Smyrna times., 1920-03-31
TOWN COUNCIL DECIDES
ON ANOTHER BOND ISSUE
MUST BORROW $4,000 MORE TO
COMPLETE PLANT AND STREET
Streets are to Have Their Final Coat
OF Tarvia This Spring and Stand.
PIPE Must Undergo Repair

session, with all members presen+ nv,
cept j. E. Wilson, President Lewis M
Price, who is also State Senator, f,.o,,,
.nls district, was given authority 70
nave prepared bill and to presant
same at the present session of the
Legislature, enabling the Town of
smyrna to borrow $4,000 more to
complete the work necessary on the
electrlc light and water plant. and fba
streets. When the money was bor-
rO"ed by an act of last Legislature
II was thought at the time to be suf-
Hclent to meet all needs, but the hipb
price Of labor and material, especially
on the pole line which cost more than
douDle anticipated, Town Council
ilnds that more money must be bor-
rowed to complete the good work al
ready started. The finishing work
has yet to be done to the Light and
Water Plant. While both turbines
have been installed and continuous
current has been put into effect. there
IS considerable work yet to be done ON
the pole line and in providing a water
supply for condensers. In addition 10
this the finishing coat of tarvia is tn
be given Commerce street and the
sections of Main street Joining up to
the brick street. The standpipe. Zoo.
must be put in repair and painted.
All of this takes money and more
money than was first figured on. ow-
ing to the advancing price of labor
and material. Town Council there
fore is obliged to to come before the
people and ask for another bond is
sue. Senator Price has introduced
the bill in the Legislature and this
bill has been reported favorably and
is in course of passage. AS soon as
1t becomes law, another special
election will be arranged by Council
at which all property owners, men
and women will be asked to vote for
the bond issue. Council is anxious to
expedite this preliminary plan, so
they can have Contractor Lovett or
some other man give the last sections
OF tarvia no Commerce and Main
street their final coat. The sooner
this is done the sooner will the clouds
of dust be allayed and the better pre-
served will be the road surface which
has not been near as much damaged =
by the frosts of winter at first ex-
pected.
Chief of Police Cochran Retained :
Clarence B. Raymond appeared be- \
fore Council Friday evening with a I
petition signed by 125 business men 7
and citizens, nearly all of whom were
owners, asking that Smyrna T
Town Council elect a policeman TO T
erve every day in the week for fifty :
wO weeks and not to combine the of r
ice with that of street supervisor. I
The selection was left to Council to
select the officer with the request that =
lie be required to live up to the duties :;
imposed upon him. The petition was :,
aid on the table until an adjourned T
Meeting last evening when the selec-
ion was made. Two men put in n
omination for the office: Lee R.
cochran the present incumbent and U
oseph G. Broadway the night watch
nan. Council took it that the petit
ion really favored Cochran and c.
nough his resignation was asked for al
ley would reverse their previous til
Ian of combining the two offices and S.
i've the people what they wanted. dc
n the ballot taken Cochran received in
majority of one vote the president p
asting the deciding ballot. On motion pl
resident Price appointed Edward 7. le
orter, w. F. Keith and Thomas JEFF pl
,rson a Police Commission to see di
lat the police affairs of the town are to
roperly carried out. On
Ontract Given to Resurface Streets an
F. w. Lovett of Newark, who built ue
.rvia Commerce street and the tar ~
a sections of Main street last year, i" P"
,peared before Council last evening ~
Id presented a hopeful outlook for ~
e tarvia streets he built and said We
ey were hardly damaged by the 'ii'
inter frosts. The roadbed settled u
ck spIendidly and with the excep-
IN of a few weak places here and Mi
ere the street was in perfect condi-
IN. He urged strongly that Council
We its final treatment of tarvia B Cls
protect the road from further Mr.
,ar. He agreed to fix all the weak ant
aces at his own expense, including Sta
: raising of some cutters and to re- Ma
rface the entire section with half of
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