Smyrna times., 1908-04-01
COUNCIL TO HIRE EXPERT
AND HEAVY STEAM ROLLER
TO BUILD ANOTHER MACADAM
SECTION ON COMMERCE STREET

SECTION ON COMMERCE STREET
Block Between Main And East on Com
merce Street to be Built With
Stone Already on Hand.
Town Council took up most of the
entire session last Friday evening in
a discussion on streets. The Street
Committee was given power to go
ahead and use the rest of the stone in
macadamizing to the best advantage.
The discussion brought out the fact |
that there are a number of Council |
men who are not satisfied with the |
experiment tried on Commerce Street |
between the "Four Corners and the |
Railroad Station. The surface coat
ing which in wet wetaher is mud and
the dry weather dust, was ridiculed
by some while others cOntended that
the unsuccessful results, If any, can
be attributed to the insufficient roll
ing it received. This led to the
opinion that Council had better secure
both a steam roller and an expert
road builder to give another test
before purchasing more stone. With
this in view it was practically decided
that the Street Committee shall begin
as early in April as possible to
macadam the section of Commerce
street between the -Four Corners" "
and the Episcopal RectOry, EAST
Street,. Besides employing an
expert road builder, an effort will
be made to hire ten or twenty ton
steam roller from Philadelphia to
take the place of the inadequate five
ton roller and have it brought down
on steamer G. F. Brady. The roller
while here will be employed in
building the new section and in going
over all that part of Commerce street
which has already been built.
Chairman Robinson of the Street
Committee while contending that he
knew something about building roads
in his fifteen to sixteen years expert
ence was perfectly willing that ar
expert should be employed. Some
of the Council were of the opinion
that granite would be preferable t.
limestone, but as limestone roads il
other parts of the Peninsula were
success there is no reason why
should not be a success in Smyrna
At any event the town is on the eve
of having better streets than ever.
Wheelbarrow Ordinance Remains
The petition to repeal the whee
barrow ordinance signed by forty c
more of Smyrna's business men, We
cleft on the table" for an il
definite stay. Secretary Grieves a
tempted to call it up but did nj
succeed as the majority of the men
bers did not see the necessity of NAL
ing a change at this time. In vie
of the fact that it will soon be tin
to elect a Chief of Police and Sire
Supervisor, Secretary Grieves call
Mr.. Robinson's s attention to the ia
that two years ago, he was appoint
chairman of a special committee
0eTQ9 IIl6 uuIlSo VI OhC SOiAAOAAA
Offices but a report was never mad
Some are of the opinion that it woU
be better to divorce the two offiC
while others felt that if the duti
were clearly defined and a contra
entered into between the success1
applicant and the Town of Smyr1
it would be much more effective tn
the present arrangement.
Pig Pen Nuisance to Be Abate
Councilman Roberts, the new me
her from the Sixth District, stir
up quite a discussion on pig pens
their nuisance, by inquiring into
authority of the Town over
nuisance caess. 1t was fin;
decided that such nuisance ca
could either be reported to the Be
of Health or any Town official
member of the Council could dec
II a nuisance and have the law
forced after due notice had b
served on the guilty party or part