Smyrna times., 1908-05-27
TOWN COUNCIL APPOINTS
STRONG BOARD OF HEAL TIL
GEO. H. DICK AND W. DENNEY
HAZEL MEMBERS OF BOARD

Will Be Urged to Take Cognizance of
all Cases And Preserve The Health
of the Community--CounciI Notes
Smyrna Town Council at its meet
ing Friday evening had under discus
sion the matter of Board of Health
for Smyrna and after some debate the
following Board was elected: DR.. E.
5. Dwight, W. Denney Hazel, Charles
II. LeFevre, ESQ.,, Benjamin C. Col
Inns and George H. Dick. The Board
is regarded as an unusually strong
one and they will be prevailed upon
to hold frequent meetings and to in
vestlgate all cases of nuisance and
complaint. 1t was intimated that
there were number of cases within
town limits that need attention and
II the new Health Board can be urged
to suppress them and see that the
good health of the community is pre-
served, 1T will be a good thing for
the town. The Board of Health is
one of the most important organiza-
tions of Smyrna. They are clothed
with all the power and authority
necessary and all expenses created bv
them must be paid by the town. DR..
Dwight, the physician of the Board
was instrumental in a large degree in
suppressing the smallpox epidemic
few years ago and his valuable ser
vices at that time has never been for
gotten by the members of the Town
Council. The new members of the
Health Board are Former State
Auditor George H. Dick and W. Den
ney Hazel. They are regarded as a
valuable addition and will no doubt
make active members. 1t is pre-
sumed that they will meet shortly to
organize.
Commerce Street Residents Object.
The Street Committee upon the ad
vice of Council will start this week
to macadam the lower section of Com
merce street. Secretary Grieves upon
the authority of Council has ordered
two carloads of granite from the Port
Deposit quarries and these were
shipped yesterday. AS soon as thev
arrive which will be in two or three
days, force of men and teams
will be put on the street. Chairman
Robinson reported that he had purch-
ased a lot of gravel which he intended
putting on Commerce street between
East and Monrovia avenue and was
to have begun on this section Monday
and rush through to completion while
waiting for the carloads of granite to
arrive. The people in that section
OF the town however objected to hav
ing a gravel roadbed when the rest of |
Commerce street was stoned and the
matter has been held up until the
Street Committee can decide upon
what course to pursue. The tax paw
ers of East Commerce street feel that
they are entitled to just as good a
street as any other part of the town
and are demanding their rights.
Should they decide to finish out the
street with stone, the Town will have
a lot of gravel as we'll as "diamond'
dust on their hands.
DR.. Ryan Asks For Electric Lights.
Secretary Grieves submitted the
request of DR.. W. T. Ryan for two
lights in his stable, corner of East
and Fisher streets which the Light &
Water Committee did not feel like
taking the responsibility to grant
without getting an expression from
the Council. Mr.. Grieves said that
to give DR.. Ryan the two lights
would mean an expenditure on the
part of the town of $12 to run the
line there while the revenue would
probably not be more than so cents a
month. After some debate it was
finally decided to leave the matter
with the Light & Water Committee
with the understanding that if DR..
Ryan would pay for the wiring, the
line would be extended there. Coun-
Gil adjourned after allowing bills to
the amount of $343. 81. The Kev-
stone Coal & Coke Company submitted
their bid for furnishing the town with
coal and Secretary Grieves was au-
thorized to close a contract with them.