Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
MAY Be NO MONEY FOR
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
FROM STATE FUNDS
Commissioners Unable to Inform
Constituents Definitely
About Projects.
START SMYRNA ROAD JOB

Ii information which came 10 the
state Highway Commissioners Nester-
daN is correct there will not be penny
ta bc expended for lateral roads from
the maiilA north and south highWaS'
with which citizens of the three couI-
ties I'm Delaware hoped 10 develop their
sections through lateral roads. 1her'
we're many delegations of down state
citiyeps who came To this city yester-
dav To- appeal 10 the Highway COM
uissioners. To begin work on stretches
at roads IN which they are Interested
Nosf nf the counties had agreed TO bond
~ Tho extent of a million dollars. the
s,mc being prcdicatcd on the ability of
thr state Highway Commissioners TO
give them money fer roads
II the commissioners understand the
lsv accurately all these hopes are MI.
According t. the best estimates avail
able YESTERDAY the commission VIII
have but S95.oo0 above auto license fees,
which would give the commission hor-
owing capacity OF hut one million dol
I3ts This is needed IL complete the
ru.th and south highway. Cndor the
arst impression and intention Of most
oi tho citizens. the Highway Commis-
sluu would have had an extra million
a. divide among the three counties for
raad work But tho Legislators pre-
vented TINS by pairing down the appro-
laIauou~ Ii the present information
in the hands If the commissioners IS
accurate. then the counties that planned
- bond III order to build roads. hoping
tnat IN, stat, commission would aid
th,m. VIII IT, disappointed.
This Development was tho really big
~. ,,,,.4ffD~ q hp commission
here yesterday
Roads Through Towns.
Another item that was discussed. but
,u Winch no action Was taken, was
whether il would bo advisable for the
commission IL pay the entire cost Of
isllding "a road through q town rather
tsan have the state road end at the out
.,>irt> of the town. and through the
town ha,. a car So humpiy-bump, un-
~, state road was caught up with
,.a th, opposite side of the town. some
...,ptrniSsiar,.r9 thought il would he bet
8 a. build the State road through the
.astnS Others opposed this feature. II
o,NtIop,d thar there Was a hill passed
Is III, legislature that has something
IL au with the item under disc cussion
AID N, secretary was directed 10 look
Ia. liu up and have i digested-tig-
lratI.cl5 spoahIng-by the time Of the
4.,Nt meeting of the commission. next
Wrdnt sday in Dover.
M. various broken links or stretches
H The north and south highway We're
,i~. uss,d and il things progress as the
,sn snmlssiontrs hope they Will. they viii
S. lu "a position after next week 5 meet
.nl a. advertise Tor hids fci ali The IN
completed sections.
Paul Jones who has been assistant
h tormer Secretary Francis was elect
,d auditor and secretary of the High
v4y COMMISSIONER. ms term Of Office
t.t.lg hs the month.
Two contracts were awarded al yes
,,rdav's meeting For the stretch OF
road from smyrna 10 Armstrong :
corner distance of al miles. was
awarded to Strange a Allen OF Wash
.ucton. u. T.. FOR s22o.4No. The road
,gns east Of smyrna and j a costly
.,rvration. relatively speaking because
IL the MI necessary.
The second contract vas for con
,r.te bridge over the Appoquiniminl
liver south OF Odessa. The Rollin Con
struction CO. of New York City wa:
awarded the contract for 5000