Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-25
NEW STATE ROADS
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En- route to Dover from Wilmington
| in the afternoon the very complete ma
terial plant and batch assembly delivery
| by truck direct to the mixer in operation
on the State road between Farnh,lrst and
| Tybouts Corner had been noted.
In going from Dover toward Rising
Sun visit was made 20 the section on
which work is in progress which will
much shorten the distance To Bowers
Beach and render the resort more readily
available.
The most interesting point, however,
for many of the visitors, was the big
Fill" below Frederick and on the south of
Murderkll Greek, for the reason that they
have already or anticipate problems Of
the same nature. Here, in a distance of
perhaps an eighth Of mile, have been
deposited $4,000 cubic yards of earth fill
across swamp to the bank of the creek.
The weight of this mzss of fmaterial applied
on the floating" base has raised the
adjoining surface, formerly subject to over
flow, above tidewater level. This has been
accompanied, of course, by settlement
of the fill, sometimes as much as three feet
in a night, and over thirty feet In the
aggregate. The angle of repose has, how
ever, been apparently reached In the flow
that causes the settlement, and it is ex-
pected that by spring it will be possible
to-. 90 on with the construction of tho
I25-foot bridge, of encased I-beam type,
spanning the creek, plans for which are'al-
ready prepared. The consent of the War
Department has been secured for making
this losed bridge as there is no naviga-
ton to be interfered with.
TwELvE-MILE "sTRAIaHTAwAY."
Below Milford the celebrated straight
away" of twelve miles of the du Pont road
was taken full advantage of by the high
powered machines of the party, arousing
emotions that were afterward expressed
by one of the party In the shape Of an
opinion that with t. Coleman du Pont
rs backer and Upham and his personnel
to carry it out, straight and narrow
road direct to Heaven, seemed wholly
feasible, and as a commercial possibility
would prove huge success" While this
met with general approval, the probability
of its being undertaken WAS somewhat
dampened by the reflection Of another on
the prospects that would face the traveller
who should chance To start slipping back
ward, of going equally far in the reverse di-
rection.
A few miles on the same road beyond
the straight stretch brought the party to
Georgetown.
SPLENDID EQUIPMENT.
A visit was made 70 the supply depot
and TO the working end of the section
from Georgetown to Bridgeville, where
the biggest concrete mixer in the East
is in use This is Of "eight-bag" capacity,
and is capable of supplying the concrete
for I4-foot roadway at the rate of 1000
feet per day, if material is available and
the preliminary work ahead has been
done The record, attained under favorable
conditions, is 4472 feet in six and half
days.
The talk at the dinner table and after
tn rned on the plan which has been moated
for furnishing an outlet Tor through
travel from Southern points TO the New
Jersey coast resorts by the establishment
of q ferry from Lewes 10 Cape MAY, and
State Engineer Wasser and the County
Engineers of the lower New Jersey coun-
ties promised their earnest corporation
toward the attainment of that object. The
matter not long ago nearly reached the
attention of the State Legislature snd is
likely 10 be brought up at an early session.
The water distance is only II miles, and
the road from Georgetown 70 LeweS Is
alreaON nDutF cOt,raNt IN TWO stcLiOttr
State and county sharing the cost.
The visiting officials were united in
their appreciation Of the esprit du corps
of the organization which Chief Engineer
Upham has built up, and IN attribunne
a large part Of the success which their
inspection showed has been attained 10
that factor-all az which is high complI-
ment to hun and a source Of proper pride
10 Delaware.
The members Of the New Jersey delega-
ton who made the tour were as follows:
5. J. Wasser, Trenton, Chief Engineer
Highway Department Of New Jersey;
A. Lee Grover, secretary. State Highway
Department, n. j.; Alex. II. Nelson.
Atlantic City, President county Engineers
Association; Garwood Ferguson, j. K.
Kane, Passaic county, Ross McClove, w.
P Laird, Bergen county, Harry F.
Harris, Mercer County, Fredenc Y.
Reimer, Essex county, L. NJ. Rice, Cape
MAY county, J. VI. Abbott, Ocean County,
j. J. Alburton, c. NJ. Schumacher,
Camden county, Fl. p. KAAbey, James
L. Sparks, Salem county.