Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-23
ROAD BOOSTERS
URGE millions
FOR Highways

Was not an ouleclOn maze 10 tithft 4
bill, although several suggestions as
to amendments We're made.
Among those in the delegation /
fayoring the State Highway commits
sion bills were
From New Castle county Henry
P. Scott. John y. Bird. Joseph Ban
croft Josiah Marvel United States
Senator-elect j. O. Wolcott. A. p Cor
bit Charles Warner. William +.
Peach. Dan. Corbit, Harry r. Graham.
Frank J.. Speakman and Benjamin A.
Groves
Kent county Ex-Senators J. X.
Clements and Henry Williams. ]. 4.
Lowe. Captain Grieves, Captain Tur-
ner, ex-senator r. r. Kenney Cap
\ tain Walls Gideon Jackson, John p.
/ Hutton. Colonel Theodore Townsend,
/ II. Rdgely Harrington, w. Watson
/ Harrington James M Satterheld, G.
p Hope. John Taylor. 5. III Derby,
! ex-Congressman Walter o. Hofecker
and J. p Hoffecker.
Sussex county-Darwin S. Collins.
W. =. Valiant. General George II.
Hall. M. r. Culver, Robert @. Hous-
ton. W. II. Orwell. William II. Cook,
/ e. Frank Locates, Andrew Marvel. g.
w Cullen, John Truitt, Edward v,
4 Baker, Ex-Governor S. s. Pennewill,
Caleb McCabe, Brooks Ross, DR. w. Il.
4 Haines. Harry p. Cannon, Fl. l.. Cam
non, William B. Smith.
Henry p Scott who was chairman
Of the committee that drew the State
highway bill. was the first speaker.
He said at the meeting some weeks
ago In Wilmington, when the matter
4 4aA "a ff
would be much better If there should
be one central construction and main
tenance point. instead OF separate
points for that purpose in each of the
counties.
Mr. Scott also spoke on the matter
Of actual construction of the roads,
materials. etc, and also on the finan-
cial plan for construction as contem-
plated in the bill which Is to come
from the revenues from motor vehicles
licenses.
Mr. Scott thought that under this
plan from $4,000 900 to $2,500.00 could
be spent for good roads as provided in
the bill during the next four or five
years.
Josiah Marvel, one OF the leaders in
the movement was the next speaker,
but as he was suffering with a bad
cold he asked that Arm0n ID. Chaytor
Jr., be allowed to explain the bill
section by section Mr. Marvel, how
ever. generally explained the -four
bills that were introduced in the
! House by Representative Marvel 4
! carry out the State Highway Commits
! sion scheme.
/ The first bin. he explained. deal
= with the real construction OF the high
\ way.
! The second bill provides for III
u highway department to take over sec
tions Of the DUPONT Boulevard wher
it is found advisable in carrying GU
the plan. He said General I. c. du
Pont had approved this amendment L
the boulevard act.
The third bill, he said, would Civ
the highway department authority t.
meet requirements of the Federal Gov
S eminent State road aid law.
: The fourth bill has to do with the
/, automobile licenses which would fin
{ ance the proposition.
: Mr. Chaytor in HIS opening remarks
stated that he desired the committee
to understand that this is in no sense
county bill but a State highway
4 bill for the construction of State
/, highways. He said it would work in
harmony with any proposed improve
ment in any county
: Mr.. Chaytor explained that where
! under the act in following out the i'm.
! provement plan, county roads are
! taken over il will relieve the county
: of the burden of maintenance, but
that after only the State takes author
! then went over the bill section BY
z section. explaining just what eacl
section provides He dwelt at som,
0 length on the financial plan of build
/. ing highways under the bill. STATING
g that the highway department cal
F; never build more roads than can b,
Z maintained or more than the sinking
: fund will pay for.
: Charles Warner, OF Wilmington
$ who has spent much time in the in.
! vestigation Of road building. spoke in
: favor OF the general plan Of the bill
;. William p Peach. of Mermaid, ad.
! vocated the road and said his friends
: and neighbors favored the bill.
Benjamin Hazel, of Smyrna. made
a strong appeal for the bill, STATING
that he believed the coming gener.
1NA1h oAoAAA boy Ato snare lbL IOht
Improvement. He endorsed every
section Of the bill.
Former Congressman Walter O.
Hoffecker. of Smyrna, congratulates
Z the Wilmington men who started TIL,
= movement for the present bills. ant
= strongly endorsed the plan.
= Former State Senator James r
= Clements, of Clayton. advocated
: brick road. even though the cost i
more at first, contending that the tier
OF maintenance would not be near S
> large with a brick highway. He sal
y that he favored the bill.
3 Mr.. Scott explained that the bill
q does not commit the commission I
z any certain kind of road. hut that th
= engineer would make the rec0mmer
u dations OF the kind of road 10 b
built, tho highway commission 10 &C
on his recommendations
II Frank NJ. Soper, OF Magnolia. q fo
y mer member of the House. and wei
d known orchardist, made a plea for Il
3 bill and good roads in general He sal
It the road from Wyoming to Magnolia
o now in such bad condition that the ma
2 carriers had sought and gotten his con
e sent TO drive through his orchards for ha
K q mile. He said he gave his consent I
Ic the carriers or anyone else advocatin
g. good roads, hut that no one not favorin
n good roads can get his consent to driy
v. over his land
N Mr. Soper invited the Legislator
lie to visit him at his farm tomorrow