Smyrna times., 1919-04-02
TOWN COUNCIL DESIRES TO
SEE BETTER LIGHT PLANT
NEW PUMPS AT WATER WORKS
FOR FIRE PROTECTION.
Two Meetings Held in Which Decided
Interest was Shown in the ''BOnd Is
sue Election" Tomorrow Afternoon

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Interest was Shown in the "BOnd Is
sue Election" Tomorrow Afternoon
Smyrna Town Council met in regu-
lar session Friday evening and again
in adjourned session Monday evening
to hear reports and make plans for
holding the Especial Election" to-
morrow at which time a vote "FOr"
and against" the bond issue for re-
modelling and standardizing our cleo
trio light plant and water works will
be taken. Councilmen Porter, Jeffer-
son and FOrtner were appointed a
committee to select the election Off
GERS, have the ballots printed and get
the Alderman's Office in shape for
holding the election. Members gen
orally expressed the hope that the
citizens and property owners of Smyr-
ma would support them in their de-
sire to put our light and water station
up-to-date. The present, old delapi-
rdatde plant has seen its day, is so OBJ
solite that to attempt any repairs
would be throwing good money away.
Smyrna Town Council, guided by such
an authority as Frank Collins of New
ark, former Smyrna boy, who not
only is a competent engineer but has
managed and had interest in electric
light and water plants for many years,
hope to so renew and standardize our
plant as to not only ecOnOmize in the
matter of operati on but to supply a
service, night and day, build up reven-
ues and make the plant a better pay
ing proposition instead of a mere
make-shif and loss. In addition to
this, Council desires to make more
safe and secure our water works for
protection against fire, by installing
a new pump. This will be new cleo
trio rotary pump, which instead of be-
ing run by steam, will be operated by
electricity. This will cut down eX-
penses of operation materially anC
will be a pump of such size and di-
mensions as to take care of SmyTna'S
needs for years to come. The present
pump is so worn and obsolete that al
any fire it may snap and go to pieces
and might leave Smyrna in an awfu
predicament. The improvements con
: templated in the plant, members O.
Council believe, will be the best in
l vestment Smyrna will have made il
years-a protection to property, al
: asset to property owners in that /
t will make property more rentable /
r current for both light and power i
1 always available. And is as much a
/ considerable money mus be put o.
the plant, at any event the tim
is ripe to make it a plant wort
while and build up revenue, Cnat Wi
:. bring the town in funds and helLN[e
n duce taxes.
S Citizens Can Boost Important Project
., Citizens can support this really i'm
t portant business move by votln
''For'' the bond issue at the specis
y election tomorrow afternoon. Clay
ton is eager to buy current fror
Smvrna and this business alone is
strong inducement to say nothing G
the great future for building up MOI
= business in both towns. Engineer
= invariably tell Council that Smyrn
" will save in 1eaks" and "waste" G
coal and oils enough to practically pa
- the interest on the investment. The
why is not all of this good argu
ment to invest in modern plant, t
say nothing of the service it WI
give to households, its encourage
ments to business places and to fo'
ter home industries.
Commerce Street to Receive AttentiO
Samuel A. Fortner, chairman, j.
n Wilson and w. F. Keith, the speci;
q committee appointed to look into tt
matter of a permanent roadbed fC
10 Commerce street and the apprOacht
e to brick Main street, reported pr'
~ gress. Members of the committt
! seem to be unit that anything bl
y permanent repairs would be wast
ie of money and for this reason they al
le looking into the matter of either col
~ crete or brick and are getting est
mates from various concerns as
d. cost of laying such material. The
n will make their report at a futul
is meeting.
If Opera House Yard Much Improve
l. The Opera House Committe
Thomas jefferson, chairman, reportC
: the Opera House "yard" had bee
e cleaned and put in more attracti'
: shape. The Alderman's Office sto'