Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-20
WANT STATE ROAD
ON MAIN STREET
! THROUGH NEWARK
Citizens Held Public Meeting, Last
Night, and Gave Expression
to Public Sentiment.
MORE BENEFIT THAN
DETRIMENT RESULT

specia, Correspondence OF Every Evening
Newark, Aug. 20.-Citizens of New
ark. at a public meeting held yesterday
afternoon in Council chamber, made re-
quest of the State Highway Department
that il take over and complete the Lincoln
highway to Newark.
The meeting was called by mayor
Frazer to hear expressions OF OPINION OF
citizens as to whether or not they desire
the route of the Lincoln highway TO follow
Main street through Newark, or south oi
the town, near Red Mems Home to the
Elkton Road. The great majority favored
the Main street route, business men con-
tending that to run the road outside the
town would result in taking business away
from Newark OF twenty-four who ex-
pressed an opinion on the subject, twenty
we're. decidedly in favor of Main street
Tor the route, while four opposed the high
way going through the centre OF the town
& Josiah Marvel, a member OF the state
Highway Commission, SAID the commls-
ision would be glad to hear expressions OF
opinion as to the route favored by citizens
of Newark before the department de-
eided to take over the road and complete
Il. He intimated that in case the State
ihould build the road through Newark 1t
would also maintain it under certain con-
ditions, one of which would be that the
building line be gradually moved back to
widen the street for future generations,
the width now being only fifty feet. !.
Charles NJ. Upham, chief engineer OF
The highway department, was late arriving
as he got lost on one of the detours COM
Ing from Wilmington. When called on Tor
Semarks Mr.. Upham said MIR. Marvel
Aad probably covered the ground as FAR as
ahe State highway department was con-
Herned and there was nothing that ne
fould add.
LEVY COURT VERY SLOW.
George w. Griffin said the Levy Court
had been more than four years building
four miles of the highway and at that
rate it would be eight years before 1T
reached Newark. He told Mr.. Upham
that it would be some satisfaction ito us
or our children if he could tell when the
road would be completed"
Mr.. Upham was unable to satisfy the
meeting on that point. He told of getting
lost in making one of the detours In COM
ing from Marshallton to Newark, and said
the people of Newark must be very good
natured TO stand for such road, which,
he said, would warrant large expendi-
ture. He explained 1t could be easily
smoothed up and put In fair shape until
the Lincoln highway is built.
David c. Rose moved that it be the
sense of the meeting that the State High
way Commission be requested to take
over the Lincoln highway from Marshall
ton to Newark and complete it, which
motion was unanimously adopted.
Mayor Frazer presided and explained
the purpose of the meetRg: He said the
Levy Court had been unable to do much
towards building the Lincoln highway
from Wilmington>to Newark, and express
ed wish that the State Department take
over and finish the work. He then called
on Mr.. Marvel for statement.
TOWNS AND THE HIGHWAY.
Mr.. Marvel said the State commission
was always glad to discuss the line of q