Evening journal., 1912-03-29
CHANGERS FAVOR
THE BOULEVARD
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straight
During the course Of his remarks
General DUPONT said that while it had
bene specified by law that the road
would be thirty feet wide, he had do
cided to make It forty feet, but
be had said nothing about IL. but Just
Intended to do il where necessary The
other portions could be used for vari-
Gus purposes. One, trolley line,
would be a benefit Mr. DUPONT caused
those present to laugh when he said
that two parties were negotiating with
him to secure permission for such
line. and while he admired their nerve
he did not admire their business judg-
ment
T. T. Weldin then asked about a
rumor that there would be 200 miles
Of advertising space to Let along the
route This advertisement was
mistake. Mr.. DUPONT replied. although
such a thing could be done under the
law. and can be done today. as there
is no law against H. III the people
Of Brandywine hundred do not want
the road say so. but remember you
hurt not alone yourself. but the on
tire State" he repeated
Mr.. Weldin then said. so far as
I am concerned il can stop at the
Christiana'
Well. + you don't want Il you do
not have to take it," General DUPONT
remarked
This caused H. c. Passmore to de-
clare i'm a loud voice: ~ think we
want the road and Mr.. DUPONT said
II think YOU will find that the major
ity want Il when you put il to vote
Il. T. Weldin referred TO strip of
land 200 feet wide being granted.
when but 80 feet was TO be used for
road purposes. Mr. DUPONT said that
Il was intended 20 deed a forty foot
4road 10 the state when traffic war
ranted il. Mr.. Woldin said that many
persons would give so feet toward
road Mr.. DUPONT said he had never
saw a street or road too wide. and that
If each city and town in the State was
10 build wide boulevard leading to
land from the town or city the State
boulevard would be built i'm a short
time Such a movement he continued.
is contemplated, at Selbyville.
Mr.. DUPONT explained just what the
proposed amendments would do-al-
low him TO build the road by next
January. whereas under the present
boulevard act he could not do it. The
road, he continued, could be built in
that time. At least. two parties say
they can do it. and the only possible
delay is the securing Of the right Of
way.
Another matter which interested the
farmers OF the hundred was the
amendment providing for ingress and
egress from the lands. stating they
should be placed at every 47O feet.
This he said had been inserted at the
suggestion of Senator Monaghan. The
citizens were protected at any rate
by the common law. II told him when
he made the suggestion that | did not
care what was done as long as II was
fair. / won't object TO anything that
is fair ~aid Genral dhPont.
In reply to the question as to what
would he done with the land alone
the side of the road. Mr.. DUPONT said
II would be used for developing Del
aware Stations could be erected where
the erangers could meet and Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson, he continued
has promised to send a man TO lecture
and furnish information on agrlcul-
tural subjects.
AT this point the chairman, J. At
wood Weldn. said that the grange
would have TO go into regular session.
but l.. Scott Townsend arose and sug-
gested that the remainder of the even
ing be devoted to discussing the Boule-
ward. II was agreed TO devote another
half hour to the subject.
Dr. Hiram r. Burton was called ia
address the members and farmers
present, and he lauded the project, and
while il had benefited Sussex county
where he lived, IL would be of more
benefit to the people generally than y
General DUPONT had erected a library
in the city of Wilmington. Continu.
ing. he said that nothing that Mr.
iCarnegie had accomplished would
benefit as many people as the Boule-
ward presented by Mr. dupont DIR
Burton also stated that where th'
land values were $50 before they are
NOW S100 or. in other words, the,
have doubled. He told OF the GooI
Roads Loan Bill of Maryland. an,
added: I'VE are thinking Of building
"a road to connect with the Boulevard
from Lewes."
The residents in the lower part o
the state. he continued, have alway
found Mr.. DUPONT willing TO pay IN
value and in some cases more for tn
lands
John f. Veal, of near Harvey Sta
tion, said that the road between Car
.penter Station and Wilmington was 4
bad condition and he favored tn
building of the road. The propose
Boulevard survey passes through hi
property.
Newton l.. Grubb asked relative Z
the erecting Of fences along tn
Boulevard. and Mr. dupont said tina
where fences were removed, the
would be erected by him, but wher
there were no fences they would b
erected at half cost to each part
concerned, as in any other case.
The question of passing on the call
ing OF special session Of the Legis
lature was then taken up and l.. Scot
Townsend declared that he though
ninety-nine out Of every hundred peo
ple wanted the Boulevard AS tn
meeting was an open one, Il was sug
gested by W. p. Dawson that thi
meeting pass on the question as I'm
dividuals otherwise the grange Nigh
be censured for acting as such. Thi
Reported daily py r. D. LAsksg q
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