Evening journal., 1916-08-08
HOPES
TALKS ON TYPHOID
Says There is Absolutely
No Danger From Local
Water Supply
SUGGESTS CAUTION
BE USED BY CITIZENS

County Engineer James Wilson. az !
the meeting OF the Levy Court to-
day presented an interesting COM
munication regarding the care OF the
roads OF the county. He also recon-
mends the appointment of an assist
ant engineer and two head road
supervisors to continually look after
the single patrOlmen and gang pa
trolls The report follows:
In order to procure the best re-
suits from the funds appropriated by
your honorable body for the repair
and maintenance OF our improved
county roads. during the present
fiscal year, now soon to be available,
and for the money which necessarily
must be set aside for this purpose in
the future. I would respectfully ask
your honorable body TO take favorable
action on that portion Of my report
made to you on June 9th, 1916, in
which I recommended as follows:
1T is also further recommended that
the maintenance work be under the di-
rect control of the New Castle County
Road Engineer, and that properly
equipped department be provided for
so as to facilitate said work"
For the purpose of carrying into ef-
feet the said recommendation / re.
spectfully ask that your honorable
body either appoint or authorize me
to appoint, a competent engineer, as
an assistant to me, at a salary TO be
| fixed by you. The scope of the county
engineers Office has SO widened. and
/ the duties increased so much that
would be unable alone to give as
much time to the maintenance work
as it should receive, nut should your
/ honorable body provide me with an
assistant, who could relieve me of a
portion of my present duties, ii would
enable me to take entire charge and
/ direction of the maintenance work
on said roads as it would then be pos.
sible for one of us to be constantly in
touch with the work on the roads
This Office would then be also en-
abled to have an improved system OF
bookkeeping. showing the costs of the
( different sections OF our road system
the quantity and Kind of materials
used, the amount and kind of trave
on each. and various other road data
all of which would make for better
efficiency in the future Tor our county
mo system of bookkeeping over
burdened with red tape is required
but il should be simple and clear, ant
Ineligible to anyone who may hav
need to consult it, This data woul
only be approximate in general cost
as particular conditions in each cas-
would OF course. alter so many item
as to make it somewhat indefinite
Some few OF our States have. With
. the last year or two. established
q maintenance department, and have az
cumulated much data that is availab
and will be of value to us In workin
out the details Of our system.
Later on for purpose OF increa!
/, ing the efficiency OF Our road depar
9 ment / believe il would be well
+. have at least one, If not two, goo
= head road supervisors who should b
. continually on our roads locking afte
the single patrolmen and gang pi
. trolls. and teaching them their dutiC
Q and seeing that they fulfilled them.
!. Il will not. at this time, go furthe
p into details. but would ask that You
Honorable Body act on this suggestio
at your earlies convenience.