Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-20
ROAD COMMISSION
rnn.lnred TON r.re /


~Tlr above are practically ~ 'hs f'e4-
That arr neretearv N v'er tN~7~on ~
Contract Nn
Concerning C.orfrzrt W srd
urIev the rre-rr+ coD'i4iore y r7l =
rrarfieallv irrr,o~ei'lr - co-rr'lrfe 'he
roqd-4- s1vfaee fhi- yrar m ae"o'rrt
~ the iergr amount II ~lH@ving and
gr,il,Finp and the large Tlsnti'y = Erad-
! ing enc r,.rtra~Fe-'e rroroeal ~ tni-
/ scrfinr rvce~,lrd tho onrinorT'e rst'rn-'~
/ hv approximately Sl20n
t.rna@rnurh as rnoq' ~ thi- 0orfva~'
| il m nov right ~ 7av. and th~ '7'gv
! amount II prrlirinarv zork n - '"n~
7 contractor would probably -ornple4s 'fs~
! rIrariug grading and briigps this 7ear
/ and r,nf put m surface un'H n~rf vrar
| The would allow The grade N thoroughly
! settle before The rharing sHrfaoe rss
/ r,laeed IN tho suhgrsds II this oontrset
g-aa read vrrtiaad bids that world Aprsnr-
mate The engineers estirnat. wnrid
/ ,,ndouhtedlv hs obtained. and thSrs
would - ~ dalay r final orsn~l~s'on
~ thz contract ~ rsadvrrtisrng. Th~rs
we're several contractors that w-rs rnrnr-
oesss,,l Il the Nav ~ letsing that wnuId
probably I'D on this contrart
With 'ha above IN oonsids-at,or,
aould recommend hat the hlds IN fsus
contract - regretted and new proposals
called for
on contracts Soe 3.4. srt ?.
the r,rioes arc consistent and vsr7 rla~,
n the engineer estimate
AS stated IN tho report n D=o>rnr~-
~. 1917, the contracts nOw under cnn-
alteration ere far construction of roads
~ prime importance. These rnads oAn
~ considered "a portions - military
btvhrazs This mas zen enphsr seo
by the TACT that they nsv~ tNsn uSd
extensively ov the War Department.
Just recently as many An 400 army
trucks passed over he Pfrtsde'pn,s
Pike m one day
The Council ~ National Defen->.
through the Highways Transport on
rn,ttee. has recommended fhst we put
o,,r essential roads in good ~ondltou
and suitable Tor 1esvy traffic. t.Specla4-
4. L ihis frIe ~ the Philadelphia IKE
and the Dover-SnyrDa ROAD. his laet
l. ver1 important and sgnihcant whsu
re consider mat national authorit1es
r are discouranng pubilc construction s'h
,rnnrovernrnt y hile his TACT NAV not
/ he decisive. should - gwen CONSIDER
j alton
/ fact hat upon apphcatIon, The Phii-
! a,Iejpbla Pike has ,lst been Granted
I Federal AID. nd IS now considered
preferred project Mr. L ". Page,
director. md Nr ! r Pennypacker
! ~blef If management of fhe Office oi
Pubjlc Roads Washington, . g.. stand
ready 10 offer as all aid possible . the
aceIripE II permits FOR material trans
/ p0rtshon.
} All road construction carried on tins
t year must first be approved and recon-
! mended ~ these officials before nc
director of railroads viii authorze al
service for the transportation Of materials
/ ITO sum up this report. y mght>fe
= said that with possibly the above mention
ed exceptions. the prices m the above
q tab,,jations are AS satisfactory as can -
= expected at TINS time or N me near i't
ture.
2 The contractors that have submit tet
\ the bids are we'll known and have 3 ~ld'
r reputation as highway contractors. n
specifications have been carefully drawn
e md call for the hest of materials an'
; methods of construction, and call Tor
n road that will meet the demands Of heav,
V traffic
The mileage contracted for toda
i aggregates 27S3 and the tota. rs
+ 81 IA, ,2t6.70.
g FEDERAL OFFICERS cualNS.
j. r.. Pennypacker. chief Of manage
S rnent NJ the Office III Public Roads, a
y Washington and Federal District Eng
c ineer Blshop viii be here on "Wednesday
z az guests Of Chief Engineer Uphaua, wh'
j uill escort them on tour Of The state
E with respect Of the proposed road system
L the iii Pont boulevard being included
r The du Pont boulevard operation, y
4 said \ the only one in the Fast vher
q concrete IS being laid by central dIstr
button method. His department recon-
y nends the work that is 70 be done unde
q Federal supervision and aid. Durn
,e the winter Mr. I'pham took up Nit
o those officials Delaware road matter
ana their relation TO the Federal reqmr'
II nents. and the purpose OF the visit IS
learn the necessities.