Smyrna times., 1926-05-12
I'M TOWN COUNCIL LET'S
|1FII|G I;1 CURRENT CONTRACT
=, pROposTTION EASTERN
y COMPANY FOR ; YEARS

PROPoor W, Top ( YEARS
Il ,,.,d and Improve Pole Line
Z snnrra Ar,ar Town Limits, Swing
/ N II Light to Center Of Streets
Town Council at q special
slI,n, A. .,iIed BY President Grieves
l!,sr evening, voted unanimous
~ ...snt the proposition Of the
| a ISL Shore Gas and Electric Com
II !. iir finnish current at wholesale
g5-e v scale Of rates rather than
sl1 4 toTn Of Smyrna for S65, 900.
in, !! tbe recent mass meeting Of
a-s .,irsrs of Smyrna at which a
\, ,OnAdence was given, Town
n favoring buying current out
atsad Of manufacturing it,
IT,, f Council Investigated the
\, II ts0rOughly and finding the
i centralized power plants a
IN and growing one in al sec-
i the country, they decided to
n, tral. Calvert & Barnes, the
,irc engineers they recently en-
\ Mae 4 special trip to Smyrna
i IN Council what they could do
n got after business and manu-
y he current with their own
Uant, but their figures did not
N Council that they could in
si find it a cheaper proposition
hviug current outside, so the
h build and remodel the power
d Smyrna and equip it with
turbine generators, was aban-
Council could not see the nee
Of going on and on, piling bond
uon bond issue and see their
nsnt depreciate and become OBJ
N such comparatively short
1 Of time when an offer like the
IN Shore and Gas Company was
BILE. The saving in interest on
bond issue Of s65,OOO at 59o
Is $3.50 a year to say nothing
saving in labor and deprecia-
Ateast Council seems disposed
F the buying of current whole
From centralized plant a trial
hen the vote was taken to sign
ract with the Eastern Shore Gas
Electric Company for five years,
sai unanimously. Friday even
the regular meeting of Council,
rm Of the special meeting was
M.
Bdleau Meets With Council
Willard E. Bolleau, Of Salisbury
representative Of the Eastern
company, whose frequent visits
impressed his splendid person
& we'll as his conlpany's bust
vas present at the meeting of
and he fully explained the
ols Of the contract answering
lons Of members. When he
lIna he took the contract sign
ne President and Secretary of
win him. AS the Eastern
company agrees to build their
from Camden to Smyrna
S and supplying current to
s'9f 4 At no building expenses to
0olleau would not guarantee
installation Of service com
Il !, ready for use before Deem
however, he told Council he
aolS 70 get this business to
!-' as soon as possible and
alpany could get their poles
sla on the line sooner, they
W 9e TOO glad to supply cur
snl0er ! Of sooner. The poles
y Aatenal comes from the
\ taxes time. For this rea-
"Ipany would not place a
a I; esuse in their contract
d december !. In the mean
" siaa Town Council will 90
.,.,l J. put their own town pole
~ Llne and Change Lights
A. proposes ], to put out at con-
i. " Of swinging street
/, =. s.s center Of the streets and
au9omatlc beacon traffic
'l,,ra c.,,l at most important corn
NJ lsIce and Main streets.
Is.l' Known fact that there
i +1,age ma. and a considerable
ss iTn' III On the towns pole
a !, ,-I, as soon as possible,
d IL y sa shape MI. Boileau of-
Rn coIs.; paft Of his company, ~
b iSn.as 1aacil with any sugges-
h M piIovlng their line to tho
M Fs Wy service can be OBJ
! \ Eastern Shore Comnanv M
I'm III lgh tension wire
tovs n iil'ia plant at Laurel to
: nest IltlltS II Of sufficient ca
nd + sae constant voltage
%al tines. = iull limit Of
grr.
OhuRCH NOTES
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