Smyrna times., 1926-09-29
STREET AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
Delaware State Conference Held Last
Week to Consider r. r. Crossings

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The Governors Advisory Committee
for the State Conference on Street
and Highway Safety met in the Su-
preme Court Room Of the State House
last week. In addition to Governor
Robinson those present were: G. t.
Brigham, chairman, @. d. Buck, F. S.
Williams, w. F. Allen, Elisha Steele,
/. A. Drexler, J. G. Sheaffer, John 9.
Saylor, n. t. Booth and w. d. Smith.
The reports of the various sub-com-
mittees were received and that on
Railroad Grade Crossings being Of
particular interest because definite
result had been achieved by the Con-
ference in that the ]. E. Rhoades &
Sons Company and the Diamond Ice
& Coal Company whose employees
comprise SO per cent of the 18th St.
and B. & o. grade crossing travel had
agreed to the closing of this crossing
and the use of the Pennsylvania Av-
enue underpass in the interest of
safety. Other committees which re
ported are as follows: Statistics, ,Traf-
fic Control, Education, Law Enforce
ment, Publicity and Public Relations.
Announcement was made by the Di-
rector of the Conference, C. T. Bridg-
ham that Secretary of Commerce Her
bert Hoover had been invited to ad-
dress the final Conference meeting on
November IL which would be presid-
ed over by Mr.. H. P. Scott, Sr. who is
Conference Chairman on Public Rela-
tions. Sidney j. Williams, Director
of Public Safety Division Of the Ma
tional Safety Council who was con-
sultant to the two National Street and
Highway Conferences has accepted in
vitation to address the afternoon ses-
sion. AS the Governor will be in
Maine on the date of the Conference,
ieut.-Governor James Hall Anderson
will present greetings on behalf of the
State. The Conference meeting will
be held in the Dover Opera House and
the public invited to attend the ses-
sions. The next meeting Of the Gov
ernor's Advisory Committee will be
held in the State House October 13
at P. M. for the purpose Of consid-
ering the first draft Of the sub-com-
mittee reports. AS the State High
way Department will hold a public
hearing relative to the closing of the
Brenford and Kirkwood grade cross
ings on this date it is expected that
the members Of the Committee will
attend the hearing in order to obtain
the sentiment of the public relative
to the doing away Of these two haz-
ards.
The personnel Of the Grade Cross
ing Committee which is one of the
most important of the Conference
was announced by Senator LA. Drex-
ler of Bethany Beach, Chairman of
this Committee, as follows: j. G.
Sheaffer, C. D. Buck, Charles E.Grubb
John C. Saylor, Claude p. Hearn,
Charles w. Hardesty and W.D. Smith.
Messrs. Drexler, Buck, Sheaffer and
Smith have been authorized to act as
the Executive Committee to secure
necessary information for the use of
the Conference. Chairman Drexler in
making this announcement pointed
out that there were 435 public grade
crossings in the State and the work
of the Committee will first consist of
a survey of each individual crossing
for protection, visibility, traffic, road
condition, etc. and study of the re-
ported accidents at these various
crossings.