Milford chronicle., 1931-10-09
BOND ISSUE OF
$l,OOO,OOO TO AID
UNEMPLOYMENT
rContinned from Firn Paael

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: six miles between Georgetown anC
J Milton and improving the road from
: DagsborO to Ok Shaft Corner
! The commission will meet again il
! two weeks and announce additional
road construction activities for the
fall and winter months.
1t is estimated that during the
next fifteen months the highway
commission will spend approximate
ly $9.000,000 on road, bridge and
sidewalk construction projects.
All the bids for the projects au-
thorized by the commission Friday
afternoon will be received during
the first week in November. 1t is ex-
pected that actual work will start in
two weeks after that date.
The first section of the new high
way from Wilmington to State Road
will extend as far as Farnhurst.
The commission has decided that
all the grading on this section is to
be done by han dlabor, with the mod
eTn labOr-saving machinery, except
ing trucks for hauling dirt, being
banned Grading by hand labor will
cost the State more than grading by
machinery, but it will provide work
for a far greater number of men.
1t is not believed that the entire
new highway from Wilmington to
the Maryland line will be completed
for about three years. 1t will be
done in about three sections and
when completed will provide dual
highway from Wilmington to the
Maryland State line The new high
way will in all likelihood be used for
southbound traffic and the present
/ highway will be used for northbound
/ traffic.
/ Governor Buck said that the COM
mission will meet about every two
weeks during the next few months
to rush as quickly as possible all
projects that can BE- started this fall
and winter.
It has been the policy of Governor
Buck and the commission during the
past three years to pay for road con-
struction proects as the money
comes to hand, and to retire bond
issues as fast as possible.
The commission and the Governor
agreed, however, that in the present
emergency the commission should
have a fund to resort to in the event
the monthly receipts would not prove
sufficient to pay for the projects be-
ing authorized principally for relief
among the unemployed. The projects
authorized Friday and ones to be au-
thorized shortly are ones which or
Il oY.i1 xtrO4116 NOT hn eta IF n6 nntil
after January 1.
Within a reasonable period con-
struction of the second section of
the new Misunderstanding high
way will be authorized. This section
will extend from State Road to Bear
Station along the ElktOn Road. The
commission has authorized its en-
gineers to make a survey to obtain
estimates as to the amount of ma
terial which is to be removed.
Tho highway commission every |
month receives funds obtained |
through the gasoline tax and sale
of auto license plates. This money |
is spent on proects shortly after it |
is received. During the year begin
ming January l next, the commits
sion will receive about $2,000,00O |
from these sources. Since there ap-
pears considerable likelihood that
this money will be insufficient to
pay for all the projects to be carried
out. the commission will be able to
make up the deficiency from the mill
lion dollar bond issue, Governor
Buck explained.
The bond issue will not be offered
for sale until the commission COM
pletes it's program and determines
no wmuch money must be available.
Most of the new projects center
about the Wilmington area as the
majority of the States unemployed
live in this area. The commission
also is authorizing projects in Kent
and Sussex counties to care for the
unemployed in those sections.
If later in the fall the commission
finds that the projects authorized by
that time are not ample to care for
all the unemployed who desire to
work, it is probable that additional
will be started.
Recently the commission adver-
.ised for bids for construction of
sidewalks from Wilmington to She'll
Dot Park, from Rose Hill School to
Wilmington and from Farnhurst to
These bids are to be
opened October 20,
The specifications for the work
will specify that only Delaware men
,e employed on the jobs.
Governor Buck points out that in
addition to the approximately three
million dollars to be available for
oad. bridge and sidewalk cOnstruc-
ion more than $5,OOO,O00 still re-
mains to be spent on construction
yor kauthorized by the last Legis
ature.
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