1910-05-19
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS"
ON INSPECTION TRIP

slippery and yielding mud At all times
the automobiles were kept within the
speed limit. and II there had been any in
clination toward speeding yesterday il
would have been dangerous except on the
macadam roads
Arriving In Nfiddletown the party had
dinner az guests Of Mr.. Alderman at tho
Niddletown Hotel. The trip to Middle
town was made in about an hour and
quarter. It was intended to return by way
Of Odessa, but the road near Old Draw
yers, Church has been ploughed up by
tho road builders preparatory to being
dragged and it was deemed best not 70
take chance Of going through the fresh-
y turned roadbed there after the rain
storm. Robert Carpenter. OF Port Penn.
was in Middetown and told the party of
the condition Of the road near Old Draw
yers.
Back BY Another Route.
II was about 1.3O o'clock when the party
started back from Middletown. Meanwhlls
the sun had come out and 1t, with breeze
that had sprung up had dried the roads
In many places II also had brought out
man with a scraper who was going over
the clay and gravel road between Arm
strongs and Mt Pleasant, getting It into
shape at really the best time to work It.
II indicated, at least. that some atten-
tion is being paid to road Improvement in
st. Georges hundred as work was going
on in two places in that hundred.
From Summit Bridge the party left the
State road and turned toward Glasgow
There is a stretch Of road leading from
Summit Bridge to Glasgow that was cer-
tainly in bad shape yesterday. It is sandy
and rough most Of the way, and doubtless
would be greatly improved with the split
log drag treatment systematically given.
II was scraped last summer and was in
good shape for long while, but during
the winter It has gone back. Dragging and
some attention to drainage would make il
good as natural roads go.
From Glasgow to Cooch's Bridge q a
stretch OF the new Amiesite road which
was in excellent condition yesterday IL
was put down last fall Some OF the worn
places that appeared in II recently have
been filled in and the road Is now ho.ding
together we'll. From Cooch's in to Newark
there was a stretch Of excellent macadam
road.
The Depot road from Newark station
on the Pennsylvania railroad into Newark
has been treated for part Of the way with
, an asphalt preparation for binding snd
holding together the surface Of the road.
That portion that has been treated Is IN
. far better condition than that not treated
. with the binding preparation All the way
from Newark to Prices Corner the ma
cadam road is I'm praiseworthy shape
Mr.. Hnes. who is a trustee Of the New
t Caste County workhouse, invited th
y party to inspect the stretch OF road iron
Prices Corner down past the workhous'
a II Is half mile long and was built b
n the prisoners and presented to the count
"a by the worlShouse trustees. II is undoub
" edlv one OF the hest stretches, 70 not ~
* best. Of road in the county and shows
* evidence Of wear. The workhouse uus'e
Mt have made a proposition TO the Le
ly Court to furnish prisoners 10 bnna
ny roads and also stone for road puidipzr
poses at figure much less than q "
ls could be constructed by contrnf
D. the present system. MT iIillaS .ok d
s. PARTY 10 the bridge at Groenbad whcl
d. he pointed out two curved concrete wal
-e nearly one hundred feet IN length who
rt were built by the worknouse prisoners to
10 the Levy Court. The walls are 90 SAFE
IN guard the approach TO county brlds'
F. and arc well built and Of neat appear
a ance.
m Returning. the party saw a group @
@ prisoners from the workhouse H. charg
II Of two guards working along the Rw roa
:, lust east Of Prices Corner. The work
house trustees were awarded contract b
the Levy Court to resurface the macadar
"a road from Elsmere to Prices Corner. an
IS the men are doing some grading along
10 side Of the roadway prior to beginning IN
10 resurfacing. The remainder Of the roa
IN into Wilmington was macadani. and haul
,f ing up in front Of the Foss Hughes Com
le pany's office on Delaware avenue Oh
N pleasant trip was az an end.