Smyrna times., 1924-10-15
1IVHL FURNITURE STORE
G[R7 BOUGHT BY FIREMEN
-,,yy HOSE co. OF SMYRNA
.'r1pE SITE FOR NEW HALL
j. yot 70 Remodel Hill Property
4, 4 Recently Purchased, But viii
y 4 y Nall From Foundation Up

4, recently Purchased, But viii
"a Hall From Foundation Up
Vsynolds Stevenson, chairman of
F,s ~ Hall Building Committee
n. ~ Citizens Hose Company,
If Smyrna, closed a deal
he Mcdowell heirs Monday for
IA +umiture store and lot on west
.r,rs Street near corner Of Del
on which site they will erect
.j.r Fire Hall. The conSidera-
M tbe building and lot was ST.
/, tbe frame building, long used
hniture store, is old and de-
4 will be torn down for the
and on its site will arise a
,d modern building complete in
detail for housing Smyrna's
sus fire equipment as well as
lrg office and recreation quart
m our fremen. The old Hill or
s property on Commerce street
rd a year ago will not be torn
Or remOdeled by the Firemen.
Tl rent it until such time they
III or dispose of it. Too much
trnt was against remodeling
ID colonial residence together
he fact that a Fire Hall more
asr liking could be built anew at
sgt on the Mcdowell site, caused
Eh Of plans and the purchase of
kDOWell site. The architects
% ahead with entirely new plans
they will submit to the Hose
any for approval at an early
work can be gotten under
aHt to Extend Market Street
la it has become known that the
En would sell the Hill or Joseph
ay they purchased a year ago,
1i0H has been revived to open
extend Market Street thru to
4 Street. If this is done, it will
2 the property would practically
B to come down for the consensus
Flon is that if Market street is
extended it should be its present
all the way thru. 4Ir. J. f.
nd has offered to give the Town
snYma the right of way thru his
and to purchase at a specified
all Of the Hill property left, af-
meet was laid out. This would
the town to dicker with or con-
ands Of Harry Sherwood and
Ny a small slice off of Harry
2 for right Of way thru to South
The Sherwood residence could
Flg around on the new Market
and the street extension ac-
lHed without moving anv other
Smyrna Town Council is
u 70 act on the Hose Company
a proposition because of lack of
il the town treasury. This
{ me question Of bonding the
o smyrna for not only opening
extending Market street. but
Y the much talked of diagonal
a'o Smyrna and opening Mt.
1 and South streets to the
var. 4 bond issue would have
Authorized by Legislature and
referendum vote to the tax
q y, @ Smyrna. This bond issue
4 M. y no hardship since the bond
'.s''eaness now only totals S94.-
''liS' a million dollar assess |
ps'l'e Citizens Want Streets
\ 's.sslVe i.' citizens feel that a /
r'le to open streets to the |
.ls,ala "a. and open and extend Mar
1's.. I,, would mean much to smvr-
L., 1l'1ay motorists pass right bv |
$50 because Of no inviting
4, !. uafe and no street names or
M " c.. csAplolt the town. With i'm
y ;. 'JQ'h Main Street already
,';sI \ oe opened and with a new
s,ng S.g diagonal road into Nortb
,.lr 'H.3 T.3 merchants contend that
u us..1 usa'sd and placarded, MANY
4 M. @oula 4 be induced to motor
b r,ta., ,'Creet. And with all
4'snaed ia'.l. to the Boulevard and
N, Tails's v.1 would atleast know
rnD Das !, On the Boulevard man
'lp ~ 5.ney !; drive by many never
~ of w y, Town they pass. The
vorl5 NJ Market Street thru 70
v, smno T1lo offer another approach ~
l1ntg ,'ua a.l. School grounds now a
y1rDoe. o'u'er and would serve a
,s 'ipGse' / !; All these street ox- :
aldrg is.C / Cco!ntended, would omen
hsys ~ ,g'' from which the town
s,s 4 ne 4, Opportunity to derive sry, :,
and 'i,e new way Of taxes, light,
A \ = te"er' Progressive citi,
b SSro, : a great advertisement
aa,d S9n r,,na Prominently on the
Needed as we'll as another
e5ooI, approach to our fine fine
,,r 5;,..., s,ole Arrived in U. s.
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