Evening journal., 1917-05-07
HIGHWAY BOARD
TO ORGANIZE IN
Dover This week
ContInued From Tirst Page.l


man, who is an engineer in the Mary
land department
Although as far as is known he
has made no formal application. it is
understood that Charles NJ. Upham.
now engineer in charge Of
the DUPONT Boulevard. will be con-
sidored for the position Mr. Upham,
in addition to being engineer in
charge OF the dupont road is also
county engineer OF Sussex county and
will have supervision OF the eXpendi'
ture Of S1000,00O that county is TO
spend on the building of good roads,
under an act OF the last Legislature.
He Is looked on as one OF the most eX-
nert road builders in the country.
Problem Over Secretary.
The filling of the position OF secre-
tary 10 the department promises 20
cause the members more concern
even than the engineers Office. The
act provides $4,000 annually as salary
for the secretary. yet the man who
takes up the work will be required 70
have special qualifications in many
ways. The man who would ordinarily
be looked on as capable OF filling a
secretaryship OF a board, because OF
the unusual duties that he will be
called on 20 perform. II is understood
cannot even be considered in this
connection The secretary Of the de-
partment will have TO act as an au-
ditor in addition 10 being secretary,
and will also have to have actuary
ability. He will be required TO work
out a system from the engineers re-
, ports that will enable the board TO
ascertain az a moments notice just
what Il will cost to build a square yard
OF road in any section OF the State.
The commissioners look on this po-
sition as one Of II not the most i'm
portant I'm the department and are
much concerned as 10 their ability to
get q man capable OF the work re-
quired OF him under the act al $4,000
year
MANY Borrow Five Millions.
The new State Highway Depart
ment Is looked on by many persons
as one OF the most important depart
ments ever created In this state.
Starting next year the expected re-
ceipts from automobile licenses, the
income tax bill and funds from the
I federal government Will enaDle anu
warrant the department In borrow
ing from three to five million DOL
lars for the building OF good roads
within the next five years. The act
provides that the department can Dor
row funds TO the amount that u can
take care Of the interest, maintenance
Of the roads built, overhead charge
and a sinking fund from the receipts
OF the department. IL is required TO
pay 2 ~ per cent. of the amount Dor.
rowed into a sinking fund to pay OF
/ all bonds within 40 years.
The department will devote its at
ltention 70 two matters only this year
The frst is the building OF the pro
posed Lincoln highway from the
PENNSYLVANIA to the Maryland line
and the second the preparation OF |
survey OF the entire road system o
the State TO ascertain in a scientific
manner the amount and character o
1.-The traffic on the different portions o
the roads in order TO devise the char
acter OF roads to be built to Withstand
the kind of traffic in that particula
locality.
Under the Lincoln highway bill thu
New Castle County Levy Court is Il
borrow 100000 for the construction
Of the road from the Pennsylvania
to the Maryland line. Il is estimate,
that this will give about $4,000 1
mile for the building Of this proposed
great highway The engineer of thl
state Highway Department will havl
entire supervision OF the building o
] - raff l., sfar sHff nc
thai the Levy Court Of this count.
will borrow the funds
The fac that the Lincoln highwa,
will be the first work OF the depart
ment probably means that the offic
OF the department will be located il
wilmington for this year or until tn
highway is completed, after which !
will be removed 10 Dover. While
has been intimated that the. Lincoll
Highway would probably follow tn
present road from Claymont to New
ark. IL is not compulsory that thi
shall be the route. II is understoo
81 that County Engineer Wilson is nov
making a survey Of routes, etc, 10 la
before the department to be passe
on by the engineer OF the department
when one is selected
License Fees Available.
; The new State Highway Departmer
this year will receive the automobil
license fees over $4,000. which II
{ estimated will be between $4,000 an
} $40 600. and this amount is availabl
at once The department will ais
receive about $4,000 from a gradua
ed federal fund which in FIVE year
. will bring a total of about 1925 0C
D government money to Delaware Il
good roads purposes. This will max
about $50 600 that the departmeI
Z. Twill have available this year, but nor
= OF this will be used for actual ros
building in 1917 The current e.
4 penses will be paid from this fun
!, and the remainder will go over unit
4 next year. when the department wi
a borrow money on the strength Of thi
4 amount and what receipts will con
n in next wear for building good road
The department next year wi