Smyrna times., 1910-04-27
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST
HAVE BETTER PAvEMENTS
COUNCIL ISSUES SWEEPING Or
DER TO MANY TO REPAIR
Main Street Cutters Below Chestnut
to Be PaVed.-Council Passes a
Strict Automobile Law


At the regular meeting of the
Smyrna Town Council last Friday
evening, with all members present,
a sweeping order was made with re-
gard to better pavements and cutters
in Smyrna, which is in line with its
policy inaugurated a year or more
ago for good streets. During the
past week the Street Committee,
James c. Robinson, Chairman, went
the rounds of Smyrna and made out
a list of property owners whose
pavements are in need of repair and
these names were reported to Council
Friday evening. The list includes
nearly forty property owners, scat
tered all over town. Upon the
recommendation of said Street Com
mittee, Secretary Grieves was au-
thorized to send cut the usual thirty
day notices. Five property owners
on the East side of Main street from
the blacksmith shop, corner of North
Hook railroad, will be required to
raise their pavements to grade.
Council also decided to take care of
its macadam street at the south end
of Main street and property owners
on both sides of the street from the
terminus of the paving block at
Chestnut street to Lake Como, will
be required to lay cutters. Just
what policy will be pursued in these
cases is not definitely decided. 1t is
very probable that the town will do
the work uniformly and will charge
up the expense to the property own
ers according to the frontage.
Twelve Mile Limit For Automobiles
Councilman Roberts, on behalf OF
the committee appointed to draft ar
ordinance regulating the speed Of
automobiles in>Smyrna, read his re-
port, which on motion of James G.
Robinson, was adopted. The speed
limit was fixed at twelve miles ar
hour, which must be reduced to si1
miles an hour when crossing streets
and turning corners. Provision wa!
made for blowing horns and carry
ing lights. The ordinance, whicl
became law, is in full as follows
An Ordinance concerning motor vehicles or at
tOmObiss.
Be it ordained by the Commissioners Of tn
Town of smyrna, two-thlrds coi cnrrn
Section /. That the following rate # sree,
may be maintained, but not excee ded, up ~ tn
public streets: a rate Of speed OF tweive mile
per hour, ore mile in i've minnie shall b.
permitted but not exceeded, which snail he ie
duced TO the ra;e Of six mil $ per hour, or on
mile in ten minutes at curves, and at interse
tiOns of other treets.
Section ? No motor vehicle shall he operate
upon any public stree, unless the number tai
are carried cousuicuIusy, one on the frn"t ap
the other on the rear of the motor vehicle /
such manner as they may be easily read; an
between one hour after sunset ali one huu
before sunrise. the rear number tags shall j.
Illuminated So ttat the number can be p ainl
distingui he'd when the motor vehicle j. in u,
section g. Every motor vehicle shall he pr,
vided with a horn OF bel When in use and sha
he sOunde ut the approach of every curve q
crns~ing, TO iasu the safety of pc leSlriAns
o her users of he streets.
Section4 Motor vehicles shall. from one hnu
after sunset, until one hour heeore sunr Sc, shu
q least one Whit light, visible not les han tN
hundred feet in the directi IN toward which ia
motor vehicle is pro seedng and one red ligf
shall re shown, visib iu opposite direction
these light shall be i'm service. when motor VI
hiee Is It inding or running.
Section >. Any person violating anv nf th
provisions Of this ordinance shall be subject 10
tine of not less than five (S5) dollars nor mV
than twenty (2O) dollars, to be collected By sun
mary conviction. before any Mayor or Justice
the Peace, or in case of nOn-payment OF Fl e,
undergo an imprisonment for a period no eS
ceeding ten days.