Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
EACH COUNCILMAN REMAINS
IN CHARGE OWN DISTRICT
NEW COUNCIL SATISFIED WITH
PLAN OF CARING FOR STREETS
Commissioner in Each District Will
See That Repairs are Made-New
Town Council Re.organized


Council for the new municipal wear
was held Friday evening with all mem
bers-elect present except Councilman
elect Joseph H. Wright, first district.
Those appearing to be sworn in were:
Samuel ). Reynolds, second district:
Harry b. Grieves. third district; Wal
ter F. Keith, fourth district; John P.
Hudson, fifth district and James H.
Roberts and Samuel A. Fortner, sixth
district. Mr.. Hudson took the oath
of Harry B. Grieves and the latter
swore in the rest of the members.
Council organized permanently by
electing Samuel j. J.Reynolds. president
Tor another year and Harry B. Grieves,
secretary and town clerk. Council
reelected Eugene Crow alderman or
Mayor for another year. In ap-
pointing his standing committees or
cabinet for the ensuing year, Pres
ident Reynolds asked all the members
present if they were satisfied with
the plan adopted for the first time
last year, that of disseminating the
street committee. and appointing each
Councilman in charge of the streets.
pavements and sewers in his own dis
trlct. Each member seemed satisfied
to take the responsibility and Presi-
dent Reynolds so ordered. In the
matter of permanent work Council
will act upon any needed street or
other improvement as a COMMITTEE
of the Whole. - President Reynolds
re.appointed all the old standing
committees as follows :~-Eght and
Water-H. B. Grieves, chairman.
Walter F. Keith and S. A. Fortner;
Opera House-Joseph H Wright,
chairman. James H. Roberts and John
P. Hudson: Fire and Hose Depart
ment-Samuel A. Fortner, chairman,
Joseph H. Wright and Harry B.
Grieves; Finance-Wslter F. Keith
chairman, Harry B. Grieves and
Joseph H. Wright; Auditing Com
mittees-James H. Roberts, chair
man. Walter F. Keith and H. B.
Grieves.
Petition to Widen Frazier Street
A petition signed by eighteen or
twenty property owners and citizens of
the Second District was presented and
read asking that the east end of Frazier
street between Delaware and Main be
widened and graded. The street has
always been narrow and since consid-
cradle of the property on the north
side Of said street fell recently into
the hands of the Smyrna Board of
Education for an enlarged athletic
field, the opinion is that while they
are preparing to fix up said athletic
field, the opportunity is ripe to get
the street widened all the way down
in that square. 1t is understood that
all have consented to the widening of
the street except Mrs. S. M . Farrell
who will probably be hit the hardest
because of the loss of some shade trees
as well as making her lawn and pave
ment somewhat narrower on the
Frazier street side of her residence.
On motion Council agreed to look
over the project the following Satur-
day afternoon as a committee of the
whole and see what could be done.
They will report at a meeting to be
held Friday evening.
No Action Bricking Commerce Street
In the discussion on the several
matters of improvements, no mention
was made of taking advantage of the
recent Legislative act to borrow
S25, 900 for permanent street work
including the bricking of Commerce
street from East street to the Smyrna
R. R. Station. Just what Council
will do remains to be seen. It is |
known thst some members on account |
of high cost of material, &C., favor
re-surfacing Commerce street and al |
low whatever permanent work is to |
be made, to wait over until after the |
WdI PLASCo SdOoAdC anu PIlCCS COI1G
down. Many citizens, however, feel |
there is no assurance of prices ever
being as low as when Main street
was laid, if ever, and are in favor of |
Council going ahead with permanent
work and let future generations bear
their share of the cost. One thing,
Commerce street is narrow and as the
property owners bear the expense for
three feet of the gutter width, there
is comparatively little expense for
Council to bear. A permsnent Com
merce street and the macadaming of
all other streets not macadamed, is a
timely need and in line of a municipal
progress that many hope to see Coun-
Gil enact. After adjusting some
salaries at the plant and allowing a