Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1922-02-15
TOWN COUNCIL CLOSES ITS
FISCAL YEAR WITH RECORD
PREPARING FOR ANNUAL NUM-
CIPAL ELECTION ON FEB. 27
Terms of All Members Expire Stimuli
taneOusly-Friday Night Meeting
Given Over to Unfinished Business

taneOusly-Friday Night Meeting
Given Over to Unfinished Business
With the approach of the annual
municipal election which will be held
next Monday week or the last Monday
in February, Smyrna Town Council is
busy clearing it's desk of unfinished
business and turning the records over
to the auditing committee for exami-
nation. President L. NJ. Price and all |
members were present at the regular |
meeting Friday night the last regular
meeting but one before going out of !
office. Under the provisions of our
town charter there are unfortunately, |
no hold-over members. All go out at
one time. At the annual election on
Monday afternoon the 9th inst, a
treasurer, assessor and seven council
men will be elected, one from each dis
trict except the sixth where two will
be selected. At the meeting Friday
evening there were rumors of some
contests, but the prevailing hope was
that all members would stand for re-
election and be successful. Some of
the members indicated a desire to get
out if they could find some one to take
their place but this idea was nipped
in the bud. The present Council has
worked we'll together, has accomplish
ed much, and if returned will take up
the work where they left off and give
as good an administration as possible
with the means at hand.
Officer to Watch the Coal Bins
At the meeting of Council Friday
evening it was voted to place a light
at the coal bins of Warner w. Price
on West Mt. Vernon street and to APP
point special officer with full powers
, to make arrest, the pay of both the eX-
l ira light and the officer to be borne by
! Mr. Price. The latter has lost more
= than one hundred tons of coal in the
past by people who 'help themselves
, and it is to protect and guard against
: this theft that Council desired to
t lend every cooperation. The bins are
: really the Railway Company's proper
O ty and are rented by Mr.. Price. 1t is
: felt the move made will not only be q
a help to Mr.. Price but to the Town Of
n Smyrna coal bins and the bins of Els
a ley M. Rust, who receives coal by raj
o and has the use of one of the railroad
l. bins there. AS the property is rail
: road property, detectives will cooper
l. ate with the above and will be NOR
= on the job to apprehend trespassers
y Gambling Ordinance Laid on Table
The gambling ordinance introduce,
n by President L. M. Price at previou
rs meeting was brought up and discusse
re at length. The majority of member
lg felt that there was sufficient Stat
laws to cover the case without an OF
dinance of Council, that the more ne
Il cessary thing was to have officers VIII
nj would enforce the law. The gamblin
IN ordinance was laid on the table indef
ne nitely.
u A. L. Hudson Given Job to Build Exit
70 Secretary Porter stated he had tai
Il, en- up the matter OF building an ex
o. from the yard side of the Opera Hou:
e. and after consulting with sever
h members had placed the contract
vs, Mr. Hudson's hands. AS the windo
n. to be cut down was found to be tt
~ narrow, a new doorway between Il
IN two windows may be cut the rigl
40 width to a platform and stairway tn
no. will take care of crowd easily. N
NJ, Hudson is to hasten work as rapid
as possible.