Smyrna times., 1905-09-27
PROPOSED CHANGE IN LAW
MAY IMPROVE PAVEMENTS
COUNCIL MAY GIVE BUT TEN DAYS NOTICE
FOR REPAIRS INSTEAD OF THIRTY.
Street Committee Will Take up the Work at
Once and Will Report all Pavements
Needing Repair Council Meeting.


Needing Repair-COuucll Meeting.
With the approach of pleasant fall
weather the street Committee pur-
poses giving more attention to Streets
and pavements and with this end in
view Chairman Robinson and his COM
mittee will make an inspection and see
that all bad pavements are reported to
Council at it's next meeting. Another
important step to further the crusade
against bad pavements is a proposed |
change of the town ordinance requir- |
ing ten days legal notice to make re-
pairs instead of thirty as is now the |
case. President Reynolds and the
Street Committee are firm In the be-
lief that such a change in the ordi-
nance will work to the benefit of the
town as the Council are desirous OF en-
forcing the law. A ten days notice will
accomplish the sam purpose without the
long and tedious delays. The Streets
were reported to be ill good condition.
Chairman Robinson said that 1000
bushels of shells had been used
on the streets with good effect
= and that more were needed. The
Committee will now take up the work
of trimming the trees. 1t has been a
matter of dispute as to whether it came
under the direction of the Street Com
mittee or the Electric Light Commit
tee. President Reynolds declared at
the meeting Friday night that it came
under the direction of the former COM
mittee and they were directed to pro-
ceed with the work so long delayed.
When the trees are trimmed along
the line of the electric light wires it is
believed that the streets will be much
lighter to say nothing of the protec-
ton to the wires. In some places the
insulation was so badly worn as to
cause "short circuits"
Two 50 h. p. Boilers are Becoming Weak.
All the members of the Council were
present Friday night. Mr.. Grieves of
the Light & Water Committee gave an
interesting report of the visit of MIR.
Stockly and himself to Chester, Pa.
The order for repairing the Berry
boiler, as announced in the Times last
week, was given to Robert Wetherill
& Co., for $3.50, which included sew.
eral additions to the original specifi
cations to the amount of hundred dol
lars. Mr.. Grieves reported that the two
L, ss,n
to show a sign of weakness aud that il
would be but a short while before they
would have to be replaced with a new
boiler. One of the engines was pu
out of service temporarily Wednesda.
night by too much water getting int
it. The parts were sent away for re
pairs.
Discussion Over the Proposed TrOlly Route.
Some little discussion was taken u
over the trolley which was recent
granted right of way through Com
merce street. Mr.. Stockly though
the matter should be made clear t
those having it in charge that it wa
the intention of Council that the rout
taken from Clayton to Smyrna shoul
be down the same road on which I'll
Smyrna Branch Railroad exten d.
that the right of way throug
Commerce Street meant that the
should come in Smyrna by that rout
Mr.. Stockly thought, that for the pr
lection of those who want one ros
clear for driving, the trolley shoul
not come around by the farm of LIE
E. Anthony, and wanted the counC
to use its influence to get it to come
along the railroad. Mr.. Hudson. wi
is also Levy Court Commissioner +
this district contended that the TOW
had no right to interfere outside of
own corporate limits and further stat
that his Interpretation of CONNER
Street was that it extended straig
through town as far west as Jerm
Chapel. Other members held t
same view but just which is the wei
ern entrance of Commerce street W
not definitely settled.
Bills Read and Allowed by Council.
Bills were read and allowed as f
lows: Salaries for September, 1885,
j. r. Cummins, police duties, $5.t
W. @. Robinson Sons Company, c
$25.75; p. b. & w. Railroad freigl
$215. II; H. B. Grieves, $9.95; Wa
man White, $11.25; B. W. Turn
feeding prisoners, carrying notices
Board of Health and killing do
S12.55; total, $535.61.