Evening journal., 1918-08-06
WORK Progressing
ON STATE HIGHWAYS
Gen. du Pont Signs Agree
ment to Pay for Milford
Wilmington Road
EXPECT PHILA. PIKE
Finished BY FALL
speoIal 70 THE EvENNG JoURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Aug 6-At a meeting Of
the State Highway Commission held
here Saturday, Attorney General Rein
hardt gave advice on certain questions
OF law, relative 10 the rights Of way
for State highways.
The agreement between General T.
Coleman dupont and the State as to the
road he agreed TO build and give 10 the
State from Milford 20 Wilmington, was
signed as was also an agreement with
the General Chemical Company as TO a
right Of way on the Philadelphia pike.
The rights Of way in Sussex county
over the Whitehead property have been
secured which now gives an entire
right OF way In Sussex county Tor the
dupont Boulevard TO Milford. The rights
Of way have all been secured from
Dover and Smyrna and from Delmar to
Laurel.
As sufficient materials cannot be OBJ
tanned 10 construct all the roads now
under contract, every effort Will be
made 10 construct roads where the
rights OF way have been obtained and
where there will be no further dim
Guilty in proceeding with such construc-
tion.
Chief Engineer Upham reported that
the rough grading has been completed
between Dover and Cheswold and the
steam shovel Is now working on the
road from Cheswold to Smyrna. Il Is
expected that the laying Of concrete
will begin on the Dover and Cheswold
road the latter part Of this week.
The piling for the bridge at Gsrri-
sons mill has been driven and the con
crete work will begin some time this
week
The road from Glendale TO Milford
is being cleared ready for grading. The
rough grading on the road from Del
mar 10 Laurel has been about half fin
ished and will likely be done by the
last OF the week. The indications are
that the material for that section Will
be plentiful. Work on the Laurel and
Seaford road has not progressed so
well. due to the fact that the contractor
has been held up on some OF the ma
terlals.
The strip OF road between Seaford and
Bridgeville has not progressed as sat
isfsctorily as the commission desires
hut n bids fair that the work will be
completed by the end of the year.
Work on the Philadelphia pike is
progressing and every indication points
10 a completion OF this work early in
the fan. II was stated Already 90 per
cent OF the bricks have been shipped
and their delivery assured. While the
construction was delayed by the Telt
phone Company, satisfactory arrange
ments have been made whereby the
work is progressing. over one thousand
feet of concrete has been laid and II
is expected that sufficient material VIII
ne secured 20 finish the work without
delsv. because Of It's importance az
Federal road and route for large army
trucks
Peter T. Wright, certified public ac-
countant. who was employed by the
commission TO audit the books OF me
department and give an estimate as 70
the expenditures. ETC.. submitted MS
report which was rather lengthy. sew
eral recommendations were niade. Ihe
report. in part. Is as follows;
Il have made an examination or the
budzet OF estimates submitted by the
engineer and secretary Of your depart
nent for the year 1918 have also
examined the expenditures Of the de-
nartrnent for 1917 as shown by the ac-
counts and records Of the department.
Judcine from the 1917 expenditures, the
estimate OF the same for 1918 as sun
nitted nv the above named otticers
seems adequate 10 cover the require
ments for the year. after allowing slo'-
OOO for additional field stan for CON
struction. $500 additional for the
maintenance Of ten more miles OF du-
pont boulevard which ! am given 10
understand will probably be turned
over by Mr.. T.. C. dupont In the near
future. and 81 700 for an auto truck and
additional car. .,
,sThe aggregate revenue from the II
censes for 1917 amounted 10 si33,923, as
nor the hooks Of the State Treasurer.
This included the increased cost or IL
cense from May 70. 1871. when tue
change in rates went into effect From
the hooks Of the State treasurer ! find
that the revenue from these licenses
for Ne first five months Of 1918
amounts 10 si965i5, as compared win
500. .is0 for the same period OF i9i'-
THE revenue for 1917 for the re-
mainlng seven months from June 10
December 81 amounted to S34143. AS
sumlng that the revenue for the bal
ance OF 1918 from June 1 will equol
that for the same period OF 1917, !
estimate as follows:
"Actual revenue received from jan
uary TO May, 1918, Si96,5i5. /
ESTIMATED receipts for remainder OF
year, S3L7l3.
Total 1921 ,2Ss0O.
"This is S2i ,2Ss greater than the S2iO'-