Milford chronicle., 1912-02-23

to take benefits into account as we'll as
damages in cOndemning land for the pro.
posed highway. In many instances, es
pecially in the cases of farms now located
on isolated roads, or on no road at all,
the benefits may equalize the damage, or
nearly so. Under the existing State laws
including the statute governing the boule
ward, only damages can be determined by
commissions Under the provisions Of
the city charter of mingtOn, benefits
must be taken into consideration. 1t is
believed the boulevard should share in
this advantage as steam railroads do.
TWO ROADS FOR SUSSEX,
II this amendment shall be adopted,
there will be two roads in Sussex Ounty
Before deciding npon the route of the
highway in lower Delaware General du-
Pont conferred with his counsel, ex At.
torney General Richards, on this matter.
There was so much competition between
Selbyvile and Delmsr in the matter of
securing the southern terminus, that the
general decided, as an amicable solution,
to construct the bouleVardfrom each place
aud have the links connect in the vicinity
of Milford. MIR Richards informed him,
however, that under the terms of the
boulevard act this could not be done.
As the statue now provides, tine high
way can have only two termini, one
south and the other north. The route
selected. as has been announced, is from
Stlbvvile on the south to ClaymOnt on
the north, l03 miles.
While the adoption of the amend
ments, the general agrees to make a
proposition to the western side of the
State to build a branch of the boulevard
from a point below Dover southwark to
near Delmar, likely king in Greenwood
the home of the Governor, Laurel, Sea-
ford and other places enrOute This will
also enable the residents Of Salisbury, Nd q,
to build a six mile extension from that
place t. Delaware to connect with the
houe, ard p oper an improvement they
are anxious to make Ot their own expense.
In this, however, General du Pont will
assist them.
He estimates that the amount to be
saved hv the "benefit" clause will ap.
proximate 100000 This will be until
lied toward the construction OF the
Delmar branch.
AEROPLANE STATIONS.
In addition to the plans outlined above,
it is stated that the general will establish
aerop ane stations at appropriate distances
along the route This innovation will be
supplemental to garages, tea houses and
places where automobile parties can re
main over night.
In reply to a question of what the bal
ance of the 200 feet of the boulevard
would be used for, exclusive of the part
to be occupied by a road and turned over
to the State General dn Pont said
"Of course this 200 feet is to be held
for future uses and until such q time will
be used principally for developing Dea
ware. The income, if any, from this
strip, will be devoted to experimental
farming, to teach people in Delaware the
fastest methods of farming. Any income
derived lTlm the additional land until
needed, will be used for the benefit of
this Stare in some manner or torn. The
whole scheme is so entirely new and so
much to be considered and worked out,
that the plans mnst of necessity go slowly
and the uses to which the income will be
put must be worked out by a process Of
evolution
From General du Points conversation
the reported drew the conclusion that
any personal advantage that might posi-.
bly, come from the additional land will
unquestionably be used for the benefit of
Delaware, likely in building more roads,
or in widening and beautifying present
roads
General du Pont said it was entirely
proper that persons damaged in any way
should be compensated tor the damage.
When owners of land admitted, however.
that their land would be enchanced 100
per cent in aue and that they would
not take double theamOunt for their farms
that they would have taken before the
road was surveyed through it, he did not
believe they should be paid damages
Having accepted the law as passed he was
n a way morally obligated to use such
amount as might be saved under the law
n Deneitting Delaware as a whole and
my saving that accrued to the boulevard
)v reasons of saving on account of the
'henetit' amendment would be used for
building tile Delmar branch.