Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-10-03
T. c. d. POINT OFFERS TO
FINANCE STATE HIGHWAY
Recent Letter to the Gorernor in Which he Puts Matter
in Hands Of Highuoy Commission
September 20. 1917.

T. the H.asJ2aa g Tc~.za josiah 9tr= Walter Esofs:5s-
zad Jo.ea { Eoza5 Ns~a*ra II ne State Hghwaj De-
parrzaenc II Delaware.
Gentlemen: Wiz ta= aov=nc II tae a.2@ooz realize the
wonderful deveopaoent s S:&tz sscsoe and
and the rst essential FIR his osTsoPmsnt i well IA o1'
If modern agn| +r@"srs-1g al me scE.S q me "
ire beginning that the backbone u s1ch
system must be man Worm za3 South Highway.
Familiarity gret o,4eTzro II Europe &nc those -a4
gers Construed is co-1tr was the 0l
o&cko'1e o. me ANYWAY ~ W. ~ ~ P-Ird
vide the public utilities which must come
with the development aa5 . population
you know, following legislation and after many
sooSysa cSe5 aa DUPONT Road 1ncorporzed for the
oaro"e Of Dodnx oc6 Boulevard for the Sse ny
penSe. Ly original intention, frequently zrateo was maj me
State Ultimately control the benefit Of this 6oo
vard when fully developed rapidly part might BE-
deyeIopd the road far Teh1&r rae 70 be first butt upon
being required 70 BE- conveyed 70 the State Upon c'pe2n IN
Fortunately II people Of the State failed " see the Pra
Other persons imagined that some personal proh gnc re-
suit fran the prect For these and possibly ooe reasons
fe*1..@o n --%&@:. ~ N me - Ta1a md 5aS nece
sar.y delayed the c9npeton If the Boulevard
right between Maryland line and George
to" distance Of about tsnty niles. n& 2s*o &c1sFso. Sne me
with Of Section l63 Of the general cor
road between Gorge9~n the Appenzser farm which Is 10
south If Milford the condemnation Of the right
which has been delayed by suit brought by appen
pending Supreme Court Of the United States
has acquired the uncqued part being ais"
in litigation While the surveys have been made for the entire pro-
not been fully determined north Of Milford.
may that the public interest aroused by the boulevard
eted efcr osd have done much to awaken the people
realization Of the value Of splendid system Of
from It may be who looking far
enough visualize longitudinal boulevard such
state Highway Department. Of which you are members
result the public interest thus aroused
requested appointment to
membership highway department il Immediately occurred TO
me be conflict between the interests and
activities Of Corpoaton which Importantly
interested and the Interests and activities Of the hghway depart
After reflection and discussion with the other cer OF the
Corporation decision reached which enables me
behalf Of the Boulevard Corporaton and on my
behalf certain p9p'Iohs "n,ch Ieel WIN
possibility conflict between the Boulevard Corporation and the
Highway department. and therefore feel justified accepting the
Confederation of the Governors request impressed upon
trunk longitudinal Vehular
through entire State Therefore, the Boulevard Cor
yehular road the Highway Department would compelled
cep highway that might
accord with its general scheme or to build its own ong
dua impose upon the State the economic waste Of
utilities where would be sufficient to accom-
modae the traffic for many years 1t at once became OBVIOUS me
Corporation should defer to the judgment and
peoD Of Delaware through their Legislature
and later date than the act authorizing the creation OF Boulevard
Corporation.
behalf the Boulevard Corporation therefore, and as its
PRESIDENT authorized to say that the Sad corporation hee
organized build when the is completed as far
north as the northery boundary the Appenzear
vded that the Highway Department shall the first high
way shall be undertaken and completed by the
department. continue the said highway far Milford by the
by the commission created under Section
State accordance with the provisions OF Sec
ton and north Of Milford to the city of Whining
width and character of construction
shall determine Inasmuch the route be-
Appenzear farm and Milford has heretofore been
rovd y the existing the State
having Of the matter the Boulevard Corporation is of
of the highway far north Milford
the which has been thus approved
Highway Department shall as its first
said highway from the norherny boundy Of
the Appeazea farm Wilmington in the manner herein
personally offer the entire cost of
highway including the cost Of all rights of
wa that acquire but excluding the cost OF
should be found the Delaware
and Chesapeake Canal The for excluding such bridge