Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
COUNCIL AC5EOE TO DEMAND
FOR MACAOAMIztD STREETS
WILL NEGOTIATE TWO BONDS OF $1,000
EACH TOPAY FOR TOwNINPROVeMENTS
And Will Begin Work This Fall to Macadamize
All Of Commerce and Maiu Streets, Smyr'
mas Two Business ThorOughfares.

The movement for macadamized
streets in Smyrna reached an interest
ing climax Friday evening when
Smyrna Town Council at the direction
of the Street Committee, James q.
Robinson, chairman, voted to continue
the good work already inaugurated by
ordering that all of Commerce Street
and all of Main street be macadamized.
The matter was brought to a focus by
Chairman Robinson of the Street Com
mittee, who after recommending the
improvement as above stated, provided
a way by moving that the Finance
Committee negotiate two bonds OF |
$1,000 each to pay the balance on boiler |
and other improvements at the Elec- |
trio Light Power Station. These will
be interest bearing bonds of a per cent.
and will be negotiated under the au-
thority of an act of Legislature passed
February 26, 1908. With the expense for
improvements at the plant provided
for, balance in the treasury of So, 800
and an approximated surplus of $1,000
more at the end of this year and $1,000
next year, the town is now in posi-
tion to give some attention to its
streets. The Street Committee is go
ing ahead as soon as the car loads of
stone arrive and macadamize the block
from Market street to the Four Cor
ners on Commerce street after which
work will be taken up at Delaware
street and pushed on to the Depot. An
effort will be made to get Commerce
street macadamized this fall aad next
spring if all goes well, to take up Main
street and macadamize it from Glen
wood avenue to Hamilton Lane.
StOckIy Opposed Negotiating Bonds
Those in favor of street improvement
met some opposition from Councilman
Stockly who declared it was not neces-
sary for the Town of Smyrna to nego-
tiate any more bonds for Improvement,
that by waiting awhile the town would
be able to pay for the new boiler and
other improvements at the Electric
Light Plant and still have balance in
the treasury for street improvement
He thought there was no cause for
hurry in the matter and it would be
wise lor Council to proceed slowly and
wisely in the matter. Councilman
Robinson who recommended the im
provement on streets in his report tC
Council, insisted that the Light Plant
was eating up money that was intended
for street and other improvements anc
that by waiting the town would be il
no better shape in the end than nov
and in-as-much as the people wer,
clamoring for better streets, he was il
favor of borrowing the $4,000 for tn
improvements now going on at th
plant and to use whatever funds th
treasury had or would have in hand t
macadamize the twoprincipal bushes
thoroughfares of Smyrna. He was III
held by every member of Council wit
the exception of Mr.. Stockly who a
this Instant made financial report {
the revenues and expenses of the tow
and showed approximately what ba
ance the town would have on hand a
ter paying for the boiler, etc. Th
did not seem to satisfy Mr.. Robinsc
and those in favor of street improvl
ment. The motion had been mad
and seconded to negotiate two bono
of a thousand dollars each and M
Robinson called for the question. M
Hudson called for yea and nay vot
It was apparent from the start that Il
issue was ripe and must be decide
and Mr.. Stockly seeing the drift
sentiment, finally aequiesced and Il
matter was carried unanimously. M
Stockly still insisted however, the
was no necessity for it,
Macadamizlng Win Cost About 10000.
The cost for macadamizing Co
merce and Main streets will appro,
mate about $4,000 or $6O9O, The bloc
from Delaware street to the Four OK
ners now being done will cost abe
$3.50 but this is considerable less tn
corresponding squares elsewhere
the reason that the section now bel
improved had good stone foundati
to begin with, which other sectiC
have not. Business men and others
Smyrna have expressed approval
the action of Council for it will !
only make better travel and advert
the town, but will increase the valr
tion of all property contiguous to
Council is now hoping that the c
zens of Smyrna will help along
situation by paving their cutters I
those who contemplate having wat
sewer or gas connections, will hav
done before the work of macadamiz