Smyrna times., 1912-09-18
COUNCIL DISCUSSES PLAN
FOR STANDARDIZATION ROAD
WILL NOT ONLY EXTEND COM.
MERGE STREET TO JOIN 1T
But Will at the Same Time Extend Mt.
Vernon Street, Giving Two Fine
Approaches to Smyrna

Approaches to Smyrna
Smyrna Town Council in regular
session last Friday evening gave
discussion to the new stone road to
be built between Smyrna and Clayton
by the Kent County Levy Court. Sec
retary Grieves stated that he had an
interview with Mr.. l. w. Hubbard,
OF the contracting firm of Pugh &
Hubbard, Philadelphia, regarding
the cost of extending macadam Com
merce street out to the town limits to
join up with the new stone road.
Mr.. Hubbard took the measurements
given him by President Samuel j.
Reynolds and estimated the 1900 feet
would cost Smyrna in the neighbor-
hood of 500. This lead to more street
work and it was tentatively agreed
to extend the macadam work of Mt.
Vernon street, also. The latter is
only stoned as far as Pearl street.
The plan is to raise the grade from
Pearl street to "Flat-iron Point''
along by the coal yard and bins of
Ssmuel j. Reynolds and join up with
the boulevard at the railroad crossing.
1t was pointed out that it would be a
good time to improve that part of
Mt. Vernon street while the work was
being done for the county, as it was
thought some trade arrangement might
be effected with Pugh & Hubbard,
whereby the town could give the use
of their sprinkler in exchange for
their steam roller and in this way the
deal would work to the mutual advan-
tage of both.
Road Shorter From Lack of Funds.
President Reynolds told the mem
bers of Council he did not think the new
stone road would begin directly at own
limits. The Levy Court at this time
has just so much money to spend, ap-
proximately 81, 600, and since no more
is available this year, they would have
TO use the money as far as it would
go and then piece out at some future
time. The shortest road, the road
along the Smyrna Branch Railway.
having been selected, Mr.. Reynolds
impression was that the contractors
would begin, at Font HILL" the
home of Mrs. Presley Spruance, and
continue to the top of the hill this
side of Ewell's M. P. Church. 1t will
lack several feet at each END from
joining up to the limits of both towns.
However, members of Smyrna Town
Council, expressed themselves as being
willing to extend the macadam work
to town limits and to hope that the
future would see a solid stone road from
one town to the other. The contract
ing firm has already started prelimin-
ary work and hope to be on the job as
soon as their equipment arrives.
Hudson Raises Dog Nuisance.
Councilman John P. Hudson, acting
on the request of several constituents
of his district, brought up a question
Oh alleged nuisance of the kennels of
Geoge E. Brown on north Main street.
Mr.. Brown keeps kennel of fox
hounds of the Smyrna Fox Club. 1.-THE
running of the dogs over porches and
private property in the day time and
the bowling of the dogs at night, -
Mr.. Hudson said, chad become annoy
ing to the residents of that part of |
town, and on behalf Of his constituents
he put the matter before the Board to |
be acted on at their pleasure - Coun>
ell discussed the matter but agreed on
no plan of action other than the ordi-
nances which bear out the case, but
which are not enforced Council ad-
journed after accepting the August re-
port of Alderman Crow for collections
to SIT. so and passing bills
to 1924. 16.