Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
LEVY COURT To
BORROW $4,000
Money Obtained TO be Used on
Repairs TO Stone
Highways.

Notwithstanding it has balance of
Sl40.771 81 to the credit of various funds.
the Levy Court today decided to borrow
$50 900 from the Farmers Bank on certl-
tcatcS of Indebtedness. rcdecmable before
or on October lj, 1918, and to he refunded
from county taxes collected fer the fiscal
year beginning July ] The money
borrowed will be spent on repairs 10
stone roads. During an inspection OF
Ausglistine Causeway and other river road
yesterday the court asccrtalncd they
were greatly damaged by the recent storm.
The sum of 81 600 was transferred
from nnappropriatcd funds 70 the Sixth
district road maintenance fund
With Commissioners Fouracre and
Ruckson dissenting. who said report
WAS being made on matters IN their
districts concerning which they had
not been consulted the court adopted
the following
- our committee on hedges hegs TO
report that we are attending 70 our work
We Visited Augustine Causeway yester-
dav. but found tic hedges 'camoufiagcd,
10 tAcv were covered with grass ,seaweed +.
Nc recommend that the school teachers
Of New Castle county have many hedges
trimmed. in order 10 get switches enough
10 drive Germans ont 81 our American
schools Automobiles run on All roads,
hut there Is danger for baby coaches
On the road from Boyd Corner 70 81.
Georges We also went over part OF the
Lincoln Highway route and found that
newspaper writers have written without
knowing conditions The road Is as far
superior to roads IN Maryland as French
street Is to Penny Hill
,,va road yKvhgrsa MARYLAND y
men erected derrick and earned 500
to S2o0 a dav raising trucks and autos
which became mired in one Of the teautI-
full no-rllt. high-class roads OF Ms ryland
We also found water-bound macadam
roads in New Castle county that are UP
~ the standard They hold water
There Is a covering from two 70 two and
ope-han feet Of water on them. W.
found where poisoned ivy kept two little
brdges from being washed away PRETTY
good for poison ivyi We will not hedge
in the inspection Of hedges and VIII next
take in Christians and Mil Creek hundred
hedges
James A. Hirons of Dover was awarded
a contract for making repairs TO the
FIemings Landing bridge. The amoun
Of his bid was published last Tuesday
To the finance committee was referred
= communication from Michael Palese
tender of Washington street bridge, re
ouesting that his salary be increased 81
per month.
John " Dickinson was elected constabl
for 81 Georges hundred
James L. Dickinson and William {
Money were accepted ~ bondsmen 70
John b Timmons, constable for Apo
quinimink hundred.
WAGES INCREASED
The court resolved TO increase pay Il
follows Road supervisors, from s.. 81
10 81 80 per day; minimum for double
teams. from 81 10 81 per day; minimum
for small carts from $50 TO $50 pei
day
Contracts were awarded to Nicholas d,
Gross OF Wilmington for stone for county
roads and to Robert 4 Groves Of Marshall
ton for cement Their bids were published
last Tucsdal
On behalf Of his colleagues Com
missioner Groves formally presented Il
President Purks gavel made Of teak wooC
taken from 8 monitor dismantled at 8
Wilmington shipyard few years ago by
order Of the United States government
President Purks made fitting acknowlcdg
ment Of the gift