Evening journal., 1916-06-06

The report about New castle cOuin.
road conditions. submitted ON April J.
by commission of three engineers q
the Chamber of commerce The thre
engineering experts who reported the re
suit OF their investigation into road con
struction and maintenance conditions
with recommendations for improving
the system followed by the Levy Cour
and the State highway commissioner
were Professor Arthur ". Blanchard, o
Columbia University; marry g. shirley
chief engineer of the Maryland Stat
Road Commission, and George W. Till
son. consulting engineer Of the borousl
Of Brooklyn.
Attorney Spcakman and Highway
Commissioner Wilson have given con
siderable study to the report of the en-
ginering commission. and IN n report o
Too long typewriter pages they have
taken np each statement and recon
mendatiou of the engineering commis
sion and commented ON h. ln some nm
stances Mr. Spoakman points out thai
come of the recommendations could NOT
be carried out because they are con
trary to existing law. With some rec
lamentations of The experts, Mr.. Speak
man aud Mr. Wilson agree As io som'
other statements and recommendation
Of the experts, Mr. Spcakman and MIR
Wilson point ont that The methods rec
nmmcndod already are done.
While agreeing that Il Is desirable
that the concrete or other "mctal o
improved interstate or intrastate trunl
highways should be laid for a width o
Is feet. Mr.. Sroakman and Enginee
Wilson point ont that the present law
limits the width of improved portions %
roads 10 sixteen feet
Regarding the maintenance Of unim
proved roads. Mr. Spcakman aud Mr.
Wilson point out that the average COS
per mile of maintenace of mimprovc'
lor dirt roads, was S16l0 the pas
year, a remarkably low cost when th
good quality of the roads is considered.
Appended are extracts Of the rcpor
submitted by Attorney Spcakman an'
En9ineer Wilson today The report wa
framed hy Mr. Speakman and it cal
readily be seen II requires weeks of re
search mud preparation
Tho most important parts of the re-
port are printed herewith, some omis
eions being made of portions of II II
Rditing for publication;
Wilmington. Delaware, june @. 1910
To The Levy Court of New Castl
County.
Gentlemen;
On the 25th day of April. A. d, lol'
your ody adopted the following rest
ton
Whereas. A commission Of engineer
selected by the Levy Court committe
of the Chamber oi Commerce. of Wi
mington. Delaware. TO investigate an
report on the general conditions of III
highway work. which is under the iu
isdiciion of the levy Court OF Ne
Castle county. Of the State Of Dell
ware has made its report 10 the sal
lew Court committee Of the sal
Chamber of Commences and
Whereas. The said report was. Z
the tvcnly.sccond day Of April. 4.
1916. given TO tue public press and mat
AnPuhlic; and
Whereas The said commission by
said report. hRs made certain iiudinl
and recommendations and
Whereas u Is meet and proper fila
said findings and recommendation
should hc given due consideration. b
ihi- Levy Court: therefore. be it
Resolved. That the attorney for th
Lew Court be directed 10 fully coi
slider said recommendations in respe,
10 those thngs which are a propc
subject mater for his consideration
and TO make report thereof. with hi
Recommendation ON or before the siNt
day of June. \. ID. 1916, to this Lev
Court. aud he e further
Resolved. That the New Castle Coui
~ State Highway Commissioned he n
uucstcd 10 fully consider said recon
mendations IN respect 60 those thinl
whicii are proper subject matter i'
his consideration. and 10 make repo
thereof with his recommendations.
on before the sixth day of June, \.
1916 10 this Levy Court
Pursuant to the terms Of said res
lutiou The undersigned have fully al
severely considered the said r,
concentrations of said commission
erpineers and tho various ms
ters and items contained in its repo
For the convenience of those iutere'
ed in the said report of the said col
mission of engineers and the report
The undersigned. we have consider
fhe various matters and items contsi
ed In said report. and have made q
Joint or separate comments and reco
mendaiions thereon scriatm. Inc
matters aud items which appeared
us 10 be proper subject matters Tor a
Joint consideration we have consider
Jointly. aud have made our Joint col
monts aud recommendation thercc
and those matters and items which a
pearcd 10 either OF ms TO bc prop
subject matter for mm separate go
sideration NC have considered sops
ately and have made our separa
comments and recommendations ther
on.
Findings by Commission Of Engineer
April y. 1915.
~1o ihe Levy Court Committee.
Chamber of Commerce,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Gentlemen
I'm accordance with your verbal a
thorlation 10 Arthur n. Blanchard.
New York City, at a conference held
january 3. l1l6. aud your suhseque
written authorization Of January
1916, 10 George ". rillson, Of Broo
ivn, and Henry e.. shirley. of Bal
more. tho above named gentlemen w,
constituted commission Of engine
TO investigate aud report ON the q
eral conditions of the highway W,
which is under the jurisdiction of
Lew Court of New Castle County
the State Of Delaware.
In general, we found the follow
conditions; First, that the orggni
was not such As 10 produce best
suits; second. that the roads have