Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
COUNT
Highway CommiSsN
Of Those Have RAI
DOVER, DEL, January l8th.-


DOVER, DEL, January 10th.
Commissioner Francis a. Price
Castle county, in his third biennial
to Governor Pennewill, states that tiuri
1909 and 1910 there has been built In M
Castle county 1894 miles tuot includinS
some that are nearly completely Of iuS
proved roads, making total Of 110. q
miles OF improved roads in that county
built since the passage of the first GOOD
roads act Of April IA. 1908.
The list of roads built during those two
years, with the names of the consractors
and amounts paid to them, follows:
Taylor's Bridge to Fleming's Landing,
Joseph F. Bradley, $606.24.
Riveror Hamburg road, Stewart and
Donohue, $24, 1875.
Road from st. Anne's Church towards
Blackbird, TheobaId Harsch, $I4, ,5O4.24.
Road from end Of above road to Ginn's
corner, Horrigan Contracting Company,
81, 4,o53I3.
Road from RockIand to Adams Cross
Roads, Nelson Meredith Company, g..
9OO.21.
Road from Blue Ball to RockIand, Mel.
SON Meredith Company, S19, ,95l.2s.
Creek road, from McCannon's Church
TO Hockessin, Joseph F. Bradley, sl3,.
.665.02.
Road from Grubb's Landing to Foulk
road, B. F. Wilckersham, ST, 8,168.94.
Milltown road, from the ''Gedara' to
Cooper's Cross Roads, Joseph F. Bradley,
$2,973.2S.
Hillside Mills road, from Kenuett iurn.
pike to Mt. Cuba and thence to Ashland,
Corcoran Construction Company, SAL.
94s.59.
Baltimore turnpike road, in White
Clay Greek hundred, John A. Clark, s13..
1O4.63.
Baltimore turnpike road, in Pencader
hundred, Horrigan Contracting Company,
$lO,63s.ss
Depot road, from Clarksdale to GIns.
gov, Horrigan Contrasting Company,
So, 1922.
New London road, from Newark 10
Maryland line, B. L. Wilckersham, s26,.
2O7.S5.
Road from Mt. Pleasant to Maryland
line, Stewart and Donohue, S77, ,2O4 81.
Boyd's Corner road, Stewart and Dono.
hue, $7.459.OS.
Naamsn's creek road, Commonwealth
Construction Company, s12, ,SS2. go.
State road, from Kent county line
northward 2.02 miles, Stewart and Dono.
hue, $14, 4,361.5O.
Telegraph road, from Newarkto Mary.
and line, Horrigan Contracting Company,
81, 7,317.08.
Lore avenue, Philadelphia turnpike TO
Gordon Heights, Horrigan Contracting
Company, $5,6l7.19.
The report sets out that contracts have
'een awarded for the following roads,
'ut practically no work has been done ON
hem yet: Paper mill road, Horrigan Con.
racting Company, $l,60SO5; State road
outh from Hare's Corner. Horrigan Con.
racting Company $40, 600; Delaware City
. St. Georges, Horrigan Contracting
'ompany, Sic. 5.55S.40.
Lancaster Turnpike, Corcoran Const nc.
on Company, $37. 800.
The report also states that surveys have
cen made for the Kennett Square and
and Wilmington turnpike
,ads, but have not been approved,
The Expenditures for good roads in New
astle county during 1869 Gnd iSTa we're
, follows: ~
y the state.....,....................s 1900 90 ;
y Levy Court of New Castle
county, bond issue No. H.. 1883 OS
ond issue No. 2......"......... 204,977 50
ood roads appropriations. 1882 43
-aintenance of roads, pur-
chase of steam road roller
and miscellaneous expen-
...............s.. S3,O2S 30
Total ..............................$S06, ITO 90
Continuing the report sets out that
'4S, 200 has been spent for the construc-
IN and maintenance Of the no miles Of
ads since 1908.
+