Smyrna times., 1909-03-24
SMYRNA COUNCIL TAKES
STEP TO BORROW $4,000
ROBINSON, GRIEVES AND HUD-
SON VISIT LEGISLATURE.

Hall Finds Place for
the Street improvement Bill in the
Legislature Which Win Pass.
The movement inaugurated by H.
B. Grieves in the Smyrna Town COun-
Gil at its last regular meeting, for the
bricking of Main street, is striking
popular favor among some progress
sive citizens of town. With the
statement of Representative Hervey
P. Hall of this town to do what he
could to have the bill, giving Smyrna
right to borrow the money railroaded
through the Legislature at this ses-
sion, now fast drawing to a close,
President Reynolds called a special
meeting Of the Smyrna Town Council
Saturday evening to see what action
could be taken. The result was that
a spirited meeting took place. All
were present except Councilman
James H. Roberts, who was confined
to his home on account of sickness.
President Reynolds in stating the OBJ
ject of the meeting, said he wished
to give Council the opportunity to
place itself in a position to take up
the matter of street improvement
and whether they decided to brick
Main street or not, the first question
was to obtain the right to borrow the
money. Street Chairman Robinson
said that he learned that Representa-
tive Hall could get Smyrna Street
Improvement bill in by lacking it OF
to another bill or substituting it il
place of another, but in order to dt
so he would have to have it in hanC
by Monday.
Grieves Pleads For Permanent Worl
Mr.. Grieves then took the floor an
made a speech brim full of the spiri
,, of progressiveness in which he though
it was time for Smyrna to stop spend
ing its money in oystershells and ston
and do some permanent work. H
was in favor of borrowing S25. 0C
brick Main street from Mort
street to Hamilton's Lane. Wit
permanent work once established
Smyrna could save enough to be al
u piled to paying of the water and ligl
- bonds and the street bonds could
/ left for the future generations. VII
Il the $25, 900 borrowed and the none
y that the Town will have in hand fro
y other sources, Mr.. Grieves thoug
, we could brick Main street and bui
a granite roadbed on Mt. Vernon al
! South streets this year, and VIII
= done would fix up the matter of sire
= improvement for some years to com
Messrs. Wright and Hudson raised t
~ point that some citizens might obje
y to the most expensive work bel
done on Main street while other stree
7u might have to wait for years befo
ne they could be bricked. CONNER
'u street, an equally important stree
w the main thoroughfare between t
&c Railroad depot and the boat landin
10 macadamized but muddy, would ha
~ to wait indefinitely. Mr.. Stock
while not heartily in favor of 81
expensive street improvement, did l
oppose it.. He was interested, no
ever, in the drawing up of the bill
proper shape and at his suggest
o. the rate of interest was to be
more than per cent. On mot
n of Mr.. Robinson, President ReynO
~ named Messrs. Robinson, Grieves 1
- Hudson a special committee to go
, Dover Monday, consult an attorI
80 and have a bill drafted and placed
~ the hands of Representative H;
ma Committee Submits Bill For Appro
ira The Committee returned Nom
err evening and President Reynolds cal
EN- another special session of Council
and hear the reading of the bill VIII
ned with some slight changes, was
to proved. One provision of the bill
EN- borrow $25, 900 and the selling of
ere year bonds in whatever denominati
in and at whatever rate of interest
to be decided on by Council, is a sect
les. which gives Council power to ass
ded abutting property owners on the sti
ear to be paved for three feet of the gut
han running the entire length of
rm- properties
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