Smyrna times., 1921-11-30
COUNCIL NAMES COMMITTEE
ON OPENING MARKET STREET
DESIRE FACTS AND FIGURES ON
EXTENDING STREET TO SOUTH

New Proposed School Building as Well
as Building Sites Leads Members
To ACCESSIBILITY of Such Move
At a meeting of Smyrna Town
Council Friday evening the street
committee composed of S. A. Fortner,
W. F. Keith and John E. Wilson were
appointed committee to ascertain the
approximate cost of opening Market
street thru to South. The prospect of
a handsome $165,000 school building
to say nothing of the opening up of
several advantageous building sites,
makes the more an OppOrtune one on
the part of Council. While nothing
will be done in the matter by the pres
ent administration, it was felt that
something might be gained by getting
some facts and figures to consider in
case anything is to be done next year.
Councilman Wallen spoke up and said
better job would be made by open
ing Market street thru to Glenwood
avenue as we'll as thru to South street.
The James d. Wilds residence was the
principal residence in line and aside
from this the cost would be moderate
and a fine building section would be
opened. Council felt that the open
ing Of the street thru to South would
be about as much as the town could
undertake at this time and since con-
siderable of the land would be given
to the town the Joseph property and
the Riehl residence were the only prop
erty to acquire. The Diehl residence
could be moved around on the new
Market street extension and for the
present the street could go around the
Joseph property, there being enough
space between the Fruit Growers
Bank property and the Joseph proper
ty for a street and a pavement. In
time Council could acquire and main
tain a full width street at this point
At any event, members of Council felt
no harm could be done by getting facts
and figures so as to have something
definite to talk about
Rules for Breaking Streets Delayed
President L. NJ. Price and all mem
bers were present except Secretary
Porter and Councilman Wilson. In
the absence of Secretary Porter, r. Y
Wallen was made secretary pro tenn
Discussion arose over plumbers dig
ging streets and the replacing of sale
streets in as good condition as found
/ Sometime ago Councilman FOrtnel
/ gave notice cf an ordinance, but some
members wanted some changes so as
to make plumbers deposit a sum suffi.
cient to secure its repair. Such a rule
! it was shown was badly needed for il
seemed folly to spend thousands OF
dollars on tarvia streets, if they were
not to be kept in a good state of re.
pair. The matter was held over an.
other meeting.
Attempted Actions Against Town
Allison Pryor, thru his attorney
Thomas c. Frame, of Dover, wrote {
letter asking for $100 damages for ar
accident that occurred to his Ford eal
by running into barrel on the cause
way at the time F. w. Lovett, the con
tractor was rebuilding the surface
with stone and tarvia. J. r. Webber
of Darby, Pa, whose truck recently
ran thru the fence into the hole made
/ by the washOut at the causeway, alsC
called up President L. NJ. Price, want.
ing the town to reimburse him $500
for damages done his truck and loss
of time. Members of Council talked
the matter over and decided that il
each instance there was no case against
the town. In the Pryor case the stree
was closed by Mr.. Lovett, the contrac
tor, and it was not dark enough fOl
lights when the accident occurred. Ii
the Webber case, Council contend.
they maintain a road of sufficient lega
width and have a fence up on boil
sides of the causeway and if the driv
er of the truck broke thru the fence
it was his own reckless driving and NJ
fault of the town.
Repairs to Pavements and Grading
Notices were ordered sent to NOR,
property owners to repair or rela!
pavements, in order to get them il
good shape before winter weather set!
in. The pavement in front of C. P
Thornley's new residence was discuss
ed and some felt the pavement on tha
side of the street from Union street t
the Presbyterian Church should all b,
lowered or raised to grade to make ;
job of it. No action, however, wa
taken.
BIG PORKERS GROWN IN SUSSEX