Smyrna times., 1926-07-14
DELEGATION OF BUSINESS MEN
APPEAR BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL
PRESENT SEVERAL MATTERS
FOR ACTION BY THAT BODY
Progressive Movement Which Has for
Its Object the Pushing Ahead of
Several Public improvements

Its Object the Pushing Ahead of
Several Public improvements
On Friday night last, a delegation
of representative business men headed
| by a committee composed of Rev. r.
K. Stephenson, L. NJ. Price and ]. E.
Hoffecker, met our Town Council in
regular session at the Fire House on
West Commerce Street, and discussed
with them, for two hours or more,
series of matters Of public import and
necessity. 1t was pointed out that the
things of vital importance to our town
and community are, more rigid Wig
! ilance and control of the activities of
boot-leggers; the paving with cement
of the causeway over Lake Como
leading into Smyrna from the south;
the building of a diagonal road from
! North Main Street between North
Street and Glenwood Avenue, connect
giving direct entrance into our town
from the north; the establishment of
a public comfort station equipped with
toilets and lavatories for both men
and women and to be located in the
business section; the installation of
an automatic telephone system in
Smyrna by the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company to replace the anti
quated system in vogue since tele-
phone service was first established;
the re-establishment Of a telegraph
office by the Western Union Telegraph
Company in Smyrna to avoid delay
and confusion now experienced by our
business men in having to phone all
messages to Clayton Office of the
Company; that our town should of
ficially insist on Smyrna being printed
on railroad tickets with Clayton, as
that station, since the bus service has
been substituted for the passenger
train over Smyrna Branch R. R.,
makes Clayton the passenger station
also for our town.
Urge Semi Weekly Garbage Collection
Another matter of necessity brought
to the attention of our Town Council
is the establishment of a semi-weekly
garbage collection. The health and
comfort and convenience of our people
demand such a service. The delega-
tion was received by our town officials
in a very cordial manner, and were
promised the hearty cooperation of
our Town Council in all matters eff
fecting the vital interests of our town
and community. Those called on to
speak in support of the proposed i'm
provements and who did so in an i'm
pressive manner were: Rev. r. K.
Stephenson, H. P. Hall, William H.
Armstrong, Lewis NJ. Price, w. w.
Price and w. w. Hynson. The en-
thusiasm of the meeting was demon
strated when the president of Council
requested all present who favored
our town build, if necessary, public
comfort station, to rise to their feet.
Every man in the delegation promptly
did so and there was not a single dis
senting vote. A typewriter report
containing in detail all matters of
present public interest to our town
and surrounding community, was left
with the Town Council for their
prompt consideration, and the assur-
ance was given by president of Coun-
ell, Mr.. H. B. Grieves, that they, in
conjunction with the Chamber Of
Commerce, would do all in their power
to promote the welfare and interests
of the public.
Delegation Who Attended the Meeting
Those who composed the delegation
besides the committee above mention
ed, were: H. P. Hall, president of
Chamber of Commerce; w. w. Price,
chairman of Transportation Commit
tee Chamber of Commerce; George r. |
Stevenson, J. E. DeFord, William H.
Armstrong, representing Smyrna
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; Mark |
McManus, w. w. Hynson, William |
Norris, Alexander Handloff, Walter |
S. Nowland. A vote of thanks was |
rendered by the delegation to Town
Council for the courtesies extended, |
and the meeting adjourned with a
feeling of cordial satisfaction all |
around.