Evening journal., 1918-03-02
READY TO CO AHEAD
With HIGHWAY Work
Now Acquiring Right OF
Way for du Pont Road
TO Milford
CONSIDER PHlLA.
PIKE ROAD WIDTH

Interest among the residents OF the
state is increasine as TO the width
materials to be used and other details
relative to the proposed system Of new
highways which are to be built Ac-
oording to Josiah Marvel. member Of
fhe state Highway Commission, no de-
cision has been reached In these mat
tors as vet. except as TO the nnal
stretch OF the dupont Boulevard south
of Milford.
rnder the terms OF the sgreemnt
entered into with General T. c. dupont,
fhs highway commission is to complete
ihFs road at the expense OF General du-
ponf from the Appcnzeller farm to Mil
ford. distance Of about nve miles, and
Tor this purpose has instructed Charles
NJ Upham, the chief engineer OF the
commission. to purchase A5-foot right
of way. Nearly. If not all. Of this
right Of way has been acquired
The width OF the road north from
Milford to Wilmington. the expense OF
which is 70 be borne by General du-
pont under the terms OF the agree
rqent. has not been decided upon ac'
cording to members Of the commits
son. but II is expected that some den
mite agreement viii be reached at The
next meeting. Il probably will rang
from 40 10 50 feet, according to loca
don.
Decision In connection with the Phil
sdelphia Pike project will very likell
be. reached az the next meeting as thh
IS one OF the first roads to be takeI
iip. FOR Improvement. In connection
a. way Is suggested, and the appended
letter OF Chief Engineer Upham Is o
interest: 80.
"1fr Josiah Marvel Commissioner
State Highway Department, Whining
ton. Delaware.
-My Dear Mr. Marvel: Relative to ou
conversation while IN your Office las
week as 10 the width Of right -ot-wa'
on PHILADELPHIA PIKE, / would say ina
the location Of this road and the par
that it viii play IN the future develop
mont Of this industrial locality wouh
in my mind demand that sunlcien
width Of right-of-way to take care o
The development Of the next nifty o
one hundred years should now be ac
CURED
while ordinarily GO feet would be o
sunlcient width for right-of-way owe
generally level country this particula
road is made up of several grades an
our nils win extend beyond the 60 Zoe
rleht-of-way limits
1T is also quite likely that within
short period II the same developmeI
goes on that has been carried on f.
The past fve or six years, that the
Sylu be trolley line on the great
portion OF this Pike. and this must
provided for.
Z 1T is also desirable to make OF
right-of-way considerably wider th'
our roadway, not only to take care
the future growth OF traffic, but
prepare section along the hlghw'
that will take care Of the telcphol
and telegraph conduits, as well
sewer pipes and water pipes This W
prevent digging up the road paNemel
when laying pipes. etc.
with the exception Of the grade
an so foot right-of-way would provi.
= 40 foot roadway and for public util
3les as wen as for sidewalks
in looklng over the plans for IN
roadway. I flnd the' II we take 80 fe
fiehi-of-way, out extreme limits wou
cut oaly six houses, a IS foot right-c
,uay would cut four houses; and
foot right-of-way would cut TO
houses. In practically every
stance on the Philadelphia- Pl
,ve could carry out the I'd
Suggested in the report. namely-not
fnolest or disturb these houses at U
time. but that any future rebuild
tie construction suitable for carried
with an idea Of 8rrar~ing the c0
struction suitable for the ultimate
foot right-of-way Yours respectful
CHARLES NJ. uPHAM
Chief Engineer.