Smyrna times., 1922-01-11
EXPERIMENTATION ROAD
1V||IFIDEL GIVEN BIG BOOST
o,rvK UP SIX TOWNS IN
W. ovTFEN MILE COURSE
HIGHWAY Commission md Kent
w. o,.,,v Levy Court In Joint Ses-
v -, Hear Road Delegation

J,e Hlghn"'
w. or,ty Levy Court In Joint Ses-
S.,,iou Hear Road Delegation
,,,,s delegation from Smyrna
70 s,' Epnton and Hartly went to
y. E,'I1 Wednesday to attend the joint
W. W.. Of the State Highway Com
'i'.aS '''iri and the Kent County Levy
1s.'. :, mt in its strong plea for a
''l' ..,r ~ SMYRNA to Marydel a dis
~ nv, ~ sixteen miles from Smyrna
~ MARYLAND State line. The
a1.rd nike from Hurlock, FEEDER
.s,.r Denton, Greensboro and
SIS' .S,5oro already extends two miles
.J Goldsboro toward Marydel
a assurance on the part of the
'rtv and State authorities they will
"tbs ss rest Of the distance, four miles,
~ State line at Marydel. A road
~ n smyrna to Marydel would link
Snyna, Clayton, Kenton, Hartly,
1,rie and Templeville, six towns
IN the most direct route from the
+ ~ Maryland peninsula to Whining
Philadelphia, New York and the
Is,rtie gaboard. State Senator L.
| I Pice was spokesman for the dele
-sm and others living along the pro
rsi route gave full endorsement of
4. moiect. In addition to this the
.,.5dsrts of both the Highway Com
ri,5or and the Kent Levy Court were
|gbgsd with post cards from all parts
h rothen Kent County advocating
n Snvrna Marydel route. The meet
h took place in the Kent County
|lmt building at Dover. Besides the
|tme plea for the Smyrna-Marydel
|rsi made by Senator Price, Ruby
hi. Philadelphia and Milford lawyer,
vEe for the Milford delegation and
|swated the strip of road from Mil
|hd to Harrington, contending that it
|uH benefit both Milford anG Har-
sgOn Robert X. Jones, of Har-
nron, advocated the road west of
Erngton to Burrsville, Maryland.
[sIOTng the Milford-HarringtOn con-
|Snry other delegations appeared,
ETWadng a strip of three miles from
Eshg Sun to Wyoming, the great
rt shipping center, advocated by
Aa Treasurer George NJ. Fisher, of
ATming; also the proposed route
BON Dover to Hartly, a distance of
iTdTs miles, advocated by former
Sspssentative E. c. DAILY; road from
lNg TO Smyrna by way of Leipsic, q
stance Of twelve miles, by State
saator L. N. Price, Smyrna, who al
5advcated the Smyrna Kenton road;
rs Carl Hughes, of FELTON,, for the
aim- Whiteleysburg road; and AL
N v. Warren from FELTON, to Sand
WI.
ud' Available for &c Miles this Year
Alter the delegations had been
sad by the joint meeting Secretary
State A. R. Benson, chairman of
. State Highway Commission, made
statement as to the amount of funds
'aa0Ie for roads in the State dur
. MS year, including the State bond
Y. s.e Of Sl,4OO,OO0; Federal aid of
'@poO' and Kent county's proposed
" issue Of S5OO,OOO. The Joint
sang q then dissolved. To get the
7. 'ae'al aid the road must be inter-
= { and including this it was shown
" Ne funds available, Kent County
.-S ~. only get about SO miles of road
stng in 1922.
\ y hoad Claims Cannot Be Granted
1.ls, .lle all the claims may not receive
'ofsble Consideration = :, -;
i most Of them will and the Com
]. ,s"aefs y will, in making the selec-
i. !. VI roads to be built, endeavor to
:" W.. 'nOse which will benefit the
'''S' ~. number Of people of the coun-
~ 50lne claims will necessarily be
-sl' w. out those denied will no doubt |
''ep'Pd and built in 1923.
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