Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1921-11-03
81 BIDDERS
ONROAD WORK
State Highway Department
Awards Two Contracts
For Fills
JOSIAH MARVEL
is COMMENDED
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal
DOVER. Nov. 3.-A meeting OF
the State Highway Commission was
held here yesterday with all mem
bers present except Senator T. Cole
man dupont and Joseph E. Holland.
Newton L. Grub. appointed some |
days ago to succeed Josiah Marvel. |
was present. The main business be-
fore the commission yesterday was |
the opening OF bids for two contracts |
for fills at Smyrna and Frederick.
There were 80 bidders on the
Smyrna. contract and eight on the
Frederick contract. OF the bidders
eight or ten were from Delaware.
the others being scattered through
New York. Pennsylvania and Mary
land. The highest bidder on the
Smyrna contract was Ciayborne, I
Johnston and Company Baltimore.
Md. s33.965. and the lowest bidder
was Daniel e. O'Connell, Ridley
Park. Pa, $4,000. The award was
given to O'Connell.
The bids on the Frederica con-
tract ranged from s2,S04 to s4.S9S.
the latter being the highest bidder.
The contract was awarded to Jester
and Cook. Lincoln City. Del. their
bid being s2.s04.
The commission appointed the fol-
lowing additional citizens highway
police: Harry r. Wooters. Fred
erica; j. CORTLAND Woodland. Will
mington; Benjamin r. Simpler
Houston; w. G.. Cox, Bellevue.
Reports were made of the pay
ment on State aid to Sussex county
for road improvements Of $4,000.
The Sussex County Highway I'M
provement Commission through its
chairman. former Governor John G.
Townsend invited the state High
way Department y and its engineers
to make an inspection of the roads
in Sussex county. The invitation
was accepted and Thursday. Novem-
Der 10. was decided upon to make
the inspection.
A petition was presented from
citizens OF Wyoming and vicinity
asking for further consideration Of
the route OF the State highway
through Camden and to again con-
slider the route OF survey lying be-
tween the said towns and near the
, Caesar Rodney school house. W. NJ.
Hope. attorney, presented the petit
ton.
A petition was also received from
the people OF Millsboro asking for
: construction OF a road running from
! Millsboro to Long Neck connecting
with the DUPONT highway.
D The following solution presented
at the request " Senator DUPONT
was read and adopted and ordered
spread on the records:
Whereas. The members OF the
Highway Department have learned
with great regret that Mr. Josiah
Marvel, who has been a highway
commissioner since the organization
OF the department, has felt com
PEELED to resign, and
Whereas. The remaining commits
. sioners are much Impressed with the
8 great loss the State and Highway
s Department have sustained by rea'
son OF such resignation and feel tina
~ they ought to give some expression
10 OF their appreciation OF his services
b. now therefore be IL
g Resolved, BY the State Highway
II Commission. that as a tribute to this
10 great services rendered by Mr.
d Josiah Marvel, as a member OF thu
d Highway Commission, the follow
10 ing facts be recorded:
q 1. He has given his valuable tint
q to the work ungrudgingly, withou
. stint, without pay. without even hi
- necessary expenses, and withou
thought Of sacrifices to himself
:, 2. He brought to the department
W. his usual ability his great foresigh
for the necessity OF good roads. hi
unhounden confidence in the State
ie ability and his great faith in it
y people to do the right thing in tn
H. right way.
8 3. He was foremost in buildin
Al the necessary organizations to d
l. this work and has ever been aler
IN and courageous in seeing that. n
"a weak spot remained in 1t longe
than II could be removed
m 4. He has remained with an
IN been a part OF this organization lon
Sc enough to be assured that shortly "
o. shall see a splendid highway extend
IN ing from the northerly to the south
h. erly boundary OF the State.
e. 8. Active as he has been for man
5n years in the politics OF this State, n
is. has conducted himself in this Off
with such unselhshness as to max
the possibility OF the board becom
inc. partisan impossible; be It furthe
Resolved, That in the opinion {
N this commission this record OF pub
ii lie service, has seldom been excelle
in this State. and in order that
may become a permanent record an
Int be better appreciated by all Dels
,rd wareans we direct that this resoli
he ton be spread upon the minutes {
nd the board and a copy thereof ful
IRIS nished to the public press.