Smyrna times., 1916-08-02
TOWN COUNCIL HIRES NEW
DOG CATCHER ON THE JOB
WILL GO ON DUTY TOMORROW
TO CATCH UNMUzzLEo DOGS
Ooune'' Gives in to Demand of Public
Tor Relief From Growing Nuisance.
Other Business of Town Council

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Tor Relief From Growing Nuisance.
Other Business of Town Council
smyrna Town Council held its reg
uiar meeting Friday evening with all
present except Councilman Roberts
mere was more or less diseusson on
several matters. Councilman Hudson
brought up the dog question and said
frequent complaints were coming 10
MIN OF the dog nuisance with appeals
that Council should do something IN
rid the town of dogs running at large
sleeping on front porches, upsetting
carnage cans to say nothing of the
risk OF an outbreak Of hydrophobia anv
time during these summer months
Mr.. Hudson favored putting a tax on
dogs like in MiddletOwn and otber
places. Owners of good dogs, he de-
eiared' would be willing to pay tax
"h'le the worthless dogs without
owners. could be segregated and killed
lie argued that such a system wopId
give the town a revenue and would 90
toward Gefraying the expense Of rid.
ding the town of worthless dogs
Other members of Council did NOT
favor Mr.. HUdsOn's plan. They con-
tenced there was plenty of law on the
question. an empounding law that
dealt with all dogs running the streets
without muzzle as well as a Law
that fined the owner. A dog tax
some contended. would conflict with
the present law. What was needed
II was further declared was not mora
law but the enforcement of what is
already on the ordinance book. This
brought up the question of EMPLOYING
OF dog catcher. Councilman Fort
ner thought if the offer of a dollar a
head for killing and burying a dog
were continued there might be some |
one who could be secured to do the
work. Chief Cochran however came
to the help of Council and said he hae
a man who would tske the Job. This
Is agreeable to members Of Council
and ne will 60 on duty tomorrow.
New Traffic Ordinances Pass Council,
On motion of Councilman WRIGHT
ana second OF Councilman Hudson. the
new traffic ordinance given notice of
at the previous meeting was passed
unanimously. This ordinance fixes
the Safety Zone" post at the Four
Corners. lettered go Slow; Keen N
the Right. " and makes all persons
operating a motor vehicle, a motor
ilcycle. a bicyle or any person rid
Ing. driving or leading a horse or
horses or other draft animals, keen 10
ihe right o. said post at all times un-
Ter penalty of fine of not less than
'ne dollar or more than five dollars
with costs or an Imprisonment not N
exceed hve days. The enforcement |
II the said ordinance is left within
he jurisdiction Of the police.
First Move to Widen Frazier Street
Councilman Grieves, who is also a
member Of the Board of Education of
he Smyrna Public Schools. asked per-
mission on the part of the School I
5oard to use dynamite to remove the n
tumps of some trees on the new atb- S
etic held extension near Frazier a
treet' recently acquired. He said g
very effort to Gig them out had been o
made without avail After looking o
nto the matter Of the proximity of 81
aid tree stumps to other property. n
;ouneil on motion. granted the per. II
Mission asked. This brought up the v
uestion of improvement 10 Frazier Fl
treet and in view of the proposed Al
Ian to widen said Frazier street six R
eet on the north side. Mr.. Grieves v
las requested to have the School W
oard cooperate with Town Council il
y making provision for this widening dl
y laying their pavement and curbing fl
ith the prescribed distance. The
Ian is to complete this width from -
elaware street to Main street.
dvoeates Raising East Commerce ST. IN
Councilman Wright asked that an
Zen brick gutter replace the wooden II
llvert ut intersection of Monroyia tn
venue aud Commerce street in his. nj
e First District. He said the drain. ha
ye at that end Of town was very ou
'or and thought an open gntter would bl
lip things. Other members of Coun-
thought some permanent work IN
Ould be done by raising the crown tol
Commerce street through the un
district and believed to
ough stone was on hand to do part OF
not all of It. The raising Of the toI
rect would help shed the water in
the cutters and make a better .
ainage. They also approved of Mr..