Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-08-25
SMYRNA ROUTE
FOR HIGHWAY
Board Of Trade Suggests New
Course to General 7. c.
DUPONT
AWAIT ACTION OF
ROAD ENGINEERS

The Smyrna Board Of Trade at a
special meeting decided to recommend
route on the western limits of town
for the great DUPONT boulevard. says
the Smyrna Times. Both meetings
were enthusiastic and the spirit that
prevailed showed clearly that the
business men Of Smyrna wish to offer
every encouragement to General T..
Coleman dupont in his great enter
prise and to have his proposed
100000 highway touch as near
Smyrna as possible and at the least
expense. When the meeting was call
ed to order Thursday evening, Presi-
dent LeFevre made detailed verbal
report of the visit OF General DUPONT
and his chief engineer to Smyrna
and Of their investigation with the
Boulevard Committee of the several
talked of routes on both the east and
west side of town. The relation Of
the State road to the layout of
Smyrna was particularly noted.
encouragement Given Project
Considerable discussion followed
concerning the boulevard and Of the
importance of having it touch as
closely to Smyrna as possible. The
various talked of routes through
Smyrna where condemnation proceed
ings and the acquiring of valuable
property would be necessary was
figured to be too expensive for
Smyrna to undertake and business
men felt that il would be unwise 10
place too heavy a bonded Indebtedness
on the town when a route on the
western limits would be more avail
able and in the future might better
aid IN the towns growth If Smyrna
was ever to grow at all Remarks
were made by W. O. Hoffecker, VIII
liam FAIRIES. J. e. Hoffecker, L. NJ
Price and John p. Hudson. Finally
William FAIRIES moved that the
Joint Committee Of the Board Of
Trade and the Town Council Of
Smyrna be authorized to ascertain the
probable cost Of securing right of
way for the proposed boulevard along
a route west of the town of Smyrna
passing through the open lots be-
tween Smyrna and Font HILL" the
residence Of Mrs. Presley Spruance,
thence through the western limits of
the town and crossing Main street
between Glenwood and St Peters
Cemeteries" Charles J. Sudler
promptly seconded the motion and il
was adopted without a dissenting
voice
Committee Suggested Route.
At the adjourned meeting last
night, the Boulevard Committee made
their report in which It was learned
the right Of way wogld extend over
a half mile through the corporate
limits of the western section of Smyr-
ne and could be built 70 the width Of
goo feet without tearing practically
any buildings down. II was also
learned that the road after coming
around by the head of Lake Como,
would be almost a straight line from
Ransom's lot on South street to the
State road at st. Peters Cemetery
and thence across the meadow of
Denney's mill and coming out at the
farm Of William Armstrong up the
State road. The route in the opinion
of the members Of the Board of
Trade offered many advantages and
President LeFevre and the Boulevard
Eommittee were authorized to recon-
mend this western route to Mr.. du-
Pont and his engineers when they
vieited Smyrna. The committee could
mot give the exact cost to Smyrna for
acquiring the right of way and this
jmatter was left open until the survey
was made and Mr. DUPONT had de.
cided definitely whether he would
take the western route. The engi.
neering corps is expected to reach
Smyrna within a fortnight