Evening journal., 1911-06-27
GENERAL DUPONT TO PUT
HIGHWAY THROUGH DOVER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, June 27.-General T. !
c. dupont, at the head of his boule-
ward path1nders, reached Dover yes
terday afternoon and conferred with
some members of the Board of Trade
and offered to cooperate financially
and in every other way in building
the boulevard directly through Dover.
General DUPONT was accompanied by
his father. Biderman DUPONT, who
came down to see how his sons high
way project is getting along. Two
routes were talked over, and the
Board of Trade members were OF the
belief that the most expedient course
for the boulevard through the Capital
would be a north and south route Just
east of State street, thus opening a
new street almost in the heart of the
town and within a few hundred feet,
of all the important public buildings
Right of way for this route, II is
thought. could be secured for consid-
erably less money than a second route
under consideration.
Two Routes Proposed.
The two routes proposed to General
dupont for extending the boulevard
through Dover met with his approval.
and he even agreed TO make easy
curves in the boulevard which ever
route is selected to better protect
private property which might other
wise be wiped out or injured, and
also to avoid tho cripples OF
meadows.
Chairman W. II. Baker and Walter
Morris of the Board of Trade COM
mittee asked Mr.. DUPONT to make Sc
lection Of one Of the two routes. This
he declined to do saying that was up
to the people Of Dover unless they
proposed to "send" him out Of Dover
on bad ground or a sea or pond that
would have to be bridged. Only then
would he have his say as to what
route he would take
The first route was 10 approach
Dover by the State Road over the
Manlove Hayes hill, turn eastward at
the "tan-yard." property Of Mr.. Hayes,
and then cross private property, even
taking an unused portion OF Christ p.
f. Church cemetery OF about ten feet,
and continuing parallel to State
street. about 400 feet to the Eastward
until Division street is reached,
thence extend out of Dover by way Of
Division street and the Kings High
way. eastward.
This would give only about half Of
Dover the boulevard. but is said to be
less costly.
The second route is the same as the
first as far as Division street lDoyer's
central avenue), but instead Of taking
an eastward course TO reach the
Kings Highway. It is extended along
the same northerly course parallel
with State street. curving slightly,
and returning to State street just
South Of the Lakeside cemetery, using
the present Silver Lake bridge which
may or may not have to be widened.
MIR. dupont, who is an engineer,
thinks that Silver Lake bridge may
do for the traffic.
General duPonfs Offer.
General duPont's offer TO Dover is.
in substance, as follows:
To build the boulevard through
Dover with a width of 200 feet where
possible and not less than 12o feet.
To curve the boulevard from poin
10 point where such easy turns woulC
avoid special injury 10 private prop
erty and keep on good ground.
To pay or contribute to the Board
Of Trades committee $4,000 toward
the cost of the right of way. or SO
much thereof as is necessary.
To pay so per centum of the cost OF
lining the boulevard with a pubic
park. grass plots, cement walks, land
scape gardening and flower beds.
To leave an engineer at once with
the committee TO ascertain which OF
the two proposed ruotes viii make a
better boulevard. and then figure the
cost of both including made ground
and bridges.
The meeting with General dupont
was somewhat different from expec
tations II was held in day time and
had not even the background Of ;
hotel parlor for It was held in the
street
Electric elevators and other i'm
provements are being made I'm thl
Hotel Richardson and there Is a pill
OF building material In the street ii
front This pile of stuff furnishes
the stand and background for thi
meeting General DUPONT. with engi
neer's cap and sleeves rolled up a
far as tho elbows. and with ridin
costume including the long boots. al
well worn and dusty. climbed owe
boays Rith maps, blue pencils an
crayons His two automobile
''cnnehed" All the time and were keI
moving about and his associates wer
kept busy going to and from the Ions
distance telephone. In this way
mot hut did business with Dover