Smyrna times., 1906-10-17
COUNCIL GRANTS TROLLEY
j. RIGHTS OVER MAIN STREET
DIAMOND STATE PROJECT RECEIVES ADD.
TlONAL PAvORS FROM TOWN OF SMYRNA.

But Street cannot be Disturbed Until at Least
10 Miles of Continuous Line is Built TO
Northern Town Llmlts-friday Session.
At a special NEE ting of Smyrna
Town Council last evening petition
was submitted to the Council from the
Smyrna, Kent County and Delaware
Bay Traction Company asking for the
right to lay tracks through the whole
length of Main street. Council at
meeting September 8, 1905 granted the
same Company the right OF way
through Commerce street in the pro-
posed line from Clayton to Woodland
Beach. The new deal contemplated
by the Smyrna, Kent County and Del
aware Bay Traction Company by
which it will be merged into the Dia-
mond State Rapid Transit Company in
much larger project, including in its
scope 106 mile railway system from
Delaware City to Rehoboth, makes it
necessary that said line pass through
Msin street Smyrna in its course down
the state road. The Clayton Wood
land Beach project will be included il
the enterprise. The communication
was talked over by the members pres
ent which included Councilmen
Stockly, Wright, Grieves, Robinson
and President Reynolds after which
Mr.. Grieves offered the following
which was unanimously adopted: BE
it ordained by the Council of the Town
of Smyrna, That the rights, privileges,
terms and limitations of the ordinance
granting franchise to the Smyrna,
Kent County and Delaware Bay Trac-
ton Company as amended July 81,
1906, be and hereby are extended to
and over Main street in said town, pro-
vided, however, that said street shall
not be disturbed nor any work or con-
struetion thereupon begun or con-
Quoted, until after the full completion
by said Company to the northern
limits of said town of at least ten Q0)
miles of continuous trolley road"
First Brought before the Session Friday Night
The Trolley Company's request was
first brought before the Council at its
regular session Friday evening, but as
President Reynolds and Messrs.
Stockly, Hudson and Grieves were the
only members present, it was post
poned until more of the members were
present At Friday nights meeting
the various departments of the towI
reported progress. In the matter oil
the public sprinkler, some of the mem
with the street sprinkling for the rest
of the season and house the machin,
for the winter Others felt that it was
too soon. 1t was finally decided t
continue while longer and leave i
with the Sprinkler Committee, @. p
Thornley, chairman, as to the plans o
operation. 1t may be, after this week
that the work will be done by the da,
instead of by the week in which cas-
the sprinkler will only come out al
needed. The committee reported tina
a suitable shed had been built on tn
property of John w. Tucker on cas-
South street ample enough to accomc
date the sprinkler for the winter.
Council did not Change Unpopular Dog Law
The rest of the meeting was take
up with the dog question. Notwith
standing the prospective lawsuit to b
brought against the Town of Smyrn
by Clayton Hunsicker the travelin
salesman who was accidentally hit b
some stray shot by Policeman Cum
mings gently, Council did not tax
any action toward repeating the III
popular ordinance. Cummins was
the act of shooting dog on Cor
merce street and Hunsicker who WI
passing by on his way to the train r
ceived some shot which glanced al
struck him in the leg. The case is
small an d trivial that there is pr
liability that it may be settled betwet
G. III. LeFevre attorney for Mr.. Hu
sicker and the Smyrna Town Coun'
without allowing the case to go
Court Before adjourning, Coun'
allowed claims to the amount of $210.a
Alderman Grow reported the receiT
of his Office for the month of Septe
Der, $24.00
DR. WATT ADDRESSES CENTURY cLu