Smyrna times., 1919-02-12
0ITON SEEKS CURRENT
0F SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL
,gyDS DELEGATION OFFERING
TAKE SERVICE FOR YEARS /
Tll LAM

10 TAKE SERVICE FoK 1EANS
r,ut Continuous Current and Will
Run Own Pole Line to smyrna's
corDOrate Limits-COuncil Notes
A. meeting of Smyrna Town
c,nnca Friday evening, a special
.otino called at the instance of the
D...ident, impetus was given to re-
..rno and standardizing Smyna's
Jsctic light plant and adding on day
~rrent, by the expressed intentions of
do Town of Clayton to come in on
1,.l that will mean increased revenues
~ tbe Smyrna plant and an incentive
), take hold of the project. Andrew
S.smaus and Charles Nugebar, repre-
.,rtiuc the Town Council of the town
4 CLAYTON, appeared before Smyr-
:. Town Council with a list of owners
4 fortv-fve properties in that town,
,crooing to take electric current if
Cmvrna will sell it to that town on as
pasonable terms as they could pur-
,base the current from any other
nce and declared Clayton would
ooct a pole line in their town and
msider running said line and join up
With the corporate limits of the Town
If SMYRNA to get the service. Mr..
Semans, who was spokesman for the
CLAYTON delegation expressed hearty
support to the project and said the 45
wuerties signed up was but begin
nng. He predicted that within year
Or two after electric service was in
sailed, that there would be a hundred
Or more properties using it. "Clay-
hn," he said," wanted electric lights,
Hev wanted their streets lighted and
they wanted it in their homes. a The
Two new industries soon to locate
there one a S5O,O00 packing plant
asked among the first things for cur
rent, and he declared day service as
we'll as night would be generally pa
hOnized." Mr.. Nugebaur corroborateC
The statement of Mr.. Seemans anc
aid Clayton Town Council was ready
70 enter into an agreement. At the
Iestion of Councilman Grieves
Syna Town Council directed tht
gHtlemen to have the attorney o.
Clayton Town Council meet the at
smey of Smyrna Town Council ant
draw up terms of agreement to cove
aperiOd of years, to be submitted t,
both Councils for ratification.
General Electric Representatives PlaT
Messrs. C. A. Woolsey and P. ]
Bradley, representatives of the Gen
Eal Electric Company, Philadelphi
and Mr.. ]. w. Parker representativ
Of the Berry boiler concern, Chester
appeared before Council and in com
pIete and comprehensive manner pre-
anted their recommendations as t
Smyna's needs which would give tn
community modern and up-tO-dat
Plant. The three phase turbine Outf
With high pressure boiler and cOndeI
ser they recommended, would SUI
Plant the present outfit at the plaI
nd besides cutting down the opera
ng expense of the present plant b
Sper cent, would be adequate to tax
9re Of both Smyrna and Clayton fl
many years to come. Much time w;
SKen IN going over details &c. Coui
als yet to hear from the Westinl
aouSe electric people and others al
sAen definitely decided what is needle
Oas will be asked for. The gentl
men, present Friday evening, declare
smyrna would never know what
revenue builder their electric Ig
pant would become until they took (
udy current for power purposes. Th'
'0u'ended it would take away t
TuOgery Of hOuse-work by the intr
oucuon Of motors for cleaning, was
ug' ironing, cooking, running sewil
~achlnes, operating vacuum cleaner
r,allng electric fans &c. These che;
l'~e motors would be boon to t
r'uSeWlfe and when it came to e
%uiaglng and catering to home j
sS'nes, larger motors and more Gu
..u' would be consumed. These q
"sS' all standardized, with a pla
s-0l as they recommended, would
sruy Tor instant service. The inst;
~uOn Of anyone of these labor savi
0"r devices will lead to wiri
r,'eS and the introduction of elect
gus INTO many homes that do I
!" enjoy the service. Day cure
.ues being blessing in itself wol
" increased service and mC