Smyrna times., 1928-02-29
hmm NJ 0F SHORE CURRENT
IIITIfIIlNI IIfj' Of SMYRNA MONEY
,u,u TOWN STATEMENT RE
lSSIAI C%s II EARNING OF s6'l8s,87
pleased over First
Years lIyOI' ' Under E. g. Billeb

RI VrV0llL Vi 0NS
isaIs ~. Work Work Under E. 2. Billeb
] ,srrr. s,'rr Town Council in session session
Snyina nTsning approved the financial 4
aday ,st stS # Secretary Edward 7.
tsntas A tbe 4 fiscal year ending Feb
mef y, II ond same was ordered
! ,E..DJ ~ i9'iI 4 The Smyrna Times. The
El,.,nsa .sansnt 4 appears in full in % another t
,snlSn' ,an i will be seen that the
~, i smyrna made no mistake ~
W. = The I current fom the Eastern
s VI. pubIic Service Company instead
w. an,sintaining and operating a plant
]. i4o, ovn. After all expenses ot the
L. ! had adj been paid, the electric : hgat 81
|l.l,tnent 4re shows an earning Of S6,-
R5T W When It Is considered it cost
b orn considerable to overhaul tne
N pOle line to get ready for tax
1 = !, tbe shore current, the installa-
Il Y ! trafic signals and more and
4 .ssr nowered street lights all over
a members Of the board express
lection over clearing this much
4 srst year. It is true the business
Y hnishing electric current has IN
IT, during the year over Sl,5OO,
j E~.rheless. the saving in coal and
I, has enabled Town Council to
4 N bigger profit with nothing to
~ M against wear and tear on
7. T,e Of its plant. The disburse-
\, for the town during the past
I has been SS4,663.S4 and the re-
N have been SS8,657.22, leaving a
mce in the treasury Of S3,993.S8.
/ aboye stated the electric light ser
has earned for the town Sc, ,183.-
Se Water Works has earned ST.
a and the Opera House has earn
4 g2lSS. The only department
Eing a loss is the Sewer Depart
II and this is the insignificant sum
Ss2. The Alderman's Office shows
n.ever of S245.5O. The assets Of
! town show a sum Of S11,615. The
isd Indebtedness is S159,000, an
ase Of $4,000 which the town
to borrow to repair its pole line
1 gut its streets in order.
BilIeb to Have Charge Of Streets
snbers Of Council at its meeting
~ night decided on the plan to
4 out the care Of its streets, hauling
Y aher things in charge of one
be to employ all the help and do
n work required at a fixed salary of
. a year. Edwin G. Billeb, road
tsctor and cement products man
tuer was awarded the job. Coun-
ist that Nh. Billeb with his prac-
experience, would take care Of
NJ streets better than they ever had
attended, would keep them in
e repair and cleaner and would
after the other work devolving
the Street Department, more eff
nty than the members of Council
I'd have the time to look after
nselyes. Hence the uniting of all
MS and the employment Of all help
z one definite and active manage
i Is going to cost the town
ty more to work it this way but
ial and citizens Of Smyrna who
acquainted with the plan believe
better and more efficient work
Oe maintained. Mr.. Billeb will,
0lse, be ameanable to Smyrna
council and meet and advise
! frequently, but his position
ann N full charge Of the streets
hauling and as he already main
= meet Of trucks and help in
ssuon with his cement products
~ and road work, it will be
ior him to shift his men
1seded 70 take care Of the work of
"sn' NJ. Billeb begins his new
tomorrow, March the first.