Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-05

Total Observation-Disclosures.
Road work done in the county during
the year from April ]. 1916, to April J.,
1917, was reviewed in a report sub
mitted to the Levy Court by James
Wilson. county engineer, today
The report in part follows.
I'm Appointments hundred about IS
miles were scraped. 90 dragged. several
miles of bitches cleaned. 26 bridges and
culverts repaired, two rebuilt with CON
crete walls and wooden floors. four with
metal and terra-cotta pipes, and two
miles OF road were surfaced with gravel
and one mile with stone.
In Blackhird hundred 20 miles of road
were put in shape With the scraper. 40
mile dragged, 600 feet of wide bitches
dug, 20 bridges and culverts repaired,
and several small hills were cut down.
Brandywine hundred besides sCapng
and dragging several miles of roads and
repairing bridges and culverts. con-
tracted to improve the stretch of road
connecting the unfinished end Of the
Gruob's road with the Namaan's Greek
road at Point Breeze school house. dis.
lance OF l.l6 miles with first class
macadam stone road. The contract was
given 10 John a. Clark, civil engineer. OF
Wilmington for the sum of S9032 20 The
road IS almost finished at this time
This road gives a good stone road
from the Philadelphia Turnpike at the
old Practical Farmer Hotel via OF
Grubb's Corner 70 the Concord Turn
pike at Perrys Tavern.
In Christiana thirty miles OF road
was scraped. One new cement con-
crete bridge was built, five new stone
and mortar cuiverts we're built and
five repaired. two hills were graded
and about three miles OF our old stone
roads resurfaced with stone and Stag.
The road from the Kennett turnpike
near Centrevlle to NcCullOugh's
Cross roads on the West Chester
road. a distance OF one mile. was also
improved at a cost OF $500.
The roads OF New Castle hundred
have been kept in the same excellent
condition as last year. Only four
miles we're set up bv the scraper
but sixty miles we're dragged several
times during the year. One hundred
and sixty-four feet OF metal cuiveri
pine was put in place and fye
bridges rebuilt. About one mile Of
old Stag road was scarified and re-
dressed and about two miles newly
covered with Stag and cinders. The
Decmer steel Castings Company ano
other establishments at New Castia
have saved their Stag and cinvers
for the county.
In Mill Greek hundred after scrap.
ing and dragging fiftv miles OF roae
and repairing and rebuilding Twelve
bridges and culverts. besides oehel
regular road work. the county gray.
elea and improved with a good stou'
road 5000 feet OF the old LAmeston'
Road.
In Pencader hundred the COUNTY
scraped three miles and draese'
twenty-five, dug about a mile OF orain
age ditch, repaired seventy al =
and small bridges, rebuilt tour an
placed in position 800 ieet Oh 0o' u
gated metal culverts. .4,
.In Red Lion hundred the count
,,as somewhat handicapped for money
having snent so much last year on IN
state ROAD below Kirkwood in grao
inc and Staging a bad piece or roao
THE county. however. scraped aDou
one mile OF road and kept dragee
about twenty-three miles. repaire
four bridges and culverts and put d
Mace two metal culvert pipes oe
sides covering with gravel shoi
stretch. a
"As usual. the road OF ST. Seofse
hundred have been in very good con
dition this year. Only about thre
miles we're shaped up with the ste'
scraper. but all the roads have pee
constantly dragged when they wer
I'm condition for Il. Four bridges wer
re-hoored with heavy oak plank an
one rebuilt OF stone masonry and Ga
floor. About a quarter mile OF ditc
was dug and many broken places !
the old grayeled roads patched. Tw
hundred feet OF metal culverts wer
also put in place. Besides this an
other necessary road work. the count
resurfaced another mile and Quartz
u road with . six-inch coating
STAG al cost Of $1,000.
ON White Clay Creek hundred. b'
tides dragging several miles of roai
,leaning on two miles OF old ditche
repairing fifteen bridges and five Gu
rerss and rebuilding two woode
bridges and three culverts. the count
covered with Stag nearly a mile {
road and eraveled about the same dis
tarce.
a. the request ~ the United State
Government. q full l.si Of all our roa