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the department S230o00 a year for the
next two years 10 complete its out
lined program, which il is thousht
could be done in two years lhis
program would require The issuing
Of about S35OOO0O more OF bonds 70
complete and would include the fol-
lowing: Completion Of the north and
south road program and the spend
ing OF y 10000 on a ilfty-afty pro-
gram with the counties SiOO,Oo IN
Sussex. the same amount in Kent and
$J0Oo0 In New Castle The counties
will ask the Legislature FOR authority
to bond in This amount for roau
hu- ling. providing the state tur-
nishes a like amount for each county.
senator Bennett Offers Bill.
TO allow the highway department
10 80 ahead with its state and coun-
lv program senator Bennett intro
duced in The senate late Yesterday
afternoon a bill TO appropriate from
Tie general fund s250O0O annually 10
ne department II is likely that this
bin will De amended making the ap-
pfopriation only for The next TWO
years.
should the Legislature pass the Ben
nett bin 10 will mean an appropriation
with The automobile lrense money
OF about S5l00O0 a year for forty
Years TO the highway department io
maintain the roads, pay other ilNed
charges. including interest on about
s65OOO0O bonds and retire those
bends by the end OF the fortieth
These are facts that were brought
out at a Joint session Of the senate
and House yesterday afternoon ar,
ranged at the request or memsers ol
The State Highway Commission. ln'
commission decided to explain To lni'
members OF the Legislature eNaci,
vhat has been done In ihe~bulldlnl
OF roads since II was created ana ll'
conditions as 20 The future.
Every member OF the commission
q attended the meeting as follows
Governor Dcnney, chairman; Genera
r. Coleman dupont, Josiah Marvel
Joseph b. Holland and Walter o. HoI
f,rkcr. Former Governor Townsend
who served as chairman from th'
time the commission was created ul
until his term expired last week, wa
also with the commission and mau
me opeuing statement TO the legis
lahlrc Charles NJ Upham. chief en-
rineer. and George w. Francis, secre
tarv also attended. u was one o
the most interesting joint sessions o
the General Assembly held in recen
President pro Tenn Handy presided
and at the opening OF the sessiel
SENATOR Walker suggested ihat wy
Legislature would like to near Wiia
The department has done lurhE w, nl
last two years and what lhsE NSpVo NSpl,,o
a. do tho next two years. 1oNerhu
ncnnev announced that former Cover
nor townsend would make lie s'a''
mcnt , u,. ao
narimcnt was organized nearly lQu
wears aeO and started out win th
nolicv to build roads where me
wore most needed The north an
~nnih roads Nese built FIRST. lie re
fcrrcd lo General dupont coming iQi
varl NJ lh The Iron0siuor 10 Dull
tSa hcnl'Nard uf.d Fay thr hllls an
ihe commission was glaD 10 accel
me- neor THE building OK six mh'
of me Philadelphia turnpike roa
tosl s600OO0
Goyernor Townsend said the lr
wear Inc department was In existent
$500 was received from the incon
tax In addition 10 the auiomobl
license but since the Income Tax Ia
has only brought in enough 20 y.
fho amount due the school
nothing can be expected from th
source this wear. He said N the lel
islaiurc does not provide some inal
cial means 90 assist the departmel
the nrorram will have 10 be callcd q
and suggested that s2500O0 a year
appropriated out of the general fun
f0r the next two years. Tie referr
briefly 20 What this program Is.
cmdine. the completion Of the nor
and south plan. Sussex county
said is going 90 ask FOR authority
bond for SiO0OOO0 more on the M
nfiy plan and that he understo
Kent would ask for the same amou
and New Castle for S5O0ON.
SugqeslS Finishing Projects.
III iho building OF good roads
Delaware Is Co continue, Govern
Townsend suggested that the m
practical and The cheapest plan wol
be i0 80 ahead now with the orga
zalion that has been huilt up.
would probably cost more money
This organization was allowed TO
away. as another organization WI
The work was resumed would have
be built up. The people OF Delawa
ne said. "aro going 10 have good roa
$50 lci ms have them while we
So that we can enjoy them II g
iinucd. the speaker said the progr
could possibly be completed in {
years
senator Price asked how mi
money The department had IN
treasury N this time:
= Practically none" Governor Tow
send explained.
Senator Murphy asked n 70 was II
thai n the department does not isi
more bonds after contracts let
comneied, that the prografn will III
% stop
1--WE can not 90 much further
the automobile license money Is
we get" replied Governor Townsr
Questions asked hy senator A
brought out from members OF
commission That $3.50 a mile per y
is set aside for maintenance: {
binds amounting 20 s2.i00OO0 n
been sold 90 date, most on s 10
some On 5 per cent basis:
ipe sinking fund provision VIII re
iio bonds IN 10 years and that q
Il a Fixed charge of S2iSO00. now
l3lo charge OF The sinking n
maintenance and other inciden
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