Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
Wiling TO BUILD ROAD
V0IILD BUY some Rights

!. VOL worth while to visit the
IL ow going on between George
EorA IA IA Selbvville, on the construc-
town an the road which is to form
uOI of the DUPONT BouleVar9 from
pal' MARYLAND State line to George
tne u%i and il is hoped to the Kent
town, cir line at Milford. The surfac-
COuI,ii that part of the road whlch
ing y, y,;It three years ago part OF the
was Oua ond tbe building of the re-en-
way! 'la1 noncrete road bed fourteen feet
ioIeeu bv the automatic mixers ana
Elue ~ '%T,acbines, which travel along
S!lhs roadwav is completed, is inter-
s ule ~ see and the work OF grad
that ng hat had to be accomplished -
Is Eo7ine The road where made Oh
aLnaI,,t4 unarote has to be kept covered with
Vgno YUM three inches of dirt, and that Is
ANU, ~ q mud consistency and remains
ee, .Sot stage for thirty days, Whlch
y its .'i thp concrete to harden SLOW
pSin,Ti without cracking. To wet the
4 y. aH' three inch pipe line is laid the
lni .;.o length Of the roadway, ana
sl.lrT oi,g engines at the various
pu'np,,s p..oar,s have been installed to supply
y. uearlI Tater The only trouble so far
hos been to get labor. They pay S4.'o
aar dav for labor on the work.
" last Friday a party of men and the
.onn3ittee nroi recently appointed at a
,O,,.''i ~ass meeting of the citizens OF Mil
sor5 .orj9 and vicinity, went to George
.or,n .or1 IN meet General dupont and Wis
!. tbo work The party consisted OF
Tosonb E. Holland, George H. Hall,
stanley Short, |. D. Short, Robert
D nsvis ESQ. Colonel Theo. Towns
md A + Archer, Samuel Abbott, q.
N townsend. General DUPONT re
coived them on the lawn OF the Cul-
isn nroperty. the headquarters OF the
roaman dupont road. 1t was learn
al that tbe right-of- from George
town 10 Glendale was practically as
.nrred and there was a general feel
inc fiat the right-Of-way could be Sc
cnTed as far north as Milford. Cen
eral dupont stated to the committee
tbat as soon as the right-Of-way and
tbe deeds therefor are secured, that
he would Immediately start opera
tons; "the sooner the better ne eA-
pressed it ,.,o.
and visited that part of the road be-
tween Georgetown and Millsboror
which has already been built or is
in process of building. The entire
road has been graded for the nine
miles. and a considerable portion has
been surfaced with annette, and an
other part Of the re-enforced concrete
roadway has been completed. This
road after leaving Georgetown has
not bend in it for nine miles. After
the return and inspection OF the var
ious surveys between Georgetown and
Milford. it was urged unanimously
that the boulevard be built.
General dupont dictated the follow
ng letter which clearly and squarely
sets forth his attitude towards the
building of the road. The letter is
printed in full below; viz:
September II, 1915.
Colonel Theodore Townsend, Chair
man Mass Meeting, Milford Citizens
Milford, Del.
My Dear Colonel: Confirming my
conversation with your committee to-
day, | am ready and willing to start
at once on the road from Georgetown
to Milford as soon as the 200 foot
right of way can be gotten. In view
Of the Supreme Court not having pass
ed on the cOnstitutionality of the roaC
don't think it would be fair to the
State of Delaware, to Sussex County
Or to the Coleman DUPONT Road t
take any chances, and am willing tt
build this road now, provided the Col
eman dupont Road gets a fee simple
title to 200 feet from the point the
road now ends in Georgetown to, lets
say, across the mill dam at Milford
also along the line already surveyed
and accepted by the commission ap
pointed for that purpose.
am willing to pay fair price tol
lle right of way from those who de
sire pay and will either pay 25 PEI
cent or 50 per cent. more than thos'
people assessed their land at for tax
alon purposes, or am willing to pa!
Whatever may be decided by a boart
arbitratOrs, the other side appoint
ing one arbitrator, me appointing on
aIOlrator, and these two agreeing OF
thlrd. If you can secure the right
u-Way by the first of November, vii
eldeayor to have contractors do tn
sIadlng during the winter months 81
lat the top can be laid early in tn
spring,
Yours very truly,
COLEMAN DUPONT ROAD,
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