Smyrna times., 1928-02-01
TWO CONCRETE ROADS our OF
BLACMSTON'S ASKED OF STATE
ONE TO MARYLAND LINE FOR
WELLINGTON; ONE TO KENTON
Two Delegations From This District
Appear Before Meeting Of State
Highway Commission Wednesday

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Two delegations from the Smyrna
Clayton -BIackiston-Kent vicinities
appeared before the meeting Of the
State Highway Commission at Dover
last Wednesday, petitioning for two
concrete roads out Of Blackiston's, one
from Blackiston's to the Maryland
line to connect up with the prospec-
tive concrete road from Millington,
Md, to the State line and one from
Blackiston's to Kenton to connect up
with the Smyrna-Kenton-H -Hartly and
the Smyrna -Kenton- n-Sudlersville road
The building of a concrete road from
the concrete highway running from
Smyrna Clayton to Blackiston's to
Millington will eventually, it is fig
ured, be a main highway from the
dupont Boulevard to Chestertown, Md.
and the proposed bridge and thor
oughfare across the Chesapeake Bay
to Baltimore, Md Then with tieing
Up said highway at Blackiston's to
Kenton, it will open up important
feeders for Eastern Shore traffic to
Delaware. The Delaware State High
way Commission listened to thee ap-
peals and argument with interest and
promised to give the matter their
careful consideration. From Blackis-
tons X Roads to Kenton, the distance
is four miles, and from Blackiston's
X Roads to the Maryland line, the
distance is three miles.
Ask Extension of Road from BrenfOrd
Another delegation petitioned for
the continuation Of the nine foot road
constructed by the State Highway De
partment from Brenford to the BIG
Oak, to the Cheswoli-Kenton road,
distance Of four miles. This is one
Of the experimental roads started by
the State Highway Department last
year which, according to the express
sions Of the delegation, has proved
most successful and ample for the
needs Of a by-road as this one is, but
which opens up to the other State
constructed highways. An extension
Of three miles would then enable bet
ter facilities to the -four mill as well
as to schools. A petition was also
made for a road from Harrington to
Hopkins, short distance out from
Harrington.
Other Delegations Ask for Roads
The roads petitioned for Sussex
county include an eight mile stretch
from Lone Gum to Browns Church;
from Bethel-Laurel-Sh -Sharptown, Md,
a distance Of six miles; from Can
mons to Johnson's, a distance Of two
miles; from Slaughter Beach to Mil
ford -Rehoboth Highway, distance Of
three miles; from Providence Church
to Columbia,a distance Of three miles;
from Laurel to Hearne's \ Roads, a
distance Of one and one-half miles.
All the delegations we're given as
surances that their petitions would
receive careful consideration from
the commission and wherever practic-
able and the money warranted that
construction would be considered. The
commission heard James p. McMan-
nus, chairman Of the city finance com
mittee Of Council Of Wilmington, rel
ative to an outlet from King street
into Market street, north Of the Chris
tiana River, suggesting that if the
Highway Commission could give aid
that City Council also assist. The
commission will petition for Federal
aid for the Shawnee to Greenwood
road in Sussex county and from Wy
oming to Hazlettville, Kent county.