Smyrna times., 1924-08-06
MN CONTRACT FOR SMYRNA
nj REJECTED As BEING TOO HIGH
.,,y,N & RHODES ONLY BID
% IDS PIT IN BID FOR S2,23O
!, pid. Asked Sept. 3.-ROad From
~ n',,r 70 Little Creek Hits a Snag-
w. D,1 Court FayOrs Southern Route

~ o',,, 10 Little Creek Hits a Snag-
% ~, Court FavOrs Southern Route
~ /. ,se opening of bids last We'd
I.y q bv the Delaware State High
~ commission, Sherman & Rhodes
Nader for contract No. Csc for
,S5o y fOr building the .O1 miles of
..,s.s approach from the BOule-
y, to South Main street causeway
!. rejected as being too high. The
r-srav Department will ask for new
IA be opened at Dover, Septem-
4 sJ. This work will make
1 attractive approach to Smyrna
1m Me- south. Now if Smyrna can
: -be diagonal road from North
Nm Street to the Boulevard built,
n North. Mt. Vernon, South and
Ns1rut Streets opened thru to the
Vmlsvard with all streets showing
4 n name Of Smyrna as well as
\ A street, Smyrna will surely be
mDerlv on the Boulevard
\ Bsrsr turns into Commerce Street
m also needed and along with the
movements above mentioned, not a
nv people would Ike to see all street
khg thrown to the center of the
\ tFst and plenty Of light at all street
mnaches to the Boulevard. Other
\ Eds for road construction opened at
Dover Wednesday were: Contract
n G2l, Dover to Little Creek, 4.917
4 nass-Wilham Eisenberg, Camden,
8LJ, s155,1642O; Roberts Paving
Gngany, QuanticO, Nd, $155,314.3O;
aad Greek Constructing Company,
htmOre, Nd, S162,O62; Stuart &
Bnahos, Wilmington, S168,567SO.
1miract CK-34-A, Dover to Knights
Bridge, 2.462 miles, one-half Of the
lhVs rOad-WilHam Eisenberg, Cam
IN, N. j., S74,499.50; Roberts Paving
Company, QuanticO, Nd, $75,7S7.5O;
George & Lynch, Dover, S77,415;
Bnad Creek Contracting Company,
Rltmore, Nd, $79,127.5O; Stuart &
lmahOe, Wilmington, S79,767. Con-
rat RW-S-A, masOnary wall at
2elPOt Park, New Castle county
lSninck FOntana, Wilmington, S3,-
2l5; Joseph s. Hammond & Co.,
Wilmington, SS,67775; Giavono &
s'ns Wilmington, $9,677.75.
Kent Levy Court Refused To Endorse
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Asli County Levy Court on two pre-
'l occasions has recommended the
movement of the South Little
mex road from Dover to Little
.seE with State and county aid, the
vac Highway Department Wednes-
" opened bids for the north route
mn Dover to Little Creek. The Levy
alH IN special session at Dover
llaisday morning again reiterated
YEN choice Of the south route from
l'eF to Little Creek and refused to
morse the north route which the
'-s highway Department received
y opened bids for Wednesday. In
= ls law, as explained to the Levy
NL, no county roads in which coun-
az Is combined with State aid, can
J ], "lstructed with out the approval
n, g0n the Levy Court and the State
agiTay Department.
'u'On FavOring Southern Route
~, .ls following resolutions were
4. W. = Oy the Levy Court: Whereas,
60. s'aIe Highway Department has
rS.'ed to the Levy Court of Kent
6.- 6a mat the road leading from
,...-.I ~ y Little Creek by the route
i-I'1ly I'm known as the north route"
r-..; =, y selected for State aid con-
s,'..' ..Ol !. under the provisions of
,r,,' ,.s' !. ~ Of volume 80, laws of Del
we SAID north route" being
\. ! general way that route leading
~. - DCVer by way of Division
H.. and an passing near the Dover
a I. works to Little Creek; and the
\. ivy ~ Court being of the opinion
M. 4s y sad route is not a desirable
s,.s ~ tg' an improved highway for
n |. - construction under said law:
Gg- = /" - Resolved, that the Lew
nv ~ q y Kent County does not an,
n,d ~. ule d said north route" as a
ss :. ~ state aid construction and
ruis. =. .. asfee to the selection of said
.sr = a'I !, Resolved, that the Lew
sst ". y Aent County does hereby
I d III ,1f State aid construction nm.
\ O',s, ~ J. law an improved road from
\ b Da " Little Creek, in Kent Conn-
/ s1s ~, oy the route known as the
/ e ro,to toole" being in a general wav
~ s a r leading out from Dover by
4 H., I, Oo1rt y street and crossing St
Il Ea P,i, y ne bridge known as Cow
\ sgs se, S.s. and passing by Oak
/ atg SaS' StISSolhouse and the farm Of
'sae 'Uaniel, y to Little Creek, fol-
s9rss oi 7 n nearly as practicable the
0Hsr II ! i9s Ti present south road from
saaiaart.I I.I'le sa Creek, by way Of the
nefeinabOve given
s. lss. Bunting Taking Vacation
qa' a'15n r J, !. Bunting, pastor rr'iU" Of Asl
NJ sloa for The r.a', ~ was granted