Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
WANT LEVY COURT
TO HELP PAY COST
Communication Calls Attention to
Floods Endangering Bridge
Over Red Lion Creek.

The Levy Court today referred TO the
committee of the whole and County
Engineer Grubb a communication from
former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John M.
Mendinhall, requesting that the court pay
part of the expense of putting sulce IN
the old outlet to Red Lion Creek and re-
pairing the bank between fast land OF
Joseph Quigley and Henry 7. Scott. Mr..
Mendinhall's communication, addressed
to Commissioner Shaw, was as follows:
"The farmers owning the land adjoining
Rcd Lion Creek are interested in having
sluice put in the old outlet and repairing
the bank between the fast land of Mr..
Ouigley and that Of Mr.. Scott. II. NJ.
Pierce has had one of his engineers sur
vey two breeches in tho bank and has had
n blue print made; also a tentative cost
prepared by the Delaware Dredging
Company Both the blue print and es-
innate are herewith enclosed. We believe
it is only just and right that the Levy
Court of New Castle county should bear
portion Of the expense. OF course you are
aware that every high tide recently has
flooded the Causeway end is endangering
the bridge across Red Lion Creek. Iraf-
fic has been stopped number of times
during this fall along the road in question.
VIII YOU be so good as to take this matter
up with the Levy Court and let me know
if there is any further data ! can give
your
Fourteen thousand dollars was the
tentative cost prepared by the Delaware
Dredging Company.
IL ii. Demmert, representing the East
ern Construction Company, which has
contract for constructing the Lincoln
Highway between Marshaliton and Pixies
4 l., nv,l
piled 10 public criticism Of delay of the
work. Mr. Demmert said there would
not he 81 much criticism if the public
knew conditions Between April ! and
November 30 there were los rainy days,
with a rainfall sometimes SIX inches more
than normal Work was suspended on
those davs The sub-soi is such that rain
makes il unworkabc The company had
great trouble because Of lack OF labor and
railroad facilities. During tho coal miners
strike the Railroad Administration stop
,cd the use uf coal in road construction.
The contract calls for the removal Of
% 600 cubic wards Of dirt and the applica-
tion Of q 800 cubic wards of cement The
company has established n plant at kia
mensi. In the winter the public may use
the road by travelling on the concrete
base The asphalt shrface will be laid as
soon rs the weather viii permit. A salts
factory wearing surface could not be ap-
piled with the temperature below 40
degrees Any dIsintegration during the
winter VIII he replaced by the company
without cost to the court. The approaches.
the shoulders and the concrete foundation
arc in first-clasS condition
County Engineer Gruhb rccommcndcd
that the public us the concrete base III
the winter and the company finish the
asphalt surface IN the spring He said the
road was not ready for the surface until
the latter part af August Weather con-
ditious were abnormal The company had
material At penn's Grove. \ ! and had
the weather been favorable the material
would have been at the roadside in Sep
teInber II was not received until last
week The surface should not bc applied
in cold weather Under drains are being
placed. and grading continues.
On motion Of Commissioner Ward the
court directed that the company have all
the material At the roadside and apply the
surface in the spring
Commissioner Ward chairman Of a
committee appointed 70 investigate the
Office Of the recorder Of deeds, reported
that the recorder : work still is congested
but is making slight progress.
On motion of Commissioner Stetser, the
court continued for the time being the
FIVE additional clerks who were appointed
several months ago u serve in the re-
corder's Office until December 81
The court recessed until .. 30 O o'clock
To Commissioner Stranorn was re-
ferred d communication from Mrs. John
G. Veitc. corresponding secretary Of the
Richardson Park Civic Club, calling at
tention TO the alleged dangerous condition
Of the sidewalk in front of A. X. Taylor
property, on du Pont road between
Glynrich and Norway avenues, Richard
son Park. Mrs Veitc said the sidewalk is
six feet higher than the street level and al
one time had railing to prevent people
falling over The railing has been broken
in several places, and when the pavement
becomes slippery with ice and snow people
may slide or fall over the embankIncut
RELIEF FOR STEFI, STRIKERS