Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
|SINRFR Of COMMERCE GOES
RECORD FOR DIAGONAL ROAD

IfGDRD FOR DIAGONAL ROAD
.r SIGH A ROAD TO BOULE-
p,pD ~ A BENEFIT TO PUBLIC
This Over the Old Road to
n'l art Creek-VOte Changes be Made
W .rommerce Street and Boulevard
w. chamber of Commerce, Smyrna,
~ an record at its regular stated
y .nr Thursday night favoring a
30 '., road from the Boulevard
N Of Smyrna into Main Street and
.r .,,rsd the matter to the TranspOr-
~, =. and Traffic Division of the
s.mbor I of Commerce, headed by
~,msr - ". Price. This Division will
.,,+ain the best route, cost of right
nav with a view of securing deeds
liking them before the State
r,srav Department of Dover who
/ svpected to cooperate with said
s.mber of Commerce and Smyrna
,~n Council in building the much
..is5 road. Mr.. L. NJ. Price who
l, chairman of the Citizens Com
.-.s aDpointed last year, gave a re-
! If the committees efforts and
s,rsd there were two routes dis
-,si as available, one by Duck
r,,k over the old road to the BOule-
"A IN which Kent and New Castle
rr,ies are still interested and the
-,sr was a short diagonal route from
En Street near North, clean-cut,
4 -he Boulevard, coming out this
\ Of the Duck Creek bridge. The
s,rber of Commerce was unanim-
ra favor of this diagonal road and
n that such an entrance into the
r5rsss section of Smyrna, properly
FSd and placarded, will add much
h Nvrna as it means but a slight
HriOn off the Boulevard thru
ITna, Joining up with the BOule-
nd again at Lake Como causeway
h Chamber of Commerce also voted
ruest the Highway Department
remove the abutments at interSec-
N Of Commerce Street and BOule-
I'd, allowing for wider turns to anC
.n the Boulevard and that the
ghway Department and Smyrna
m Council cooperate to have {
ne post and light placed in the cen
Of Commerce Street, similar t.
1. at LOckerman Street, Dover, al
EecautiOn and aid to traffic. Th'
transportation and Traffic Division
amer W. Price, chairman, was di
saed to lay the matter before th'
Dper authorities with an appeal OF
half of the Chamber of Commerce
get this municipal improvement
rier way.
Nice-Presidents and Other Heads
Ii the absence of Charles d. Stock
the new president of the Chambe
Commerce, who was obliged to b
Z Of town on a business trip, c. W
Schantz, presided, and William T
ltnews, Jr., the new secretary, too
lH Of the minutes of the meeting
-s following vice-presidents an
ads Of Divisions Of the Chamber 0
a1merce appointed by Presiden
Nzly were announced: Harry |
mes, publicity; Mark McManu!
''ehants Division; J. Edwin Wilson
4lufacturers Division; Charles ,
AAer, Finance; V. Lay Phillips
Hc Division; Warner w. Prize
anspOrtation and Traffic; and jaime
Auements, Agriculture.
'DeLMar-Va Trail Exploited
l. D. Prince and j. F. Harlan, VIII
ne part of the Governor and til
'~e Of Delaware, are interested
De-Nar-Va Trail, a thru rOut
'n New York via the Peninsula
"lla' explained the proposition
Vhamber of Commerce. Mr.. Prime
1e the principal address and to-
-@ such a Development would mea
oil towns Of the Peninsula, shOv
mat Smyrna will be in dire
with this Trail" These gentl
! Will revisit Smyrna to get mercl
I and the Chamber of CONNER,
crested in the official guide soon
published
'Sors Bond Issue for Kent ROad
'4e Chamber Of Commerce discus
vie progress in the matter of
= % Woodland Beach and since Z
y building in Kent County will d
- on the passage of the bill nc
sooa s,s Delaware Legislature for
agVO bond issue for roads, Il
ss9 .'5er Of Commerce delegated
~, ..g harmonson, Esq, to draw /
1oll0on to present to Senat
a'''y senator from this distri,
MS influence for the passa
~s Dill now before the Senate.
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