Smyrna times., 1918-03-13

m road between Smyrna and
lu' distance of 81 miles is to
D"~ concrete road 16 feet wide
pits slts 6 foot dirt shoulders with right
W.. !. r.y of 60 feet and substantial
q l.s,ete sr5 bridge at HOffecker's Mill
"1 soD, This seems now assured for
'n - meeting of the State Highway
Snis.ion y in Dover Thursday deci-
.y ,;on was reached to ask for bids for
w. ~ oonversion of stretches of roads in
w T three counties, aggregating in
l,,ctb tbirty-seven and three-tenth
m. ;Io. into state highways. bids to be
- ...sived April Is. The stretches OF
.sd which it was decided to improve
~. ~ New Castle county-Philadel-
II. nike from Wilmington to the
U.,revIvania state line; distance, 6.2
lie. Kent couny-Road between
smyrna and Dover; distance 81
,ies Sussex county-Road between
nslmar and Bridgeville; distance II
niles and the completion of the du-
p,r, road between Glendale and Mil
h,s distance of miles. These
mods we're included among those in
,ss ,eport of Charles M. Upham, chief
.Dpineer of the highway department
,,among the first to be huilt. Motions
we're adopted that the attorney gen.
ssl with the asst stance of the chief
engineer and two other practical men
in each county, be instructed to arrange
be necessary right of way either by
dh purchase or condemnation. For
he Philadelphia pike. the right of
Vav decided upon was so feet, the
Dsd metal 20 be Is feet of Hillside
BRICK and with 2-foot concrete should
gs and 8-foot additional dirt and
stone shoulders.
SmYrna-Dover Road Only I6 Feet
For the Dover Smyrna road, the
right of way was decided at 60 feet,
4 the road to be of concrete, 16 feet in
width, with 6-foot dirt shoulders.
That the commission does not call for
40 IS or 20 foot road is causing much
criticism in Kent. With the traffic
that is continually growing it is feared
The width is too narrow. The right
d way for the Delmar- Bridgeville
road was fixed at the same distance
the construction to be the same as the
DOVer-Smyrna road, while the Ellen
dae-MilfOrd road, the remaining
stretch Of the DUPONT boulevard, is to
be IA feet in width with 5.foot
shoulders. The right of way of the
sttar road is so feet. Of the roads
taken up by the commission Thursday
for bids, T. c. DUPONT has agreed tC
bear the expense of two sections, the
terms Of his agreement with the
State Highway Commission, the roaC
between Glendale and Milford, snC
the road from Dover to Smyrna. II
TACT, his offer is to besr the expense
Of the road from Ellendale to Viii
nlngton, but no bids were asked fo
Ihe stretches of this road such frou
Dover to Milford and north from
smyrna to Wilmington. The com
MISSION was not fully agreed on al
me recommendations of the enginee
4 y cOnnectiOn with the road fror
smyrna to Wilmington and from Dove
" Milford and whether bids will b
aKed Tor these projects in. the nea
iuEufe. Its completion would al
greatly IN the transportation of foo
p'Ouucts by truck north, upon whic
'a'mers Of the middle county appes
" De banking a great deal. Tt
necessity Of property owners who's
pOpefltles about on the sections {
'Oau which 1t Is proposed to approvt
cooperating with the commission
specially in contributing right (
nsy was emphasized by the member
Is pointed out that improved higl
,'!S Will enhance the lands and tn
recourse to condemnation procee
uss Is necessary the owners will vel
"as'y gain nothing in view of Il
'ate law which permits the assassin
4 benefits as well as damages.
0'a0gers for SmYrna-Dover Road
1ne commission was visited by
u =. rsggatl"n representing grange bod
4 ~. Nsnt county, who urged early opel
iDn r' On the Dover-Smyrna road, ss
an improved road was necesss
q .Unlection with the transportati
= Helr products to the market. Th
81 ~, SSAed If the farmers of the cour
q AZ 'u stand behind the commissic
j -. ua IN this connection it was point
q H.. mat the operations would possiE
a ps.., ron 90 to 70 laborers from tt
81 b.r b'ular section. Speaking
# tS.n t,'elves, the grange represen
~'s' ' q sad they would be willing
i.,.' the sacrifce, and thought otl