Evening journal., 1912-04-17


merous stretches OF experimental road
laid and these were viewed by news
paper men who had criticized the
work. He thought that General du-
Pont should not be held up. or the
road would never be built
Colonel w. ID. Denney of Dover said
the Board Of Trade of Dover was in
favor of the road.
Women Favor Road.
Miss Mary Eleanor Mckay, and sew
eral other women who were present,
said that papers throughout the coun-
try. as well as magazines. we're laud-
ing the boulevard project and if the
State refused to accept the gift. it
would be the laughing stock Of the
country.
j. ]. Satterthwaite said the "calam-
ity howlers" will yell about General
dupont having 40 feet along the pro-
posed road but to those wishing It he
would guarantee TO give them three
times the value OF their farms before
the road passed through after the
boulevard had been constructed. Mr..
Satterthwaite also said that the stan
dard size or width Of the road was to
be IA feet, while in Massachusetts a
new road is 13 feet wide. Mr. Moore
said the Maryland state standard was
IA feet.
Mr. Purdy then spoke OF a conversa-
tion he had with General dupont in
which he said he would give 40
feet road instead of a 30-feet one as
originally stated in the act.
State Senator Charles r. Miller, who
introduced the boulevard act in the
Legislature, said that It was his
pleasure TO have introduced and to as
sist in having the bill passed by the
II legislature Senator Miller said hs
was satisfied General duPonts motives
in the project were good General du.
Pont expressed a desire to do some
thing for his adopted state. AT frs
he thought of a library, then hospi
tai and while i'm Europe he decided OF
the building Of road, Senator Millei
said
Senator Miller dwelt on the metho'
Of assessing damages by seventeen cit
liens which he contended was fan
enough. and while there had been tall
of increased values. that question, n
contended. was not debatable as al
knew what good roads do. Mr.. Mile
spoke Of the proposed road to be con
structed in Pennsylvania and told o
the good that would accrue from tn
use of auto trucks I'm Transporting
, nroduce from the farm lands of tn
state to the city. Senator Miller SAT-
that while he did not own any land II
that section Of the state. and repre-
sented another portion OF the state
lhe was not narrow-minded on IN
, subject but represented every mar
i woman and child in the state, on IN
subject. and would vote for tn
r amendments to the bill
D REPRESENTATIVE A. B. Moore declare
q IL unnecessary to say where ne stoo
r on the proposed amendments. He "a
$ vored the boulevard.
d Florida Interested.
Il Thomas II. Melvin. who recent
Il returned from Florida. told ot N
k widespread interest there over II
n proposed road.
5 DIR. Hiram r. Burton Of i.ewes sa
-
that "the possimistic and poverty y
q world would always have. the nr
no had heard described as an oasis
conceit. surrounded by a desert
: Woe"
DR. Burton said that at a recel
T. meeting of grangers in Brandywr
hundred. all seemed to want the ros
, hut they wanted it to run across u
other fellows lands
. Colonel George w Sparks, the la
|, sneaker declared General DUPONT wa
! the biggest hearted man IN the Woil
q and that he could not add TO Wnat ma
alreay been said about the magnan
= nous offer AS for the increased va
b. ues Colonel Sparks said everyon
- knew of the enhancing of values aion
Z improved streets and roads He r.
S ferred to the widening of Tenth stree
4 some years ago and showed Whei
e such had been the case.
4 The meeting then came to a CLOS
e with the members heartily endorsln
e the resolutions and urging the Cove
nor TO call a special session to col
] slider the proposed amendments.
:. Wilmington Board In Line.
|, Following the reading OF the re-
4 olution offered by James h. Wrlgh
K a member of the Board of Trade, ye
q terday afternoon there was gener
= discussion on the boulevard questio
President o C. Purdy first announce
. that the object OF the meeting was
q devise some plan to continue work {
: the boulevard. Il was after this tn
< MIR. Wright offered the resoluuc
I, which was afterward adopted
y y A motion was made by T. S. Do
: erty and second by T. Chalkl'
Hatton to adopt the resolution
read. the latter stating that he secon
cd the motion in order to bring Il
y paper before the meeting for discu
n sion. Later, on motion of John
o Mullen. the two clauses above r
. ferred to we're eliminated from q
n resolution. Mr. Mullen explained tn
3 it was the desire Of the Board
a Trade to approve of the boulevard al
4 urge the construction of it, and th
N IL was not the intention of the boa
d to take issue with any newspaper
-e the question This motion also W
seconded by Mr.. Hatton
e Frank J. Williams, a member
- the board, brought up the Questi
= as to whether il would be appropris
at this time to adopt the resoluti'
inasmuch as there was a squesti
,.o1otix-o ~ tho constitution alitv of I