Smyrna times., 1913-05-14
GOOD ROADS TAKEN UP BY
KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT
TO IMPROVE SEVERAL KENT
COUNTY ROADS THIS SPRING

Road Between Dover and Wyoming and
Frederica and Milford Receive Fav-
orable Mention-O Other Roads.
The good roads business was hum
ming in the Levy Court this week,
as 101 miles of roads had been petit
toned for by citizens Of the county
under the new good roads act requir-
ing the favor Of a majority Of abut-
ting property owners for each stretch
Of road to be improved. Accompany
ing the Milford Frederick petition.
which was presented to the court by
Mr.. Carmean. was quite a delegation
Of farmers living along the route. in
cluding two former Levy Courtmen
and two former Assemblymen. The
petition was accepted by the court
II is for a permanent road from the
town limits of Frederick to the town
limits Of Milford. a distance of six
miles. Engineer Kenney was in court
and Mr.. Keith asked Of the court as
to his transportation expenses, also
on the engineers application for an
assistant and the right to employ two
chain carriers in the laborious work
now before him of surveying 1O1
miles Of road. The matter was dis
cussed at length by the court. Sew
eral members believe that it would
be a saving to provide the engineers
department with an automobile. 1t
was conceded that he would have to
be provided with assistance. A reso-
luton was directed to the Postal
Telegraph Company on the matter of
its pole tax but this was afterward
withdrawn.
Want Road Stone Cheaper.
Regarding a reduction on freight
of stone and other material for road
building, the committee appointed to
confer with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road freight agent showed a letter
where he wrote that the matter Of
rates had been satisfactorily adjust
ed and the committee was discharg-
ed. The Levy Courtmen are hoping
for a visit from the freight agent to
learn something more about the lad
iustment. The Richards Dredging
Co., it was repored, had acted under
the courts order to move the old pi~
vot and pile at the site Of the old
bridge over Leipsie River. The whole
Levy'COurt will go in automobiles or
other eOnveyances To the Tenth dis
trict where Frank Greco, the Italian
capitalist, wants to build two draw
bridges over his canal which he has
cut through the lands he owns. Mr..
Carmean has cOntended that the court
must provide the specifications and
plans for these bridges as the county
may have to maintain them. Greco
will build them. All taxes due from
former collectors must be paid by
July /, according to a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Murray and passed by
the court, or the county will proceed
against them. Commissioner Keith
got through another improvement res
Olution--for the Levy Court to join
with the City Council Of Dover and
the State Of Delaware in building a
permanent road or street, after
Strengthening the lines, between the
county and State buildings from the
Green to the new armOry. Mr. MUIR
rays motion 10 maintain a conference
committee of three to advise with
the county engineer whenever he so de
sired, Prevailed. The committee will
consist of President Donoho and
Messrs. Keith and Ford. Mr.. Ford
moved that complete authority be Civ
en- to President Donoho to proceed
building the Burton road to Wyoming
Immediately after the engineer has
filed his survey and recommendations
Wyoming Went Home Happy.
Motorists. horsemen and business
men from Wyoming. apparently
everybody, appeared before the court.
represented by James H. Hughes,
Reynolds CIough and with George NJ.
Fisher and Frank T.. Bancroft as
spokesmen. They wanted the direct
road between Dover and Wyoming
f- as the Burton road opened al
once and made a permanent improved
road. II the county did not have
money enough tc build at once. prior
to the bond issue, George Burtor
would advance all costs Of ROAD anC
condemnation. The court took it ~
50 quickly that it quite took th'
breath Of the Wyoming delegation
The court accepted the advance from
Mr.. Burton. without interest. unit
August. The road will be constructs
at once.