Evening journal., 1916-04-22

los miles; first acceptance, July IA.
j 1914
Middletown-M. Pleasant road. St.
George hundred; length. 3.S3 miles;
first acceptance, July 2S. 1914.
i, Tybouts Corner state road. New
, Castle county; length, 1877 miles;
first acceptance September 8, 1914.
Glasgow-Summit Bridge road Pen
, cader hundred; length, 4.3S miles;
|, first acceptance. October 6, 1914.
3 Delaware City-St Georges road,
d Red Lion hundred; length. O.62 mile;
, first acceptance. October 6, 1914.
/, Hockessin-Yorklyn road, Mill
q Greek hundred: length. 1893 miles;
Y first acceptance. October 21. 1914.
d Clark's-Bird's Corner road. Red
] Lion hundred; length. 1.29 miles;
b first acceptance. November II, 1914.
e Newark-Milford Cross Roads rond,
10 Mill Creek hundred: length. . miles,
e first acceptance. December 1. 1914.
- Hockessin-North Star road. Mil
{ Creek hundred: length. LIS miles;
8 first acceptance. August 10. 1915.
Z Kennett Square-Pennsylyan!a line
O road. Christiana hundred; length.
{ O7O mile; first acceptance, August
II. 1914.
{ Blackbird Station road. Blackbird
= and AppoQuinimink hundreds; length
= 1.29 miles: first acceptance, Decem-
j Der s, 1914.
I st. Georges-Boyd's Corner road,
q St. Georges hundred; length. $50
y miles; first acceptance, December 20,
Q 1914.
! Centrovine- Ashland road. Chris
tiana hundred; length, 1.55 miles;
under construction.
Philadelphia Turnpike. Whining
! ton city line TO Pennsylvania line.
In general as far as surface condi-
tions would indicate. the highways
. of the above list which are located
r in the northern part OF the county
> we're. except I'm few instances
\ badly constructed while those which
q are located in the southern part OF
a the county. with certain exceptions
|. we're In extremely good condition
l. and seemed TO have been well built
Il Special attention is called TO the
n conditions found in the case OF each
s of the following roads. and the prob
J. able contributing causes.
q Hockessin - Norklyn road, Mill
e Creek hundred, contained many ruts
+ and in some places was broker
2 through Evidently the provision
p for drainage was inadequate. The
e loose and spongy wearing COURSE
d was due to light rolling
IS Hockessin-North Star road, Mil
l. Creek hundred. The road contained
2 several ruts while the wearinl
IS course was loose and spongy due L
d inadequate rolling.
II Kennett Square-Pennsylvania lin
u road Christiana hundred. The wear
l ing course was loose and spongy
y The lack Of compaction was due 4
y insufficient rolling.
" Clarks-Bird's Corner road, Re-
- Lion hundred. The wearing cours
~ was badly rutted. wavy and con
" tainod many potholes. One portion
OF the road contained not less thai
seven ruts in one cross section. tn
re clayey subsoil had worked up int
te the wearing course in many places
1n The bad condition OF this road wa
Us evidently due to poor drainage, lac
ed Of foundation, and insufficient cor
n FACTION. tr
ne Blackbird hundred State roal
ds Blackbird hundred. The outsid
e. quarters OF the wearing course ha
te ravelled badly prior to the construC
n ton of a bituminous surface Of Ia
IL One bad break in the roadway SUI
re face was found which. in all prot
n ability, was due TO spring in th
he road
ne ne Middletown-Nft. Pleasant road
"a Georges hundred. When tine con
~ mission of engineers examined th
. road IN January, 1916, il was in exec
IL lent condition and showed that IL hi
been maintained by the construction
n a bituminous surface. The contract wit
e. { Juniata Company called for the co
er struction Of a water-bound macada
rk road and a short section lStation o
he Station 23) of bituminous macada
ee pavement. the total length being 3.
ST miles. The fifth biennial report of 4
Irt New Castle County State Highway Cor
w missioner states that the first accep
90 ancc of this road was on July 2s. l9l
N We are informed on reliable authori
ds that the water bound macadam secti'
~ Of this road was treated with bitun
~ ~ nous material in 1914, and that the co
~, of the construction of this bitumiuo
III ~, surface was paid by the Levy Court o
In In Of the appropriation for the maint
- nance period Of one year during whi
nc ne time the contractor is required 10 sat
ne ne factorily maintain the road. Five p
al cent OF the contract price is retain
re- until final acceptance and is then !
ne turned provided the contractor mai
OF taincd the road satisfactorily at his c
pc pense. The Lcvy Court should answ
ire two queries in connection with {
rly above case: la) WHY was the bitun
nd nous surface constructed in 1914 by a
ed at the expense Of the Levy Court dt
he ing the period when the contractor W
led required TO maintain the roadG;
a Was the five per cent. of the contra
lie, price. which was retained for one YET
Ich paid in full 90 tho Iuniata Company
XII July or August. 1852 A. other roa
he constructed under 1918 and 1914 cc
ain tracts were found TO have bitumino
re surfaces. a general investigation in
80 the maintenance Of such roads duri
- the period Of one year Of maintenar
~ VI required Of the contractor seems per
y, "a nent.
III Cost. In general the cost per mile
'e" the highways examined is excessive a
above the normal prices i'm adioini
he States and throughout the northea
ay ern section Of the United States.
rly high cost of roads in New Castle cour
he is probably due TO one or more Of
NY following factors.
snt First The requirements OF mai
re- tenance for one year and the rete
ing tion OF per cent of the contra