Smyrna times., 1924-09-10
l.INGDHGERN BIDLOWEST
'IlIIl STREET APPROACH

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~, CEMENT PRODUCTS co.
.npy c. BILLEB, MANAGER
ui,bray Commission, Which
..5 ~ tbe First Bids Advertised
I Ossr. Another Lot Wednesday
I. South Main Street approach to
,po1t Boulevard, the cOnstruc-
" which was advertised for and
~ month ago, came up again
...iav ~, when newly advertised for
rsrs received and opened. There
.srse bidders to this contract,
Gr Smyrna Cement Products
uss55; George & Lynch,
ga. Hercules Bridge COnstruc-
m s195969. The Smyrna COM
!, ras the lowest in this lot and
n FIVE hundred dollars lower than
NAN & Rhodes whose bid was re-
I'm the first opening of bids for
0ol mile section a month ago.
sal DelpoatiOns Ask for Roads
t5s opening Of bids at Dover
Wednesday, two delegations were
M the Commission, one asking
As continuance of a stone road
nd beyond Vines Creek bridge
Dsgsboro, in Sussex County. A
ioa also presented an appeal
road from Laurel to Hearne's
Roads. The delegation was re-
n the Sussex County Highway
rsnsnt Company. Several let
which had been received by the
ny Department commencing
work Of the Highway Traffic Of
IN their efforts to keep the
d Highway open and free from
n!s, were read. The Commission
usi the power or Franchise to
American Power Company to
poles on the State Highway
h the dupont Boulevard from
b Corner to Tybout's Corner,
-gi to Red Lion, Kirkwood and
Init Bridge.
h New Roads in Sussex County
ib for State Highway work were
zi in Kent County Court room,
we're for roads in Sussex County
ns for short strip of concrete
q l Kent County, the approach
SFna. There will be another
1g Of bids next Wednesday, two
in Sussex County. Following
the bids opened Wednesday:
1act CN-21, Mermaid to Valley
l.s6 miles-Alfred H. Mellow
lmere, Del, S111,792.5O; Stuart
.aiahue, Wilmington, Del, S1O7,-
n
Contract CS-34, Dagsboro to-
Vines Creek, 1.53 miles-Field
as & Underwood, Philadelphia,
4 As,656.25; Stag, S46,87O.25.
alel1dng bids to be received on
s1oeT 10 are for the stretch of
nom Clark's Cross Roads to the
lla lne, a distance of 4.58
and from Omar to Clarksville.
ica Of $50 miles.
Of Forty Miles of Road Built
Y but about two more months
1'aer making it possible to corr
concrete highways, the work
y year by the State Highway
-llent has reached a total of
ales' Considering the loss Of
4 slilg the spring, this is doing
-1aOly well. There are about
more miles Of highway to be
I. -~ed and c. D. Buck, chief en-
\ o. the department, is satisfied
I work will all be done before
I've ..''i 10 For the first time since
-.N to give Delaware good
], 'as Oegun, it has been possible
/. more labor this summer than
~.asl There has always been
-slp seeking positions than
'se Jobs for them. This is
: believed, to the fact that
Il a nave e not been all in one sec
49,. 'va1e at one time. They
\ .J'ed N about and in so doing
! i'oGr u Of that section without
'du Tor help from another
~ ,..9 S0ad Ready Except Bridges
,..s .'a % RehOboth was opened
sdo.' ana with the exception of
n.y., NV Is completed. Plans for
nave been drawn and a
,bs,,'e ,le Of the War Department
lg' csl:. 9 This hearing will be
syioas ,,ioasl Earl l. Brown, govern
\ '0ser T-5 in this district. with
d .. /" 'illlngton, and it is hoped
Ss,t,Ilil arrange to hold it some
1 ,55,t, -Ss,aOer so that the bridges
instructed this fall.
''ROr FOR US. ATTORNEY
'S SIT !. h. Hughes, Jr. ~