Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
COUNCIL REFLECTS OFFICERS
WITHOUT APPARENT TCHANGE
B. W. TURNER TO CONTINUE AS POLICEMAN
AND STREET SUPERVISOR FOR THE YEAR

Eugene Crow Reelected Collector of Town
Taxes-Diamoud State Telephone Com
pauy Ask For Further Concessions.
AT a meeting of the Smyrna Town
Council last Friday evening applica-
tIons were opened, for the positions of
Collector of Town Taxes, street super
visor and chief of police. The result
was that Eugene Grow, the faithful
and efficient officer who has made one
of the best collectors the town ever had
was reelected to the position for an
other year unanimously. Nothing
was said about an advance of salary
although Mr.. Crow | etitioned at pre-
vious meeting for raise of So q month.
Benjamin W. Turner who has been
slreet supervisor and chief of police for
several years was also reelected, but
it was subJect to rules hereafter to be
adopted by the Council. President
Reynolds appointed Messrs. Robinson,
Stockly and Hudson to prepare such
resolution defining the duties of said
position, and it is expected that they
will be presented at next meeting of
Council. While some were of the
opinion that it would be better to sep
arate street supervising from the chief
of police, it was decided to let the posi-
tion remain as it has been for while
longer, but that certain rules be laid
down that must be carried out. Mr..
Turner is good workman and fear
less officer, but the duties devolved
upon him it makes it utterly impossible
to Systematically patrol and police the
streets when he has so much hauling
and street supervising to do. That the
special committee will recon mend an
assistant policeman to be on duty all
the time is hardly probable. 1t would
seem. however, that town the size of
Smyrna should have at least one po-
liceman on duty all the time.
Diamond State Telephone Ask For Concessions
The Diamond State Teleph one Com
pany, who were granted permit to
run cable line up Mt. Vernon street,
asked for further privilege of rnnning
cable out Commerce street from
Benson street Opposite the Presby-
terian Church, to Pearl street. They
would follow the electric light pole line
but owing to its zigzsg course from
one side of the street to, the other in
that part of town they ask that they
might run it straight out on one side
of the street. The matter was referred
to the Street Committee who were au.
thorized to consider the wishes of the
persuant to the requests made by the
Telephone Company took advantage
of the opportunity to make demands
for two more phones.in addition to the
one already in use at the Power Station.
1 Mr.. GrieYes wanted one for the chief
of-police's residence and another foi
the Hose Room. Manager Baker
4 however, refused to grant more thar
q one phone extra whcih will probably
n be installed in the residence of tn.
4 chief fof-police.
Public Street Sprinkler Up For Discussion
There was a short discussion On the
matter of street sprinkler, the opinion
of some being that it was about tim'
to put it into service. It was finally
agreed that it would be better to re
ceive applications for operating the
sprinkler and on motion of j. @. Rob
Il inson said applications were ordered
to be in and acted upon at the next
q regular meeting. Council allowe,
q bills to the amount of S5O0.S7, which
included bill of 1915 for Policeman
# Cummins for killing thirteen dogs
Chairman Stockly, of the Financ
8 Committee, reported balance in tn
treasury of$3, 10000