Smyrna times., 1916-08-30
lNI8HA BOARD OF HEALTH
Urged TO ACT tIPE0ITELY
..-s1 MATER Of PRECAUTlON-
,sy Steps AGAINST PARALYSIS

n -..,C9.~cI Meeurs Friday Nigh
Il 0+s-s Co-or.-,ro~ n Obtaining
j Better Sanitary Conditions
Vrs desire % ,ssr every precau
-s,sr.t the afeas.rl out of in
h-,.. rsrs.ys.. 20 .I- midst. Smyrna
~,r, Council tn session Friday even
Z called Secretary Charles H. Le-
r.r,e ott-e Health Board and Chief
& ..p.lre Lee Z. Cochran before them
4 .-3ts3 Ia plain talk over the sanitary
.-Fticn. cf tt. clmmuuity and
& rsi Nr LeFeyre .n.a,evest himself
n Having q full meeting of the Board
\ Health a. the earliest possible date
n al 70 hasten Steps 90 nave all pro
,.tes. streets ari ayways Inspected
-i Were necessary order them nut
sanitary co-iuon. The Board
Health j. composed Of DR.. f. s
rr.sa, president, Charles Howell
-sFsy,e Esq secretary: Messrs.
Levi, 81. Prce " Denney HAZEL.
s. Benjamin e. Collins. Mr. Le-
Fr,e promised 20 give the matter his
r.-u.r. Chic. Il Police Cochran
so directed b. Council 90 COOPERATE
r,a ise Boar! ana pending a meet
Z, a4s authorized 20 make rounds
f,-s oNr and report all unclean
ri unhealthy places. At the sup-
gs.,o Of Council. Mr.. LeFevre will
,,ose Nr Cochran name as Health
1:e- ot the Board Secretary Le-
'sy:e agreed with the members of
laac.l that every rrecaution should
( taken at this time. He said he
g; willing to % anything he could
g: that his duties al Dover kent
,.- out Of town during the caytime
90 he wa; unable TO give his Office
-s attention it required. He init
-l'ei that at the next meeting of .be
Bard Of Health he would resign as
s;'sta'y and let them appoint some
3! Wao could be more on the Job. "
j. vas willing, however. 10 serve an
as Board. He especially referred
ni's iatt that property owners could (
al,sFaIly help the cause Of good /
isa-ih by looking after their own pro- /
's'ie' and not wait to be notified bv
ls health authorities. Right now .
'ao1ght It exceedingly important |
nat the time was approaching to I
'is' our schools Along this line Of
tsanent ne rather advocated children
.''sag a physIcaI test on the opening
q Of school BY a competent phv.
a,aa and explaining to Council how
s''a' can easily be carried. Council /
..''si 20 cooperate with the Board of
a''-'a 10 the matter Of a good healthy
a7' and to this end the matter was
?. ,4aarely up 10 the Smyrna Board
tHesth
'"'a'o' TO Visit dI Pont Boulevard
Learning that Council proposed to
I1 Commerce street from the
''oa.4I Hot@l TO the Railroad Station
-''' year, representative Of a ce-
-''' concern came to Smvrna last
Ia 70 Interview a number cf Coun-
.'-s' with regard to substituting
.3lsa' for brick blocks and showed
.-''s 'he town could get the work
v -' al less than half. Councilman
---'''' VINO had an extended talk
..-- SAD representative. said a hard
.''''' 'oad could be put in from curb
0 az about SL4O per suuare
Iae question rose as 10 the
q. '''! oi cement and this lead 10
r..--. mutation for the members Of
-. .,-'' 70 visit the new dupont boule-
~ s.-a .-'' opened between Georgetown
VI. will a stretch of twenty
= -. The members present agreed
~. ~, me new road as soon as Pres
a,g. "'ynold' Of Council could ar
a., some Of the members advo-
s..... 14''ling q square Of the cement /
n. IKE the dupont between
Nv. 'se' 'tne Four Corners'D and {
s.. - Nreet this Fall and te.t :, ON,
s..s Ign a winters use. but otber
s5's s,s thought enough time could
,s,.5 ~ - ueeide this after they had
d. y. ~. 'ne DUPONT road Others felt
,,., t,,''acton \, obtained from the :
s..,. y, o.ocA' on Main street was evi. |
sass 40 Ign % leave well enough
% ma lpa even T it does cost more
L. ,A y. 10 Vitrifed blocks and make ]
st.,, Streets uniform. At anv
ls,,y ,l.'n'ng u can be done toward
ssI ~. 'ne whole Of Commerce street $
ss so,.. secure the right to borrow
oy act Of Legislature.
Al, T''Vileges Much Abused !
as av, !, 'ne Jumping privilege on {
siaq re-. ~ at the Power Station {
C'ssi,..p ID, i'.ported the Light and Wstsr /