Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-28
Jersey OFFICIALS
TO TAKE A VIEW OF
DELAWARE ROADS
Delegation to Come Here on
Monday Next and Make a
Tour of the State.


Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover. Sept. 2S.--An adjourned
meeting Of the State Highway Dee
rariment was held here, yesterday,
o. finish the business OF week ago.
An the members were present ex-
ccpt r. G. du Point.
Chief Engineer Charles NJ. upham.
who has been granted a years leave
Of absence. made a flying trip 20 Dover
and was present az yesterdays meet
ing Co arrange Tor some OF the work.
with which he is familiar.
The commission appointed the fol-
lowing additional members of the citi-
gems highway police. Clement u. Hal
lam. Wilmington; Clarence ID Syphefd.
Dover. Dr. Frederick T.. Ruhl, Milford.
Bids viii be asked for fills az Smyrna
and at the Spring Greek bridge at
FREDERICK at the latter place about
5000 yards.
Secretary Jones has signed vouchers
for Federal aid for State roads.
amounting to about $4,000.
In reference 20 the Federal aid pro-
tccts, action was taken on projects
Nos 2. and by the adoption of
resolutions that on account OF the in
ability Of the contractor 10 secure
labor and materials. FOR reasons be-
yond his control. the time of COM
pletion for contracts and Z be eX-
tended 20 september I. 1921, and that
the work on these contracts be ac-
coptod as OF this date, September l,
1921, and that the collection OF liqui-
dated damages be waived.
and Z, for the same reasons. the time
was ordered extended and the COLI
lection OF iquidated damages be
waived.
Report was made OF the completion
oi sheds hack Of the State Armory for
the storage OF the war equipment FOR
building and maintaining roads. in
Guiding mainly the automobile, truck
and tractor machines.
Report was made OF good progress
in laying concrete pavement through
Magnolia and the curing of the con
crete by the pounding method, by the
building OF dykes, and weJting the con
crete and covering same with dirt.
ON Monday next a delegation OF
engineers and county officials from
salem. y. j.. viii make a visit to Del
aware 90 look over its road system
They will be met by the Delaware
state Highway officials about o'clock
a. Wilmington. and be taken over th'
improved Highways in the northern
part 81 the state. Il is expected they
viii reach Dover about noon, wher'
they will lunch and then proceed 4
the lower part Of the State for furthe
inspection. The party will likely re
main in Georgetown over night ant
ON Tuesday take a western route L
Maryland, where the roads OF tina
Htate win be inspected. They WI
make their return TO Salem, y, }
BY way Of the Maryland route.
Secretary Jones attended a meet
ine, yesterday morning, Of the Sus
sex County Highway improvement
Commission, at Georgetown, wher
arrangements for the final paymen
Of the defaulted part OF the contract
of Elder n Co. and Walker & Savag
were made.
secretary Jones has received an In
Vltation from the Pennsylvania Goo
Roads Association 70 take part IN IN
Triangle Tour arranged by the as
sociation 20 Harrisburg, Gettysburg
Chambersburg. Shippensberg, Carlisl
and back to Harrisburg, at Caledon
Park. on Tuesday October 4 at p. n
lie hopes 10 be able 10 take the trip.