Evening journal., 1919-01-21
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ware was carried on by Hundred Super
visors. through funds collected and ex-
pended within the respective hundreds.
The sum OF approximately $4,000 was
annually applied 10 such work in New
Castle County; but for this expenditure
the county had no improved roads and
only a few satisfactory bridges
In 1908 the frst good roads bin was
introduced In the Delaware Legislature
as House Bill No. l. Such strong op-
position was offered that its supporte S
only succeeded in passing the measure
as the last bin Of the Senate. The Gov
ernor signed the act on April "a, and ap-
pointed as members Of the Delaware
State Highway Commission: Cornelius
]. Horrigan, chairman; Walter ]. Har-
rington, secretary; and John Marr-pne
from each county. The bill gave State
aid for road construction 10 the extent
OF $4,000 annually 10 each county, pro-
vlded the county supplied an equal
amount. Under this law there were
built Z % miles in New Castle County
the state Road from Wilmington to
Farnhursf. the Elsmere- Marshall llt0n
road. and The road from Mddletown TO
0dcssa-and .9O7 miles in Sussex county.
In 1908 the FIRST Good Roads Act was
repealed and the law under which we
are now working In New Castle County
wss approved. This law created the
oflce Of the New Castle County State
Highway Commissioner and applied TO
New Castle County only. The same
amount OF $4,000 per year. as granted
by the previous bill. was allowed New
Castle County as State aid for road
construction. The county funds 10
the work were raised partially by an
nual appropriations to the Good Roads
fund. but primarily by succeeding bond
Issues.
selection OF Roads
All the improved roads built by
means OF bond Issue. up TO the year 1913,
were named and located in the differ
emf acts authorizing the Levy Court OF
me county TO issue bonds for heir
cost. This manner OF selecting me
roads made unnecessary any study by
the engineer 10 ascertain whether or
not they were the most proper ones e.
build. and resulted In isolated stretches
Of GOOD roads scattered In the different
Hundreds Of the county. but gave no
connected system OF highways and was
OF course. In most instances. an econ
omic failure In so far as the general
traffic was concerned.
The General Assembly OF 1918. recOg-
nizing this fault in our road system
empowered the Levy Court 10 bond The
county for a further sum Of S2OO00
with the provso that 100000 should
be spent In completing one continuous
road through the county from the Kent
County line on the south 10 the Penn
sylvania State line on the north The
rema nder Of this Issue was left 20 be
used at the discretion OF the court and
engineer. In connecting some sections OF
roads and extending others TO some def
inlte point
This nlan has given us two lines OF
improved roads between the north and
south boundary lines OF the county.
with lntersecting late-als connecting
with the railroads. Also we hsve eight
stone roads rad'ating from Wilmington
10 the Pennsylvania State line. and
two to the Maryland State l,ne on
routes TO Baltimore The accompanying
county m9p shows these various roads
and some short sections which lt would
seem desirable yet 20 do Our system
represents a total OF 100 90 miles, con-
strucied TN 10 1917 and taking in 1872
miles Of old turnpike. all OF which wee
originally water-bound macadam with
the execution OF 3i3 miles OF asphalt
penetration and 90 miles Of Amiesite.
Cost.
The expenditure for their construc
tlon. including cost Of engineering and
supervision. was si.6iSii7.25, or an av
erage Of Sass 81 per mile. on the fol-