Evening journal., 1919-09-11
To BEAUTIFY PIKE
THROUGH CLAYMOkT
Owners Will Give Land for
Sidewalks and Grass
Areas
STATE AID ALLOWED
Fer SOME ROADS
specIal TO The Evening Jounal.

Special 10 The Evening Jounal.
! DOVER, Sept ii-At a meeting OF
the state Highway Commission, held
yesterday, several delegations waited on
the commission, regarding the improve
ment OF roads through small towns
over the route Of the State Highway
10 run outside the corporate limits Of
the towns.
The first delegation was one from the
town limits OF Dover, on the north to
Emery's Corner, connecting up with
the present State Highway beginning
at that point. The request was granted
and surveys will commence at once.
A delegation from Smyrna requested
that the State Highway be run outside
OF the town limits, suggesting that II
follow the route over the Corblt mill
dam. the water OF which recently went
out during a storm. The matter was
referred 10 Chief Engineer Upham for
him To study out the best plan.
A delegation from Bridgeville, asked
that the State highway run through
the eastern limits Of the town and mat
state aid be given. IL was decided 10
grant the request and state aid to the
extent OF 30 per cent, was allowed Tor
construction Of the road. provided the
town council Of Bridgeville agrees.
A delegation headed by Judge Her
bert L. Rice and w. n. Mullen IN
formed the commission that at least so
per cent. OF the property owners IN
Claymont were willing TO give their
property for highway purposes, win
The privilege Of sidewalks and grass
areas. The commission authorized En-
glneer Upham 10 proceed with the DC
yclopment and construction TO the limit
of said roadway wherever the property
could be secured. This will consist OF
grading the land and providing a space
for sidewalks and tree planting. The
same plan will be followed out during
the entire length Of the turnpike as fast
as the land can be secured.
on the Giles property between
Bridgeville and Seaford. an agreement
has been reached whereby the damage
IN the land will be settled by arbitra-
tion. this removing an obstacle TO the
completion OF the highway In that see
tion. State aid 10 the extent Of 30 per
cent. Of the cost OF constructing the
road from the town OF Delmar TO the
Maryland line has been granted. This
will be on the State highway route.
The Delmar-Laurel road has been
completed. Between SeafOrd and Lau-
rel the contractor has agreed TO put on
additional construction units in order
10 finish this strip OF road before fall.
Between SeafOrd and Bridgeville, with
the exception OF Hearn's Mill and New
tons Corner. the contractor has force
Of men at work. Between Bridgeviile
and Harrington the contractor has N
equipped with the largest plant in the
country. The McNichol Paving and Con-
struction Company OF Philadelphia have
the contract and the distance to be COW
cred is 80 miles. Practically all OF the
work Is being done by machinery and
Il is expected a large amount OF con-
crete will be laid before cold weather
sets in.
Concrete is being laid on the Ellen
dale and Milford road and Il is expected
that this strip will be finished by Sep
tember 20.
The roadway between Dover and
Smyrna. has been finished and traffic
on this line will be opened Sunday.
Along this route, there is still some
shoulder work 10 be done and travellers
are warned 20 be careful in going over
the road because OF the machinery and
equipment stlll on the ground.