Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-12-19
SMYRNA COUNCIL FAVORS
TOWN CONVENTION PLAN
MAYOR CROW ACTING FOR TOWN GIVES
.ASSENTTO THE ORGANIZED MOVEMENT.
Eleven Down State Towns Will join Whining
ton Ia Convention to be Held 10 Will
mlnglOn First Week Ia January.

Eleven Down State Towns Will join Whining
ton 10 Convention to be Held 10 Will
minglOn First Week Ia January.
At meeting of the Smyrna Town
Council last Friday evening, Secretary
Grieves reported that Mayor Grow,
acting for the Town of Smyrna, had
given assent to the movement for
convention of State Cities and Towns
and had made favorable reply to the
Wilmington City Council. Most of the |
Smyrna Council thought the plan a
good one but one member looked
upon the scheme as ''hot air
and could imagine no good from
it. Council, however, did not decide
who will be sent to represent Smyrna,
but it will probably be President of
Council, S. J. Reynolds, or Secretary
H B. Grieves.
Convention to be Held Ia Wilmington.
The conference will be held in Will
mington the first week in January,
during the recess following the conven-
ing of the General Assembly. Chair
man Ross, of the law committee, of
Wilmington Council, Thursday night
presented a report favorable to the
movement and on motion of Mr.. Sim
mons, of the Fifth ward, the matter
was left in the hands of the said law
committee, the members of which will
hold meeting shortly to arrange de-
tails. From the fifteen towns COM
municated with, eleven answers were
received, all favorable to the move
ment, and the conference is expected
to be largely attended. The places
heard from are: New Castle, Delaware
City, Dover, Seaford. Lewes, Smyrna,
Frederick, Georgetown, Laurel, Clay
ton and Milford. Councilman Lynch,
of the Third Ward, Wilmington, who
suggested the holding of a convention,
informed the members of Council that
he had received telephone communica-
tions from the Wilmington Century
Cluban Bishop Coleman, of the Epis-
copal Diocese Of Delaware, asking for in
formation concerning the date and other
details of the convention. The mem
bers of the Century Club and Bishop
Coleman both desire to do something
in the way of entertaining the delegates,
and the Council committees in charge
of the matter, will take up the subject
with them.
The Object of the Proposed Movement.
The convention will possibly last two
days, and that much good will come Of
it, there is no doubt. The object il
to discuss matters pertaining to the
welfare of every section of the State
so that a mutual good feeling will
exist, when measures concerning pub
lie improvements are presented before
the Legislature, between representa-
tives of the three counties of the State
and the petty spites and jealousies o
the past obliterated. For instance,
Dover, Lewes or Wilmington desire
to have passed by the Legislature bill
providing for municipal improvements
there would be no objection by the re
representatives. of either of tn counties
with the provision, of course, tina
there would not be graft or the useles
expenditure of money involved Th
delegates will be royalty Entertained
and their stay in Wilmington made "a
-
Wilson, of Wilm ington, is taking
great interest in the movement an
will do everything in his power t
make the conference a success.
Pavement Repairing Postponed UntiI Sprnl
All the members were present FL
day evening except Councilman Ro
inson. MIR. Grieves reported progress
in the matter offs boiler and said nea
ly,all the boiler men had been hear
from and as soon as the committee hi
gone over the data they had in han
they would be ready to make repoi
to the Council. There is no huri
about it for it was deemed expediel
to wait until next April or May befol
tearing out the condemned boilers.
the matter of streets and pavements |
report was made owing to the absen
of Councilman Robinson. The opiniC
prevailed, however, that the seasc
was getting late for pavement repai
and it would be better to postpo
work until next spring. Aldermi
Grow reported fines collected for N
vember to be $17.00. Claims to t
amount of $685.. 30 were allowed.