Evening journal., 1916-06-01
GEORGETOWN TO
SELBYVILLE ON
DUPONT HIGHWAY
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wening. They will pass on this trip
over several different kinds OF roads.
paying particular attention to the con
'rete roads on the eastern shore
Those in the party are: e. b. Hol
ingsworth. president Of the Levy
Court; Frank l.. speakman, court at
orney; Clerk OF the Peace Harry A.
Brown. Commissioners Samuel L.
Burris. Martin p. Smith. Benjamin A.
Groves. Thomas 5. Fouracre and VIII
lam A. Scott, County Engineer James
Wilson, c. Candy Hopkins. Comptrol-
en- e. c. Clark John h. Taylor, Ben
lamln L. Dickey. William Tinsman.
uewis Dickey. H. c. Henner Captain
r. II. Cross. {. B. Baker. G.. J.. Starr.
J. c. Allston. r.. S. Fouracre. Albert
sutton, w. A. Scott and w. Hart
scott
The inspection this morning of the
lupont Boulevard after leaving George
town. included number of macadam
sections near Georgetown. The history
II these stretches was described 10 the
,ariv %. follows.
First 500 feet j. NassHmitc. laid 1912.
nn 10 the present time mo- outlays have
been made ON this pavement. hui main
enancc is at present necessary. Next
O. the NnsSamitc is ,2OO feet of MHr-
fcnite laid 1912 II was necessary Ia
repair places n this Nancnitc. lue to
The uphcaval of the concrete foundation.
Next 10 thc Maucnite is one mile Ot
Anicsite II was laid .n cold weather
on nm old concrete foundation; not as
Nci complcted The contractor Is ahol
- resume work and will start smooth
ing this section.
Next to the Amiesite is one mile oi
Water Bound Macadan This will be-
rcatcd this year with some hituminOus
material The greater part OF this ma
cadam is limestone, bonded with lime
.iouc screening short section is trap
rock. bonded with limestone screenings.
Next TO the macadam is concrete
pavement. with slabs 30 feet long Near
ihe guard rail i. concrete slab 33G feet
in lenqth. without a single Joint or
crack Ten per cent of lime was used
on this slab but no reinforcement.
The remainder of the concrete pave
ment, as far as Stockley. contains va
-ious experiments in different lengths
II slabs different amounts Of rein
iorcement. the use OF lime. etc
Leaving the DUPONT road the party
followed the county road to point
IN the DUPONT road about two miles
aorth Of Millsboro.
The first sections OF the road show
slabs 100 feet long; no cracks. Various
amounts of lime were used in these
sections at this point
The party inspected the concrete
mixer OF the Atlantic Bitulithic Com
pany. The greatest amount Of con-
crete laid in one day with this ma
chime was 400 iineai It.. all concrete be-
ng mixed for one and one-half min
ties At the present time the con-
ractor rs unable to get sufficient men
10 run the machine az full capacity.
After leaving the concrete mixer OF
ho Atlantic Bitulithic Company. the
party went over the DUPONT road to
Nillsboro. TO inspect one of the ma
hines OF the McNerney Construction
'0mpany Here was seen the method
If curing the concrete recently laid
Il rs covered with earth and kept wet
'or fourteen days.
IN Millsboro the party inspected the
Unloading machinery OF the McNerney
construction Company, also dIstribu-
ion equipment.
Following the county road, the next
stop was at the second machine vi the
McNerney Construction Comuany.
lhe work is carried on practically the
same al both machines. The next stOp
was AT the Dagsboro freight yard.
where the party inspected the unload
ing of the NcNerney Construction
Company, also the distributing equip
nent
The last stop was at Frankfort.
where the party inspected the com
pleted section of the DUPONT road lThe
party then followed the county road
70 point about two miles north of
selbyville, and then the duPon. road
% the Maryland line.
The party arrived here az ESQ
o'clock last evening. A stop was
made al the headquarters of the Cole
nan dupont Road. Inc, on their ar
.ival
The trip from Wilmington was un-
syentful with the exception OF an
accident 10 the automobile OF f. W.
Lovett, Of Newark. which caused him
return to Wilmington. South OF
Smyrna, a ball-bearing fell into the
gear of Mr.. Lovett's machine. He
returned 10 Townsend. and after re-
pairs were made. Joined the party
al Dover. He continued to about
eight miles of Milford when his en-
gine was in such condition. that he
thought it advisable to return TO
Wilmington. Another automobile was