Smyrna times., 1923-11-28
CITIZENS URGE NEED STREET
APPROACHES TO BOULEVARD
MEETING OF SMYRNA BUSINESS
MEN ASK FOR DIAGONAL ROAD
Want Sixty Foot Wide Concrete Street
Boulevard To Main Street On
North, Also Main Street South

Boulevard To Main Street On
North, Also Main Street South
At a rousing meeting of the bust
ness men and citizens of Smyrna be-
fore Smyrna Town Council Friday
evening, it was practically unanimous
ly voted to give every boost and en-
couragement to fixing up Smyrna's
approaches to the Boulevard, especial
/ lv a new concrete street, running di-
agonaly from Main Street to the
! Boulevard on the north and a concrete
stretch on South Main Street from
the brick paving at Chestnut Street
I down over Lake Como causeway,
joining up with Boulevard. On mo-
ton, R. Y. Wallen, president of Coun-
Gil, named a special committee to
make an investigation, ascertain the
Feasibility, await on State Highway
Commission and Kent County Levy
Court to ascertain what assistance
might be had and report their find
ings to Council at as early a date as
possible. The Committee is cOmpOs-
ed of L. NJ. Price, chairman, c. LELAND
Harmonson, secretary, Edward &
Walls, Harry B. Grieves, w. F. Keith
w. D. Hudson and Howard r. Jones
The committee went over the pro
posed route the next day and me
later and delegated H. B. Grieves an
C. Leland HarmonsOn to go before tn
State Highway Department MOnda!
This thev did, and had most encOu
aging visit. Chief Engineer Buc
promised to visit Smyrna and haN
the route surveyed.
Meeting Representative OF Smyn'
The meeting Friday night was OF
Of the largest and most represent
tive of any citizens organizations ne
in SMYRNA in recent years. Practlc;
ly every store and business house W
. represented. The delegation crowd
Y the Alderman's Office with an owe
flow on the street and sidewalk l
Ar able to get in. President r. Y. w
e len and members of Smyrna To
Council were there to receive the de
list, CATION. After President R. Y. Wal
n a called the meeting to order, c. Lei;
we'd Harmonson, Esq, on behalf of
to business men and citizens presen
Mr.. the proposition for a diagonal str
lch- asking Council to give the matter
bill most careful attention for the bet
,leo. ment of Smyrna. Remarks W
ON made by L. NJ. Price, Esley NJ. R
Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker and others-all
re- ing of one accord, that it was VI
,ari- Smyrna to make the best of
ome Boulevard thru Smyrna and to G
1lled and extend streets to it so as to d
nilv. all possible tourists to come :
oari- Smyrna.
with Diagonal Road so Feet Wide Yrs
The The diagonal road, a 60 foot !
take proposition, of concrete and eas!
. A approach, was deemed the best
peo- sible course to divert traffic thru
ngel Street. With the way made easy
o. to inviting over concrete and brick
3.45. ing the entire distance thru tow
ren's was felt Smyrna would be benef
rrow. materially. The diagonal road
clock the extensions of North, Mt. We
.ring and South Streets would make a
f the able new building lots for reside
usnal and in time the growth of st
dav ment along and in the direction o
Boulevard that would develop l.
Smyrna and make the town
,r>- manding municipality on the B
ZEN ward. New and extended streets
erly exploited with signs is the
Hus- step needed in this direction.
lE Better Turns OF Commerce st
Attention of Council was callt
- for some speakers at the Citizens
~ ~ - - ing to the dangers and inadequat
10 ol' proach of Commerce Street int
s '-ii >. ton to the Boulevard. Objection
49, made to the abutments recently
"ie,Si GI,n by the State Highway. 1t wa:
=, Slie % that the rounding of the corners,
u u S,S S~G and easy of approach was g.
Ia "a needed and Council was urged
lTli.liS p1S operate with the State Highwa,
eileeo @ partment to better these cOndi
= V W. Sufficiently wide culverts to car
, : VIZ Commerce Street drainage was
IL mn This it was contended could be a
" ole plished as we'll as wide easy tur
an and on the Boulevard.
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