Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
COUNCIL STARTS CAMPAIGN
FOR BETTER PAvEMENTS
SENDS OUT NEARLY TWO DOZEN NOTICES
TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPAIR.
Council Acts Quickly Upon Advice of Street
COmmittee-Repairs to Boiler Progress
ing-Season for Killing Dogs Closed.

At meeting of the Smyrna Town
Council last Friday evening it was de-
cided upon recommendation of the
Street Committee to begin en- active
campaign in the matter of having
pavements repaired before the winter
sets in. Last week Chairman Robin
son with his assistants, Councilman
Wright ard Councilman Hudson went |
the rounds of town and took note of |
all pavements that were in need of at |
tention. OF the nearly two dozen
properties reported, there was only one
which the committee felt that the |
Town should fix at it's own expense
and that was the annoying place be-
tween the properties occupied by B.
W. Turner and B. T. Mattiford on
West Commerce street. The pave
ments at this point have not been to
grade for several years an d the step-up
and down arrangement has caused
considerable annoyance especially to
the members and friends of Jerman
Chapel who use this thoroughfare a
great deal. On several occasions when
the nights were dark pedestrians have
suffered severe falls from tripping over
the step. The Street Committee de-
cided to raise and lower the pavements
at this point to grade so as to insure
better walking. The property of
Steve DENLY was also up for dis
cussion and it was decided to notify
him to tear down the remsining portion
of the old brick building. The prop
erty which is situated in "Irishtown"
has been a menace to pedestrians for
some time and it was feared that some
accident might occur.
Many Notices Sent TO Property Owners.
On motion of Chairman Robinson
of the Street Committee notices were
sent to the following to repair pave
ments: W. o.. Hoffecker, residence;
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church; E. V. Cooper
agent, property in ''Whopping;" l..
Irving Handy, residence of Mrs. S. A.
Lloyd's East Commerce street; Eugene
Davis, property IN tenure of Mr.. Gun
ming; W. G. Pierce, property corner
Main and Mt. Vernon; McClosky
property. east Mt Vernon street; Chat
ham property, South street tenure
Harry King; Mrs. S. E. Cunningham
property tenure self; W. S. Hamal
property, site of old Prettyman Shir
Factory; Mrs. Thomas Lambdin, rela.
pavement on Union street; Tschud
property Union street tenure Josepl
Brinton; w. G.. Roe property Unior
street; Miss Lizzie Laferty propert
Delaware street; H. D. Hartman prop
critics tenure w. G. Lees, Mrs. John Z
Phillips, ,Jr., VIM. Smith and the vacar
lot adjoining; Alexander Carson prop
erty south Main street tenure sell
Samuel Cats property tenure John Z
Goldsborough; A. Il. Hudson Sr
Market street side of property. Whe
it was asked if Council was to chan z
the time of notification from 30 da.
to 10 days, President Reynolds sal
he was in favor of the change bu
hardly thought it expedient at tn
time. After brief discussion the ma
ter was postponed.
Work on Berry Boiler Repairs Progressing
Chairman Grieves of the Light a
Water Committee reported that Sol
discussion arose between the Comm
tee and Robert Wetherill & Co, WI
were given the contract to repair t
old Berry boiler as to the tens
strength of the charcoal iron. L
boiler makers found it hard to procr
the quality as specified in the contri
and it required several trips to Ches
from Mr.. Grieves before the matt
was finally adjusted. The boiler pr
sure will remain practically the sa
and the Messrs. Wetherill assured
Grieves there would be no delay
getting the boiler in place by the ii
agreed upon, the first of December.
Last Bill of Season For Killing Dogs
The claims presented and read
cluded a bill from Joseph r. Cumm
for killing and burying eleven m
dogs. AS the season closed the first
October this will be the last of
killing until next June. The bill
lowed Friday night amounted to $s
Other bills were allowed as folio
d. j. Rose, trimming trees, $1,000;
legheny Coal Company, s243.5S; Al
Iron Works, $21.25; William Pr.
police, Si7.O0; Transportation G
pany, shells $4,000; Diamond s
Tele::aone Company, tolls, $50; p
W. Railroad, freight. $7e.12; FL.
Grieves, expenses and sundries, So
j. w. Thicker. rubber boots, 81