Smyrna times., 1921-09-28
h IIf rIlHN!! !! POLICE POLICE,
\ 4 IfT M DELAWARE HIGHWAY
:, FINDS CAUSES STATE
Dh u - CALL ON VOLUNTEER
GARD ~

slpD 10 CALL On '0I
| -. Regularly Employed Do
r l,'.'Iid P1I,'5 Work But They Can
F 'P.''eI rmer All Sections Of Road
@ '.;,g 'j,g the paid police force frr.s,dor for
lnr'a'lag asn y" Of highway travellers
D rots'II3aa protect aends nd was one Of the. the i'm, I'M
Sn ;Peea .l,+ions that came before the
t.nt qasf'S, e the Board Of Highway
.rr;;lon a. With the exception OF
ITd1''ipag,, pg,t boulevard running the the
T@ d. fVl' ~, state. and the fact that
vi! d 'i,s ars being attracted to the
sitor;'' sa Sls because of its being
|iifs'5 s,,r rro completed has caused those
'd'als ia ,rsedy ss.dy to break speed laws nH
90 ''tDiy NJ Nth throughout Delaware Re re-
naap1 ilpc, down state indicate that
n. i,pnl lsrious accidents have been aE mar
Y. ,,,. sTprted and some have 0Gcufre?' &c;
y! y, ",ls5s Nth fatal results. The eiti,
b rev wiz We. Lows have been aroused
2; - Wa niIfpl mi violations of Others and
TIE WIN tirp have been demanding
y !. sI,r nrotection 5 for themselves and
Isil's. ...+s Dolice force guarding the
D ,.. ,,''c consists of four men. One
ls'ss 'ssd on the Philadelphia turn
! l'.a,ltt .nntber on the Kennett turnpike
~ anS,,.r Great arteries and the remain d.
wv wv are divided over a stretch OF
9 e..r W. en- embracing 100 miles. In ad-
n',i ~. IL Highway Commission has a
aen, als.s, ~ volunteer police force Of 20:
5.e s,,i are appointed for period 5ol of Of
|...s ,' months, alr serve without pay, but
!, ~ +Tsn nT',ll ali the authority granted a
-ai,r Maid highway police.
Tsnntssr sIlrl sr Police in Civilian Clothes
'Vlln''' III 70 the HIGHWAY Com
.',Sener, aGr,,s we're that the volunteers
= 1sI,t 5sep doing splendid work. They
4 made more arrests Of speed vlo-
y, y and sni have warned many others.
|S...r,s these volunteers are in citi-
T. Jothing, does not give the speed
rr mixing that in whizzing by q
i, waking on the highway, he may
! 5,,.ing a policeman. It is likely
u an additional paid policeman may
,,med and that other volunteer
|.Fsmen will be sought. Josiah
#I,Tsl. member of the Highway Com
[,,,op. said that the commission
IND 70 protect the people in every
Il from speeders, but were handi
,1Bs1 because of lack of funds. 81.
decide TO name an additional paiC
sna7, it will be the limit of wha'
can do. We shall have to depend
volunteers after that he said
ue Highway to Wilmington HarbO
The State Highway Commission 4
meeting at Dover Wednesday, as
sl members Of the HarbOr Com
giOn Of Wilmington, that the high
Bv On Christiana avenue, leading t
1 yoIt site would be taken care o
m arrangements made, so that
Fald be completed by the time tn
lt project is ready for use. Willar
Speakman and Charles Warne,
Enbor Commissioners, appeared be
be the Highway Commission an
ged that the stretch on Christian
THue, which is graded be complete
July I. The highway commission
B informed the Harbor officials tn;
sy could not go ahead with the woI
i; year, but would direct the eng
III corps to complete plans and e
mate for the road in next year
ngram, and that the work should !
Il among the very first items col
sIed for next year.
hsaIOw Bill Smyrna-DOver Road
The board considered a claim
slnan & Goodman, road contractor
ich had been under considerati,
many months relative to pay f
moving dirt from the strip of roi
'an Dover to Cheswold. As the co
sdors had been paid for removil
GN the second moving not beii
pan Of the contract, the bill W
allowed.
J. A Refs, Of Wilmington, and He
y h. Schick, Of St. Georges, we
Ied citizen highway police.
Is the intention of the comm
v % appoint inspectors to see tt
y automobile title law is enforced
= = me Uniform lighting system
lhe commission decided not to ,,
i. van any Of the war road eou
:. recently acquired from the q,
,,. '' The only disposition of 81
n Fily being sale or loan to tow
S.il tol !, State road work. No in
ta.sis. ,.ss Will be allowed the use of
.o..' 'onmlssion ordered notice S,
IA. dio.''aC'0Ts y Of the Murderkill ri,
Ri at Frederca to hustle