Smyrna times., 1898-09-14
TOWN COUNCIL.
Recinded the Motion TO Cut Down the Trees
at the Standpipe Talk on
the Light and Water
system

The regular meeting of the Town
with all present except DIR. Il. G.
Moore and III. S. Anthony. After the
meeting was called to order, S. j. Rey-
nolds was appointed secretary pro
TEN.
The following bills were read and al
lowed: p. w. & b. r. r. Company,
freight, $74.19; the Allegheny Coal
Co., $14.00; Tower & Lyons, 50. 20; T..
X. TryOn, Jr., & Co., $13. 43; Express
age, 20 cents; Smyrna Shirt and Hos
iery Co., $1.20; j.. &. Brinton, So. SO.
Total $110.05.
The committee appointed at prev
ious meeting to purchase pistols, nip
pers and whistles for the policemen
made a report through its chairman,
Edw. G. Walls. They were purchased
from Edw. X. TyroD, Jr., & Co., and
are of the latest improved kinds. The
revolvers are seven shooters, especially
adapted for police service. In this re-
spect they are much safer than the or
dinary kind. There is no hammer Wis
lble and the trigger can only be pulled
on sure grip. This safety arrange
ment does away with any danger of the
revolver going off should the officer
get in a tussel. 1t is also a self-cocker
and throws the empty cartridges ont
automatically.
Alderman w. b. Collins made a re-
port of the financial condition of his
office for the past month and showed
where he passed over to the treasurer
fines amounting to 81. 80. The report
was accepted and filed.
Councilman E. NJ. Fowler, who made
the motion at the last meeting
to cut down the trees around the
standpipe to save annoyance with
the sewer and incidentally to do away
with the crowd of boys loafing there.
arose to make a statement. He said.
He didn't often back water, but since
the previous meeting he had thought
a great deal about the subject. and the
more he thought, the greater was his
convictions that the trees ought to be
saved. He did not like to see nice
shade trees destroyed, especially when
they add so much beauty in a town as
those around the standpipe do, and he
thought the Street and Sewer Commit
tee could devise some other means TO
prevent the sewer instructions without
sacrificing the trees" He followed
his remarks up with motion to rescind
the motion to cut them down made Mt
the previous meeting. 1t was seconded
by 5. j. Reynolds, and opened for de-
bate. Denney said she had heard but
two complaints concerning the matter,
and was rather in favor of letting the
motion stand as the best course for the
town to take to have a perfectly work
ing sewer. The flush tank now was
not working right, however he said it
did not make any difference to him if
they wanted the trees to stav. Rev
nolds was never in favor of cutting
down the trees, in fact he was
the onl y man to stand ont against the
motion when it was made at the last
meeting. He contended the Council
was too hasty i'll the matter. Walls
said ''when he voted. he voted in thp
interest OF the sewer pipe, and as far as
the boys were concerned, he didn't
thlnk that the cutting down of the
tfees would do away with their lOafing,
Tor II not around the standpipe. they
wonid congregate at the depot which
IN In It's effect would not be any better. :"
The question was called for and Fow-
lers motion to rescind was sustained.
and the president declared that the
trees would remain undisturbed.
BY this time the Alderman and all of
the policemen were present as ordered
at the last meeting, and it was thought
that an interesting time would be Of
tered IN settling the Alderman Collins
Policeman Jones case. Each had
their set speech ready and each were
ANXIOUS to address that honorable
body. But Councilman Reynold nip
ped 1t III the bud by moving 'that the
case be dismissed and the Council set
tie the matter between themselves. "
There was no objection to this and the
motion was carried unanimously.
j. w. Denney made a statement to
the Council that the Delaware and At
lantlc Telephone Company was about
to place new poles on their line through
town to be As feet high, and instead of
zlSZagglng across Commerce street as
is the case now, they wanted to run
their line straight on one side of the
street. A representative of that com
pany had been talking to him and he
feared some trouble in placing a pole
on the property of w. A. Winford di-
rectLy IN front of the entrance
to the Americus Club Room
The Council did not take up the mat
ter as the Company had already been
granted the right to run their line
within town limits.
The rest of the meeting was ta,an
up In general discussion of the Flee
trio Light and Water System. The
greese trap inlet to sewer was talked
about when one of the members re-
ported an incidence where the tran
was lifted up to pour refuse matter
therln. 1t was suggested that the
Street and Sewer Committee look into
these case before they would cause anv
trouble to the sewer main. The nave
wash question was taken up and some
OF the members thought it unfair that
those not paying rent or without a
pave-wash should derive the benefit
from those who bore tbs burden of the
taxation. In fact the Council are
thinking seriously of making every
property pay a nominal rent whether
they put In pave wash or not. This
would make it general all over town
and should wash be put in the rent
VIII not be any more. This was
thought by several to be the best plan
Councilman Reynolds, however ad-
vocated 81 sprinkler as the best means
OF laying the dust in our streets. What
Will be done with the matter is NOT
known but this will be an important
question to settle in the future. In
speaking of the water rents and the |
rouole there was to collect them in
many cases, Councilman Denney was
hrn advocate of having the landlords
pay all the rents instead of the ten
ants. AT this point Councilman Walls |
Drought up the case of H. B. Grieves
ana claimed the town was CHARGING |
nlm too much rent in proportiOn 10 |
VIVA what others pay. The latter is paving
S2O year for the use of trough and |
wash for his livery stables. Since |
into the matter Mr.. Walls was |
,onylnced that he was paying too much |
ana he wanted the rents reduced to S15 |
which he thought was ample and wonld |
cover the use of samer for his transient |
rade. Mr.. Reynolds objected and for
tlIae there was breezy discussion |
between them, the former accusing the
after that he had never agreed to n
proposition he had ever made in the
Council. There were some sharp re-
..orts after this and the matter was
lropped. ""'
Councilman Denney wanted all
Electric bills to be collected in ad-
'ance and was supported by Council
nan Walls. Reynolds opposed this
md made u motion that it be deferred
Until meeting of full board. Fow-
er seconded the motion and it was
.arried by the President casting the