Evening journal., 1916-06-06

visor. cost Of grading. culverts,
drains and bridges. The average cost
Of macadam roadway surface in New
Castle county Is below seventy-hve
cents per square yard
Statement by Commission Of Engi.
neers.
"As an illustration of prices which
should be characteristic of Delaware
contracts, the following specific illus
trations are cited OF roads construct
ed in the State OF Maryland. where
/ tho broken stone used was hauled
from stations on a railroad in New
Castle county. Delaware.
Cecilton road. running from the
Delaware Line towards Cecilton.
Maryland. which is about six miles
from the Delaware Line, and directly
west from Townsend. Length. 2
miles; macadam. inches compacted
| limestone macadam: average haul,
miles: price. 80 cents per square
yard; equivalent price per square
yard Of macadam of the thickness
called for in New Castle county spe-
ciiications. SO cents.
Middletown road. extending from
the end of the Cecilton road for a dis
tance of 2.53 miles. running towards
Cecilton. Macadam, s inches com
pacted, limestone macadam; average
haul. miles; price S1.10 per square
yard: equivalent price per square
yard of macadam OF the thickness
called for in New Castle county spe-
clhcations. 90 cents.
ST. Augustine road. extending from
Chesapeake City to st. Augustine
which is about two miles from the
Delaware Line. and directly west
b from Summit Bridge. Delaware
Length. miles; macadam. 8 inches
compacted; average haul, 8 miles;
price per square yard OF macadam, Of
the thickness called for in New Cas-
tie county specifications. So cents.
ST. Augustine road. from the end
: OF the above contract to the Della
5 ware Line. a distance of 2.59 miles.
8 Macadam. s inches compacted; lime
{ stone macadam; average haul,
miles: price. 1924 per square yard;
4 equivalent price per square yard OF
macadam Of the thickness called for
in New Castle county specifications,
e rs cents
10 The equivalent price per square
G yard OF macadam OF the thickness
thlitN ANI III lNt lNtW AdSilt County
specifications. was obtained In the
following manner. The Maryland
prices per square yard are for a ma
s cadam road composed OF thoroughly
= compacted broken stone. having a
c depth or inches The New Castle
II county spe4 tions call. in general,
p for Z inches OF loose. broken stone,
I'd and q covering Of screenings, when
III ma Ia 1,H hr ~
Is pacted broken stones and screenings
TX would be about 5 inches. Therefore,
X the cost Of a 5-inch cOmpacted ma
W cadam road would cost approximately
ny fvo-eighths OF the cost OF compact
mp ed macadam road having a depth OF
,ly s inches
he II is OF interest to note that II.
Elting Breed first deputy commits
IT, sioner of the New York State High
on way Department has stated that the
We average price per square yard OF ma.
TO cadam during 1915 was S0.64S. This
c' average price was based on 434 con-
NJ tracts constructed under the New
IN York department. ***
ly Comment by Attorney for Levy Court
lg In each Of the four roads mention
ne ed by the commission OF engineers
o the Maryland contractor had the ad-
OF vantage of hauling over we'll con-
re structed macadam roads in New Cas-
m tie county. from the Delaware rail-
T. road to the Maryland railroad, on
a the Maryland Line in two OF the in
On stances a distance Of from three to
an four miles. and over good stone
roads in the State OF Maryland, over
of which he hauled by traction engine
he and train. forty tons Of stone per
nd train This. OF course. was a con-
rt siderable saving to the contractor
er Had the construction OF some other
er road. where the hauling was not by
m. traction engine and train over ma
He cadam roads been compared with the
New Castle county roads, for in
IFS stance the road built from Elkton to
rol Chesapeake City. or some other road,
lie three or four miles from q railroad
Il with hauld over a dirt road, the
ay price per square yard would
re. have been found TO have been almost
rts the same as the New Castle county
hs roads constructed under the same
he conditions. The contractor for the
wy Glasgow Summit Bridge Road, which
is a road near the Maryland Line, had
he an average haul of four and one-half
he miles over a badly rutted. swampy
lty dirt road. crossing small bridge,
il which had to be reconstructed by the
contractor before being used for
ed heavy hauling. The hauling was by
is horses and wagons. and the cost was
ial eighty-two cents per square yard.
nd In New Castle county the highway
on commissioner will not permit a con-
m tractor on road work to use a trac.
ton engine and train for hauling o.
ed stone over one improved road foi
les the construction of another. as thu
no damage caused to the improved roai
es is considerably more than the addi
es tional cost for teams on the road be
ing constructed. The use of ou
I've highways by persons using tractio
,es engines and trains. hauling as muc
be as forty tons per load. as was don
in in connection with the constructio
ac- of the Maryland roads referred Il
should be prohibited The amour
ng saved by the people of the State q
on Maryland in the construction Of th
ills roads mentioned was considerabl
ich less than the expense TO which th
people of New Castle county wer
ugh put by reason of the wear and tea
the on our roads by the haul made owe
engine an