Evening journal., 1913-08-15
Editorial Opinion
BROWN AND HIS ACC sERs.

From the Dover State News.
Walter Brown, q, convicted of rape,
has been ,pardoned from longer service
at Gfeenbank by the governor Those
who insistently worked for his release
in order to vindicate the law, which
must not. err, should now seek to bring
to justice the witness who swore false
ly.
DON'T JOIN THIS HUE AND CRY.
From the Dover State News.
We are surprised to find such general
sentiment among the citizens of Kent
county against the systematic road
. building now about to be undertaken by
the Kent County Levy Court under the
Walls bill. Consultation with men
from all the districts of the county
the last few DAYS reveals the fact that
they are opposed to the law, call it
the old Shoemaker law" OF Maryland.
and are also opposed to the construc-
tion. of the waterbound macadam road
to Smyrna.
we refuse to join any such hue and
cry. and sincerely hope our Levy Court,
in its efforts to please the greatest
number, will not yield to any such a
TRADE.
A western governor is said to have
ridden to fame on the declaration: 81
care worlds for my people. but not a
tinker's dam for their opinions"
The idea of contending that a county
with Sl7,000,000 of assessed property
and receiving $4,000 a year tax revenue
would have to increase the tax rate" if
II should borrow 100000 for road build
ingl The tax rate may be increased
next year but it will not be on account
OF this $4,000 interest but because OF the
general demand of the people of today
for better things.
Kent county has made a fine start
toward modern road building. and we
nope and pray the court will let the
good work go on as fast as possible
Of course using the natural road
material wherever il is possible to in
sure smooth, safe and expeditions
travel
Ihe two commendable steps are:
First, she has employed a civil en-
.gineer to build the right roads in the
right way. That there can be no aues-
ton Of his efficiency is seen in the
well-known declaration Of Uncle Sam.
through his agents, that they had en-
ployed him since graduation and
would only lend him to his native
State for a time. hoping to get him
back again.
Second. Kent county has ordered
her road building equipment includ-
ing two rollers. ten wagons. two scarf
flers, two Huber tank wagons, two
al nd i
ing chutes.
This means that roads can he built
or repaired or shaped up" anywhere
in the county and continuously or at
any time roads can be worked Hav-
ing the work done with its own
equipment and under its own salar-
led engineer also saves the county
from the heavy expense of the con
tractors profits.
As to borrowing money, $500. 900
instead of 100000 ought to be bor-
rowed to make level, smooth. hard
roads, and we trust it soon will be.
One third of the revenue the State
receives from automobile licenses
should then be turned into Kent
county, and the other two-thirds into
New Castle and Sussex, 80 help pay
theainterest on road bonds.
If there Is any increase of taxes
T. Will come upon the men living
along the improved roads when they
begin TO sell their farms for $1,000
S5,0a0 more, than they are now worth
Of course- this will results and the
county would be foolish not to take
cognizance of it and increase the as
sessment on these enhanced proper
creased the blessings and advantages
of the owner and his facilities to
earn.