Evening journal., 1913-08-06

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. August 6-Politics
was laid completely aside at yester-
days session Of the Kent County
Democratic Levy Court, when heated
argument took place over the open
ing of new road between Dover and
Wyoming, known as the Burton Road,
! leading through the NAPLES Farm
near Dover. recently inherited by
George Burton. Because of the de-
mands and argument put forth for the
building Of the road as a necessity,
this road which has now been before
the Court on several occasions, and
turned down, was ordered built and
the matter settled so far as the county
lis concerned.
The above road was petitioned for
through the Courts of Kent county
and the right granted by the Court to
lay it out, the Levy Court, however.
refusing to take any action. because
of the alleged low financial condi-
ton of the county treasury.
AT yesterdays session of the Levy
court, influential citizens of Wyoming
and Dover appeared once more be-
fore the Levy Court, asking that the
road be laid out. thus relieving the
congestion of the main Dover and Cam
den road The road question was
first approached at yesterdays ses-
sion by the presentation of a resolu-
ltion by Commissioner Sylvester of the
Sixth district as follows:
BE 1t Resolved. That the bid of
Isaac X. Gooden for building the road
from Dover to Wyoming and known
as the Burton Road, and the causeway
thereon, and Of George Walheater for
building the bridge over Puncheon
Run in said road, be accepted and
contracts for, said work be awarded
to said bidders, said work to be done
according to the plans and specifica-
tions therefor, and to be completed by
the first day of October A. D. 1913"
Commissioner Carmean, of Milford
one of the Republican members of the
court, who has fought the building Of
this road, because of the alleged
shortness of the county's finances,
moved to lay the resolution on the
table, taking occasion to suggest that
If property owners along the route
desired the road, they could open
their hearts and set their fences aside
and give the public a road.
At this stage of the discussion,
President Donoho, informed the court
that he had an opinion or ruling on
the matter which he would have read
by the clerk which was as follows:
Gentlemen: Our earnest desire is
to treat all persons who have bust
ness of any kind to bring before the
Levy Court with courtesy and friend
ly feeling. You have been here and
stated that which you wished us to
do. We have all listened attentively
to what you had to say and after con-
: sidering the condition of the treas
ury and other matters, namely,
/ bridges and repairs that need our
early attention, we feel that we could
! not do anything at this time toward
: building your road, and if you re-
. member that al a meeting in July,
! Mr.. Carmean moved TO lay the matter
on the table, until this Levy Court
felt able to build the road you asked
for. That being the case, we could
not do anything until Mr.. Carmean
moved to reconsider the motion he
made and should his motion be car
ried it would then be a matter for
this court to decide when we have
! sufficient funds to build the road. !
p hope you will feel that there is no
disposition on our part to treat you
unfairly and hope the matter can be
taken up when the funds of the treas
Q urv are sufficient to warrant it,"
, When President Donoho's statemen
had been read by the Clerk, Mr. James
H. Hughes. representing the advocate
[ of the Burton Road asked for a few
e moments to explain the situation. H,
, first asked Mr.. Donoho if he stood by
= the startement read, to which Mr. Don
4 Ohio made an affirmali-e reply. Without
!, mincing words, Mr.. Hughes proceeded t,
o condemn the president for such a ruling
! claiming it was unjust, unwsrranted an'