Smyrna times., 1919-07-02
70VN COUNCIL TO SEEK AID
Of STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
,r,NT DU PONT BOULEVARD d.
PECT THRU MAIN STREET.
ro Ask For Appropriation To Put
North Commerce Street in Re-
Dair-NOtes of Council.


20 Town Council Monday evening,
PRESIDENT Lewis NJ. Price and Council
mon Keith and Wallen were appointed
committee to wait upon the State
uiohwav Commission at their next
meeting to endeavOr to get State aid
Gov the north end of Main street from
+be brick pavement to town hmlts'
as part of the State highway thru
Smvrna. They will also represent
Council and the citizens of Smyrna in
+be overwhelming public opinion for
+ba highway dupont bOulevard) |
,,bon # is extended from the Finger
BOARD" north, that it pass thru Main
street. Smyrna, instead of around the
eastern limits of Smyrna, for which
one survey has already been mapped
mlt. Every member of Council felt 1t
would be a mistake for the highway
NOT to 90 thru Smyrna. The business
interests demand it and as Main
street is sufficiently wide to accOmmo-
date the traffic there is no reason for
If to 90 on the eastern edge Of Smyr-
ma. where many going up and down
the State would never see or get the
right impression of Smyrna. The
Committee will press their demands
not only for an appropriation for
present needs, but for the future
recognition of Smyrna as well. In
view of these facts, Council instruct
ed the Street Committee to head Oft
tarvia work further than Glenwood
avenue. and while State work was
pending, to let Mr.. Lovett lay tavia
\ on Commerce street from the "Four
(Corners" to East street and possibly
to the stone road.
,uting of the Bond Bids Deferred
II Kregular meeting of Council VIZ
held Friday evening, adjotlrned unit
Monday evening, and further adjourn
ed until Thursday evening. Frida
evening all members were present e2
cept President L. M. Price, and in h
absence Councilman Fortner preside
The bids for the new $4,000 boI
issue were opened as advertised, b
action deferred until last evenin
After discussing the matter last eve
ing with a full Board, Preside
Price, presiding, it was deemed a
visable to postpone action uni
Thursday night or to such tin
that information was sufficiently
hand to take up bids for acceptanC
Alderman Anthony Explains Case
Alderman Henry Anthony explain
to Town Council Monday evenil
the facts concerning the LeCarpent
fine case for exceeding speed linn
in Smyrna. The facts in the case,
appears, in which five witnesses g
ready to testify that Mr.. LeCarpe
ter's car was driven in violation
the law, was eagerly sought by me
bers of Council, for the reason II
the Delaware Automobile ASSOCIATE
was sending out red cards of "Wal
ing" against Smyrna as "a GO
place to keep away from" and Il
it's authorities were looking for es
money" COuncilmen resented t
slap at Smyrna and felt that if !
LeCarpenter violated the law, he v
no better to pay fine than any otl
violator. Town Council backed
Alderman Anthony in the matter Z
when it was learned that publisl
statements against Smyrna were
ing made and that Mr. LeCaTpenter
refused to pay his fine, the case
at once turned over to the towns
toney. Members of Council, ger
ally, are willing to be lenient and
opposed to any promiscuous fin
that will bring Smyrna into disrep
with motorists, but declare there
no use having laws unless they
enforced with proper discret
Council has made this plain all
tne way along and have even gone
Iar' especially in the question of p;
mg' to make a timely notice do
tne flrst offense, but the speed fie
they are after unremittingly,
mean to break it up.
Contract With Clayton Ready to
Contracts in duplicate were sub
ted by Chairman R. Y. Wallen, of
Finance Committee, approved by
sultlng Engineer Frank Collins,
furnishing electric light service
current for power to the town of c
ton as soon as the new plant is
stalled, which will be between
and November first. The cont
is for term of five years and gi'
sliding scale of rates, Clayton to
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