Smyrna times., 1919-07-16
PIIT G0ItG AHEAD WITH
MORE TARVIA STREET WORK
ouN COUNCIL HOPES TO BE
,n,p TO DO EAST COMMERCE
90 Reuair Mt. Vernon and South
Ai'C 'CC.-oots-Work Progressing on
Cn,vrna's New Electric Plant

Ai'C 'CC.-oots-WOrk Progressing on
Cmvrna's New Electric Plant
smvrna Town Council met in reg
~. 49, session Friday with all members
urssent u,,. except President L. M. Price,
So was at Rehoboth and unable to
o4+ond. "+o Councilman S. A. Fortner
eI1od e the chair in his absence, and
ll, .,,oral matters of business were dis
,.sod One of these was the pros
1oct of continuing the tarvia down
F 80 commerce street from the "Four
cornors" to the section laid in ce-
Ut Contractor F. w. LOvett, VINO
hos hos already completed West Com
o,.o street to the depot and town
lir,its on the Smyrna-Clayton road,
= now working on he north end of
Min street from the brick section at
No,tb street to the town limits on the
SMYRNA Duck Creek road. He ex-
noots 70 finish up the work today or
tomorow and will then be ready to
+ote up the east end of Commerce
s+root In discussing the need OF a
finished lob all the way down Com
rerce street, members of Council ex-
nressed themselves favorably to go
iro ahead. but before anything def
MITE is decided, the street contractor
with President Price, will go over and
measure up the yardage of tarvia al
ready laid and if enough funds can be
SHARED, Mr.. Lovett will be given ex-
plieite orders to go ahead. Some
members of Council were even anx-
ions to 90 a little deeper in borrow
inc money while Mr.. Lovett was here
with his equipment and finishing up
not only Commerce street, but filling
in the holes and resurfacing both Mt.
Vernon and South streets, to save the
mecadam road bed of both of these
sections which were going to pieces
! for want of repair.
Work Progressing at Light Plant.
Councilman Fortner, chairman O1
the Light and Water plant, reported
that the foundation for he new smOk
sack was laid, the brick for the neV
stack was here and that the Heinick
chimney people were to start wOr
erecting the stack this week. TIL
foundation had already been laid fo
the building addition and the ne7
boiler and work was progressing sat
isfactory for the new electric ligh
equipment. Consulting Engineer Col
Inns is making frequent visits t
Smyrna looking after the work. Wit
the shipment of the boiler truck an
the boiler, most everything is on tn
way except the General Electric equip
ment. This is expected some time i
August, and the work of installatio
and getting the electric light syster
in readiness to "shift over' will
made. If all goes we'll October Q
November will see a modern STANDARD
lied electric light plant and day GU
rent reality.
Wagon Ordinance Held Over
The new ordinance regulating Il
use of wagons and other vehicles, NJ
tice Of which was given at a previol
meeting, was held over for anoth,
meeting or until President Pri
could be here. The provisions of Il
ordinance will be as already outline
and calling for turn under wagons
backing up to a curb for unloadin
or for ordinary wagons unloadiI
ose from the side. Teams standi1
across the street will be prohibit
and all wagons carrying loose stl
must be tight. Speed limit will n
De hIer1ered with, 1T developed, u
less horses with empty wagons be I
lowed to run pell nell through t
street. Council adjourned after
snort discussion of the Board
Health recommendations and heari
tne monthly report of the Alderm
and Collector