Milford chronicle., 1955-04-08
llcKendrick
Named Head
OF HigHways
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Leaves For Iceland

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Leaves For Iceland
Colonel McWilliams left bv air
lot helklayik, Iceland, on a week.
END trip to look over the Site
Wnere he viii be project manager
Tor Nello Teer Company On ~
9c'V0y,gOV, Department Of Defense
contract 70 enlarge an air base
near kehavik
He said his salary win no al
most double what he Is recaivins
rom the Highway Department
When Mr.. McKendrick was in
formed. Of his promotion ~
thanked the commissioner ev
pressed his appreciation for their
trust In him and said he wonld al
ms level best to carry on the hest
ment. p'''
The new chief engineer is 4OI
years old and a graduate Of the
University Of Delaware and vale
university graduate school. He
ls married to the former Miss Rntb /
heed Of Wilmington and thew have
Two children Judith Lee and Doug
Started As ROdman
He started with the Highway
department as a rodman in sur-
Yey party IN 1885 and rose through
the posts Of traffic engineer. franc
ana planning engineer. acfine
superintendent Of state police and
became assistant chief engineer ,
was dismissed in 1851, when s
the Democrats controlled the FTf0h-
way Commission and went with ,
the wilmington Water Department :
IS an assistant engineer. =
Mr.. McKendrick returned to tbo :,
all5lWay Department in 1858 as a
general manager Of the Delaware +.
memorial Bridge and later was an Il
pointed assistant chief engineer u
Tor the second time. =,
Colonel McWilliams foiIowino =, y
acceptance Of his pension apDT-
cation, said he was happy to have y,
accomplished the deveIoment ~ =,
ilture highway program with the D,
help Of the departments other ON IN
sineers, and to have developed a n
pan Tor continued operation Of the ve
VelaWare Memorial Bridge ~
he said he would have sfaved ~, -
had 1t not been for the nncaTt INT, ~, ~.
q tne legislation now pending. He I De
tne members of his staff
onarp Expresses Regret III
~ was with extreme regret that IN
received the letter from Colonel to
V Y, Wiillams, asking to retire" Mr.. frc
sharp said. ~ 49, 49,
want It known that as far sul
IS 4 am concerned, he has done Vii
g excellent job, at all times me
fork"d hard and sincerely in the W.
est interests of the state of Della ter
We are losing a very vaIuabIa wor
mploye. ''''e e. ~.
don't know how we can ex- &c
5ct 70 get good men to work for the
e state or for a state agencv-if Cbr
'ese unsettled conditions Colonel Sch
cWilllams speaks Of in his letter the
'eyail in this state Woi
We are losing valuable ueo- one
6 because of these unsettled con- acn
lions and political maneuverino drer
valuable people who are dificuIt Chu
replace. ''' SaIi .ij
And certainly these political mur
aneuyeTings are discouraeing thrc
od people from seeking empIov- thrc
ent ~ state agencies. Chm
lllsRFaee Disgusting who
II think it's a terrible shame stat
s 2 disgrace and disgusting I'm who
aamed Of the whole sorry waee tion
our money is being sDent-vour Il
'neY and mine and the money ofl tbei1
lar taxpayers on highways and saw
don't see why we can't have proe
eient government. WellZwe fion
lt have efficient government The
.hout good people running the w
'arnmenE s A.
! deeply regret losing Colonel out
Williams. We have talked ab0uf made
le Of the offers he has received ell 4
tne past-and there have been siren
ny As to the latest offer he has shi
aiYed, he has decided to accent to 8
as ne has stated in his letter under
I recommend that we accent bers
decision to retire with regret a fa,
wish him lots Of luck mon