Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1920-01-02
PRESIDENT TRUTHS
REPORT FOR YEAR 1919


that a few self-evident facts be agar
called to attention. Last year, OWLS
to war conditions and restrictions 1t
did not seem either wise or prudsnt
to proceed with the proposed improve
ments, consequently nothing but ap-
solutely necessary repairs were maze
This left the streets in such eondl-
ton that it was absolutely Imperative
to give them attention this ear
In going over the necess'iy WORK
we found that is was necessary 10
make some repairs to the concrete
street on East Front. We also found
that it was necessary to do a great
deal of patch work" o. all the i'm
proved streets. To do this we used
AZ bbls. of Tarvia *. p and 100 tons
of Stag We then entered into a con-
tract with The Barrett Co. for tank
car of Tarvia for rssurfacing North
Walnut West Froat street, Causey
Avenue. East Froat street and the
Plaza. According to our contract
Tho Barrett Co. we're to come the mid
die Of lime We selected this time
as pea season could be over and the
snrinq rains sould be passed and
drv season expected. Owing to con-
ditions over which The Barrett Co.
could NOT m1trol, namely, labor con-
ditions and ong wet spells which
greatly rearded their work, we did
NOT really get started on resurfacing
tbe strae until September, and we
feel that This work for best results
sbouid be done when it will have the
advantage of the hot summer suns.
Dining the year we have had two
very severe rain storms which have
done a great deal of damage to the
STREETS, and kept the street, depart
msnt from proceeding with improve
ments. These storms probably lam
sged the streets to the extent of one
thousand dollars. In addition to the
damage TO the surface of the streets,
these storms washed great piles Of
sand into the sewers, causing much
extra work on sewers.
During the year we plowed and
scraped South Walnut street from
Second street to Barker street, making
this section passable after several
years Of extreme roughness. This
street has good hard foundation and
can be kept passable with a small ex-
penditure for some time. As has been
explained by former councils the
sewer on this street should be rebuilt
and then an improved street laid.
We have plowed and scraped South
Walnut street from the Railroad to
town limits, adding Stag when neces-
sary, and put this street in fair shape
again. We should have liked to make
this a permanent piece of work, but
owing to lack of funds, we did what
seemed best to us.
We built a new street on Lake Ave
nue. to town limits. This street we
built eighteen feet wide, feeling that
it should extend from curb to curb /;
but owing to the cost, we did what
we were able to do to complete this
stretch to connect with the dupont
Boulevard. A previous Council had
had this work in mind and had sur
veyed this street with the idea of maxi
ing a continuous grade from the town
limits to the Railroad When we got
ready to do this, we found that the
work could not be done this way be-
cause it would bring the water mains
too close to the surface of the street
and provide unduly high curbs in front
of the abutting properties, as well as
making a bad intersection on Eugenia
Avenue and Kings Highway.
This work as done was planned
with the idea in mind of putting four
new storm water inlets on Lake Ave
nue. and rebuilding the cutters to cor
respond, this doing away with dan
gerous crowns at places on the sides
OF the street.
During the year our attention was
particularly attracted to the condition
of Eugenia Avenue, which for con-
siderable periods had been impass-
able, and had caused a pond of water
to stand for month at time, caus-
ing a menace to the health of the
people living in that section. We
would recommend that this street be
graded and suitable storm water
sewers be provided to do away with
this condition.
We had in mind work on Washing
ton street, but owing to the condition
of the sewer, which should be relaid
and graded so as to extend out to the
limits and provide for the properties
further out the street, only work Of a
temporary nature should be done un-
til the sewer is adjusted
East Second street should be given
attention and put in shape. Thi;
street is very rough in places and il
others has suffered from the storm:
mentioned before. We would recon.
mend that this be given careful con
sideration by the succeeding Council
In great many parts of the tow