Smyrna times., 1898-04-27
TOWN COUNCIL.
Councilman Walls Advocates a Better PO-
lice System for Town PrOtectiOn-The
Town In a Complicated Law Suit.


Our Town Council met last Friday night
with all present except Messrs. E. M. Few
Ter and DIR. Il. G. Moore. After the usual
opening a report was read from the Alder
man stating that moneys received the past
month had been passed over to the Treas
urer, and that he had no report to make for
this month, there not being case under
his charge.
provided the coal should come by railroad,
a committee should be appointed to arrange
for the payment of all bills of freight
monthly. The motion was carried and the
President appointed Messrs. Walls and An
thOny.
The following bills were read and allowed:
Freight on coal, $105.28; w. H. Cooper,
Jr., for oil. $29.15; Westmoreland Com
pany for coal, $16.52 B. w. Turner, work,
1915; W. b. Grant, work, 1918; j. Wesley
Start, s. rs; The Smyrna CAL, advertising.
81. 1.13; Clifton d Raymond IN account with
Board of Health, $9.O1; H. S. Anthony,
per vouchers, $500; @. A. Daniel, $13. So;
total $1S5.97.
The wheelbarrow ordinance having he
come q law, Mr.. Walls moved that the sec
retary be authorized to have comics printed
and passed over to the Alderman with an
order from the Council to have them posted
up and the law enforced. So ordered.
j.. w; Denney reported progress on the
sewer petitioned to be run to Mustard's
Tannery. They had w. o. Hoffeeker to
survey the route and reported the fall to be
one-eight of an inch to foot in a distance
of 238 feet. The committee had overlooked
the fact of estimating the cost and will have
II ready for next meeting night. The
above committee was also authorized To
purchase shells for the town. Mr.. Denney
reported that the contract for 5000 bushels
be given to the Philadelphia & Smvrna
Transportation Co., for $3.50 per hundred
Mr.. Denney reported progress for the COM
mittee ON relaying the Town Hall pavement.
he expects to have some good Chester hand
days and Will put men to work on it as soon
as the bricks arrive. Later in the evening n
long list OF names We're presented hv H.
Street Committee asking that thew he not;1
ned 10 make such necessary repairs as laved
uoWn Dy the committee, but 1t was agreed
70 wait until the Town Hall pavement and
cutters were er nxed before thirty day notices
were were sent. The list is long one, the Street
Committee being determined to have better
cutters aud pavements in town than ever
oeIore. Inc list was as follows:
- K. ID. Hohecker 10 raise and nave gn,tor On
SoInueice street; J. H. Hofecker TO raise and
psve squer on commerce street. also to raise and
pave Sidewalk on Main street. and as An agent
Tor the Clark property To nave gni,aT az Hsi,'
street Michael Blendt TO fix spouting on north
s.ue ol commerce street; W. b. Start to repair
streets m,s Sofner o. MI Vernon and Delaware
On MI. Vernon street; K. p Stacy 10 nave on
msln street next to the railroad; D. J. Cnmmins
~ y aepair pavement on Main street at residence;
Sanes McClusky 70 pave on East street. Joseph
wright 10 pave on East street corner OF Mt Yer
non; Thomas Lamb TO pave on East street; E. "
stes agent 70 pave on East street and have
euller repaired on west side Of Commerce street.
also 70 repair pavement ON Pearl street: e. "
cooper 70 pave gutter on east side Of Commerce