Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-16
DUPONT ROAD
To SELBYvILLE
Col. DUPONT Decides and State
Commission Approves His
Recommendations.

Inc state boulevard winch Ooi. I.
Colman dupont is going to build
through Delaware is about to be COM
menced and the route settled upon is
from Wilmington to Selbyville. Del +,
then to connect with the Maryland
State Roads in Worcester County. thus
forming splendid road system from
Wilmington Del, TO Cape Charles. Va.
This decision was reached at confer
ence between Col. dupont, Governor
Pennewell, Lieutenant-Governor Mend
inhill and Secretary of State Smithers,
at the office Of Col. DUPONT in Whining
ton last Saturday.
Following the announcement. Mr..
dupont stated that the next week he
will file application at Dover for char
ter for the boulevard company, which
is to build the road, and that the work
is to be STARTED as soon as practicable
thereafter.
AS soon as the charter has been grant
ed the commissioners will hold another
meeting. most likely a, Sover, at which
they will formerly endorse the route
and will decide on the width Of the road
and the material to be used.
The route given is the one passing
through Milford and half way between
Georgetown and Laurel, and ending at
Selbyville.
After the conference Col. dupont adj
dressed a letter to the Commission.
which mailed him reply approving his
suggestions. Col duPont's letter is as
follows:
Gentlemen: After very careful con-
sideration Of the needs of the State
and what appears to me the best inter-
ests of its people, | have finally decided
to suggest the city of Wilmington as
the place in the northern part of New
Castle county from or near which, and
the town of Selbyville as the place
in the southern boundary of the State
to or near which the road which intend
to build and give to the State shall
extend.
Consequently, shall within a few
days file the certificate of incorporation,
or charter, of the boulevard company
which shall organize for the purpose
of building the road between the terminii
above mentioned. The law requires that
the boulevard shall extend by as nearly
straight course as may prove feasible
and desirable between the terminii de-
signatel II the certificate &C ;acorpor-
alton. The laws permits that the route
between the terminii may be finally
located in sections of ten miles or more,
but the full lenght Of the route between
the terminii is not required to be finally
determined upon at one time. You have
spent two days in Sussex county examin-
ing various routes that have been tenta-
lively considered in the lower end of
the State. having given especial atten-
ton to that part of the State lying
south of the towns of Seaford and
Georgetown.
would most earnestly urge upon your
attention the suggested route or survey
extending from, at or near the town of
Selbyville to point where the same
intersects the public road running from
Georgetown to Lawrel, about one-half
mile west of the town of Georgetown.
In my judgement this route, to the
extent designated, will best meet both
the requirements of the law and the
interests of the people in that part of
the State.
In naming the aforementioned term
inii, and urging the route above desig-
mated, in addition to the considerations
already suggested, ] have felt that
should not ignore the greater individual
interest of the citizens living along said
route who have manifested their inter-
est by voluntarily giving the right of
way to a much greater extent than has
been offered by the people living along
any other route surveyed. Nearly all
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mentioned route has been voluntarily
given, while not more than half has
been offered along any other route. OF
course. my personal preference would
have been for a route passing through
Scaford and thereby giving me access
to my country home in Maryland, but
this consideration was wholly ignored.
have studied the problem carefully
and, without desiring to evade your
province or influence your judgment,
would strongly urge that you approve
that part of the route Of the road which
is above designated. and am perfectly
willing TO assume. SO far as it is posi-
BILE for me to do so. the responsibility of
such selection.
beg to remain.
Yours respectfully,
I. Colman DUPONT