Evening journal., 1921-04-06
ONLY MILLION
FOR new ROADS
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OF friction in the Highway Depart
ment. resulting from reports at
tributed TO him IN the past few
weeks that the department was in
solvent.
Discovery OF the lack OF funds for
State aid was made when the ques-
tion OF advertising for bids for brok-
en- links In the north and south sys-
TEN OF roads was taken up. IL was
found these broken links involve the
towns Of Camden, Bridgovillc. Sea-
lord and Laurel. As the commission
did not have a certified copy Of the
law pertaining to building through
towns II was compelled to postpone
action until its meeting in Dover next
week
Until yesterday the commissioners
had been under the impression that
the sum OF $4,000 a year carried
IN the new highway appropriation act
was In addition 10 the receipts from
automobile license fees and that the
sum capitalized at per cent. under
the law would permit the borrowing
OF S2O0O.OOO. This money would
permit the finishing OF the links on
the north and south highway system.
and give aid to the counties on the
"hfty-hfty" State aid plan.
At the morning session OF the
] Commission yesterday delegations OF
Levy Courtmen and road officials
from all three counties appealed for
I State aid funds. Sussex county ask
ed for 100000. Kent asked for a
like sum. New Castle wanted $780,
600. All three said the money TO
match the State aid had been appro-
priated and the road work merely
awaited apportionment by the State
Commission Of State money.
State aid funds. it should be noted.
are used in conjunction with those
appropriated by the counties for
east and west road development in
contradistinction with the north and
south. or main stem highways
which are being built by the state
Commission alone.
II has been expected totdistributs
81. 900. 900 among the counties wher
it was found that under the new
State Highway appropriation act
reduced by whatever funds are re-
. Ceived from automobiles in excess OF
S325. 900. In other words, the more
the motor receipts are above $685.
600. the less will be the direct ap-
nropriation from the State. Undel
this arrangement the commissio OF
figured that instead of having sufl
cient funds on which 10 borrow 81,
600. 900 at Z per cent. under the law
and to pay sinking fund charges fo
interest and redemption, 1t vii
. have only s1.OOO,000.
The $1,000. 600 viii barely sufiic'
to carry forward tho work OF con
Meeting up the broken links in tn
north and south system, and IN
State aid fund for the three coun
ties. as Josiah Marvel. of the Stat
Commission, today said. 'is dead" ="
Mr.. Marvel expressed much regre
at the situation, saying II was "
, pitv'' the counties could not be as
sisted in construction OF their cas-
and west systems of good roads afto
they had planned TO raise then ow
! money specifically for the purpose.
Whether the Legislature, when
reconvenes on May o. will provid
% the state Highway Commission wit
sufficient money to furnish the cour
, ties with State aid money is prof
lomatical. but il is believed the var
Gus committees affected In the thre
counties will bring pressure upo
the legislators for an adequate ar
propriation.