Smyrna times., 1898-03-30
OUR TOWN COUNCIL.
Eugene Crow Elected Collector OF Town
MOnes-A Fight Over POlice-lm'
pOrtant Ordinances to go
Into Effect.

summer mOnbnS, D6 cdlleu pIOIupIly az
S o'clock, the president called the
meeting to order with full council
present.
The first business taken up was the
submitting of q set of resolutions ac-
cepting the New Town Charter with
amendments as passed by the present
Legislature. The following was the
resolution in full:
"ReSOLUed, By the Town Council of
SMYRNA, a corporation of the State of
Delaware: That the said corporation
hereby accept the provisions of the
| Constitution of the State of Delaware,
adopted in convention at Dover on |
June 4, 1897, and hereby authorize the |
president and the secretary to execute |
and file in the office of the secretary of |
the State of Delaware, a certificate of |
acceptance duly attested under their
hands and under the seal of the cor
poratiOn.
The following bills we're read and al
lowed: COsgriff & Beck, $40. 80; Charles
H. Jones, $1.05; Peter Downs, $500
Total $22. 80.
The committee named to receive
bond of Treasurer Cooper announced
that they had performed their duty,
and on motion they were discharged.
On motion of j. w. Denney, the bond
was ordered given to E. M. Fowler,
who said he would put it in safe keep
ing in the vault of the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
DIR. Moore moved that an order of
81. SO be drawn III favor of Secretary
Anthony for the payment of the cleo
ton officers who served in the recent
town election. Carried.
| 4. oe,N l. va
notice of an amendment to the water
ordinance in relation to pipe regula-
tions, moved that all curb stops should
be covered with an extension box.
Walls followed this up with motion
that the plumbers of town be notified
, of the change in the ordinance and to
do their plumbing accordingly.
Jacob Vandever, representing Charles
Warner Company, of Wilmington,
coal dealers, was present and asked for
information concerning bids, the size
and quality of coal &c.
: On motion, Edw. G. Walls, chairman
of the Light and Water Committee,
was allowed the privilege of placing an
D unused phone belonging to the town.
in his store for the use of the Light
, and Water Committee.
l On motion, Daniel w. Jones was al
lowed the privilege of placing plank
3 crossing on East street at the terminus
3 of south sreet, extending from the cor
. ner of Frank Bailey's lumberyard.
L E. NJ. Fowler moved that the Street
. Committee have stone crossing a
e Benson street, between John A. HOf
g fecker's residence and the Presbyterian
: Manse, raised to the level o.
y the pavement, and that notices b'
e given either to Robert Stott, tenant
or Miss Clara Wilson and to the Nc
!. DOwell heirs to have their pavement'
y y raised to the proper grade within
u thirty days. The council wants tn,
pavements evened from the Manse OF
down to Delaware street.
, Edward g. Walls gave notice of al
u ordinance to stop wheelbarrows ant
D. push carts from being run on the rave
!, ments. He wants a law enforced t,
y have such to take the road, where the,
e rightfully belong.
s. Alderman w. B. Collins suggeste
that an ordinance be made to proven
20 the free use of bottles of liquor, an
Il, the drinking of same on the streets G
81 the town in view of the public. Dl
i Moore said in reply that as long as tn
o. o. State of Delaware gave the saloons tn
~ power to sell it, they certainly gave II
l. every mans inalienable right, to drin
Z it from bottles or anything else o
y public thOrOughfares.
" The Curfew Bell law, which is un
" derstood will be petitioned for by til
49, society of Kings Daughters, wi
brought up at this point, and calle
forth remarks from DIR. T. G. Moor,
The latter thought that the law to hay
boys under a certain age off the stree
ma early, was a good thing, buthe sugge
off ted that the Kings Daughters consu
IS legal advice before petitioning, in ord'
ed that the council could be fully assure
he that they would have the power to el
~ force such law If the council had
m. right, he thought request would
re- willingly granted.
AS Alderman Collins, wishing to lea
thanked the council for the honor the
IN conferred upon him in q few wei
chosen words and wished to cO-Opera
fra with them in the preserving of pea
and good order in the town.
An hour or more was taken up aft,
this in the discussion of coal. M
lge Walls was allowed the privilege of gi
'les ing several brands of coal test befo
tIe 4le the contract was given. There
Yi1 1ai1 enough coal on hand to last mont
ter and during this time n test will
reli made of the West Moreland co
SEQ (screening,) the Clearfield coal, al
yer the Georges Creek coal.
cen j. w. Denney moved the Light al
''iIila Water committee be authorized to ha
'i'n the boilers at the power house test
new by boiler inspector. Carried.
stra Though the hour was grown
'vre late it was suggested that the a
ere plications for town employees
opened. The first matter taken
SEQ was the placing in nomination of t
ppi applicants for collector. The app
1od cants were: Eugene Grow, democri
ter r. II. Hill, democrat: w. H. Bags
es- republican. The salary was fixed
ebb $1,000 per month as heretofore.
his the first ballot, Grow received vot,
,rs, Hill 1 vote, and Baggs 2 votes. /
d. a gene Crow was declared elected.
ood L. G. Moore and j. w. Denney We
lev. appointed a COMMITTEES to take his boI
ood S. J. Reynolds moved that when tn
on. adjourn, 1t be to meet Tuesday eve
ing ing so as to have the new collect
al start in at the first of April.
nee Applications for policeman were th
an in order. The name of w. B. Gri
hat was read, and on motion the appli
tion of Joseph III. Garner, which v
en- laid on the table at the last meetiI
ood was called up for action. Denney
be- lowed this with motion that the
plication of Garner again be laid
am, the table. This called Moore to
iok- feet and he moved that the council
eef, iourn. This was lost by the presid
t 20 casting the deciding vote. Moore Il
mes moved that both applications be Il
en- on the table and that they be taken
hen for action on Tuesday night next .
motion was carried. For extra poll