Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
||ITIII REPORT .!l..5 Look 5 ). TO TO-,
| 1IlITR GlNSTRUCTIQN \ WORK
,,Dv, To CLAYTON;
|GAD o'I - u,RyDEL / n PLAN
ru, Walker To Deakyne-
lkO BOau n" alb;rd tO Ginns Cor
lille aTd Dia'Ao DaI.4;o,s Nv EnOinP

-ga and blaChOliu
a.s r Recommendations by Engine
: 'D b. Buck, chief engine Pr ''f.td17 Of the
Ss.e hsl-"J' a,.I bis annual report to
g 'uOlH','U D Renson of the COM
lim5lP l6n. reviewing vi the work Of his de- de,
,,,,r1 .ss3t for 1923, and out IlnIng the
\. 'tlr for the current year. He i.3.7.,.5 shows
\ total Of 1909 miles o nlgnWay NJ
4 Dut t'rnr under construction 31 85 miles niles
!, ,lsininary IN and 43 miles 1 OF fnal
.l.y. 9lyl.l-r.a made; that s259 1000 was was
,t' NJ unon bridges, being !, Of , Z 4-Io Al,
y y, cent. t'tl Of the total for all road con-
9r'ton, ,.e bringing the tota price n, -Gd OF
.iss,, ii,,,.I roads and culyerts to $l'a5o ,adO
rris' M as against $2,98O a m lie in l922
4, y road building program as out,
N BY Chief Engineer B tck would
rn more than 50 miles in New =, Gas
!. munty, more than Il miles IN
"A county, more than 10 ; miles in
W .,rtv He shows an income
/, he department Of $4, 17'5iO.a9' 10 rs
"A expenditures Of So, 512,168.86.
4. States system Of imprP Pved hard
,,,,,ad roads now totals 354 miles.
rgleer Buck sets forth t bat during
h year new records have been made
4 tie right of way division as to the
issge and number or rigH It's Of way
u ~ : owor cost per mile than for
= D,svious year. "The most i'm
ntsnt event in our constr lction sea
M Incurred October 81, when the last
N Of concrete was laid for the du
rt Boulevard" says Engi beer Buck.
a refers to the gift to tn + State by
5rsral T. Coleman dupont of the 96-
he highway as "the grd latest per-
MI contribution known i IN the his
,T Of the world to the good roads
any nation" The worth Of the du-
rt road cannot be valued in dollars
ID cents Mr.. Buck adds, "althougF
/, known TO have cost the builder
s@462l." The 1900 feel of road
~ necessary across Drawyer'i
leek, near Odessa to con lplete thu
ily remaining link in Il be duPOn
oulsrard requires unusually heav!
Instruction and will be financed b!
b State. During the th rec week
bon October 8 to October "a, on,
is Of new highway a da " was laid
L. Buck states. He prais ses the en-
lseE and employees of the depart
nlt for their loyal cooperation dur
g the year. Delaware's allotmen
y the Federal Government for tn
isal year from July /, 1922, to Jul
24, was s56O,625, all of which ha
zen taken up in contract projects le
1rlg the year. Federal funds avail
ae for highway work j n Delawar
h 1924 will to+al s9A6 OdO To Drc
Ids for future Federal bid program
Congress- has been reque sted and
lelg urged to provide $1OO,OO0,OOl
'' each Of the three year S from Jul
l@o to July 1, 1928. If this pro
.lsn is authorized, DelaRare's shan
ii the period will be 100000 eac
ar.
lamentations Made by Engine'
IN recommending a liIt of Stat
sl"ayS lor reconstruct bn, Enginet
.a points out that with the avai
'ae funds it will be ind possible
Any on a construction program
'n a large percentage of the mil,
9s he has scheduled to serve as in
s0@M connections. An amendme,
ne present law is recommended
.' u limited expenditures fl
4l'enanee Of necessa arv detour
,s,'IOn s..... Is made Of the advisabilit
enacting a law for the taxation
'.,, ar,el"Slng signs wit thin 500 fe
any road built or M aintained !
Y @a'e, such revenue 4 O ba annli,
eltrs1r ay o,s maintenance 1t appea
cs4sin r f'9siOle and req asOnable tn
arrs woSl. Ne aepartmeh eht's mainte
ally f. d. SOul1 De done by the phys
ale ipm.t.l 'p'i,uehts y emu Of the state vi
ghse, Pr.l. VI oVate ms titutlOns, E
nsds - says. Recommended,
ir al mo-. i 'u.reased registration fe
i, al motor trucks in e4cass of 49,.
II u capacity, making The ra+os w. :,
s., !, na7 the average If odio;o;, =
i. s.ei-Suggests consideratioU ~u'ol9i' o9
ace Comr.;..'e s'a'e' throu gh the Insu
agana Iosa I,,'iSsiOn to bond its,
i0is, Thus MY. ~ incompetent contra
he state Aiig a great saving +
Iis.J r,'"'''ehdatIOH S for 1924
. for fnh," are road s recommer
Naty-ys MI constnl lction. Ke
-ast and W. Ws, . through Frederi
@ via Hsrtl,.'' : 90, ny arydel to Kt
Eenton = 40 LeiPsic to Dow,
gRaes Cb.r,, Maryl4nd line ,
40, Cav..' - SmE Eyrna to CT;
oads; 81. Sr. "u 70 blaf fkistOn's Cr,
yoning Il PIE lla 70 Severson;
" Grove: az = sI. !. Z orner via "
!sburg; "a a. n nnollands willie to Viii
Tub NM tOver ! 1,l to Little Gre,
llf0nt p., W lnOnfDSOnVilla. :