Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23

near Bridgevflle ana Greenwood for
the purpose Of ascertainirE which Will
he tho most bencffcial and practical to
construct to serve the people In the
northwestern section Of Sussex county.
The idca In view Is to connect with
the improved highways OF Maryland
80 that both states win be benefited
by AN exchange OF business relations
which arc sure TO follow by the linking
OF the State highways.
The road from Harbeson to I,ewes,
via Five Points. was the only roadway
considered at the meeting In the east
crn or central section OF the county,
and this Ia the first move for the COM
p,ction Of the roadway between George
town and Lewes for the benoflt of the
ferry traffic that Is expected from
points In Now Jersey when the boat
line is established between Delaware
and Now Jersey. While funds are not
available Mt this time for tho building
OF the broken link between hero and
Lewes, yet there Is every reason to
believe that II the State Highway Do
partmcnt will give assurance TO the
Sussex County Highway Commission
for reimbursement OF the cost OF con-
struction that some time this year ad-
dltional highway bonds Will be sold
and the Sussex County Highway I'm.
| provement Commission will take II
upon themselves 10 go ahead with tho
work. Sussex authorities stand ready
TO do the work. but failure on the pari
OF the last Legislature at the last ses-
sion TO mako sufficient appropriations
finds the State funds exhausted. The
result Is that nothing can be accom-.
| plished In tho way OF raising fund,
until the Legislature convcnes~- 81
January OF next year.
/ with the establishment of the Cap,
/ May-Jcwes ferry. this summer. IN,
broken link from Harbc-on 20 Lewei
will prove somewhat OF n handicap {,
the public. With a connecting hnl
from Laurel 10 Sharptown. Md. an,
| the Harbcson-L -Lcwcs stretch complete,
residents would be able TO travel on
stone road from the Delaware Bay {.
Baltimore.
The \. Il. Sandidge & Co. this city
have been awarded tho contract
through Bridgevlle. known rs Con
tract No. AZ. approximately 81 miles
Through Scaford and Blades, ContraC
No. az, approximately ono mile, an
from Asbury Church 10 Barr's Corner
Contract &. =. l6. Work on tn
stretch through the Bridgeville stree
connecting up the main State highwa!
will be started next week and upon II
completion construction viii start q
the Seaford and Blades contract. Abol
the middle OF April work will be start
cd on tho Asbury- -Barr's Corner roa
and the road from Georgetown
Laurel is expected 10 he completed y
June. The unfinished contract know
n. &. r. l3 A. from Laurel TO Asbur
church. in charge OF Field. Barker
Underwood will be finished by Ma
: st as only one and one half miles ~
: main. The completion Of this contra
was held up because OF the approaC
OF cold weather last fall.
BIDS may he opened about tho fir
70 OF Nav for the stretch from Covccda
Z Cro~s Roads 20 Cokcsbury ChurC
!, whk.h Will he known as Contract &.
n l.. When this is finished there W
- he a concrete highway between Georg
/, town and Bridgeville which viii q
: able traffic IN the eastern part OF low
. Delaware 10 connect with the ma
State highway cumming from Delnr
e 10 Wilmington. The stretch throu,
\ laurel will eo advertised some Tin
" this year, and possibly the constri
m tton Of large draw bridge over &
n Nanticoke river st SeafN'd VIII
considered by the State Highway II
n pa-tment. a. Il Is on the route OF I
:, main State highway. The bridge W
: cost many thousands OF dollars a
4 may require a epecial act OF the Ie 81
lature.