Evening journal., 1911-09-09
DUPONT BOULEVARD ALONG
EASTERLY SUSSEX ROUTE
Dirt Will Fly After Com
mission Decides on
Road Width and Ma
feriaIS Next Week.
COMMISSION MEETS
IN CITY TODAY

Governor Simeon S. Pennewill, Lieu
tenant Governor John NJ. Mendinhall
and Secretary Of State William T.
Smithers. a commission designated by
law to select a route for the boulevard
General T. Coleman DUPONT is TO build
and give to the state, this morning at
meeting in this city selected a route
from just outside Georgetown to Sell
byyille as part of the route for the
Sussex county road. This is known as
the easterly survey through Sussex.
and will pass near the towns of Frank
ford, Gumboro, DagsbOro, and Selby-
Vile to the Maryland line. No seIec-
ton was made of a route from
Georgetown northward, nor was the
width Of the boulevard or the mate
rials to enter into its construction de-
cided upon. These questions will be
decided probably next week, as soon
as General DUPONT incorporates his
boulevard corporation.
Today's selection Of the route from
Georgetown to Selbyville was unof-
ficial and official approval will be
given it as soon as the corporation is
chartered at Dover, as the Commits
sion is really created under that law.
Unoflcial selection Of the Georgetown
Selbyville route will enable General
duPont's big force of men to begin
grading Immediately.
Work will start Monday morning
sure, and maybe this afternoon" Cen
eral DUPONT announced at noon. THE
work will be done by a force of my
own men, and also by contract"
One condition that influenced the
Commission in selecting the eastern
route was that practically eighty per
cent. of the right of way was offered
free, and the remaining twenty per
cent expressing a willingness to
accept a fair price, indicat-
ing that the people through
that section wanted the boulevard.
Less than fifty per cent. of the people
along the western survey offered the
right of way free and most of the re-
mainder wanted exorbitant prices for
the right of way.
The eastern route also will open
up very fertile country that at pres
ent is not developed 10 any great ex-
sent. The survey is for practically an
entirely new road, the present road
not being followed scarcely at all. The
survey is west of the railroad and not
for from the railroad all the way
down from Georgetown to Selbyville.
1t is expected the road Will be built
OF gravel, clay and macadam with as
phalt binder.
General DUPONT on Friday wrote to
the commission naming Wilmington
and Selybville as the termini for the
boulevard and suggesting the easterly
survey through Sussex as his prefer
ence. His letter was as follows:
General duPOnt's Letter.
Wilmington, Del. Sept. s. 1911.
Hon. Simeon S. Pennewill, Hon. John
M. Meudinhall and Hon. William T.
Smthers
Gentlemen. After very careful
consideration Of the needs of the
state and what appears to me the best
interests of its people. have finally
decided to suggest the city Of Will
mington as the place in the northern
part of New Castle county from or
near which. and the town OF Selby-
Vile as the place in the southern
boundary Of the state 20 or near which
the road which ] intend 10 build and
give 10 the state shall extend.
Consequently, ] shall within Few
days file the certificate Of incorpora'
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