Milford chronicle., 1917-10-05

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LONGITUDINAL vehicular roads through
the entire State. Therefore, If the
Boulevard Corporation, as private
enterprise, should proceed to COM
plete its vehicular road, the Highway
Department would be compelled to
accept, as the backbone Of the State
road system. a highway that might
not be in accord with its general
scheme or to build its own longitu-
dinal road and thus impose upon the
State the economic waste of main
tanning two utilities, where one would
be sufficient to accommodate the traf-
fc for many years It at once be-
came obvious to me that the Boule-
ward Corporation should defer to 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 act authorizing
/ the creation of the Boulevard Corp
grafton.
On behalf of the Boulevard Corp
grafton, therefore, and as its presi-
dent, / am authorized to say that the
said corporation hereby offers to
abandon the construction of the bOul-
evard, or the highway, which it was
organized to build, when the same is
completed as far north as the north
erly boundary of the said Appenzel-
lar farm, provided that the Highway
Department shall agree, as the first
highway construction that shall be
undertaken and completed by the de-
partment, to continue the said high
way as far as Milford by the route as
heretofore approved by the commits
sion created under Section 167 of the
general corporation law and now de-
posted in the Office o. the Secretary
of State, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 173 of said law,
and north of Milford to the City of
Wilmington by such route and of such
width and character of construction
as the said department shall deter
mine. Inasmuch as the route be- /
tween the Appenzellar farm and Mil |
ford has heretofore been approved by
the then existing legally constituted |
agency of the State having juris- |
diction of the matter, the Boulevard I
Corporation is of the opinion that the !
route of the highway as far north |
as Milford must conform to the one /
which has been thus approved.
In case the Highway Department |
shall so agree, as its first work. to
continue the said highway from the
northerly boundary of the said Ap-
penZellar farm to Wilmington, in the
manner hereinabOve described, /
hereby personally offer to pay the
entire cost OF constructing said high
way, including the cost of all new
rights of way that it may be neces-
sary to acquire. but excluding the
cost of a new bridge, if one should
be found necessary, across the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal. The rea-
son for excluding such bridgeis that ,
under the canal company's charter
the company itself is bound to build .
same
l address this letter to you four
gentlement. members of the State .
Highway Department, and hereby |
authorize you to present ii as a pro- |
position to the department. at its /
next formal meeting. I shall not at /
tend such meeting. as l deem it .
would be improper for me to discuss .
or vote upon the question as to wheth-
er the Department shall accept the
offer of the Boulevard Corporation to
abandon its boulevard. upon compile
tiOn thereof to the nOrtherly boundary
of the Appenzellar farm, in case the
will agree as to its first
work, to continue said highway to
in the manner herein
above prescribed and the further
question as to whether the depart
ment will accept my offer to pay the
cost of such continuation of said high
way to Wilmington.
1t is to be expressly understood
that, in case said offers are accepted
all details of the highway from or
near Milford to the city of Whining
ION. including route. width, character
Of construction, etc, are to be deter
mined by the State Highway Depart
nent in accordance with the law Gre
lting it.
Should the offer be accepted will
.ender my resignation as a member of
he State Highway Department so
hat my presence in this department
shall not embarrass any member in
he exercise of his independent judg-
nent.
Please act promptly upon these
,ffers and notify bath the Boulevard
Corporation and me of your decision
beg to remain,
Yours respectfully,
COLEMAN DUPONT