Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
COUNCIL ORDERS CONCRETE
WALK TO JERMAN CHAPEL
PROPERTY OWNERS FROM HIGH
STREET TO CHAPEL MUST PAVE

Inspection of Pavements All Owe,
own - Giving Another Surface
Treatment to Commerce Street
Smyrna Town Council in session
Friday night ordered all propertv
owners from High street to Jermar
Chapel 20 lay a concrete pavement
Secretary II. B. Grieves vas author.
lzed to issue the usual legal notice
The request came to Council from the
members of the Chapel in a eommnni-
cation from the pastor the Rev Mil
ton McCann. The petition praved
Council to grant this needed improve
ment from the annoyance members
had in muddy weather and from the
fact that Jerman Chapel had recently
remodeled its church property and
iaid nice concrete pavement in front
OF same. There is at present a dirt
and cinder walk in front of the two
vacant lots between the Chapel and
nigh street which is all right in drv
weather but miserable TO walk over
IN wet weather. Councilman 6. A
Fortner. in whose district the Chapel
IS located, championed the cause of
the members and thought the pave
ment should be laid. He therefore
made the motion TO notify property
owners to lay concrete pavement not
less than four feet wide. the pave
ment to extend from the corner NJ
High street at the standpipe and ioin
up to the newly laid concrete pave
ment at the Chapel. Councilman
Hudson seconded the motion. which
was carried unanimously. There was
no objection to the pavement being
ordered laid but some DISCUSSION on
the kind of material was debated. AZ
the town charter did not specify brick
and the matter was left entirely at
the discretion Of Smyrna Town Coun-
eil' the vote for concrete indicates
that IN the future all new pavements
or pavements relaid, will be ordered
concrete.
Another Layer for Commerce Street
Chairman of Street Committee
John ?. Hudson. reported progress on |
street work and that all the streets
they had intended doing were treated
and IN working order. He said there
vas about one third of a tank Of the
asphalt cement still left besides sew.
aral barrels. Attention was called
o the hOllows and depressions on
commerce street and places that held
water after a rain. Mr.. Hudson said
'e was aware of this and was waiting
or Mr.. Patterson to come down and
20 over the bad places in the street
With him. Members of Council. how
Ver, we're of the opinion that since
nough Of the cement material was
n hand. il would be making a better
OBJ Of Commerce street to Law another
oating Of asphalt down the center Of
ne whole street from the depot IN
.ast street. so rounded off as to shed
'ater and preserve the road. Coun-
ilman Hudson readily assented TO this
nd commenced work yesterday
loFning.
All Meters in but Two or Three
Chairman of the Light and Water
ommittee II. B. Grieves, reported
verything in excellent running order
the plant. He said the whole
Ieetrie light service had been put on
'eteTs except a few and they were
ED up on account of some closing
leir houses and going away for the !
lmmer. By fall. every house will
e connected up on a meter basis.
iderman Reports Nearly 500 in Fine a
Alderman Crow. in his report for Y
'e month of May which was aceepted
I'd fled. reported s97. 90 in fines COL =
eted and turned over to the Town
reasurer, f. T. Porter. Most Of '
Iese fines were collected from the
ifOreement Of the automobile law.
spections of Pavements to be Made b
The Street Committee. John P. n
udsOn Chairman. at the direction OF e
ouneil. will make an inspection of A
Ivements and report at next meet A
g. A nun Der Of notices to repair O
repave will likely be issued. 81
'nneil adjourned after allowing d.
lis. m