Milford chronicle., 1931-01-09

Aid, this increased the apportion-
ment for Delaware from O365,625 ia
\ $409,375.
Federal Money Aids
This additional Federal Appro-
priation together with the reduction
in fixed charges due to the canceIline
OF $77S5,O00 of State highway bonds,
by the sinking fund commission, has
enabled the department to carry on
a construction program comparable
with that of the past three years,
without the issuing of highway bonds
as has been done each year since
1918. The Emergency Public Works
Appropriation bill passed on Decem-
ber 10th will make available an ad-
ditional amount of 100000 for Della
ware. This last appropriation must
be expended before September l,
1881, and must be returned to the
Federal Treasury by a deduction
from future Federal funds over a
period of five years beginning 1898.
Il would recommend that the
Highway Law be so amended that
the Department be empowered to
grade earth roads other than by its
maintenance forces, but by day labor
instead of by contract
Urges Beautiiying Highways
Until the principal highways were
hard surfaced, little interest was
shown in highway Identification, now
that this necessary background has |
been secured, a wide spread move |
ment is in progress to speed up this |
important work.
Tree planting was first under
taken by the Delaware Highway De-
partment in 1920 and the planting
of trees, roses and shrubbery has
been done from year to year.
Nowhere can Identification work
be done where so many of our citi-
zens and visitors will be benefited
as along our state highways. l.
"On January q bids will be open
ed for the grading of another sec
ton extending to FieldsbOro a fur {
ther distance of "A miles. The en-
across the marshes at {
and Appoquinimink Creek '
will require some time for settle IN
ment, so that the paving of this sec
lion is not contemplated until the n
Spring of 1892 L
I'm view of the Importance of this I
which is probably more
generally used by the people of Del il
lware than any other, l would rec d
the extension of this devel- | t
)pment, so as to link the capital and | /
hst city Of the State as rapidly as II
unds are available. p
The completion of such a high j
way would be an outstanding b
achievement in highway construction
approaching in Importance the COM B
letiOn of the DUPONT Boulevard in NJ
923. T
Listed For Improvement G
Il recommend that the roads chos- p
n for improvement during the COM r
lg year be selected from the follow F.
lg list, which includes all of those
u which petitions have been receiv- M
d by the Department:
New Castle County
Porter WFangle Hill.
Wright's Corner-DeXter's Corner
ia Greep Spring. Az
DUPONT Blvd. to David's Corner Fl
Lancaster Pike.
KirkwOOd-HOwell School.
Creek Road from Newark to Penn
llvania State line. .,
Old st. Anne's church to Levels"
renee to Townsend Road.
DeXter's -Coldwell
Old Baltimore Pike (COoch's
ridge-Maryland line).
New LOndOn-Newark. Mc
Delaware City-Port Penn. PL
Walkers School-DaVid's Corner. Tr
Adams Dam-ThOmpsOns Bridge. Co
Industrial Highway Wilmington.
Clark's Coner-duPont Road. :
Clayton-Green Spring.
Walker SchOOl-Taylor's Bridge.
CenteWille-Perry's Tavern.
BrandyWine Sanitarium Lincoln
ighway.
Porter Station-Cooch's Bridge.
Porter Station-Red Lion.
Kent County far
TOdd's Corner-AndreWSVill am
Harrington-Hughes Crossroads.
Bay Road-Postles Corner-Little sn,
eek IA
Md. Line Edwardsville-H Hollands
lc. :.
ireenwood-Andrewsville road from ITA ,Iui
, Sussex county line to the An wi
svile-Farmington Road.
Parsons Corner-Moore's Corner son
'ratts School to Pearson's Corner spe
Dinah's Corner to KentOn. and
hastings Corner-MOore's Corner. \
Adamsville School to Wesley son
lrch at Md. Line. Mr.
Iasten's Corner Road to Harring- ;,
-Burrsville Road
Iazlettsville-W Grove. IN IN
lenton- -Blackiston's anu
IrenfOrd-Seven Hickories. Is
Voodside-Willow Grove PETERS Yer
g-ltOad. will
arker's Landing Magnolia M
uston-StaytOnville. Thu
NJ
odds Church-Prospect Church sno, m
Ia Ia
ing's Highway, Dover. w., wv
'oodside-Rising Sun. sun
rederica Lane-So. Bowers Road. Ii
'illOW GrOVe-Mud Mill. Chrl
lnterbury to Milford-Harfngto Josh
d. and
ndrewsville-VernO BE
artley-Md. Line (Sudlersville). with
Corner. ers
aytonville le-FarmingtOn. MI
COrner-Bayview School, as II
Corner Williamsville. will
rnon-BrOwnsville. Dais
)tts COrner-Leipsic Road. NJ,
irkers Landing-Little Creek. s,o,
-Whiteleysburg. H.,