Smyrna times., 1920-04-14
m COUNCIL PREPARES
|II4 I4 ANOTHER BOND ISSUE
:, ELECTION TO BE HELD
rHrRsDAY, APRIL 22nd
=. Act Passes Legislature to
c,OOOO TO Complete Work
Other Notes of Council

Ill Friday evening" TIeSiueH' L
r.. who is also State Senator
,bis district to the Legislature
I'd hat the bill enabling the
# Smyrna to borrow $4,000 tC
,ste the Light & Water Plant
finish the streets, had passed
S0uses and was in the hands OF
nor Townsend for his signature
\ strength of this, Council took
.fate steps for the referendum
N and fixed on Thursday, April
notices and advertisement for
we're ordered published. Every
!, women as we'll as men, will
vote for every dollar of town
they pay, the year 1919 to be
&c q tax basis The vote to be
H&fSH - -
on this special election will be
or against" the bond issue,
little or no opposition is anticipa-
the Town of Smyrna is obliged
mDlete the work begun and pay
M The high price of labor and
ial made thesimprovements at
igbt & Water Plant as we'll as
treet work cost much more than
Al first figured and this is why
ma Town Council has come be-
The tax payers for more money.
Light plant is now practically
eted, all except the finishing
and the tarvia streets will be
faced as soon as F. w. Lovett
eEark, who was awarded th3
zt, can get at the job. With
adng of $4,000 more bonds,
Council feels optimistic as TO
lnre of the plant. Since the tax
Of day current the revenues
Ready taken a noticeable jump
electric current for the Town
ton, stores, industries and re-
es are using more "juice" be-
dAe availability of it for
, as we'll as light. Many homes
aready using vacuum cleaners,
gnB &C., and one by one the
industries are doing away
gasoline power and substituting
nc motors in place Of them. AS
as the money is available from
ale Of bonds, Council will be able
all bills and unless nothing un-
'n happens, will have plain sail
! the future. The Finance Com
H. Y. Wallen, chairman; is
ay figuring out the financial
! for the year. I
enlng the Milldam at the Break /
ssldent Price reported that after
nefence with the Special Street |
lI'ee, Messrs. Fortner, Wilson
Asth' he took up with the offer
s'lge D. Wright & Son and de-
I" save the town money, by TAX
ae dirt from the garage site at
ringer Board" which tn e
l'' gave to the town free, if
would haul it to the "break."
5n'e furnished the teams and
'' men put the dirt into them.
ne mad widened the dam at
weak to twenty feet and it cost
WA less than a hundred dollars.
y l. thornley,, who is soon to
usglng a cellar at his new
ny site on Commerce street Of
~. give ', the dirt from his cellar
c@'slly the same terms and
council decided to avail itself
NY 9IPportunity o. to fill in and widen
~ break" and restore it to
s,ual width, Mr.. Price stated.
|. y That before he had dumped
N "a ne mad Mr. Gooden, the Kent
1. L-nglneer, = inspect the dam
4, y y. D. Frank Webb and while
l. Sa.. some n water trickling thru
/. Il: Engineer Gooden felt as
AL 'lls MS road was backed up with
,l' ~ alrt' it would seal the Leak
/ p.d ~ make Permanently strong
II. " 'auseway at this place.
sDeIs' l'.'s' Question of Charter
! psatiDa ,aa =, FOrtner = in discussing
/ apnt a1Sr,ts % Of the right of way for
pGnt, 51t' Boulevard thru SMYRNA ma
ppa M, Tsya Questioned s the right of of
te rsS.l sSn Council to abrogate its
ags' ia's ias IN losing control over
ggbf,,s ,'lei ,' and alleys" As this
Seem Was WAS thru town limits, lit it
qis ri,Sa' mat Council was signing - {
~0na7 and -lch was "uncon-
sd Isaio,'v saa would require a gDec- s
absr legislature. 1ssl'l President t Price Fptc,
Sss but ioers Fa did not entertain
as1s,.v. . what jurisdiction ii Ostfs tbs {
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