Smyrna times., 1955-07-28
GIVE WARNING
ON WATER USE
Town Council Gives Order
Curtailing Use of Water
For Lawns
RULES FOR LAKE COMO

Smyrna Town Councll, at the
regular session on Friday night,
took steps to protect the water
supply by curtailing the use of
water for excessive watering of
lawns, especially during the even
ing hours when the water level
falls dangerously low. Town Man.
ager Rex D. Gilmore was author
lied to have handbills printed and
a notice inserted in the local pap
er, as follows:"As a result of the
present drought the towns single
water supply is greatly endanger-
ed, therefore, until further notice
all water customers of the town
of Smyrna are to discontinue the
use of water from the town mains
for the watering of lawns, shrub
berry, and gardens between the
hours of pm. and Midnight"
Thus, Smyrna joins many other
! towns in the state to find such
action necessary. Details of the
conduct of the street carnival to
be staged on Frazier Street from
July 26 through July 80 were
worked out between council and
John Cooper, commander of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post
1901. Chief of Police John w.
Jacobs, Jr., was present to hear
the plans and to make sugges-
tions about the proper handling of
the affair. The Smyrna police will
cooperate at the scene of the
carnival.
An Open Letter
An open letter will appear in
the local paper telling the citizens
of the town of Smyrna about the
proposed revisions to the town
! charter. The revised charter is
expected to be considered by the
state legislature before the legisla-
tive sessions are ended. Hal Bod
ley presented a set of information
al rules upon which rules govern
ing the use of Lake Como by
bathers, fishermen, and motor
boat owners may be based, with
revisions. The following rules for
the lake, on a temporary basis, to
be revised at a future meeting of
council and property owners, were
passed by council: No boats will
be allowed east of the cork buoys,
which the town will place across
the lake, except going to and
from the launching ramp at a
speed not to exceed five miles per
hour, and no motors operated be-
fore z am. nor after pm. A
sign will be placed at the launch
ing site. George d. Wright, rep
resenting group of property
owners in the Cottage Dale Acres
area, appeared requesting that
calcium be used on the streets
there to curb the dust. Council
directed the town manager to have
all dirt streets given this treat
ment, and the work will be done
in the near future. Mr.. Wright
also reported weeds not mown
down in accord with the town
ordinance. Charles v. Williams,
a resident of Lake Como Gardens,
also requested action on weeds in
that area. The Board of Educa-
ton of the Smyrna Special School
District was granted permission
to tie into the town water main
for a proposed water fountain on
the school ball field, and no
charge will be made for water
usage. Decision will be made lat
CT dUOuI WAdI IyPS VI oNuibAOioA
lighting to be used at the front
of the Smyrna High School build
ing at South Street entrance to
the school. Mr.. Gilmore made a
report on the water situation say
ing that it is being checked at all
times. He also reported that the
first batch of concrete has been
poured in the base of the clarifier
at the new sewage treatment
plant by George & Lynch, general
contractors. Sewer interceptor
work is in the final stages of
completion by G. & T. Affiliates
on the interceptors from the
treatment to Commerce Street,
which will tie in with the Glen
wood Avenue sewer put in during
1852.