Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-04

THE ANNUAL REPORT of Chief Engineer C. D. Buck
State Highway Commission contains many sugges-
lions thoughts which should be given careful consd
GRAFTON by those who position legislation
at Dover. 1t is indeed gratifying to Delawareans learn
that 1928 the banner hard-surface build
ing State It with pleasure that we learn that the
cost of construction has been materially reduced by the
adoption of method of road building which, while
essenng the COST is said to be better from the engineers
viewpoint in that point the roadway bearing the
greatest strain tckened The methed said use
thicker edges, while the center of the roadbed is
thinner
The saving in itself augers well the future. The
demand for hard surfaced highways will not lessen until
all principal arteries of travel have been built of modern
dbuding materials and saving in construction costs
will make for large number of miles to be constructed
from the monies to expended OF course mpos-
sibe at the present time to build fraction of the
roads which he suggests being necessary to complete
the State Highway SYSTEM but the dream of better things
for the future fine while the vision network of
roadways connecting all sections of the State will eventu"
ally be reaizedand not far in the future
may think
The State Highway Police are deservedly praised in
Engineer Bucks report This body of have enforced
the they found hem without fear favor; and
during the past year had the support of the
better element of the citizenship of State Ever the
alert the reckless driver the drunken motort and the
lawess element, they very materially reducing acct
dents on improved highways and making them
the autOmObsts and other persons who
them He visualizes much heavier amount of traffic for
the present year. and suggests that in all probability the
police will to increased in order to perform
its present efficient work At the present time the police
practically selfsusainng there is why
should not be put the it is found
necessary to appoint Them in order that the travelling pub
lie may be properly safegUarded
Mr.. Buck is considerable of the needs of the farmer
when his recommendations concerning increases
the license fees for motor trucks 1t is only those trucks
capacity larger than three TONS that he would have
burdened with heavier This is just right The
and tear highways should be paid for by
the heavy trucks which at certain do thousands
dollars worth of damage within very short period of
time The suggestion is fine and certainly should be fol-
lowed and bill presented to the General Assembly
at the proper time.
He recommends that all signs and advertising matter
placed within 500 feet State built maintained high
way taxed the thererOm to be used in road
maintenance We do not think that he goes far enough in
by the absence of these unsghy signs and the beauties
landscape have been open to those who would view
them from passing automobile Almost invariably these
so placed to the natural beauty of
spot hundreds of feet far better solution to this
problem prohibit the erection signs of this
lure within the boundaries State The practice is
Just starting and is best that it be killed while
n its infancy. {
Mr. Buck and his competent staff to be congratu-
aed their showing for year, and he is certainly
praise for his welthought out suggestions for
he futu