Smyrna times., 1924-01-30
ADOPT 1924 ROAD PROGRAM
TO Be BUILT IN KENT COUNTY
CONCRETE ROAD FROM SMYRNA
TO CLAYTON INCLUDED IN PLAN
New Roads in Kent County This Year
is Limited to Only % Miles Ow-
ing to insufficient Funds

1Ile CONSTRUCTION program Oh SCaLe |
aid roads in Kent County for the COM
ing year has been partially adopted |
by the State Highway Commission |
and the Levy Court. The Highway |
Commission approved some roads at |
their meeting here on Tuesday and |
the Levy Court provided for a full
program in a resolution they adopted !
on the same day.
The roads that have been approved
by both bodies are: Smyrna to Clay
ton; Dover to Little Greek; Caesar
Rodney School to Willow Grove; du-
Pont Boulevard to Bowers Beach;
Through Frederica; Hollandsville to
Whiteleysburg; From dupont BOule-
ward to Milford.
The above list of roads is all that
have been approved by the State
Highway Department thus far. They
have also been included in the Levy
Courts program of construction which
includes a road from Clayton to
Blackiston's Cross Roads and desig-
mates that the road from Dover to
Little Creek shall be constructed over
what is known as the "South Road"
The Commission did not designate a
route in their approval.
Twenty-three miles of roads are
provided for in the Levy Courts pro-
gram which is all that can be built
this year with the funds that are
available. Just when the State High
way Commission will again consider
the program for Kent County could
not be learned.
The construction of the road from
Clayton to Blackiston's Cross Roads
is probably contingent on the final
adoption of the route for the Little
Greek road. The North route for
that road is longer than the South
route and if that is finally adopted,
there will not remain sufficient mile
age for the Clayton to BlackistOn's
road 1t may be that if the Highway
Commission and the Levy Court can
not agree on the route for the Little
Greek road that the Levy Court may
withdraw their approval on another
road now on the program.
The resolution adopted by the Levy
Court in which their construction pro-
gram is outlined, is as follows:
Whereas, 1t appears the County
will have the necessary funds, with
State Aid, to build and construct, ap-
proximately twenty-three (23) miles
of State Highways in this County
| 1,1r.incr tho xvoa, 1904
"And Whereas, the Court, after
mature consideration of all claims
made to it, for State Aid Roads, have
decided on the following roads for
construction during the year 1924:
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
the Levy Court of Kent County, here
by requests the State Highway De-
partment to prepare for building dur
ing this year, 1924, the following
roads:
"a road from the DUPONT Boule-
ward north of Milford at a point adj
joining lands of Elizabeth Nutter
thence in a southernly direction, with
: the old road by way of the Odd Eel
lows Cemetery to Walnut Street in
said town of Milford, at the northern
line of the said town, 1.3 Miles.
"A road from the town of Fred
erica, commencing at a point at the
present end of the Frederick and Eel
ton Highway, over and through DaviC
Street, in said town, east, TO a pOin
connecting with the dupont Boulevar,
in said town, so Miles.
"a road from Dover to Little Cree
by way of the so-called "SOuth Road,
commencing at the east line of tn
Town of Dover, thence via of sal
South Road to the said Town of Lit
% tie Creek, 4.3 Miles.
r "a Road from dupont Boulevard t
d Bowers Beach, to commence at
point near the Jehu Reed home o
said Boulevard, then in an easterl
m direction to the western limits of tn
r town of Bowers, 3.5 Miles.
"a road from Smyrna to Claytol
We over the present road, between sal
towns, commencing at the west lii
of said Town of Smyrna and fro
O. then by and with said road to sa
zee Town of Clayton, .S3 Mile.
A road from Hollandsville to Whit
leysburg, commencing at the end
the present State Aid Road, near He
landsville, and ending at the Marylal
IE line, at Whiteleysburg, 3.8, Miles.
"a road from Clayton to Black
toms Cross Roads, commencing at t
end Of the present Stone Road, We
of the town Of Clayton, thence to So
Cross Roads, 81 Miles.
"a road from Caesar Rodney Scht
near Wyoming, thence by way of
IA lands Of ]. w. F. Cooper and lar
of A. N. Brown and the present Coz
ty Road to Willow Grove, 81 Mile
"And Be 1t Further Resolved, II
the Highway Department approve
Io / l., a..