Milford chronicle., 1938-04-08
HIGHWAY WORK
FOR Sl,2OO,NDO.OO
IS AUTHORIZED
[COHfinHed from FirH PagrJ

The commission approved a reso-
luton offered by Commissioner A.
Frank Fader to name this bridge
when completed the "Charles w.
Cullen Bridge" after, the chairman
of the board. Mr. Cullen who has
served on the commission for many
years has been actively interested in
obtaining State and federal aid for
the construction of this bridge.
The commission discussed pre-
liminary plans for the construction
of a new headquarters for the State
police and the resident engineer in
the vicinity of State Road. These
officials and their STATS are now
housed in the Odd Eellows' Building
in Wilmington. f..,....
$4,000 Building Planned
Although no definite plans con-
cerning the building have been
taken up yet the cost was estimated
at 100000. The commission hopes
to obtain assistance from the WPA |
in the construction of the building.
The building will be constructed |
on a plot of ground on the east side
of the DUPONT Boulevard about a
quarter of a mile north of No. .
Station. The State Highway De-
partment owns a lot there with 200
feet frontage on the boulevard and
1875 feet deep.
The construction of such q build
ing will eliminate the present rental
of $4,000 a year and will eliminate
the parking difficulties encountered
around the present headquarters.
Architects plans will probably be
submitted TO the board for approval
at the next meeting.
Radio Station Contract
The commission awarded the con-
tract for the new State police radio
station TO the Wilmington Electrical
Specialties Company at a bid Of
$40. .495.
The contract includes the installa-
ion of a new 500 watt transmitter
At the State Road station and tie
removal of the present transmitter
Ind antenna from that station 10
he Dover station.
This will provide the State with
wO full stations so that the greater
Iart of the State will be covered by
he radio. The commission hopes to
install a similar station at George
own later.
The board took no action on the
of a sergeant on the
State police TO fill a vacancy at the
Dover station. No changes in the y
personnel of the department were :
made. '
Following the meeting Frank V.
iuPont. j. Henry Hazel. and Mr..
'ader visited the school for State
,Olice now in session at Dover
They cOmplimented the men on ,
heir appearance. stressing the need "
# honesty and integrity. and wish I
ng them success in their studies. 6
Bids Opened
Walter Roach and Son. George 4
own, presented the low bid of $82,- o.
81 for the contract for widening b
le road from Georgetown TO Bridgt- hi
ille. Other bids were: Wilson Con- ri
acting Company, State Road, $91,-
l6; George and Lynch. Dover, $751; u
$3.50; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City. it
S4.928.7O; Old Line Construction p"
Ompany. ChestertOwn, Nd, $S3.94S.
On the contract for the laying of W
dewalks on Division and Forest ~ ~
reefs, Dover. bids were submitted ., 2
Y L. f. Hammond. Delmar, ST. ~
;7.90; George and Lynch, Dover, h,
1868; D. L. O'Connell and Sons. a,
1889; GOOden and q.
lark. Dover, $7,667, and Julian T.
,nes. Wilmington, $8.4S9.5O. 10
On the contract for the Hartly 50
,hool sidewalk the bids were: NJ. be
Spear. Farnhurst. $1,7SS.25; Jul II
IN T. Jones. Wilmington. S1.976.10; III
DOden and Clark, Dover, $1.924. *
I'd f. F. Hammond, Delmar. 81 1.477.
On the contract for bituminous Il
'ncrete for maintenance work in tn
aw Castle county bids were sub NJ
itted by the Sullivan Construction at
Ardmore. Pa. S11.25O: " "
slaware Asphalt Company, VIII ne mi,s
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