Smyrna times., 1918-11-13
COUNCIL VOTES TO REPAIR
COMMERCE STREET HOLES
OKDERS SEVERAL LOADS OF
CINDERS PUT ON WORST PLACES
work Only Temporary or Until Some
Plan of Really Permanent Work
Can be DOne-NOtes of Council.

Can be DOne-NOtes of Council.
Smyrna Town Council met in req.
ular session Friday evening with Pres.
dent L. NJ. Price, Secretary H. B
Gr1eves, Messrs Thomas Jefferson
and John E. Wilson present. There
was discussion on several matters fo,
the good of the town, when Council
man Wilson brought up again, the
condition of Commerce street. Presi-
dent Price was Immediately with him
Tor the much needed work to put the
miserable rOadbed in repair. With
labor conditions and material high
priced as it is to-day, and a town
treasury so depleted that Council is
Obliged to borrow money to tide it
over, the outlook for permanent work
OF any character seems utterly out
OF the question. President Price was
Tor ordering a carload of stone and
having the holes picked and a stone
and binder put in. This would neces-
state extra labor and really leave the
roadbed in no permanent repair. Mr.
Price then thought that the street
might be scarified and the work done
without buying extra stone, but even
TINS plan was not thought feasible at
this time, owing to the lateness of the
season. Mr.. Wilson FINALLY suggest
ed that the worst holes and depres-
slons on Commerce street be filled
with cirders and well packed, a plan
ne thought which might be a tempor-
ary benefit thru the winter, atleast.
The other members of Council con-
sented to this and on motion Street
Supervision Turner was directed to
haul a load of cinders up from the
plant everytime his team went after
coal and in this way the holes would
be gradually filled. The cinders a bv-
product of the Electric Light & Water
Plant will cost the town nothing and
as Mr.. Turner can haul a load and
spread it on his way to the railroad
coal bins, the work, it was figured
could be done with practically no ex-
ira cost and might put the road in a
better condition or until more per-
manent work can be done.
Century Club Granted Use of Library.
President L. M. Price on behalf of
the women of the Twentieth Century
Club of Smyrna brought up the sub
Ject OF the room used for the Smyrna
Library and asked if Council had anv
objection allowing the Club Women to
hold their meetings there during the
winter. 1t was explained that the
Fuel Administrator regarded coal for
Club Houses as non-essential and for
this reason, the women feared thew
would not be able to obtain fuel to
heat the building. AS the Smyrna
Library is in the Town Hall and is
heated by Town Council at no expense
to said Library and since the Club
meetings on Friday afternoons would
in no way interfere with the omen
hours of the Library, Council granted
the request to let the women have the
use OF it until they could get sufficient
coal to heat their own building.
Successor to Councilman Swain.
AS the town charter provides on the
leath of a member of Town Council I
hat that body shall elect a successor
% fill out the unexpired term. MEM |
'ers of Council present gave some con-
alteration to selecting a successor to
councilman Charles B. Swain of the s
'ourth District who died recently. In t
'oing over the available material in &
aid Fourth District, Councilman Jef- /
erson said he regarded Robert Y {
Vallen the, best man they could nick |
councilman Wilson said he had al a
eady appreciated this fact and on
is own initiative broached
he subject to Mr.. Wallen who con-
ented to become a member if Council .
7anted him. With this in view it was
hought best that all members be pres P
mt at the next meeting to take action ;
which meeting no doubt Mr.. Wallen .
NIL be elected and sworn in. Mr.. d
Vallen while resident at Clayton. s.
as president of the Town Board and II
n influential member. It is Thought =
is experience as well as his Judge o.
lent in matters will make him a val ID
able member of Smyrna Town VI
ouncil. II
lag to Fly Over Smyrna's Town Hall. n
President L. M. Price persuant to a W
digestion made by the Smyrna Times
rought up the matter of having a "
lg displayed from the Town Hall