Smyrna times., 1898-04-27


Commerce street and to repair gutter on Main
street, James w. Spruance TO repair gutter across
pavement on Commerce street and to pave cor
ner of Commerce street and Monrovia avenue:
James P. HOffecker, agent to repave on Main
street. DR.. T. C.. Moore, agent, TO repair pavament
on Main street, Miss Jennie D. Moore to pave
gutter on Main street; Mrs Johu E. Phillips to
pave gutter on Main street, Mrs. John NJ Vosheh
10 pave gutter on Main street: Mrs. John G. Bal
ley to pave gutter on Main street; Mrs. Ella
Barnes 10 pave gutter on Main street; C. H. Reg
lister. agent to pave gutter on Main street. George
W. Tilghman 10 repair pavement on Main street.
and to repair pavement on Delaware street; Mr..
Vandegrift, agent, to repair pavement aud pave
gutter on South street; Joseph b. FAIRIES to re-
pair pavement on South street and pavement
corner of Commerce and Delaware streets Mrs.
Turner to repair pavements on South street; Mrs
John p. Hudson to repair pavement on Cummins
street and pave on Delaware street; William
Phillips to repair pavement on Delaware street;
Mrs. Caroline Williams to pave gutter on South
street: Mrs. Mary Patterson to pave gutter on
South street.; Mrs. Carter to pave gutter ON South
street; Joseph Wright to pave gutter on South
street; Mrs. Lydia CHrrOw tOpave gutter on South
street; Smyrna Public schools to pave gutter on
South street Mrs Mary G. Collins to pave gutter
on South Street; Mrs. Mary j. Bewley to pave
gutter on South street. J. W. Jones' agent, to re-
pair pavement on Commerce street, George Tur-
neT TO repair pavement on Commerce street; st.
Polycarps Catholic Church 10 pave on Mt. Yer
non anu Ea"i streets; J. G. BrintOn to pave gut
ter on South street.
councilman Walls arose in behalf of many
requests made to have better police service
within town limits. Citizens were COM
planning to him that the resident portions of
the town We're comparatively without police
protection. They paid their taxes and felt
that they had "A right to ask for service in
their part of the town as the business por-
ton where the one police was authorized to
patrol and give his attention. Often the
greatest disturbance on a Saturday night,
attempted rObberieS, etc, were made in the
residence portions and outskirts of the
town where police could never be found
when wanted. The fact of the matter is
there is too much territory for one
policeman to cover. The town needs
police protection more than many other
things, and yet this important question has
been side-tracked by previous councils and
money expended in matters of less import
ance. COuselman Walls appreciates the
condition of things and he spoke out on
this occasion as a warm advocate of police
protection, especially i'll the residence pOr-
tions of the town He thought the Council
should recognize the wishes of a larger ma
jOrity of tax payers, and he strengthened
this by arising and making a motion that
our police system be changed so that we
have three policemen. Chief-Of-pOlice Gar
ner to be kept on as usual; another police
to be elected to patrol the residence portion
from sunset each night to sunrise the next
morning, and to receive the same salary as
Mr.. Garner; and an extra police to be en-
plOyed every Saturday night for 100 a
night This could be done at a cost of two
hundred and fifty dollars more than the
| town is now paying, and the citizens will be
given a better and safer police service than
they have ever had. S. j. Reynolds sec
| Onded the motion. The other members of
the Council were hardly ready to act with
out giving the matter some thought, and
Mr.. Denney, thinking that the mattershOuld
be agitated a little more, moved that the
matter be laid ON the table for another
meeting night. So ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Walls, the Alderman
was requested to enforce the vagri4nt Ordi-
nance to the letter.
A communication was received and read
from Attorneys Kenney q Magee of Dover,
| notifying the Council to take some action
| in the case which has been pending for sew
eral years between Frank Downs of Downs
Chapel, and the Town of Smyrna, for dam
ages done to the former by running into a
mower on North Street ON July Goth, 1895.
sustaining injuries, and in which he brought
suit to the amount of $1,000. As the case
was not brought up at the last term of
Court, it was thought the lapse of time
| would end the matter, but Messrs. Kenney
q Magee say that it is not Outlawed, as the
suit was not brought until sometime the
next year and they intend to push the mat
ter with vigOr at this term of the Kent
County Court. When the suit was brought
| Hon. James Pennewell was retained as
counsel for the Town, but since he has
been appointed to the bench, the town is
without an attorney. On motion of Den
ney, the matter was left with President of
the Council, James G. Robinson, to adjust
and if necessary, to retain Edward Ridgely
as the attorney for the town.
The next subject to occupy the attention
of the Council was the advisability of a new
system for the town hauling, The Council
even went so far as to resolve itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr.. Denney taking
the chair, and the matter being actively de-
bated by Messrs. Robinson and others.
After much talk on the subject, it was
thought best for the town to employ its own
hauier, pay him salary, and have him
ready at all times to obey the orders of the
street committee. On motion of j. G. Rob-
insOn, the Street Committee was authOriZ-
ed to draw up a suitable contract, what the
hauler shall do, and the salary to be paid
per month for the year, such to be submit
ted at an adjourned meeting So ordered.
On motion of H. S. Anthony the adjourned
meeting was fixed for Wednesday evening
at seven O'Clock.
The proposals for coal bids having been
sufficiently advertised, the secretary was re-
quested to open the bids. The Argyle
and "WestmOreland" were the only two
kinds that had received the test at this time
and they, with Georges Creek" which
udu previously De6n tested DY Lne FORMER
Chairman, Mr.. H. S. Anthony, were the
ones which were taken into consideration.
The bidders and bids were as follows
Charles Warner Company, Wilmington
Del, Georges Creek" jackson mines
$2.55-''Rig Vein Cumberland" S255-
Hoffman mine," $3.50 per ton delivered
at Smyrna Landing, and big Vein Cum.
berland" at $3.50 per ton delivered al
Smyrna depot. Westmoreland Coal Com.
pGny, Philadelphia, Pa, "WestmOreland
coal, "S2 S5-''slack," 81 28 per ton deliv-
cred at Smyrna depot. The Allegheny Com
pany, Washington, ID. c., Argyle Bituml-
nous coal" $2.35 per ton delivered at the
Smyrna depot. A. E. Jardine, agt., Smyr-
ma, Del, Georges Greek" $2.75 and
"Clearfeld'' $240 per ton delivered al
Smyrna Landing, Henry Thompson, Will
mlngtOn, Wilmington, Del, argyle" So. 5e
per ton delivered at Smyrna depot.
Mr.. Walls was hardly ready to make q
recommendation on the coal, not feeling
the Board had given him sufficient time
with which to make the test. Some of the
members thought he ought to make the
motion to award the contract. This Mr.
Walls hesitated to do at first, and Mr.. An.
thOny moved that the bids be rejected and
new bids advertised for, to be submitted by
the 18th inst, His motion received no sec.
ond. Mr.. Walls finally yelled to the de.
contract be awarded to the lowest bidder
of coal tested. j. w. Denney seconded
the motion and it was carried. On motion
of S. j, Reynolds the Street and Sewer
committee were authorized to make q
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