Smyrna times., 1913-03-12
DUPONT ROAD BILL IN NEW
SHAPE BEFORE LEGISLATURE
CONCESSION MADE BY DUPONT
MAKES IT MORE POPULAR
Road Now to be 100 Feet. Driveway
40 Feet ard a Number Of lmpor-
tant Amendments to be Made

Future action on the part of the
Delaware legislature with respect TO
the T. c. dupont boulevard is await
ed with interest, in view of the
agreement which has been reached by
the joint legislative committee of
which Senator E. G. Walls of this
town is a member. and attorneys for
General dupont, to draw uD amend |
ments TO the dupont boulevard bill |
and submit them to the legislature |
this week. The tenor Of the agree. |
ment is that General DUPONT will ac-
cept the boulevard bill, under condi |
tiOns more favorable to the state than
these in the general boulevard law of
two years ago, and it appears as
if the powder magnate has met success
fully all the objections of the oppO-
nents. The most important develop
ments at the hearing of the special
legislative committee to draft amend
ments u the DUPONT boulevard law at
the State House Saturday were the
concessions made by Mr.. DUPONT
through his attorney. Robert H. Rich
ards, to meet objections that have
been raised to the present law. and
the amendments asked Mr.. DUPONT.
The concessions were presented by
Mr.. Richards in the form of addi-
tiOnal amendments which were de-
clared to be satisfactory TO Nr. du-
Pont.
Dupont Makes Three Concessions
The three major points on which il
was stated Mr.. DUPONT is willing to
yield are to have the road strip de-
creased from 200 to 100 feet, TO wild
en- the road property from 80 to 40
feet, and to abandon the amendment
which would permit the assessment
Of benefit in the condemnation Of pro-
perty to be used for the boulevard.
Another amendment provides that
within three years after the complet-
ion Of the road itself az least one
public utility shall be constructed
throughout the length Of the boule-
vsrd, with the further provision that
the public utilities authorized under
the boulevard act shall be for pub
tic use. Still another amendment
would remove the 50-year exemption
from taxation on the lateral strips
and would provide instead that the
tax exemption should extend only
until the strips are used for a public
utility. Mr. DUPONT, il was stated,
would also agree TO have stricken out
the section which provides that the
lateral strips may be also used for
any other purpose not unlawful and
not necessarily detrimental TO the use
Of said road for vehicular travel" II
further provided that If a public util.
ity is not completed on the boulevard
strip within three years after III,
completion Of the boulevard road il
self the charter Of the boulevard cor
pOration would be forfeited.
Matter Of lngress and Egress.
Means OF approach to the bOulevarr
are provided IN the amendment whicl
would permit ingress and egress 70
abutting property owners at interval
Of 40 feet. Another provision
would permit the construction of lat
eral OF branch boulevards to be fur
nished four years after the surve,
had been made. Mr.. dupont, il i
said, is willing TO consider othe
amendments besides the ones out
lined by the his counsel. Othe
amendments which il is believed tn
attorneys will be asked to draft vii
cover such points as the fixing o
rentals for utilities on the bOulevar
strips, the deposit of the boulevar
eorporation's stock in trust, and th
return Of net profits 10 the state
Mr.. Richards said that as counsel fC
Mr.. dupont he would not agree to a
amendment 70 the boulevard cOrpOr,
tion law to embody the offer mao
Mr.. dupont 10 buy farm land at fV
times its assessed value five years a
ter the road is completed. The obje
tion expressed 70 drawing an amen
ment 70 cover this point was that NJ
dupont had made his offer as an ind
viduai and not on behalf Of the bOuI
ward corporation.
Next Sunday at Presbyterian churl
The Presbyterian Church Of Smytn
Rev. j. NJ. L. Eckard. pator, 3
nouc6s the following for next Sunda
Morning Service 1890. Sund
School IL. as, Evening Services Z. 3
The sermons will be appropriate
Palm Sunday.
smyrna Circuit Closing Good Ye
Rev. w. z. Matthws is closi
the year with good report and
collections up Jerman Chapel re