Smyrna times., 1923-07-18
COUNCIL ORDERS NUISANCE At
,CREAMERY-ICE PLANT STOPPED
MUFFLER, HOWEVER, ARRIVED
YESTERDAY AND INSTALLED
Engine Exhaust Was So Annoying to
Residents That Council Took Ac-
tiOn-Other Notes of Council

Engine Exhaust Was So Annoying to
Residents That Council Took Ac-
tiOn-Other Notes of Council
At meeting of Smyrna Town
Council Friday evening, in regular
session, President r. Y. Wallen, was
in the chair and a working quorum
present. Owing to so much complaint
about the combustion engine exhaust
noise at the creamery and ice plant
and failure of President Wallen to
have the MiddletOwn Farms Inc, TO
abate the nuisance, action was taken
by Council to the end that Secretary
Porter was ordered to notify Presi-
dent Fred Brady of said company that
he had been notified long enough and
if the nuisance was not abated, Coun-
Gil would proceed in the matter. Mr..
Brady had informed President Wallen,
previOusly,that a muffler had been or
dered but the delay was as tedious
and annoying as the nuisance The
citizens of Smyrna, it was made
plain, did not want to interfere
with or hinder a home industry,
but the continual humping noise
of the exhaust all hours of the day
and night was wearing on the nerves
of those nearby, especially the shut
ins and the sick, and was an unneces-
sary noise in the operation of the
plant, especially in these days of
modern, mufler equipped engines.
The big muffler arrived yesterday and
Mr.. Brady put a force of men on to
install it. There was a noticeable diff
ference at once.
Highway Asked to Remove Obstruction
Complaint being made by residents
of East Commerce street that the
grade Of the boulevard across said
street was causing water to back in
the cutters, brought members of
Council to take action in the matter.
The water allowed to stand in the gut
ters became stagnant and unhealthy
| Council ordered Secretary Porter to
write to the Highway Department ia
open the cutters and allow the water
to flow its course out town limits. Be
J fore the concrete is laid, the Highway
Department may lay culverts of suf-
ficient size to allow the cutters to
drain properly.
McManus Gives Up Opera House
Councilman Edward T.Porter, chair
man Of the Opera House Committee
reported that he had received no
tice from Mark McManus that he
would not renew his lease on the
Smyrna Opera House when it expired
September the first. While som,
members felt it might be rented again
for a moving picture theatre, the ma
jority of members felt that there wa
only room for one movie in Smyrn;
and now that Mr.. McManus was t,
take a ground floor proposition, ther
was little hope entertained of renting
the Opera House again for such
purpose. Some members had alread.
been approached in the matter o
turning this big auditorium over t
our Firemen for a recreation room
that with a Town Hall already i
Smyrna, there is no need for the fire
men to go to the expense of a Fir
Hall when a non-revenue producing
building could be placed at their dis
posal. With the new School auditor
ium now being built, all commence
ment exercises, educational entertain
ments and home talent plays will b
held there or at the Century Club an
this along with The Strand, will max
little or no demand for the Oper
House. Council took no action at thi
time and nothing may even come of
unless our fremen and citizens brin
the proper pressure.
Street Work Held Up Account of StOn
Secretary Porter reported that tn
stone ordered for Frazier and Dels
ware streets had not been shipped an
! there is no telling when it will arriv
owing to the supply at the quarrie
being less than the demand. COunc
+, recently decided to tarvia Frazie
street from Delaware to Pearl and tn
north end of Delaware street frOl
Mt. Vernon to the Creamery at Mort
street. When the new School BuilC
ing is completed or sometime ne'
, year, Frazier street from Main to De
aware Streets will be tarvia bull