Evening journal., 1912-04-17

josiah Marvel was OF the opinion
that as there were a number OF the
visitors from the lower par. OF Della
ware present II would be well 20 hear
from them. His suggestion was fol-
lowed and the discussion which fol-
lowed leaves no room for doubt that
with few exceptions the people in the
lower part of the State want the road
Only two men at the afternoon meet
ing were opposed TO the road. They
we're G. w. Weldin and George II.
Weldin. his son, residents of Brandy
wine hundred. The former said he
! had no objection TO the road. but did
not want IL TO run through his prop
erty. and Furthermore did not con-
slider that It would be Of any benefit
to Brandywine hundred.
/ Charles ID. Kurtz. real estate
dealer OF this city, remarked that he
did not agree with Mr.. Weldin on the
question Of the road being of no bene-
! At. He offered 10 give Mr.. Weldin
twice the present value Of his prop
erty after the road passed through
! It.
Among those who spoke in favor Of
the road we're: j. r. Goodwin. of Mills
boro; J. II. Long. of Frankford; Rich
ard Duffy and ID. II. Reed, of Ellen
dale: Theodore F. Armstrong and
David c. Rose, of Newark William j..
Williams, OF Brandywine hundred, and
the various members of the Board OF
Directors of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Duffy informed the members of
the local board that the Glendale
Board OF Trade stood hand and foot
with it for the Coleman DUPONT road.
He said later that he had given twelve
acres of ground for the road and Mr..
dupont could have as much more of
It as he wanted. and if he needed the
house on his place he could blow It
up as il wasn't worth moving.
Mr.. Long said he knew of only a
few people around Frankford who
were opposed TO the road, and Mr..
Goodwin said everybody was in favor
OF Il in and around Millsboro Theo-
dore Armstrong, of Newark, said that
the Town Council Of that place had
passed a resolution heartily endorsing
the road and that the Board Of Trade
there was in accord with this action
] Mr. Rose said there was no opposi-
licn at all 20 the road I'm that town.
Mr.. Reed of Glendale. informed ,he
, meeting that he knew almost every
, body below Georgetown wanted the
read. He said there was some op-
position because of a belief ,hat The
road In Sussex county was 20 % but
fourteen feet wide. He himself know
better. he said He added that ue knew
TIE fourteen foot strech Of road now
flushed was constructed simply as q
; matter Of convenience to haul road
! building material TO sections further
! on He said he fully expec.vd the
- road 20 be thirty feet wide when com.
. pleted
= Charles d. Kurtz explained tia. Tho
question OF assessing benefits 4n The
! condemnation proceedings for lane
for the road had caused much con
fusion. He said that General dupcn
. merely wanted to assess benefits oI
. On equitable basis and he did not con
4 slider he was asking too much.
= In this respect MIR. Reed reinarkei
that he knew twenty of twenty-tW
farmers owners Of land needed fc
Y the road got all they asked for. II
O.. said he knew of one farmer who own
.e cd house worth $500. which was
the way of the road and General du
Ia Pont offered TO move IT, and IN add
10 tion, pay the owner $500. and IL thu
= WIS not satisfactory offered 20 civ
10 him more.
~ John s. Rossell asked Mr.. Reed
- the land was not increased in valu
- by reason of the construction Of tn
u road.
= Mr. Reed replied that It. certainl
- was and he cited from a personal eS
'e perience that this was a fact He sal
he had intended TO purchase a piec
81 of land from a man who wanted Sl2.5
IS an acre for IL before the road was lai
q out. Mr.. Reed said he did not hav
a the money just at that time. Now III
i owner Of the ground wants $40 ri
J. acre for IL. Il offered him $50 and h
? refused 10 accept it.. he said.
E Colonel Sparks spoke of how Dron
= erty in Wilmington along Tent
Il street had advanced in price afts
e twenty feet of that thoroughsare ha
been condemned and the street wild
e ened He said he never yet hear
e Of condemnation commission whicl
: did not give all hat a piece Of prop
l. erty was worth.
He said he has talked with Genera
dupont on several occasions and h
/ was positive that the road in SUISSE
i TOO