Smyrna times., 1911-08-23
ROUTE WEST OF SMYRNA IS
OFFERED FOR BOULEVARD
BOARD OF TRADE ENDORSES
WHAT is DEEMED BEST ROUTE
Will Extend One Half Mile Through
Smyrna From South Street West
of Depot to The State Road


Smyrna From South Street West
of Depot to The State Road
The Smyrna Board of Trade at a
special meeting Thursday evening
and at an adjourned meeting last
evening decided to recommend a
route on the western limits of town
for the great DUPONT Boulevard.
Both meetings were enthusiastic and
the spirit that prevailed showed
clearly that the business men of
Smyrna wish to offer every encOur-
agement to General T. Coleman Du-
Pont in his great enterprise and to
have his proposed 81, 900, 900 highway
touch as near Smyrna as possible and
att the least expense. When the
meeting was called to order Thurs
day evening, Preident LeFevre made
a detailed verbal report of the visit
of General Dupont and his chief en-
gineer to Smyrna and of their inves-
tigation with the Boulevard Commit
tee of the several talked of routes on
both the east and west side of town.
The relation of the State road to the
layout of Smyrna was particularly
noted.
Hearty Encouragement Given Project
Considerable discussion followed
concerning the Boulevard and of the
Importance of having it touch as
closely to Smyrna as possible. The
various talked of routes through
Smyrna where condemnation proceed
ings and the acquiring of valuable
property would be necessary was
figured to be too expensive for
Smyrna to undertake and bushes
men felt that it would be unwise to
place too heavy a bonded indebted
ness on the town when route on the
western limits would be more avail
able and in the future might better
aid in the towns growth, if Smyrna
was ever to grow at all. Remark
were made by W. o. Hoffecker, Will
liam FAIRIES, E. Hoffecker, L NJ
Price and John P. Hudson. Finally
Mr.. William FAIRIES moved "that the
Joint Comittee of the Board of Trade
and the Town Council of Smyrna be
, authorized to ascertain the probable
, cost of securing right of way for the
proposed boulevard along a route
west of the Town of Smyrna passing
through the open lots between Smyrn;
and "Font Hill, " the residence o
Mrs. Presley Spruance, thence ehrougl
/ the western limits of the town ant
D crossing Main street between Glen
e wood and ST. Peters Cemeteries. ,
s Charles j. Sudler promptly secOnde
0 the motion and it was adopted with
out a dissenting voice.
: Boulevard Committee Suggested Rout
At the adjourned meeting las
k night, the Boulevard Conmitte
made their report in which it wa
F, learned the right of way would ex
q tend over a half a mile through tn
> corporate limits of the wester
. section of Smyrna and could b
!, built to the width of 200 fee
i without tearing practically an
. buildings down. 1t was also learne
. that the road after coming aroun
+ by the head of Lake Como, woul
e be almost straight line from Rar
Il SONS lot on South street to the Stat
e road at st. Peters Cemetery an
Ie thence across the meadow of Der
ney's mill and coming out at til
IN farm of William Armstrong up tn
State road. The route in the opinio
- of the members of the Board {
= Trade offered many advantages an
President LeFevre and the Bouleval
Committee were authorized to recon
= mend this western route to Mr.. d.
!. = Pont and his engineers when the
= visited Smyrna. The Committt
:. - could not give the exact cost
- - Smyrna for acquiring the right
~ way and this mater was left opt
- until the survey was made and M
Dupont had decided definitely whet
er he would take the western rout
IL The engineering corps is expect'
s. to reach Smyrna within a fortnigh
ge CONFUSION OVER GAME LAWS