Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
TOWN COUNCIL AGREES To
REPAIR COMMERCE STREET
WILL HIRE KENT COUNTY STEAM
ROLLER TO PUT ON THE JOB
County Engineer to Repair Stone Road
Between Smyrna and Clayton and
Commerce Street Will be Fixed


Between Smyrna and Clayton and
Commerce Street Will be Fixed
At a meeting Of Smyrna Town
Council Friday evening with President
Reynolds and all present except
Councilman Keith. it was definitely
decided to do some work in repairing
Commerce street, especially the east
end which is in a miserable :ondi-
tion. Secretary Grieves reported that
the Road Engineer of the Kent County
Levy Court was making arrangements
to put the stone road between Smyrna
and Clayton in repair as we'll as other
country roads in this vicinity and
while the big steam roller was in use
mp this way, he felt it good oppor-
tuDity to hire the roller to repair
Commerce street. Members of Coun-
Gil fell into this idea and Secretary
Grieves was given authority to employ
the use of the roller. 1t was decided
to fix the macadam roadbed on east
Commerce street and to fill in the
holes and repair all of Commerce
street to the Railroad Station or to
where Commerce street joins up to
the town limits on Railroad avenue.
All the necessary stone is being
ordered and everything gotten in read
mess. The County Road Engineer
with his men and equipment are ex-
pected up this way in about two
weeks.
To Name Streets and Number Houses
The recent proposition of the Post
office Department made by Postmaster
A. Lee Cummins was taken up and
considered and after a discussion it
was voted to comply with the regula-
tions of the Government to give
Smyrna free mail delivery in the
town. Council agrees to erect name
signs at street corners and to have
the houses numbered. Just what
plan would be adopted to bring this
about was not definitely decided but
whatever is done will be done system
stlcaIly making due allowances fol
vacant lots so numbers will fit in anC
be uniform. Each block north, south,
east and west of the Four Corners will
probably be by the ''hundreds. Ii
cases like Market street, Chestnut
street and the like where some da!
streets might be cut thru. they viii
be considered as such in applying th'
block numbers. When the Town o
Smyrna complies with the regulation
laid down by the U. S. Postotfi
Department, free mail delivery ser
wise, an innovation that will mea
much to many citizens, will be inaug
urated. Other towns of the size @
Smyrna are already enjoying this SCI
vice. Dover and Milford have had
for several years and wherever it
tried If meets with success.
What Postoffice Department Require
Some of the requirements of tn
US. Government as noted in the CON
munication to Postmaster Cummin!
are: "Before this service is inaugl
rated it is necessary that certain civ
improvements be provided, such I
suitable sidewalks, cross walks, stree
signs and house numbers. Patrons I
the service must agree to provide pr
vate mail receptacles The receptac
NAV be either suitable box selecte
by the patron, or a slot cut in Il
front door. Business houses are M
required to provide receptacles if thu
are open and someone at hand autho
lied to receive mail when the carri
calls. Two deliveries of mail wou
be made in Smyrna each day throug
out the residence section and possib
three in the business section OF Z
town. A sufficient number of Unit
States collection boxes are provld
for the accommodation of patrons
depositing letters, and collectio
from the boxes are regularly made
a carrier. Carriers are expected
deliver all first class mail and as mu
mail of other classes as may be prs
ticable. Packages too large to
handled by the carrier must be call
for at the post Office by the pstror
Village delivery may be superseded
city delivery after the receipts Of
post office reach $40, 600 during
fiscal year when the requirements pl
liminary to the inauguration of
last named service have been mi
One carrier would be appointed. -