Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-04

l.07 mites: Millsboro- Hsrmon's School.
sac miles; sslbyville- Roxana, a.+e
miles; Shawnee Milford. 2.67 miles
Cross Roads-Jacoh's School.
Ia miles; Blades Concord. 2.s0 miles.
4.Si miles; Millsboro-
4es miles; GeorEetown-H -Har-
bosom, &.bs miles; Roxsna- -Millvilic,
t.65 miles. Sclbyviile streets, 100
miles; 1Aurel-Asbury Church, grad
Ing and bridges, 6.b7 miles, laurel
Asbury Church. concrete. 6.b7 miles;
pended on above roads In 1921, Ss42,-
l49 so; estimated cost to complete,
paid by state. s7b0.b43,b4
The practice followed by the De-
partnent OF issuing weekly bulletin.
the best detour for roads
under construction and indicating the
completed roads In the state system
which best accommodate the through
traffic as we'll MS the semi-local traffic.
has been received with much favor
able comment by the public. and It is
our purpose to continue this bulletin
through the year 1922.
The department sustained n loss In
July when its chief engineer. Mr..
Charles NJ. Cpham, accepted n similar
position with tho North Carolina state
Highway Department. MIR. Unhnm
has served the Department with
ability and distinction sincc its or
yanizatlon In 1917. He established and
maintained standards of construction
which have placed the Delaware High
ways among the first In the nation.
He carries with him the esteem and
best wishes OF the Department and
confidence in his continued success IN
this new and larger field.
In April the office OF the secretary
changed hands. and Mr.. !. Paul Jones
was elected TO I'LL the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Mr.. George w
Francis. A consolidation OF the ad-
ministrative forces with revision OF
the methods, by the new secretary, has
produced efficient results and effect.
"a n saving OF ~ per cent In the salar,
roll OF these employees,
Loss OF Engineer.
Since August the department. ha.
lost fifteen capable engineers, OF whom
four were Division Heads. Notwith
standing, however, the additional re-
sponsiblities given the engineers q
the present organization. the 1921 con
struction program has been success
fully carried on and Mt the close OF th,
construction seeeon n review OF tn
contracts undertaken i'm the year, in
volving 66.2 miles of roadway. show
but "a miles uncompleted.
There are Mt this time approxImatel,
lSS miles OF completed highway fn
which the department is respon.ibl
fof maintenance. This work Is beinl
carried on thoroughly and efi,cien Il
through the patrol system. One ensi
neer In each county ls responsible 70
the maintenance work In that particu
lar county, and the. foremen OF III
several patrols are directly responsibl
70 him.
, Cost Of Upkeep.
Past experience has shown that t95
per mile per year win care for IN
upkeep OF our concrete roads. hut thi
! sum Is insufficient to keep our road
open during winter months after heav
. storms. 1t is recommepded through
, out the country that the travelIn
public is entitled to tho i,ee of i'm
a proved roads 365 days in the year. an
= Il is demanding as much. Therefor
$ II would seem proper and consletent
Z tuture budgets to set aside a certaI
@ sum each year TO provide for the +,
o moval OF sSSw.
9 The personnel OF our paid poll,
v force was reduced in August from
TO members Tho work accomplish,
by this unit OF our organization HI
n been most satisfactory 4 new sv,
- tom OF records. covering the activiti,
f Of these men, was instituted durir
d August, which shows at the close
r the year accurate and startling r
= suits obtained by 40 small a fore
To- The records for the last qua rter
;, the year show that the fines imnos,
upon those arrested by our poli
p would, II refunded to this depa rtmer
: nearly cover all expenses incurred I
, this police force.
:. Because of the limited number
. uniformed police which the departme
lttAlh tnhbkf. ANuI ttIliDlsSlnn DtN1S,
the wise plan of commissioning cii
zcns who serve without pay. to asst
. in enforcing the traffic laws, and at Il
:, close of the year 1921 there are
: members on the force. Good resul
/, have been obtained by our friends WI
- have volunteered to help us. and 1t
hoped that large majority may
N induced TO serve during the comii
b" year.
" Due TO the constant increa So in
y traffic. especially trucks on tie Phil
III delphia pike. the overloading of {
latter demanded that stop be ma
- 20 this practice before serious DANA
u' TO this valuable road resulted.
u protect this highway form these exec
u sive loads, a set of 20-ton Howe seal
l. has just been recently erected a
n proximately one mile north Of {
e limits of the city of Wilmington. al
q it'is fully expected that after the
a. have been in use month or MOI
u there Will be brought to light eviden
Is Of fragrant iolations of the State la'
IS limiting the loading of trucks.
NJ For the similar protection on 9th
highways l would recommend the pu
y chase of TWO more loadometers
e The loadometer is portable instr
1t ment which can be easily transport
in an automobile, and by which o
man can accurately determine I
weight of any vehicle. These could
l. used throughout the State as occa 81
|: demands, and would afford. for I
l. present. adequate protection frt
e. overlooking.
4 Since the organiza ton OF the depa
n ment II has occupied without cost
aO large lot east OF the Capitol, on whi
g. "a machine shop. rageroom and
I-parare xyere erected nreyinIIs TO I