Milford chronicle., 1924-11-21
WOULD HAVE ALL
ROAD WORK UNDER
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
State Highway Commission Chair.
man Thinks Better Results
Would Follow.
BODY FUNCTIONS SMOOTHLY
State Board Is Efficient And Has
Small Overhead---Kept Within
Its Appropriation.

If the State Highway Commission
had complete charge of all roads and
highways in the state it would make
for a more economical, efficient and
less argumentatiVe road building Or
ganization than under the present
form, according to many groups of
farm organizations that are now dis
cussing the adVisability of present.
ing a bill, calling for such a change.
to the next General Assembly.
AS constituted at present, there is
the State Highway Commission and
the Levy Courts of each of the three
counties, who direct the road build
ing. Frequently there is disagree
ment between the state commission
and one of the Levy courts, and then
usually something suffers.
When A. R. Benson, chairman of
the State Highway Commission, was
asked what he thought of such
move, Mr.. Benson said it coincided
with his views.
Such a consolidation" said Mr.. |
would cut the overhead. |
save the state money, make the
roads uniform an, in various ways,
work out more satisfactorily, 1 be-
lieve, than under the present meth
ID.
Take our dirt roads today. Many
Of them if properly looked after and
above all, carefully drained, would
still be of great service to the state
md the community they serve. The
,hief trouble with dirt road is that
t is seldom drained as it should be !
md not attended TO regularly. If a I
Dad is properly drained, then the !
reezing weather had little effect up r
n it. The trouble usually occurs
With a dirt road when it has not
cen drained" Referring directly to
he matter of one body to direct the
Dad building, General Benson said:
"The one point that stands out
lost prominently in the conduct and
cts of the State Highway Commits
on in the past two years, has been :,
he smOOthness with which the de- =,
has functioned. If this 3
lme smoothness could be interject- :,
into the dealings between the -
ate commission and the other road y
Hiding agencies the Arrangement -
ould be most satisfactory. =. -
I'm allocating roads, the State ~
ighway department always consid- ~
S petitions for and against any -. -
rticular route and in making up ~
decision has always looked ahead.
lat is the controversy between the cL
wy Court of Kent county and the ma
ate Highway Commission concern 70
: the proposed road to Little 81
eek. I'M
The State Commission decided in as
ror of the north route solely on the WI
rits of the proposition. The north on
lite would give continuous travel TN
m the Maryland line to Little VIC
eek. The land too, on the north dis
lte is high enough so that Little
EEK could expand. At the present tax
e, with the oyster packing house onl
re, for winter employment, and eaC
canning house in the summer, inc
lie Creeks chances of expansion pol
encouraging. 1872
The south route which the Levy wit
rt of Kent county favored would for
ak the continuity of travel, COM nee
ing traffic to go three blocks out que
he direct line and through a Sec be
already congested. The building the
road over the north route would con
more economical than the south and
e and because of the low marshy try,
Ind on the south road, there is will
g chance of Little Creek ever at lica
pting to expand in that direc-
" NIL
,ncerning the advisability of
ling more roads during the next =.
years, General Benson, said that M
a matter the legislature would son.
lie. nom
What roads have been built in M
ware have proven their worth Mrs.
value by improving the locality ton,
-hich they are built. Whether Move
: are still many sections that hOm
t to have roads will be decided MI
he General Assembly" a ma
neral Benson referred to the ing
ibid record and report the High W.
Commission will have to make turn,
e legislature. After having COM treat
d it's work, the commission has III,
all of its obligations and will was
have about $15O,000 in the treas sever
on S
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