Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
EACH COUNCILMAN TO HAVE
CHARGE OF OWN DISTRICT
NE" COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW
PLAN OF CARING FOR STREETS
Commissioner in Each District Will
See That Repairs are Made or
Report Condition to Council

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Report Condition to Council
The fist meeting of SMYRNA Town
Oouneii Tor the new municipal year
was held Fri.ay evening with all
members elect present as follows
Joseph II. Wright. first district:
Samuel J. Reynolds. second district;
Harry B. Grieves. third district Wal
ter +. Keith. fourth district; John P.
Hudson. fifth district and James n.
Roberts and Samuel A. Fortner. sixth
district. Mr.. Grieves took the cath
Of James u. Roberts and the latter
swore in the rest of the members.
Council organizes permanently by
eleeting Samuel j. Reynolds. presi
dent for another year and Harry B.
GTieves, secretary and town clerk.
Council reelected Eugene Crow alder
man or Mayor for another year. In
appointing his standing committee or
cabinet for the ensuing year, Presi-
dent Reynolds departed from his usual
custom and decided to discon tinue the
street committee. one of the most i'm
portant IN town. and appoint each
Councilman in charge of the streets.
pavements and sewers in his own dis
trict. In this way. he thought work
could be expedited. In minor de-
tails. sa Councilman Of his district
couln 60 ahead with any repair work
and IN cases of pavements could report
same TO Council and have the usual
30 day notices issued. In the mat
ter of permanent work Council will act
upon any needed improvement as
Committee of the Whole" The
new plan met with the full and hearty
endorsement Of the members of Coun-
Gil. The committees named were
Light and Water-H. B. Grieves.
chairman. Walter F. Keith and s.
A. Former; Opera House Joseph Fl.
Wright. chairman. James II. Roberts
AMI John P. Hudson: Fire and Hose
Departments Samuel A. Fortner.
chairman. Joseph h. Wright and Harry
B Grieves; Finance--Walter F. Keith
chairman, Harry B. Grieves and
Joseph H. Wright; Auditing Commit
tees-Jsmes ". Roberts. chairman.
Walter F. Keith and II. B. Grieyes.
New Pump Needed at Power Station
Chairman of light and water com
mittee II. B. Grieves reported that the
town would soon need a new pump at
the power station and hearing that
Chestertown, Md. had abandoned their
steam pumps for oil pumps because of
cheaper fuel, Mr.. GrieVes SAID that
he and the chief engineer of our plant
James II. Wilson. made a trip to
Ches'erOwn and were splendidly treated
by the officials at that place. They
investigated thoroughly the pumps,
but since their return to Smyrna have
found the pumps which they were
offered at much reduced price were too
small TO be of satisfactory use here.
Smyrna Town Council will now get
estimates for installing a new and
modern pump throughout.
Demand for Phone for Chief of Police
Mr.. Grieves reported the eo-opera-
tiOn of Diamond State Telephone Co.,
in improving the pole line of the town
of Smyrna. In this connection mem
bers of Council brought up the subject
o. telephone in the residence of
Chief of Police Lee r. Cochran. Il was
brought out that every day and night
there wss need of quick communication
with Chief Cochran and all over town
there was compliant that the town did
not have a telephone connection with
him for benefit Of the public There
is already a phone in Street Superb
sOr and Assistant Policeman B. w.
Turner'S residence. Council thought
there should be one in Chief Cochrsn's
residence too. With this in view Mr..
Grieves was authorized to consult with
Manager f. d. Prince of the Diamond
State Telephone Co.. at Dover and
see what he would do. AS the Cum
pany pays no tax for running their
pole line in Smyrna, il was deemed
only fair they should give the service
of these town officials free. Mr..
Grieves was authorized to get a free
service in both places Policeman
Turner's. which is already in and
new one in Chief CoehTan's. If
the Company will not DO this, Mr..
Grieves is instructed to ask them to
change the phone from Mr.. Turner'S
residence TO Mr.. Coehran's.