Smyrna times., 1927-02-23
|vIlIA TOWN GgyIGIl l!Il!C ,la1S, taDS
||'ll WITH SPLENDID RECORD
.rrc SMYRNA A BOND ISSUE
WA ] a o0O BY BUYING CURRENT
nocided Improvement to Street
W NJ. D' and See After Other Town
sAs With Care and Diligence

|a,kp Decided lHlPio'e -
y, IN, and See After Other Town
Igairs m With Care and Diligence
una s Town Council held its last
IN meeting for the municipal
T Fr;day night in their quarters in
4. NV Fire Hall. Besides transact
rrtine and other business includ-
II IL fixing Of household rate to
vbo add an electric refrigera-
rIant. Council gave over much of
h rssting to reviewing the work of
Il. rpar and preparing for the annual
|ss.i0n 10 be held Monday of next
In February the 28th. The out
.;,s members this year: President
n s ? Grieyes, Secretary Edward t.
|s+,r and Vernon Lay Phillips, were
|s,0minated for Council. Other nom
E,Ers for council received and filed
/ ,OeoMance with the provision of
h, town charter were: Ralph E.
|S,,ts. John c. Still and Leonard A.
|Tns Walter w. Hynson was re
|,minsted for Town Treasurer, and
En- W. Lower was nominated for
Emr Assessor. DR.. R. F. Corley
n Vernon Lay Phillips were named
II Election Committee to secure of
|sy and provide for the election.
|kng to the fact the old Office in the
|T,Tp Hall has been temporarily con-
|ptd into a store room for electric
|uuEes, the election will be held in
h OHce Of Alderman H. d. Boyer on
Hin Street near the "Four Corners. +"
|Hnay afternoon next, from 2 to 5.
|Smary E. T. Porter read his an
|n town statement for the fiscal
yw ahng February IS, showing the
Im ni disbursed $110,636.22 and
AlA917 in treasury. The electric
iii lint shows an earning of $11,-
/ |Ms the sewer an earning of 1886
| n and the Opera House an earning
4 $500. The water works shows
BIS of S562.50. Alderman H. D.
|Rg collected fines in his office, a
|n Of $4,000. The assets of the
n is shown to be $7,933.O1 and the.
|nied Indebtedness increased, by the
|Stlc work, to s144,000. Last year
b bOnded Indebtedness and street i'm
|nwment notes amounted to $122,-
"
Electric Line and Lowered Rates
I Twill be seen by the disbursements
isi Council had spent up to Febru-
y l5, a sum Of s24,939.39, with the
AtHugh Electric Company of Will
'agtOn, for work in repairing the
y lne,running higher tension wires
y installing new street lamps. This
z badly needed and when all sec
1s Of the town are finished Smyrna
~ Oe one of the best lighted towns
me Peninsula. The re-arranging
y AOshtution Of larger transform
l and the running Of higher tension
~ !, Will enable Council to take care
seetnc stoves, refrigeration de
d n and any demands the household
I make on the service. Sometime
Z council made special bid for
u .,sn0ld electric stoves by voting to
~ = rate for homes of 12c for the
y / y Klllowats and a drop to &c for
vi tnis if an electric stove was
TT-1lently connected. Friday night
/ n again passed a motion in case
N sscIrc refrigeration system was
u Saed, y the rate 70 be 12c for the
y < ". and all over this, &c a
!, ms same Council, which by
1, Sus Is one of the most progress
Y M snyma has had in years, has in
M Tl1soa frame signals to the extent of
4 made extensive repairs to
Y 'ONer Station, installed an auxil-
80 i sasOllne pump to be used in case
\. 'y should not be available
~ - ! nre broke out or water was
~ 'l ! N case Of a temporary break
n. = a service; have laid a fine con-
- 'uao over Lake Como causeway
4 extent Of s3,O2O.20. In addi-
!. " an these improvements they
II ! pa PAID the running expenses of
tsd' 'n' refunded $4,000 in town
aor,. pala s Oft notes in bank to the
gsN ' q s4O,4O6. paid balance of
suss. "a Fire Hall contribution and
los7sda s7I new fire hose at a cost of
i o'Hkng Fund and Economies
IA sl y Is endeavoring to work out
1t snd oiioihy under the new cur
akin, NY lor the first time create a
/ tSss % iund to pay off town bonds
scsd n nature. With the saving ef-
ID aDJ y !, ,ouying current at whole
H., hi S;I,l ule reducing of coal and
ps's ',s y at the plant, Council hopes
i ~ whatever economies they can
ID vss y people as future conditions
VI bssr slrant. The new current has
dstsrnion q long enough for Council
ID ill.,, le any definite course other
A. nave already made. Hence
aSem. gong slow and working out
y rsssa.l 6 fast as they can. For
sist es0S9, , no matter how popular
stiSsallu may be, it behooves
\ stun NAM and tax payers of Smyrna
Sau HiSs Messrs. Grieves, Porter and I'd
H'sssBe,, Y work with the hold-over
NJ tSs.i another term, since thew
ad..s =. municipal problems well
|s are familiar with dataiIs and