Smyrna times., 1904-09-14
BUSINESS MEN PETITION
COUNCIL FOR MORE LIGHT
APPEAL FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT ON COM.
MERGE STREET GRANTED UNANIMOUSLY
New Lamp Will Be Placed Midway Betw..0
Main and Market Streets Somewhere iu
Vicinity of Smiths JeweIry Store

At the regular meeting of the Smvr-
ma Town Council Friday evening if
was unanimously y ordered that a street
lamp be placed on Commerce street
midway between the "Fonr Corners"
and Market street. This motion was
rallroaded through without much COM
ment for a petition had been presented
signed by nearly every property owner
and resident of that section and as tho
need OF such light was so obvious.
the Council could hardly turn down
the request. 1t was pointed out that the
square was not only one of the longest
IN town but one of the principal busi,
ness sections, and it was both proper
ana advantageous that sufficient light
should be given the public. One rea-
son, and a most important one was
that the thoroughfare is very narrow.
and when teams are hitched along
both sides of the street, it was yerv
incOnvenient for passing teams which
was made all the more dangerous on
account of the insufficiency of light.
The Council readily saw this and
when Chairman Grieves of the Light
and Water Committee moved that the
petition be granted seconded bv
Councilman Wright, it received the
vote of approval of every member
present. The new light will be in
stalled at an early date.
When President Reynolds called the
meeting to order there was but a onor-
um present, the absent members belnp
Councilmen Stockly, Hudson and
Robinson. The latter came down and
because the President was not prompt
IN arriving and calling the meeting to
order, he went home, Notwithstanding
he had promised Mr.. Reynolds he
would be present. It looked as
though he we're trying to shirk his
duty, for as Chairman of the Street
Committee it was necessary that he
be present so that some action could
be taken in the matter of certain pave.
ments IN town that were badly in need
of repair. The continued absence of
the Chairman Of this Committee much
hampers the Council in the crusade
they are anxious of starting and thew
do not care to act upon the list of 25
or 30 names submitted until recon-
mended by the Chairman. As a con-
sequence the work is much DELAYED
and by the time the legal 3Odav no.
tices are given, it will throw the work
OIL until late in the fall. What effect
the indifference on the part of the
Chairman will have in the matter is
not known, but there are certain
members of the Council who are
anxious to go ahead with the work of
putting the pavements and sidewalks
In good repair before the winter
months set in. There promises to be
something done at the next meeting.
Council accepted the report of AL
1erman Grow for the month of August
in which he stated that $3.50 has been
in fines and passed over to
the Treasurer, and the meeting was
adjourned after the following bills
were read and allowed: John W.
Tucker, clothing, etc., for the Board
Of Health, $5.12; W. G. Roe, sundries
Tor Board of Health, $500; W. F.
Dunn, drugs for Board of Health, 45c;
W. G. Roe, sundries for town, 81. "a;
Coal Company, coal, $3O7.-
i8; P. B. & W. Railroad, freight,
SlS1.07; Total, S6Os.O1.