Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1919-11-19
|IIF0f BOULEVARD THRU
|IrIRIl NOT YET SETTLED
AND CLAYTON EACH
|iSD nrIEGATIoNs AT DOVER.
Midway Commission Orders
|i' n,' poute West Surveyed Be-
An''n'- Giving Their Decision.

e poute West Surveyed BE-
1 s'.s Giving Their Decision
~. -. Of the dupont Boulevard
" , i srom its present terminus
nv Never concrete rOad) at Bel
: iii a burning question with
p 4 : towns 1',,I Of Smyrna and Clayton
n ~ n,s. ,S.Ipa having live delega-
I l.sore the meeting of the state
II saw "rI' Commission at Dover last
E lD.s5sy, Recently routes on both
~ and west side of town had
' .,rvpved. The Town Council OF
\ r w. Of Smyrna favor the east
, .Yae which will be the shortest
VA ,,to comes from the end OF the
" wv r0ad at "WOOdlawn" by Bel
/. and odd Fellows Cemetery,
I, tbe meadow at Webb's Mill
a u, .s.Dca in an almost straight line
,, ,- Corner. Smyrna Town
I'll : By q special ordinance has
"a tbs State Highway Commits
|. IN foot right of way with
H. to purchase or cOndem proper
The Clayton folks protest against
eastern route and want the bOule-
- west Of Smyrna so as to be more
.TvsDient for Clayton and KentOn
- Two routes have been laid
j oDe at head Of pond on by Wood
a. to Duck Creek and another
H., Lake Como and direct thru
IL Street. Neither one OF these
mod to suit the Clayton delegation
another survey was ordered along
line Of High Street and the Smyr-
81 Railroad Station to Duck Creek
State Highway Commission de-
to know the estimated cost OF
mute as well as the eastern route
vii have the right of way men
Il Highway Department secure an
nate Of the right of way over the
routes and report back to the
omission, which will then decide on
route. In making their decision
y informed both delegations three
ngs would be considered: LIST, the
priest and most expedient route
the cost of building; and thirC
route giving the greatest good Il
most people. President L. M
bee, secretary E. 7. Porter ant
ncilman W. F. Keith, of Smyrn;
n Council represented Smyrna
lie Messrs ]. R. Clements, w. R
Rys, Dr.. ]. S. Cobb, John w. Hous
represented Clayton.
ghWay Work in Various Sections.
.sAent construction Is about to b
rmenced on the Dover-Magnoli
Z, which has been held up for NOR
q SIX weeks because of difficulty i
snng right of way. Little cor
usiOn will be completed on TIL
shm before winter. The road b,
zen Magnolia and Frederick is pr
&esang rapidly. Grading is bein
pc on the road from Frederick
ford and viii be continued durin
winter. The road from Milford
endale has been completed, makir
e'mplete State highway from Selb
lle 70 Milford. The road from Dc
to Laurel has been complet,
70 the exception of 300 feet ne
ICONS, which will be finished befo
weekend. The road betwe
-'a and Bridgeville is being push
speedy completion. The road /
9en Greenwood and Pennington
crossing rapidly and viii probaE
VOmpleted before winter.
AiaOelphia-Chester Pike about Do
Inc original contracts on the PH
spna turnpike have been co
except a small strip near N;
'us Bridge. The securing of c,
4'eOn material is seriously imp,
ue progress of the work on C,
turnpike. Considerable W,
= Pc done before winter weat-
I. m leaving but little to compl
year. The remainder of
-plAe will be maintained in
''0'hed condition.
'nnec' Delaware Maryland Highly
y, "saa'or Harrison, of Maryls
an Dover Wednesday to see
Sur0nt' the donor of the 81
y Is = in Delaware, to secure f
! .I,,,.p possible consent to connect
Ts', sale State highway with
n wand highway from selbvv
PAM y 'ne Maryland line. AS Mr.
hssd., saS not in attendance at "
~ld meeting, Senator Har-
op ,oa 10y get an expression Of o
h., fnlng the matter NJ, n
1 Y Ts y 'Ae Bureau Of Public R,
snni ssias'on' visited the High
sdss I''. Y, Wednesday looking j
u =, ald projects. and oor.s',..' :