Evening journal., 1923-01-01

IN accordance with the plans OF tns
Department to provide an S0-fooi
right of way. Twenty-one per cent
, of the properties along the highway
have already been acquired and
recommend active measures toward
4 completing this project the coming
year.
"Inspecial by our Department OF
the bridge at Seaford. spanning the
Nanticoke River, indicates that this
bridge is unsafe and inadequate for
the everyday traffic required to
use it.
1T must in the near future be
abandoned and since this crossing il
a part of the present State system
between Delmar and Wilmington
recommend that the present bridge
be replaced by the State in 1928,
with a modern. appropriate, and sub
stantial structure and. in order to
defray the expenses of this project
a special appropriation be provided.
''As our budget provides for the
maintenance of what can Justly be
considered, only nucleus of a po-
! lice force, sufficient to adequately
/ patrol our ever increasing system
I of highways, 1 offer the suggestion
that legislation be enacted provid-
ing the State with a constabulary,
4 organized and controlled, in a man
ner similar to such forces engaged
in Pennsylvania, New Jarsey and
I Maryland.
I'm the event provisions cannot be
+ made. establishing such a force
consider it most important that in
1928, the now existing laws be re-
vised, in order that all fines imposed
upon those apprehended by our po-
lice on the State highways. for vio-
lations of the State Traffic Laws. may
revert back TO our Department, to
offset the operating expenses of this
force, which would then be practi-
cally self-supporting and possibly
permit of a sufficient number Of men
to effectively patrol all State roads.
LAS all the improved highways in
the state are laid down with long
Engagements and easy curves a speed
OF 35 miles per hour can be made
without endangering the lives of any,
and for the convenience Of the pub /
lie, l suggest that the present law.
permitting 80 miles per hour, be re-
Vised to allow for 35 miles per hour.
"A set of cotton scales erected on
the Philadelphia Pike have eliminat- I
ed almost entirely the excessive loads !
that did use this road, resulting with /
out doubt in the saving of many
dollars for maintenance and serious
damage TO this valuable road.
I'm the opinion of the writer and
other engineers of the Department.
there has been such a saving to the
State, resulting from these scales. I
recommend that two or more addi-
tiOnal sets be installed in the State
on those roads most used by trucks.
The marking of a line this year
down the center of 20 miles of the
State roads has been received with
much favorable comment by the pub /,
lice and I suggest this practice be
continued next year on all Of our
roads 16 feet or wider This divld-
ing line provides for a better con-
troll and direction of traffic and with
out a doubt materially reduces the
number OF accidents"
With the funds available for 1923,
Chief Engineer Buck remarks that Z
it will be impossible to do even a
small part Of this work, but he
urges that the commission lay out
a program of what 1t considers the 4
most important of the following: /
New Castle County /,
2.5 miles. Marsh Road between
Phila. Pike-Silverside
Road
10 st. Georges TO Odessa.
3.5 Armstrong; Corner to
Smyrna.
so Summit Bridge to Ty-
bouts Corner. ,
s.5 Christiana to Whining ,
ton. via Newport and
Stanton.
so Lancaster Pike to Penn
sylvania Line.
80 Hare's Corner to Chris
tiana.
40 Centreville to Perry's
Tavern.
Ell New Castle to Newport
to Cranston Heights.
is Farnhurst to Stoeckle's
Corner.
SO Townsend to Caldwell.
90 Walker School to Dea-
kynesville.
2.5 Glasgow to Maryland
Line.
2.5 State Road TO Bear {
AS Milltown to Mermaid to !
Pennsylvania Line.
40 Faux Road to Smiths I
Bridge. &
Kent County
so miles. Marydel to Smyrna. via 7
Kenton and Clayton.
lis Smyrna to Leipslc to I
Dover.
as Cheswold to Kenton.
rs CLAYTON to Maryland
Line.
1870 wyoming to Maryland
Line.
9.S FELTON, 10 Whiteleysburg. ;
9.5 Harrington to Burrsville.
Al Dover to Little Creek. 7
80 Pearson's to Hartly.
80 Connecting DUPONT Road ,
north and south of
Dover
so Milford to Thompson (
vile.
40 dupont Road to Bowers. {
s. Woodslde 10 State High
way.
rs Houston to Milford to 2
Harrington Road. v
rs Through Frederica (east h
and west) a
Sussex County I
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