Evening journal., 1911-05-23
fcontinued from Firgt Page.)

this work l would recommend that
the tax rate be for the present main
tanned the same as formerly, that is,
forty cents on the hundred dollars. l
beg TO acknowledge the continued
courtesy and kindness Of the Levy
Court, the interest and help of the
road supervisors and the good treat
ment of the travelling public"
Mr.. Wilson takes up in detail the
work done in each hundred of the
county during the past year.
Brandywine Hundred.
Brandywine hundred has reduced It's
debt from $10,494 to 81 900 since 1907
Beside, Edge Moor Road was bought
at a cost of S1,4S9.S0, and a stone
crusher outfit for S1,549 Many miles
OF road we're scraped and dragged and
bitches were cleaned out. The road |
+ from Chambers Hollow towards
Eight Square Schoolhouse was entire
. ly rebuilt. Many concrete culverts |
were II t in, and concrete bridges were
built over Bird Road and Weldin |
Road over Turkey Run. Lenderman's |
4 Road was widened to so feet. and some |
stretches of telford road built. About |
1900 tons of crushed stone is on
hand
Christiana Hundred.
In Christiana hundred the Peoples |
Road was graded and extensively i'm |
& proved and surfaced with stone from
the County Workhouse. and concrete |
Il CIlverts were put in. The Banning |
Road was rounded and dressed with
Stag donated by Charles G. Rupert.
The road leading from Newport to
Elsmere through Richardson's Park,
vas graded and improved for 1900
feet. Many hills have been cut down
ard culverts put in. George A. Rhoads
dCrated $100 toward the repaif of
the road leading past his residence.
The road leading toward Greenville e /
was resurfaced with stone for 5000
feet.
Mill Creek Hundred.
In Mill Greek hundred much work
Of varied character was done. Tho
s reads were rescraped and dragged,
many culverts put in and bridges
n planked. Rees hill was regarded and
Il stoned for a mile, the stone being
crushed with a portable gasoline
= power crusher. Mr.. Wilson desires
& to buy another crusher of greater
Il power. The road from the Cedars
has been resurfaced and ma
cadamized, hills have been cut down,
Is miles of road scraped, SO miles
tops cut off of seven hills.
" White Clay Creek.
In White Clay Greek hundred new
bridge of reinforced concrete was
# built on the creek road, a new cul-
vert and retaining walls we're put in
# on the Johnston road and roads were
dragged, new culverts put in and
bridges were repaired
In New Castle hundred Is miles of
road were scraped and 35 miles drag
ged. The road from Newport cause
way to New Castle reservoir was
scraped, rolled and surfaced with Gin
ders. Lambson's road, from New Cas-
tie road to Eden Park via Lobdells
land, two miles, was graded and COW
cred with Stag and oyster shells. Hog
swamp road also was worked, and
ditching and tiling was done through
out the hundred
Pencader Hundred.
In Pencader hundred the Elkton
road through Glasgow was macadam-
lied by Horrigan Brothers. Many
miles of road we're dragged, culverts
were placed in and bridges and
bitches repaired.
Red Lion Hundred.
In Red Lion hundred fifteen miles of
road have been scraped and about
thirty-five dragged, several miles of
bitches dug and cleaned and about one
mile and a half sand gravelled. Five
bridges we're repaired and twenty-five
# wooden culverts. Five metal culyerts
were put in place. Three car loads of
limestone were used in filling ruts of
the Delaware City to Port Penn road.
The drag has been constantly at work
and the roads show the result
ST. Georges Hundred.
St Georges hundred has S6,25214 as
a new road year balance and only one
bond of 81 900 left 1t had been the In
tention to apply il on an improved
road from Middletown towards Arm
strong's Corner and for contract work
afterwards on the supposition that a
State road bill would probably be
adopted by the General Assembly and
that this piece of road would come
under this act II was decided TO hold
il and apply it to some other road
This does not seem to have been good
policy. as It resulted in Midtown be-
coming incorporated under the plea
that having such a large balance the
NIiddletwon road tax was not neces-
sary to the hundred. Middletown, how
ever. has many streets to keep up and
10 p certain extent her claims may be
iust About twenty miles of road were
scraped and some forty miles dragged
Five wooden bridges were repaired
scme twenty small culverts patched
up and seven metal culverts put in
IN the Eastern district five miles o
'oad were graveled. These roads stood
ip well during the winter and are now
n very good condition. There is now z
continuous stretch of good road from
)elav are City through Port Penn
south via Silver Run, or McDonougf
o Odessa. The gravel road, so called
rom Mt. Pleasant TO Armstrong; Cor
per still gives trouble in regard t
having a rolling surface and exces
sive trickling every few yards.
AppOquinimink Hundred.
In Appoquinimink hundred thu
oads were worked by scraper anC
'oad drag repeatedly. Eighteen milei
If road were widened, bitches straight
ned and roads rounded. The hundred
as many long stretches of good road
Twelve bridges we're repaired and
ulverts put in.
llackbird Hundred.
In Blackbird hundred eighteeI
niles of road were scraped, the roads
we're dragged, twenty bridges ant
ulverts were rebuilt, seven new cul
erts were put in and a reinforced
onorete bridge was built. A mile anC