Smyrna times., 1923-11-21
COUNCIL HEARS DELEGATION
ON STREETS TO BOULEVARD
B. FRANK VAN WINKLE TO BUILD
BUNGALOWS WANTS THE LINE
Council Votes to Make Lines of North
and Mt. Vernon Streets Meet at
RIGHT Angles.-TO Hear Public

Right Angles.-TO Hear Public
B. Frank VanWinkle, former pro-
prietor of the news stand and pool
room now belonging to H. NJ. Nagle,
having decided to build a row of six
or seven bungalows on the Boulevard,
has asked Smyrna Town Council to
give him the proposed lines Of the
North Street and Mt Vernon Street
extension, that he might be better
guided in his plans for construction
Members of Council at once had W.
o. Hoffecker survey the lines of the
two streets and called a special meet
ing Monday night to talk the matter
over. In order to meet the Boulevard
at right angles, both streets will have
to make a slight turn from East
Street to the right, otherwise they
would, if extended straight, would
meet the Boulevard obliquely. The
was declared by Mr.. Hofecker
and others as inadvisable. All
streets, it was contended should
meet the State Highway at
perfect right angles and the slight
turn in both Mt. Vernon and North
Streets was of small moment to ac-
: complish this. President r. y. Wallen
: presided at the meeting and Council
! men f. 7. Porter, Walter F. Keith
{ and Herman Robinson We're present
: The delegation who waited on Coun-
y Gil to advocate the streets meet the
b Boulevard at right angles were: B
Frank VanWinkle, George w. Turner
L. NJ Price, Richard f. Long, Jane.
:, S. Truax, Charles D. Stockly and w
S. Evans. Mr. W. o. Hoffecker whC
made the survey was present an'
S made a full and comprehensive re
s port. Council would not agree to eX
= tend the streets or build any ney
streets at this time but on motion o
;, Councilman Keith and second Of Coun
= Gilman Robinson it was voted unani
mOusly that ''when Mt Vernon Street
10 and North Streets are opened thru t
!; the Boulevard, they shall be run q
: right angles to said Boulevard"
: Council Wants Expression of Public
Before any move will be made
{; open new or extend any of the street
=, to the Boulevard, Council made
y y known they desired the wishes of th
citizens of the community. With thi
in view it was decided to hear til
g public at the next regular meeting {
-. Council which will be Friday evening
10 Along with the project of eXtendin
:. streets through, the proposed diagon;
:. street will be discussed, that is
= = street from Main Street, betwee
u North and GlenwoOd Avenue, runin
80 in a diagonal direction, coming out ;
- said Boulevard about a hundred yarC
= south of the concrete bridge over Duo
=. Creek. 1t is proposed to have tn
81 81 new street 60 feet wide and concrete
~ clear up to the brick on North Ma
Street, and have South Main Street
- concrete paving from the brick
- Chestnut Street on down over Lal
~ Como Causeway to the Boulevard.
~ ~ Need Suitable Signs at ApprOaChei
- At all the street approaches it
~ ~ the desire of business men to ha'
- suitable signs, calling attention
80 Smyrna" with the name of Il
s street. With nice wide concrete e
~ trance to Smyrna, north and sout
't ipt and with North, Mt. Vernon and Cor
;s merce Streets touching the BOulevaI
= there should be no difficulty f
~ strangers to not know Smyrna VIII,
lu' they pass or to reach Smyrna easi
a. Ii' and accessibly at all times. 1t is
H. be hoped that a rousing turnout
~ -, citizens will show Council what t
y people want, and that every effort W
lSO SO be made thru County and State aid
4n 14 have the concrete approaches
10 Smyrna become a reality.