Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-22


Levy Court did not wish House bill
No. PCS passed as this authorizes the
court to dispose OF the Market street
bridge house and as tho house now
stands on. property which may DO
needed to widen the bridge thorough
fare II might be necessary to pur-
chase bacl, the property on which
the house stands II it were disposed
or
County Engineer James Wilson ox.
planned that House bill No. 10s, au-
ihorizing the building OF roads with
a maximum width Of 20 feet was re-
quired 10 meet the exigonoies OF mod
ern traffic which demanded a wider
| highway than formerly The present
limits Of the bed OF highways con-
structcd by the county at nine toI
sixteen feet. Mr. Speakman pointed
out that in the construction OF road
beds OF certain highways public spir-
tied citizens had paid for the addi-
uonal expense OF constructing the
roadbeds wider than 16 feet
House bill no. JOG deals with the
retention OF 5 per cent Of the contract
price by contractors and Il IL o.
sired TO change this TO permit more
liberal business arrangements with the
contractors. The measure provoked
no discussion.
House bill No. 1a7 authorizing the
erection OF a new bridge across the
| Brendywine somewhere between the
present Market street and Eleventh.
street structures was explained byl
Representative Cross OF wilmington
district. The new bridge is proposed
10 take the place OF the old Pine
street bridge which was removed af-
tor II had been condemned by the
railroad company. The new structure
would be of great henent 20 people
OF the Ninth ward living Just across
the Brandywine from their work and
who were now compelled to walk over
long distances around by the Market
street or tho Eleventh street bridges
10 90 and come from work
House bill No. 1913. authorizing the
I payment OF road supervisors. was ex-
planned TO DO for the purpose OF per-
hitting the Levy Court TO pay the
road supervisors what was thought
proper, the present rate OF SO a day
being insufficient in some cases and
perfectly proper in other cases. nj
was pointed out IL would be wise to
set no limit as then the supervisor
would expect the highest sum paid,
whereas in some cases it might not be
wise or necessary to pay the highest
rate OF pay.
House bills Nos 1875 and 126 re-
lating 20 reduction OF the payment for
! keep or prisoners at the county work
lhouse were explained TO be for the
y purpose OF reducing the drain upon
the county, one-seventh OF the entire
! taxes raised by the county being re-
1 quired TO pay for this keep OF pris-
4 oners. IL is proposed TO reduce the
payment FOR keep OF prisoners TO so
, cents n day in place OF 40 cents
+, day
It was explained that the prisoners
/, live largely off the farm, that they
work for tho keep and that the work
house managers havc been paying of
their bonded Indebtedness with the
excess gained from the payment by
the country 10 was declared that Il
! cost in some cases as low as nine
, cents each TO maintain the prison
! ers. The reduction TO 80 cents each
would stiu provide for keep OF the
prisoners, n was explained and pro-
vide funds 20 pay Off the bonded in
! debtedness.
House hill No. 24O relates TO the
> elimination OF the grade crossing OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
. the road between Ogletown and Red
= Mills. IN White CLAY Creek hundred.
Z There was no objection to the meas
a ure.
senate bill No. IS relates TO con-
a struction OF first-class road from
the city line 70 the Maryland state
line by way OF the Philadelphia turn
= pike through Marshallton and New
e ark, what Is 20 be known as the
- Lincoln Highway. IL was explained
s the road was the main thoroughfere
$ for Automobiles TO and from the
o south and north and would be a
source OF great beneft 20 the state.
s not only as a means OF access TO VIII
; minrtn and the surrounding country
$ lint as a demonstration TO incoming
! travellers OF the sort or highways that
= could be constructed in the state
= II was pointed out that II the State
! Highway Commission were appointed
= and took over the construction OF the
( philadelphia Pike as n part OF their
duties this would relieve the county
Of n large sum OF money. The bill
! authorizes the Levy Court TO borrow
the sum OF $500. 900 for the construc-
. tion OF the mentioned roads
other bills not introduced by the
Levy Court but which affect their in
terest Mr. Speakman discussed BRIEF
!. lv and without naming them speeih-
caliy. one OF these, he said, related
70 the raising OF salaries OF employees
OF the county building. It was eN-
planned this was matter for the
, Legislature to judge themselves but
that increases should not take effect
e before July 1 as that was the OK
{ piraton OF the fiscal year Tor the
. court and the time provided FOR in
e the budget OF the court.
n The court favored the increase OF
keep for the inmates Of the Ferris
q Industrial school for Boys and the
q Delaware Industrial school for Girls
3 It being explained the situation there
h was different from that At the county
ri workhouse, as the inmates did not
work and we're not self-supporting.
10 II was explained that the court op,