Evening journal., 1917-09-27

length OF the DoulcNhIu. us ioN"etIhf
=, width and character have not been fully
determined north Of Milford.
1t may be that the public interest
aroused by the boulevard project ana
the demonstrate unfinished by the
( twenty miles Of completed vehicular
road have done much to awaken the
people of our State to some realization
/ Of the value of a splendid system OF
modern highways and Of the wonderful
benefits that must result thorefrom. lt
may be also that there are many now
who are looking far enough into the
I future to visualize a longitudinal boule-
ward. such az ! originally conceived, in
full operation. 1t Is doubtless fact
that the estate Highway Department"
Of which you are members, is the direct
result Of the public interest thus
aroused
When the Governor requested me 10
accept an appointment 20 membership In
the highway department 70 Immediately
occurred to me that there might be
some conflict between the interests and
activities Of the Boulevard Corporation,
IN which / am importantly interested,
and the interests and activities Of the
/ highway department. After reflection and
discussion with the other officers OF
/ the Boulevard Corporation. a decision
was reached which enables me 10 make
20 you on behalf Of the boulevard Cor
porfation, and on my own behalf GER
tain propositions which feel will elimi-
nate every possibility Of conflict be-
tween the Boulevard Corporation and
the Highway department, and therefore
] feel justified in accepting the appoint
ment.
Consideration OF the Governors re-
quest impressed upon me the fact that
there Is not room for two air trunk
Longitudinal yehlcular roads through
/ the entire State Therefore, n the
] Boulevard Corporation, as a private en-
/ terprise should proceed 10 complete Its
lvehicular road. the Highway Depart
ment would be compelled TO accept, as
the backbone Of the state road SYSTEM
a highway that might not be In ac-
cord with IT'S general scheme or to
build It's own longitudinal road and
thus Impose upon the state the eco
nomic waste OF maintaining two utlli-
ties, where one would be sufficient TO
accommodate the traffic for many years.
! 10 at once became obvious 20 me that
the Boulevard Corporation should de-
FER 10 the judgment and wishes OF the
Highway Department, a department
created by the people OF Delaware
| through their representatives In the
/ Legislature and Of later date than the
aok authorizing the creation Of Boule-
ward Corporation.
On behalf Of the Boulevard Corpora
ton, therefore. and as is president,
am authorized 90 say that the said
corporation hereby offers TO abandon
the construction OF the boulevard, or
highway, which u Is was organized 10
build. when the same Is completed as
FAR north as the northerly boundary Of
the said Appenzellar farm, provided
that the Highway Department shall
! agree, as the first highway construc-
ton that shall be undertaken and com
! pleted by the department, TO continue
I the said highway az far as Milford b,
d the route heretofore approved by IN
Y commission created under Section i6
p of the general corporation law and nov
: deposited IN the Office OF the Secretar,
q of State. In accordance with the pro
o visions OF Section t73 OF said law an
north OF Milford to the city OF WI
= mington by such route aud OF sucl
y width and character Of construction a
: the said department shall determine. In
4 lasmuch as The route between the Ap
\ pengeliar farm and Milford has here
4 tofore been approved by the then ex
4 listing legally constituted agency OF m
state having Jurisdiction Of the mat
4 ter, the Boulevard Corporation Is o
! the oplnion that the route Of the high
I way as far north as Milford must con
form to the one which has been thu
approved.
In case the Highway Department
: shall so agree. as It's first work, tc
: continue the said highway from the
I northerniy boundry OF the said Ap-
penzellar farm to Wilmington, In the
Z manner hereinabove prescribed,
= hereby personally offer TO ray tbs
o entire cost OF constructing such high
{ way. including the cost OF all new
a rights OF way that 1t may be necessary
r. 10 acquire. but excluding the cost o.
I a new bridge. n one should be found
e necessary, across the Delaware and
b chesapeake Canal. The reason FOL
excluding such bridge Is that undei
the canal company's charter the com
pany itself Is bound TO build same.
address this letter to you foul
! gentlemen, members OF the stat
, Highway Department, and hereb,
: authorize you to present It as
! proposition 20 the department at IL
, next formal meeting. shall not at
( tend such meeting as deem IL woul'
be improper for me to dlscuss or vot'
a upon the question as 10 whether tn
o department shall accept the offer o
L the Boulevard Corporation to abandon
l. it's boulevard, upon completion there
Of to the northernly boundry OF th'
y Appenzellar farm, in case the depart
Is ment will agree as its first work, t
n continue said highway 10 Wilmington
u IN the manner hereinabove prescrihe'
" and the further question as to wheihe
,,SS the department will accept my Offe
IN to pay the cost OF such continuation
ne OF said highway 10 Wilmington.
md II Is TO be expressly understoo,
ard that, In case said offers are accented
div all details OF ne highway from o
tie near Milford TO the city OF Whining
irst ton, includE>s route, width, characte
be OF construction. etc, are to be- deter
pm mined by the State Highway Depart
the ment in accordance with the In,
the creating It.
the Should the offer be accented. W,
unk tender my resignation as a memb,
ned OF the State Highway Department
re- that my presence in this departing
lese shall not embarrass any member
osi- the exercise Of his independent jud
ome ment
in Pleace act promptly upon the