Evening journal., 1910-06-07
County Engineer Wilson Sends
Report to Levy Court Show
ing Much Accomplished
ASKS TAX THAT RATE
REMAIN UNCHANGED

Information of much interest to resi-
dents OF the various hundreds is afforded
by the annual report of County Engineer
Wilson, which was submitted 10 the Levy
Court to-day. Among the hundreds with
out liabilities for instance are Appoduin-
mink, Blackbird, New Castle, Red Lion,
and Christiana.
In Blackbird hundred some 30 bridges
have been repaired, two rebuilt and many
culverts constructed In Brandywine hum
dred great deal Of permanent road work
has been done. Besides long stretches Of
heavy Telford road, the county has hauled
and put in six cars Of OLD rail road bal
last. $50 tons of broken limestone, 400 tons
Of Tyre quarry stone. and some 400 tons,
crushed last year. A iarge bridge on Nil
ler's road has been completely rebuilt
With reinforced concrete at a cost of
about s475. The Edge Moor road has been
acquired by the hundred at a cost Of
81 $3.50, saving to the hundred road fund
$500
In Christiana hundred the last note OF
$1,000 was paid and in the future all money
can be spent OH roads. About Is miles Of
road has been scraped and y dragged in
llilc llhHQANus 0AN hAihsNe nave bN'h -
paired. one bridge was rebuilt OF con-
crete. William II. Scott donated 800 worth
Of Stag toward the Improvement Of tho
Banning road and George A. Rhoads 800
toward the road leading to his property.
The liabilities Of Mill Creek hundred are
now only $1,000. About IS miles of road
were scraped and 20 dragged, fve hundred
yards gravened and nine hundred stoned
with workhouse stone.
In New Castle hundred about IS miles Of
road were scrsped and more than % drag
ged The stretch Of road from Hare's Cor
ner to Christiana is in excellent shape for
a dirt road and Is good example of what
a scraper and drag can do. In Pencader
hundred about seven miles Of road were
scraped and rounded and four miles were
dragged. Four bridges were rebuilt and
six new culverts constructed. Six hun
dred feet OF road were sravelled.
Seven miles OF road were scraped and
20 dragged in Red Lion hundred Two
bridges were rebuilt and one mile Of road
rounded and graveled. Several small hills
and old breaks have been cut down and
the road graveled. In st. Georges hundred
about Is miles OF road we're scraped and
the same number dragged, and quite dis.
tance graveled.
or White Clay Creek hundred Mr. VIII
son says it's finances are gradually getting
into better shape but owing to the length
Of difficult roads and the comparatively
small hundred road fund, it has been SLOW
work In the last two years it has beer
necessary to rebuild two costly bridges
Fifteen miles Of road we're scraped during
the last year.
A recapitulation OF the liabilities Of tn
hundreds for this year follow: Brandy
wine. Ss.74ses; Mil Creek. $1,000; PencadeI
81 800: ST. George S, 5000; White Cla'
Greek $1,000
During the last three years S26.Ilii6 O
tho hundreds debts have been paid off
leaving to be paid little more than So.
2is.3S. The heavy snow fall Of last winter
made the paying of cf liabilities difficult
The sum Of s1627ss was paid out for the
removal Of snow in all the hundreds, tho