Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-21

COMMITTEE
FILES REPORT
continued From FIrst Page.


boulevard legislation is enacted.
10 was 1915 o'clock when the Senate
and House met In joint session to re-
ceive the report OF the legislative
boulevard committee. The various
meetings of the committee and con
ferences with Attorney General Vol
colt. Herbert H. Ward. Henry Ridg-
ley. Daniel j. Layton. Jr., William G..
Jones, Ir., and James NJ Tunnel,
legal counsel for the committee were
referred TO. Senator Reinhardt.
chairman of the committee, read the
long report II set forth that amend
ments were submitted by the com
mittee to the boulevard corporations
law as follows.
Changing the width OF the right OF
way from 200 to 100 feet
Increasing the width of the public
roadway 10 40 feet
Providing that width between
shoulders Of tho roadway for public
travel shall be twenty-siX feet except
where fills are made and across
meadows.
Providing for ngross and egrcss
every 40 feet along the boulevard
except where II follows the State road
shall be as at present
Proposing a form OF contract Civ
ing the net profits from the boule-
ward right of way to the state.
Giving authority on the part Of
boulevard corporations TO enter into
the contract and giving authority on
the part Of the State to enter into
the contract.
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viding that II any boulevard cOrpor-
alton shall accept the amendments
proposed and enter into the proposed
contract TO give the State the net
profits within three months after the
date Of its enactment. then all the
rights nnder the law as amended
would be preserved 10 the boulevard
corporation. II the amendments are
not accepted and a contract entered
into within three months then the
boulevard law and the amendments to
IL would be automatically repealed af-
ter three months.
Another amendment would repeal
the present boulevard corporations
law and another would stipuate that
the boulevard could be used only for
a public purpose.
Mr. Renihardt explained that the
committee had not embodied an
amendment included in the list Of
those submitted az the first meeting
of the committee to require that one
public utility should be completed the
whole length Of the boulevard within
three years after the public road way
Is finished.
Mr. RelnhaFdt said the committee
considered that such an amendment
would impose an immense burden
upon the boulevard corporation and
failure to build the utility within
three years would work a forfeiture
of the boulevard franchise and de-
prive the state OF future profits.
The committees report included
letters exchanged by the committee
and Robert H. Richards counsel fol
General DUPONT in which changes fol
posed in the amendments were sert
TO Mr. Richards for him to take then
up with General DUPONT Mr.
Richards letter set forth that some OF
the changes proposed by the commit
tee we're not satisfactory TO General
DUPONT
This made the work OF the commit
tee more Difficult, the committees re.
port set forth Mr.. Richards replies
In behalf of General DUPONT that the
suggested changes in the propose,
amendments may be summarized n
this form:
AS to the proposition to make thu
width between shoulders the proson
law fixes that, and he would not h
D moi 80 10 gaI L.
prescribed width
Objection TO dropping out Of tn
statute the provision that one public
utility shall be furnished within tire
years after the road is built.
Unwillingness TO accept a width o
right Of way Of 100 feet with a man
datory provision that part OF il shall
be reserved for a railway but tn,
Coleman dupont Road might accept I
the width we're made 200 feet Will
that reservation.
The suggestion of a substitution o
the State Treasurer or some othe
official for the Secretary of STATE
looks like a suggestin to inject poll
tics into the boulevard situation anS
the only result would be 10 change
the political complexion OF the com
mission to select and approve boule
ward routes.
Objection to the form OF con
tract proposed TO require houlo
ward corporations to turn theii
profits over TO the Statl
on the ground that the contract would
not leave TO the Coleman DUPONT roa,
that degree of control over the boule
ward which should be left to IT,
Mr. Richards also said in his lette
that he did not feel that an agrcemen
could be reached I'm the shore TIM
left.
Senator Rheinhardt explained tina
the legislative committee in suggest
ing change in the commission Z
, select routes for bouleyards, ha
nothing to do with politics.
The present commission comprise
the Governor, Lieutenant Goyerno
and Secretary OF State. Mr. Rein
: hardt said the committee felt that a
the Secretary OF State is appointed
/, and holds Office at the pleasure Of tn
| Governor. it was felt that some othe
officer, like the State Treasurer, 70
. instance, should be substituted in th
: commission.
Herbert n. Ward began TO explai
/, the legal points involved when r.
cess was taken until 2 O'Clock.
), TO REMOVE WRECK.
q Bids for the removal Of the tn