Smyrna times., 1911-04-19
COUNCIL FALLS IN WITH
SMYRNA BOARD OF TRADE
JOINT COMMITTEE TO INVITE
COL. T. c. DUPONT TO SMYRNA
Pearl Street or East Street May Be
Given For the Right of Way of
Boulevard Through Town

Boulevard Through Town
Smyrna Tcwn Council in regular
session Friday evening received a
committee from the Smyrna Board
of Trade and assured them that they
would do anything reasonable in the
matter of cooperating with them in
the matter of town development.
Council also appointed a committee
composed of H. B. Grieves and John
P. Hudson tn act in conjunction with
committee composed of State Sena-
tor Edward G. Walls, Assemblyman
j. Edwin Hoffecker and Former Cong
ressman Walter. o. Hoffecker appoint
ed by the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trade in the matter of urg-
ing the DUPONT Boulevard" to go
through Smyrna. This joint COM
mittee will extend an invitation to
Col. T. Coleman DUPONT, the donor
of the proposed splendid State high
way, and have him come to Smyrna
for the purpose of looking over the
town>and to investigate the FEAST
bility of having his road go through
Smyrna. AS the newly blocked Main
street seems to be out of the ques-
tion and as the Boulevard must
be of uniform width, two streets
were spoken of as being the most
available for the purpose, East
street and Pearl street. Of the two
streets Pearl street has the fewer
houses to be sacrificed and this on
the west side. This would include in
the event Pearl street was selected,
the fine residence of Cyrus P. Gears
and the fine residence of Mrs. S. E.
Cunningham.
Board of Trade Committee Active
The committee of the Board of
Trade was composed of Representa-
tive ]. Edwin Hoffecker, Walter w.
Hynson and Charles P. Thornley,.
Mr.. Hoffecker was spokesman for
the committee. After apprising
Council of the formation of the
Board of Trade and asking of them
their cooperation in the matter of
tax exemption, free water and the
like, he directed his efforts to
the DUPONT Boulevard and spoke
at length of the Importance it was
to have such road go through our
town. He said he had discussed the
matter with several citizens includ-
ing members of the Board of Trade
and inasmuch as newly blocked Main
street was cut out because of it's in
sufficient width, the opinion pre-
vailed that only two streets were
feasible-East street and Pearl
l. street. AS to which of these streets
would be in more direct line with
the Boulevard, Mr.. DUPONT or the
Highway Commission would have to
determine, but he did think it oppor-
tune and expedient for Council and
! the Board of Trade to get busy in
the matter and instead of writing or
sending committee to his Whining
ton office, to arrange day and in
vite Col. T. C. DUPONT to visit
| Smyrna, meet the people and be
shown over our town with a special
point made of the two streets above
named. Council fell right in line
with Mr.. Hoffecker's suggestion and
, appointed Messrs. Grieves and Hud-
son to act in conjunction with the
Board of Trade. An early date as
possible will be set for Col. dupont S
visit to Smyrna.
Take Up Street and Pavement Work
With the advent of spring, Chair
man John P. Hudson of the street
: committee was authorized to take up
4 the matter of repairs to streets and
pavements. The first thing to be
done is the repair to the Mill Dam
, and Mr.. Hudson will be supplied
with two carload of stone to make a
= job of it. Sometime this week the
Street Committee will make q
S thorough inspection of pavements
e and cutters with a view of having a
t lot more of the 30-day notices sent
d out. Tuesdays and Thursdays have
r been set aside in each week to have
s the streets and cutters cleaned OF
s rubbish and property owners or ten
. ants are urged to sweep their cutters
n on these lays when the litter will
r he removed by the wagons of Street
& Supervisor Turner. Citizens are
: urged to cooperate with the Street
, Committee and stop throwing paper
i and other rubbish in the streets.
Special Water Tax for Automobiles
g Now that the auto is supercedinf
q the horse in number of instances,
: Council deemed it proper to fix {
q water rate for private and public
J. garages After discussing the mat
n