Evening journal., 1915-03-08
Vote on Equal Suffrage
Amendment in Senate
and House Tomorrow;
Good Roads Hearing,
Too.
Du POINT BOULEVARD
is AGAIN AGiTATED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. March s.--Starting out
OF the last week TO be devoted TO the
consideration of general business,
Senate and House today found many
important bills confronting them on
the calendars. That many of them
will be passed also is expected. At
tho conclusion of action on pending
bills on Friday next. the Legislature
will adjourn until Monday, when ap-
propriations and claims measures only
will be considered.
AS the Legislature enters upon its
last week there is a feeling that some
thing should be done to try TO assure
construction of the dupont Boulevard.
There are pending in the House two
bills relating to the Boulevard. One
Is to amend the present law by pro-
viding that route can be condemne ed
in a manner that commission viii
award a fair price for the land taken
and construction can proceed while
an appeal is taken should the land
owner be dissatisfied with the amount
awarded. The other bill Is for the
! State to return to General T. Coleman
DUPONT $4,000 that was deposited by
the dupont Road Incorporated as a
guarantee that construction of tho
/ Boulevard would be started. In faci
the work on the highway continued
until 1t was held up by long-drawr
out legal delays that under the pres
ent law could forever hold up com
pletion of the Boulevard.
Advocates of legislation that woulC
! nf
long highway that would not cost th'
State one cent point out that Genera
DUPONT is now in the west where ac
cording to the latest reports he Il
regaining his health. He has takel
on twenty-four pounds weight, and !
is hoped he will recover entirely II
two or three months. AS he ha
retired from the presidency of tn
biz powder company, champions o
the Boulevard project here point oui
1t is more likely than ever that n
would desire to constuct the Boule
ward and devote his time and atten
ton to that important civic improve
ment. II is known that two Della
wareans-one a Dover resident an
the other living in Wilmington-wh
= wrote TO General DUPONT asking hiI
his attitude regarding the Boulevard
I received replies that he was as an,
i ious as ever to construct the on'
: hundred mile highway, and woul
n gladly do it if the legal obstacles wei
+ removed or facilitated by passage
y an amendment TO the present Boul
IL ward law. The amendment has bee
introduced by Representative Hill.
n Good Roads Hearing.
II Tomorrow a hearing will be give
e by the public highways committees
n Senate and House on Representati'
Halls bill to appropriate $4,000 Il
ID the construction of an improved hig
n way from one end of the State to Il
other. An earnest effort Is beiI
made by the Delaware Good Roa
Z Association, which has headquarte
le at Laurel. to interest large numb
of people to appear at the hearin
'e A number Of influential citizens W
le speak at that time. A bill is nc
er pending in the Legislature viii
would create a State highway. w
g liam H. Cook, president Of the Z
)y sociation, expects that large nu
Der of representative citizens will q
near before the committee and spe
n | Tor the movement. Aue OlhSA OihN'
OF the association are Col. w. ID. Nj;
is vii, vice-president; A. l.. Hearn, s.
S. retary; Dr. w. T. Jones, treasur
d. ]. Layton and Charles w. Gull
FL are attorneys for the association.
d Want Turnpike Improved.
at On Wednesday a delegation will
Is tc Dover from Wilmington Z
Brandywine hundred TO urge pass'
OF Representative Webster's bill
authorize the New Castle Cou
Levy Court to borrow $4,000
the Improvement of the Philadelp
In turnpike from the Pennsylvania
In into Wilmington.
." In connection with this meas
there is a report that an effort
at he made. too. to get through
Ity, authorizing the New Castle Cou
ich Levy Court to acquire by purch
viz the Kennett turnpike, in order
,gs. il may be converted into a free 7
lew lie road.
are Bills Affecting Wilmington.
As yet no action has been IA
nm by Senate and House on several
sus portant bills affecting Whining
They include the measure to abe
lies the present assessors and tax col
AZ tors. and to create in their stea
As bipartisan Board Of Assessment,
IL peal and Revision, TO be compose