Middletown transcript., 1915-05-22
ENGINEERS REPORT
James Wilson Recommends a 40
= Cent Road Rate
PENCADER'S DEBT WAS PAID


Inc annual report of County Engi-
neer James Wilson for the wear endinr
March 81, 1915 was presented TO the
'eVy Court at the meeting Tuesday
Inc report was ordered received and
three hundred copies printed.
In his report Mr.. Wilson recommends
more extensive use of the road draq
lie recommends that the road tax he
continued at the rate of 40 cents ner
Sloo to provide funds for much road
work needing to be done.
Inc report shows that the last bond
OF Pencader hundred, amounting to
$500, was paid during the wear. The
payment OF the Pencader debt cleared
all the hundred of indebtedness In
1907 the total debt of the various hnp-
dred was $36, 060.67.
The money available and the money
spent on the roads of the various hun
dreds during the year is shown in the
following extracts from the report:
Appoquinimink, David Hutchinson.
supervlsor-Balance, April l. 1914
~, 1921; cash received from taxes
80, 1889; disbursements, $4,938 88:
balance April l, 1915, 50, ,719. 80.
Biackbird, George H. Bradley, super
visor Balance, 81, 905. 80; taxes, So. .699-
10; disbursements, 50 745. SO; balance.
50, 958.O8.
Brandywine, Thomas P. Casey, su-
pervisor Balance, $8,l24O7; taxes,
$l3, 2.35; disbursements, S9,211.91:
balance Sl2,044. 81. With this balance
the report notes, it is the intention to
hnlsh this year, if possible, crushing
most OF the stone piled in different
parts OF the hundred, and apply it to
the nearest adjacent roads, connecting
where possible the important highways
and forming network of hard stone
roads.
Chrlstiana, Reuben Hall, supervisor
Balance, 50, 842 40; taxes, $11, ,657. 20.
sale of pipe and stone, $31; disburse-
ments, $l2,112.S4 balance, 81, 2,418.43.
There are more miles of hundred stone
roads to be kept up in Christiana than
IN any other hundred and stone roads
sre more expensive to maintain than
dirt roads, but they are considered
good asset
Mill Creek, William H. Highfield.
supervisor Balance, $1,475. 95: taxes.
$9;874.57; disbursements, S8, 469. 42:
balance, 81, S8l. TO- The report shows
that last year the grades were lessened
on Armstrong; hill, Murray's hill and
Johnson's hill, while the roads were
also widened. The grading is IT, be
continued this year, when more of the
hills win be cut down.
New Castle, George W. Burris.
supervisor-Balance, $4,54817; taxes.
So, O29.43; disbursements. CATS 65:
balance, $4,098,95. Besides scraping
and rounding ten miles of road and
keeping in shape 80 more miles, the
tops of five hills were cut, down and
adjacent flats Were raised; five bridges
were repaired and two culverts and
one wooden bridge rebuilt.
Pencader, W. K Brooks, supervisor.
Balance, $1,8O5. 70; taxes, SO, 426. 80.
disbursements, $4,861.3 balance,
S37l. %. The last bond of the hundred.
$500, was paid during the year.
Red Lion, S. L. Beck, supervisor
Balance, $l,OO62 %; taxes, 50, ,633. .o4;
disbursements, 50, 1876. "a; balance, ST.
SOB. 43.
St. Georges. J. c. Alston, supervisor
$4,928,78 taxes, 1910. 70.
disbursements, $731s.43; balance, So
88l.l4.
White Clay Creek, Charles P. Vol
Iaston, supervisor-B Balance $3,393 II;
taxes, 81, 243.17; disbursements, $3,219.
81; balance, $4,4l6.9l. Having a good
balance, it is the intention to this wear
cut down some hills and resurface some
Of the roads with Stag or gravel One
bill was graded last year.
There is balance of 1889. 81 in the
account.