Evening journal., 1915-05-25

uiS oDtl. i MS ipdu Will httu opV-
cial treatment and will probably cost
considerable to get into good shape,
but It should be done as soon as pos
sible, so as to avoid further deterior-
alton ami greater expense. / will be
glad to give my ideas at more detail
concerning this road
The Concord and Philadelphia turn
pike roads are also two of our most /
important and much travelled roads.
both being a part of our State through
routes. The Concord pike is in fairly
good form and | think with our reg
ular macadam treatment we can get /
II into shape this year Tor an oil sur
face treatment next spring. The Phil
adelphia pike, however. is a different /
matter. II is III shaped. has very I
steep grades. and is badly drained in |
places. It, however. has a very good /
hard foundation Of stone, which can |
be built upon. With the small amount |
Of maintenance money at our COM
mand, | think il would be we'll TO /
continue our patrolmen on this road !
and keep up our macadam repairs as
best we can until such times as it may
be rebuilt. II should be borne in |
mind that when the county acquired |
these two roads, they were not up to
our other roads. and since the toll
gates have been abolished the travel
has increased two or three times over,
so that the repairs have been much
more difficult and expensive.
The Silverside road leading from the
Philadelphia turnpike to Talleyville. onl
the Concord pike, the Faulk road, the
Grubb's Corner road, the RocSland road.
Lore avenue, and the Naaman's Creek
road, are all in fairly good condition att
present with the exception OF a few ruts
and pot holes here and there These
roads can be taken care of for the time
being with repairs of stone surfacing.
but | would recommend that as soon as
possible the Faulk road and the Rock
land road be covered with a good oil
treatment.
The road in Chrstiana hundred lead
ing from the kennctt turnpike to the
! Pennsylvania State line via Montchanin.
was last year treated with a Trinidad
asphalt oil for about one mile. This Sec
/ tion has several holes and ruts which we
are now patching. II will then probably
last over this year without further re-.
| pairs The section from Adams Cross
Roads to the beginning Of the new piece
of road adjoining the States line needs
considerable repairs, which can easily he
made, as the road is close to several
railroad stations and good trap rock is
very available. The road leading from
| the turnpike at CampbePs shop and
! going to the Pennsylvania State line via
: Mt. Cuba, Ashland and Norklyn, is SINH
| lar; also the kennett Square road leay-
ing the same pike at the Brick Church
and reaching to the Pennsylvania State
I line. The last mentioned road. however,
( is not in as good condition as the former
two. nor as close to the railroad
The road leading from the Ken
nett Turnpike to Prices Corner is
one of our best roads and one very
much travelled by automobiles The
SECTION between the Kennett and Lam
caster Pixies was treated last year with
a Trinidad road oil. and is in excel
lent condition. The section from
the Lancaster Pike to Prices Corner,
however, while still in good shape,
is beginning 10 ravel and should he
treated with oil TO hold It. The Lam
caster Turnpike from Wilmington to
Hockessip was gone over last year
as well as our finances permitted and
is in fair condition. | would recon-
mend that the section from the city
limits TO the Masonic Home on which
most of the lard travel comes, be
| surfaced with oil, and as this section
crosses the Prices Corner Road
, above mentioned, we would nave one
complete section of roads resurtaced
with oil.
Ii you could treat the Newport
Pike from the city limits to Newport
! with the same treatment We wOuiu bt
T. preserving "a very good road, whicn
$ while now intact, Will shortly ravel
4 and Is moreover one of our entrances
h TO the city. The other roads have
a not mentioned are in good shape a
d present but. OF course, will need re
/, pairs the coming year.
d | believe that ultimately, in view
= OF our ever increasing motor travel
d all our roads will have to have som
n good road oil recovering surface, bu
y tnis Is best applied wnen the road
W are in proper shape and form, an
p for that reason and because We ca
m not do 1t all at once. have designate
d only certain roads Tor this treatmen
ID In a general review of all our roads
MlN liAiAn MANh Allt tAAtUNiUno AltI
m toned above, in very good shape, bu
% to keep them so requires constar
70 care and expense. They are, while
Of practical necessity of the day, also
o. luxury and require as much attentio
m to keep them in good condition a
~ your private lane, park drive or eli
10 streets. No roads are permaner
e. roads; all require attention. and | b,
le iieve the only way to take care {
10 them is to have regular employe
le whose sole duty is to constantly al
10 tend TO them, or in other words
ne patrol system of some kind, eithe
ne single patrol, or gang patrol as th
Mt conditions may demand. II is yer
te difficult to find sufficient local labc
to put this system into effect. but la.
g year we made a good beginning wit
ed very good results, and if we cor
w tinue in our efforts, / believe it ca
OF ultimately be established TO our sa
n isfaction.
llt Knowing that you are all anxiol
IL and willing to take care of our roaC
ch and maintain them in proper shap
n but are hampered because our mali
'el tenance fund was exhausted last yea
of leaving no funds available, it is vii
&c, difiidence that l venture to sugge
ss that $4,000 spent now on our road
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