Smyrna times., 1922-02-01
ROAD FROM SMYRNA To KENTON
IS ON PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR
AND FROM KENTON TO HARTLY
AND MARYDEL IF POSSIBLE
State Highway Commission Accepts
Seven Routes Offered by Levy Court
and Selects Eight Others Additional

and Selects Eight Others Additional
The prospect of a concrete road
from Smyrna, Clayton to Kenton,
Hartly and Marydel, in the road build
ing program for this and next year
seems absolutely assured. The forty
five miles of road in this country that
were adopted by the Levy Court for
permanent improvement, were ap-
proved by the State Highway Com
mission at meeting at Dover on
Wednesday. In addition to the seven
routes offered by the Levy Court, the
Highway Commission adopted eight
other routes totalling approximately
thirty-fve miles. If the additional
proposals made by the Highway Com
mission are approved by the Levy
Court, it will give Kent county road
building program of about eighty
miles which will probably require two
years to complete. Major Richard R.
Kenney, the attorney for the Levy
Court, has been retained by the High
way Commission to proceed with the
securing of the right of way for the
roads that are to be constructed. In
the resolution adopted by the High
way Commission approving the routes
the Chief Engineer of the Highway
Department is instructed to proceed
with the surveys and prepare plans
. and specifications for the different
routes and then advertise for bids as
: soon as possible.
Fifteen Routes Have Been Approved
, As to Kent County, the Commission
adopted the roads already recommend
, ed by the Kent County Levy Court
including Smyrna to Kenton, fv,
! miles; Dover to Hartly, ten miles
Rising Sun to Wyoming, miles; Eel
ton to Frederica, six miles; FELTON, t.
HOllandsville, six miles; Harrington
to Burrsville, nine miles; Harrington
toward Milford, six miles; making
&, total of As miles. In addition to tn
above roads in Kent county, the com
. mission also recommended thes
:, routes. Hollandsville to Whiteleysbur
. miles; Pearson's Corner to Maryde
!, 5 miles; Kenton to Hartly to Mary
q del, eight miles; Leipsic to CheswolC
q four miles; Harrington to Milford
- Tub Mill to Thompsonville to Sout
= Bowers Beach to Little Haven, l
n miles; and from Dover to Smyrna, b
n way of Leipsic, II miles. Chief er
NJ gineer Buck reported that the dC
"a partment was ready now to advertis
; for bids for the following road:
II Through Bridgeville to Seaford an
a. Blades; Woodside to Cooper's Cornt
. and also road from St. Georges
n Tybout's Corner and also for Inkin
n up the connection on Laurel to Georp
70 town in Sussex county and Five Point
o. to Wyoming and Leipsic to Cheswol
40 in Kent cunty. A resolution VIZ
+ adopted requesting the bond comm
a. sion to sell bonds up to $500,0O0 /
a March IL.
lg To Connect Up Links in Sussex
5. At the meeting of Wednesday afte
le, noon all members were present exec
nd Senator T. C. dupont. The commi
IS, sion appointed the following additio
is al highway citizen police: Villa
h Davis, Odessa; William Shedd Holto
ne Wilmington, and State Senator Jol
ne G. Highfeld. The commission al
Is, decided to replace the trees plant
IN, along the DUPONT Boulevard betwe
m, Dover and Leipsic, where some ha
er. died. 1t was decided to set apa
n 100000 for State aid improvement
rt- street and roads in New Castle Cou
ty. In Sussex County it was decid
to grant State aid through Millsbol
II connecting up with the Oak Orcha
Road thence with the DUPONT Ro
ng and also to build the link betwe
ely Georgetown and Laurel and fro
ay Georgetown to Bridgeville.
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