Smyrna times., 1928-05-02
SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL HEARS
APPEAL OF CIVIC COMMITTEES
ENTHUSIASTIC MASS MEETING
WAS HELD THURSDAY NIGHT
Council and Attorney Discuss Matter
in Regular Session Friday Night
and Vote to Meet Fire Committee

Smyrna Town Council at its meet
ing Friday evening, considered the ap-
peal of the Smyrna Firemen and var
ious civic association of Smyrna, for
a new combination pumping and
chemical fire engine to replace the old
LaFrance Engine now practically
worn out by thirteen years Of service.
Council had with them their attorney
@. Il. Harmonson and ways and means
We're considered to aid in the matter
and 60 the full limit they are allowed
to go under the provisions of the
Town Charter. Atleast it appears
that some way will be presented for
Council to provide the $4,000 asked
for until the Legislature meets again
when amendments to the Smyrna
Town Charter will be asked for that
will enable Town Council to give fl
nancial aid and support to our splen-
did Volunteer Fire Company. Just
what this will be will be more fully
outlined by Council and their attorney.
One amendment will likely be sought
and that is a provision that will give
Town Council the right to raise a
special tax on property to be used
exclusively for aid to the Citizens
Hose Company No. /, of Smyrna The
time is coming when municipalities of
the State will have to largely main
tain volunteer fire companies and with
this in view the movement set afoot
sometime ago by J. E. Hoffecker of
this town to have the Legislature
make appropriations to Fire Com
panies, according to the amount of
money they have invested in equip
ment. 1t is a known fact that all fire
! companies have more calls out of their
own municipal corporation boundaries
than they have in their towns and Of
ten fire engines must run miles over
county and state roads to give aid to
those in distress With both munic-
ipal and state aid volunteer fire com
panies could be always maintained to
a high state of efficiency. Smyrna
Town Council is cognizant Of this fact
and 50 are the various. civic associa-
tions of Smyrna. It was this aid, this
need to replace worn out engine
! LlldL IOI lIllIlctn tStIS lids DSGII dOAllS
service in and out Of town, that a
mass meeting was held in the Fire
Hall on Thursday night to back up
!. Smyrna Firemen in their effort to get
financial aid from Smyrna Town
Council. All the members Of Council
were there as well as the committee
of the Citizens Hose Company Of
! Smyrna. The Committee of fremen
was composed Of Thomas Jefferson,
John C. Mannering and John Morris.
/ The civic committees backing up the
/ project were as follows: Chamber Of
/ Commerce P. Hall and W. H.Ken-
worthy; Smyrna Rotarians- Ernest
! P. Collins and Robert H. Denney;
American Legion-W. E. Matthews
Jr., and Davis H. Bell; Twentieth Cen
1 tury Club of Smyrna S. J. Rey-
nolds and Mrs. w. G. Reynolds. Smyr-
ma Town Council was impressed by
the visit of these civic committees and
promised to give the matter their
careful consideration. When Council
met in regular session the next even
ing, Friday evening, they voted to
meet with the Smyrna Firemen Com
mittee at an early date to 60 more
fully into detail with the end in view
Of giving every possible aid.