Evening journal., 1918-09-17
LEVY COURT Wants
FAULK ROAD BUILT
Will Try to Get Permission
from Washington to
Start Work
SIGN BOARDS WILL
MARK COUNTY ROADS

~ aaN1 W - -
MARK COUNTY ROADS
At the meeting OF the Levy Court
this morning Commissioner Shaw ask
ed for permission 10 have road signs
placed in the Fifth District. After con-
siderable discussion il was decided 10
refer the matter OF placing necessary
signs throughout the county 10 County
Engineer Grubb and members OF the
court. The County Engineer will work
out plans for the signs, as 10 distances,
points where they are 10 be placed.
etc, and these plans will be gone over
by the commissioners OF the vrlous
districts
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
"As the maintenance money has not
been proportioned between the several
districts:
"Be it resolved, that the Seventh Dis
trict be allowed $4,000 as Its portion
less the amount that has been spent By
said district"
This refers TO maintenance Of roads.
Commissioner Elliott spoke 10 the
court about the lower mile Of the Faulk
Road and wanted 10 know what the
status OF the matter is at this time. He
referred 10 the fact that Alfred ]. du-
Pont agreed 10 pay one-half the ex-
penses and said he understood Mr.. du-
Pont had signed the contract, but that
Il has not been signed by the court and
the contractor.
County Engineer Grubb. when appeal
ed 20, said he had talked TO State High
way Engineer Upham about the mat
ter, but he understood that TO date the
National Highway Council has not giv-
en- its permission for the contractor 70
go ahead with the work on the Faulk
/ Road.
Mr.. Elliott said Il would be o shame
not 10 be able 10 accept Mr. duPonts
liberal offer and that 4 something Is
not done before winter sets In there
viii be no road left next spring. He
explained that the government is now
cutting up The road by sending heavy
/ trucks over il daily and that in addi-
I ton five freight truck lines from New
York to Washington are using the road
daily.
A letter was received from the Blais
dell Contracting and Engineering Cor
poration stating that unless some &C
| tion Is taken this week allowing then
/ TO 90 ahead with the work they would
ask for the return Of the certified
check which accompanied their origina
bid. County Engineer Grubb viii con
fer with Engineer Upham and throus'
him try and get some decision from
| Washington relative to building th'
road.
The government. IL is said. does no
want the Faulk Road torn up until
the Philadelphia pike Is again opene'
TO public traffic.
Ono bid only was received by tn
court for reconstruction OF the Della
" are River bank from Delaware CITY L
Port Penn This bid Nas f.Jm tho DCl
aware Dredging Company OF Ppllsdel
phia and the total amount OF lnc bi
was s29,5O0 10 was refewei- to a.
court and the county engineer.
The request OF tile stand Tl Blinu
lithic Company, for an extension OF 4
dsys 20 complete section OF the In
COLI hlkhway was referred TO the 80
gineers. The company stated l,'i ua
farcseen conditions made 10 n5cessdr
tG make the request and that the cl'n
psny expected 20 flnsh the conlrac
\ this season.
A communication was received from
the county assessment board calling at
tentlon TO a mistake OF addition in favo
Of the county OF $4,000 in the assess
ment on the Odd Fellows Hall Property
Tenth and King streets, and a duplicat
assessment OF Si53.20O on the property
Of the New Castle Leather Company
The court decided that II hsd no ju
risdlction and that the only redress wa
for the collectors TO allow the mistake:
as errors.
John p. Reardon asked for an al
vance payment Of $500 on account o
work done on Washington street bridge
He desired money. he said In a commu
nicstion 10 pay for lumber, nails an,
labor. The members OF the court wer'
Of the opinion that no money should
/ be allowed TO pay lumber people a
this time. The contract called for th'
payment when the work Is completed
snd Il Il understood that the contractor
hss been held up by not receiving lum
Der. The court allowed Mr.. Reard0l
$500 TO pay his labor.
The court paid the Standard Btu
lithic Company contractors for severa
sections Of the Lincoln Highway si2,-
3Ooi2 on account. To do this 10 wa:
necessary TO transfer $4,000 from th'
] general fund to the Lincoln Highws,
| fund. The company wanted $4,000
which amount Is due from the county
but owing 10 the fact that OF govern
ment red tape the court has been un'
bic as yet TO sell Lincoln Hlghwa,
bonds, and consequently has not thu
money to pay on the contracts. but de
cided 10 make a payment out Of genera
funds because OF the urgency Of tn
claim. More will be paid TO the con
tractors from this fund next week. II
the meantime every effort will be mad
TO get government sanction TO sell tn
bonds.
The county engineer was authorize,
to advertise for bids for the rebuilding
Of Batten's bridge over the dam o
that name In Pencsder hundred.