Evening journal., 1920-07-03
LEVY Court
SAVES $4,000
Continued frnm Flrst pnrn

ing OF fixed charges, such az interest
on outstanding bonds.
During the last fiscal yaar there was
an appr,cab,e increase in the salaries
Of county clerks which the Levy
Court had 10 maat. The cost OF food
and other supplies used at Farnhurst
- suffered the same steep increase. Par
-ticularly was there a tremendous jump
in the cost OF materials and labor
needed upon thc public highways and
bridges OF The county. Yet the Levy
Court met these increases without in
curing a dencit, and at Tho same time
is able 10 face the coming year with
out an increase I'm the county tax rate
The bulk OF the work OF the Levy
Court is In the maintenance and con-
struction OF public highways and
bridges and tho following extracts
from the report OF the New Castle
county engineer indicate the work
done by the Levy Court during the
flscal year just ended.
Many New Roads Built.
Four contracts for ten miles OF re-
construction raised tho type OF road
way from Water-bound macadam TO
asphalt penetration on the Adam 3
Dam or West Chester, Glasgow-C COoch,
Horklyn-Hockessin and Sllverslda
roads.
Eight miles Of macadam were resur-
faced with new macadam, including
the Edge Moor, Hockessn, LumbroOk
Newport and Delaware City roads
Three OF these were later treated with
tar.
For tho extension or tho road from
Taylors Bridge toward Fieldsb0ro
two and one-half miles, a contract
was awarded and Is progressing as
well as material transportation will
permit.
Concrete streets were placed In Nil.
dletown TO the extent OF 5000 at IN,
expense OF the county. Streets OF Del
aware City were improved.
Az Little Baltimore, by convict labor
new road was built or stone furnished
from the county stone crusher al
Stony Batter.
Throughout the county. the bridges
have been and arc a serious problem
due 10 the Increase In weights travel
ing the highways, most all bridge
are receiving great overlooking
Wooddale, FennimOres, Silver Run an
Thompson TimtNr bridges were re
paired. Tenders were placed at Flem
-mlng's Landing bridge. Marshalltoi
bridge, over Red Clay Greek, wa
strengthened 10 withstand the Lin
coin Highway trafiie, Newport bridg
is now under rapair, Wherever a
old bridge requires replacing, 1t
our aim 10 buHd OF concrete. Te
new o0nornte bF1dees OF from II
% feet spans and many small eul
lverts have been constructed thi
year,
In Wilmington, Market street bridg
over tho BrandyWine, was repalre
by placing iron beams In the foo
system, instead Of wood, 10 withslan
the diverted travel, from Washinglo
streat, This repair was made afte
an Investigation showed tho trusse
TO DO capable OF carrying the load
Seventh street bridge was replanke
and River front repainted.
Among gndseellnneaus wark done w
the chasing Of the two large breachG
in The Delaware river bank, betwee
Port Penn and Delaware City, N
-larger Of which was 100 feet aeroi
and 26 faeit deep at low water. IN
work was completed by day lab
within the cOntractor's estimate aft
the same had proven an insurmoun
able obstacle TO the contractor.
In c0niunctinn with Delawaie Cl
lege, a stone walkway along Dep
Road was completed from Ma
street 10 the MOmenis College.
Maintenance work included the r
81 surfacing with tar and chips Of ol
4 hundred miles Of macadam and Il
patching OF these in suitable conc
ton to be patched.
~ On the dirt roads scraplng ar
dragging were the regular routine
Boz small repairs and improvement
on the roads and bridges more tn
500 work orders were issued.
The outlook for the coming ye
is that costs viii continue high Al
materials scarce. To partially owe
~ come these handicaps, local mater
"A is being obtained. Contracts und
way at present are being delayed d
to the recent railroad embargo,
fectiVe for 30 days on the shipme
of highway materials. 10 is expects
however that this will be lifted
the middle OF next week and wo
: permitted to continue.
On the Lincoln Highway Section
and s were completed near the
ginning OF the fiscal year; on Sectl
"a from MarshalltOn 10 Pixies Gree
The concrete base is complete wi
exception Of one-quarter mile throu
MarshalitOn and our curve wh,
rondemnation has held up the rig
N OF way. BY July 10, 1920, the asph
ton should be caught up 10 this poi
plans are ready and bids for Sect
= bA TO connect the present road w
ROseville will be received on n'