Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-08
OPENING MARKET STREET
TO SOUTH IN HIGH FAVOR
FRUIT GROWERS BANK VOTES TO
DEED STRIP OF THEIR LAND
j. (. oeFord Also Offers to Give Town
Right OF WaY-New Town Council
May Take up Project Soon

Inc movement to open Market street
through to South is gaining in popular
FAVOR daily and there is indication
that the newly elected town council
VIII take up the project for considera-
ton at an early date. At recent
meeting, the board of Directors of
the Fruit Growers National Bank voted
10 deed whatever of their land is
needed to help the project along. J.
Z. DeFord has already offered the
Town of Smyrna right of wav over
MS lot. This leaves only the lane
and lot Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Joseph. formerly the Hill property ION
Commerce street and the dwelling and
lot of Mrs. NJ. E. Diehl. on South
Street to be acquired. While Council
has the right to condemn these prop
critics and take them over for town
use. it is hoped that as soon az the
committee of Council is appointed
TO lvestigate the project. some ami
cable terms may be agreed upon with
out condemnation proceedings
Public Spirited Citizens for the Project
Public spirited citizens all over the
town favor opening Market street
through to South. 1t will eventually
make all properties along said pro.
posed street more valuable: IL will
open up some seven or eight desirable
building lots; it will help produce
more revenue in taxes, light. water
and sewer for the town and il will
open a thOroughfare of easy access to
the school grounds from Commerce
streets business center Aside from
this. the proposed survey would bring
Smryna's High School Building to
face directly across Market street.
making il easy visible to citizens and
strangers coming up and down Com
merce street. AS some one has sug.
gested. If Council would open the
street and have uniform concrete gut
tiers and curbs laid, concrete walks
and macadam street laid, it would be
ideal and at once offer a splendid resi-.
cenee section on a thoroughfare lead
ing directly to Smyrna's only public
playground and park-the High School
Green.
Suggest Other Streets be Opened Too
Along with the above improve
ment, some citizens are of the opin-
ion Council might open and extend
other streets to Advantage. Now
that Frazier street has built IN so
wonderfully in recent years and the
Tact this street too. promises soon to
be in easy access to the school grounds
Thy the extension of the play ground
Though to Frazier), some one has
suggested that an ideal residence
section might be made south of said
Frazier street, toward Lake Como.
With this in mind, it has been deemed
wise TO open and extend Chestnut
Itreet from Main to Pearl and Hamil-
.on street, Hamilton Lane) from Main
% Pearl, both streets to meet at
light angles by the opening through
# Delaware, Union and Pearl streets.
Then if a public park is ever made of
he Cats lot, or Lake Drive"
hould be built to the head of the
lOnd. that section of Smyrna might
'e made "shOw residence place. &"
All of this. however, is more or less
pipe dream" but the opening
through Of Market street is a practi-
al, business proposition and is worth
While. IL should have been done
ears ago.