Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-07

contest which lasted about six
years. The feeling aroused be-
tween those favoring it and those
opposed evidently lasted much
longed. Persons going from New
ark to Cooch's Bridge or Glasgow
took the Academy road. This road
followed its present course as far
as the corner from which VOL
laston's house was recently NOV
ed. 1t then took a crooked course
across Wollaston's field joining
the present depot road at the Pen
cader line in front of Webb's
house. A depression in the field
back of the Colbert property,
where the road formerly ran is
plainly visible.
For many years this road al
though crooked answered every
purpose. In the early thirties
however, two important events
occurred in the history of Newark
the coming of the College and
tho COMING Of the Railroad, which
lead the progressive element to
see the necessity of more direct
road connecting the two.
Accordingly in 1856 a petition
was presented to the Court of
General Sessions of the Peace
and Gaol Delivery" 1--WE have a
shorter name now asking for a
change in the road from Newark
to Glasgow. The petition asked
that the whole of what we now
call the Academy road, from
Newark to the Railroad, be vacat
ed and that a new road be laid out
in a straight line from some point
on the street of Newark at or
near the front of the College to a
point where the road at present
crosses the Wilmington and Sus-
quehanna Railroad.
The freeholders appointed BY
the Court were Andrew Bradle'
Lewis Holtzbecker, George Meet
eer, Levi G.. Cooch and Samuel
Meeteer. The closing of the old
road, however was too radical a
step. so that a majority of the
freeholders reported against the
change.
This however was not satisfac-
tory to Mr.. Macbeth who asked
for a commission of review
whereupon the Court appointed
Andrew Gray, Jacob Faris, Chris
TOPPER Brooks, George Plat and
Benjamin Whiteman. This com
mission was unanimously of opin
ion that the change was inexped
lent, and the Court confirmed
their return.
The advocates of the new roat
did not lose courage after thes,
two failures, but the followin.
year presented another petition
to the Court. This time howeve
they asked for the new road only
emitting the request for the clos
ing of the old road. This pet
ton met with more success 70
l the commission, composed o
t John Elliott, James Price, Georg
Clark. DR.. James M. Sutton an
S General Richard Mansfield, mad
4 a favorable report. They had
PLOT made by Richard w. Robir
+ son surveyor, who was the Wi
: bur Wilson of his generation, an
e to whose accurate surveys man
g property owners of Newark al
h still unconsciously indebted.
: Their triumph however wa
d short lived, for the oppositio
n headed by Thomas Blandy, VIII
: held an interest in the Lewis an
Malone tracts, strenuously oppo:
e ed the confirmation of the return
a The reasons they gave do NJ
h seem convincing in these day
e although it must be admitte
O that they have a familiar RIM
S They were-that there was Il
a need for it, that there was al
other road within short di
~ lance, that any other road woul
a be a useless and burdensome e,
d pense to the County and high
g injurious to the lands of privat
q citizens, that all advantages an
conveniences to the public of
communication from the street
= the railroad could be had /
:. Strengthening the curves in tt
! old road. Mr.. Booch, a prom
nent lawyer of New Castle, afte
;, ward Chief Justice. represente
. them and upon his motion anoth.
i commission was appointed. tn
. time consisting Of Daniel Corbi
: DR.. c. S. Green, Andrew P. Rea,
ing, DR.. James Crawford an
Thomas Rankin. This commi
c,D,, ,,o, ,1,n fornroh1a RI ~