Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-14
MAY
Be BUILT ALONG
REHOBOTH SURF
Benjamin F. Shaw Has En-
gagged Horace Campion,
Engineer, to Draw Plans
ROAD and walks WOULD
resist GATHERING Seas

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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. /
REHOBOTH BEACH. Del, Dec. IL. /
AT meeting of the Board Of Com
missioners and property owners of
Rehoboth Beach. held on Saturday, it
was decided TO engage an engineer to
draw plans to protect the water front
against damaging seas. and to go be-
fore the coming Legislature with the
plans and ask for State aid in carry
ing the bulkheading project out It
was estimated that the recent storm
did $4,000 damage. and that it would
require that amount at least to put the
resort in proper shape and to pro-
tect IL from the seas bombardment.
The State will be asked TO give sub
stantial aid as the resort is without
funds. The bulk of the property in
the resort is owned by Delawareans,
including several Wilmingtonians.
Mayor W. Il. Mcssick presided. Conn
missioner Benjamin 4. Shaw. of Will
mington, asked permission TO engage an
engineer TO draw mp plans to protect
the water front la the future and this
was readily granted He desires to 60
into the subject thoroughly and has Sc
cured Horace Campion, we'll known
engineer of New York City, and has ar
ranged to meet him in Wilmington to.
morrow, when the work of drawing up
plans win be talked over.
Mr.. Shaw's idea Is 20 do away with
the l6-foot boardwalk and substitute
20-foot boulevard. with ample sidewalks
II is believed that the boulevard would
render the property ON Surf avenue much
more valuable as IL would act as bulk
head or sea wall Entrance 90 the
stores along Surf avenue could be gained
direct from the boulevard
It would cost $4,000 TO $4,000 20
restore the boardwalk aud from $1,000 20
$4,000 is spent annually to keep il in
condition. Mr. Shaw's idea Is not TO
have any obstruction ON the ocean side
of the boulevard, so that there would
be clear view of the sea. His plans
arc 10 have sea wall of concrete and
lpilinn about five feet high protected by
groyncs OF pilngs extending ont e. ir'T
water
The sentiment here Is against re-
pairing the boardwalk, as at any time
during 2 storm n is liable 10 be wash
ed away again.
At present the sea is doing no dam
age to the resort since the storm has
passed. and in fact recently two feet
of sand has been deposited on the
front The next northeastern gale,
however, may take away from six TO
eight feet Of sand from the beach
front
Thomas w. Miller OF Wilmington.
attended the meeting in his capacity
as Coneressman-elec upon the invi-
tation of the Town Commissioners
and property owners They asked Mr..
Miller about national aid, and in open
ing the discussion on this point he
made it clear to them that he had
only come at their invitation and de-
sired them to understand that the
proper persons TO deal with on that
subject we're the two Senators and
the present Congressman, because his
term had not commenced.
Relative to national aid. Mr.. Miller
said that they could not expect 10 OBJ
tain an emergency appropriation. be-
cause there was no pressing need OF
\ such. as no lives were threatened. and
no imminent or pending danger was
/ present IL the Rehoboth Beach resi-
] dents desired to start on the subject OF
| national aid, or to obtain an appro-
priation for work such as was done on
the Henlopen Lighthouse. Mr.. Miller
said. the proper procedure was 70 see
sthe Delaware delegation at Washing
ton and have an appropriation for a
F, preliminary survey placed in the Riv-
ers and Harbors bill now before Con-
/ gress, at this session.
The Commissioners also asked Mr.
Miller about State aid and he told
them that such a matter was up to
the General Assembly and the proper
State officials.
Mr.. Miller offered to cooperate
with the present delegation at Wash
ington and when his term commenced
would endeavor to push the matter.
but he said that out Of courtesy they
should approach the men who arc rep
resenting Delaware at Washington to-
day.