Smyrna times., 1956-10-18
TOWN ZONING
is CONSIDERED
Council Approved Purchase
OF New Traffic Lights
For Four Corners
WORK ON COMMERCE ST.

One of the first steps toward
zoning for the town of Smyrna
was taken at the regular meet.
ing of Town Council Friday night
when a committee was named by
Mayor George M. Blendt and
authorized to gather information
and data in regard to a possible
zoning law. After request by
Councilman John E. Wilson III
for action on a zoning plan for
Smyrna he was named chairman
of the committee which includes
Linden Doughten and William
Schoolfeld. With all members of
council present a varied agenda
was covered. Council approved the
purchase from w. Keegan & Com
pany of traffic lights for Four
Corners, the intersection of Main
and Commerce Streets, at a cost
of S1,04S.15. The work of installa-
tion will be done preceding the
surfacing of Commerce Street.
The corner will then be controll-
ed by a modern traffic signal sys-
tenn. Consideration was given to
budget and finance, with the dis
cussion led by Councilmen Will
liam e. Jones and Lester Liefer,
budget and finance committee.
Credential cards were made for
the professional appraisers to use
to identify them to property own
ers. A survey by the Pacific
Flush & Tank Company of the
digestion process at the new sew
age disposal plant indicated that
$500 persons are represented in
the service, from five to six hun
dred residents of the State We'll
fare Home, and the balance resi-
dents of the town of Smyrna. A
discussion was beld on the need
for street sweeper, with en-
phasis on the special need at this
time due to the dirt on the
streets as a result of the wide
spread construction going on.
George ID. Wright, representing
the Smyrna-Clayton Jaycees, was
present to outline plans for the
Halloween parade and street
dance to be held Oct. 81, with
rain date, Nov. /. Permission was
granted to the Jaycees. The route
to be discussed with the chief of
police, the town manager, and the
police commissioner. The route
will depend on street construction
at that time. A representative
of the Smyrna police department
will attend meeting of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation re-
lating to auto thefts to be held
in Wilmington on Wednesday,
Oct. "a. Chief of Police John w.
Jacobs, Jr. presented the report
of his department for the month
of September, showing IS COM
plants; % arrests; drunk and
disorderly, 6; assault and battery,
1; motor violations, 15; commit
ted to Jail, 4; police car driven
2,781 miles; trespass, 1; petit lar
ceny, 1; disorderly house, 3; pub
lie nuisance, 1; fines collected,
S270. 1t was voted that George
& Lynch, contractors, will be con-
tracted to install junction box
at Glenwood Avenue and New
Street at a cost of $500. Owners
of three properties, one on East
Street, between North and Mt.
Vernon, one on East Street be-
tween South and Chestnut; and a
barn at Main Street and Hamil-
ton Lane, will be asked to ap-
pear at the next meeting of coun-
Gil, Friday, Oct. 26 to give rea-
sons why they should not be con-
demned under the town ordinance
on dangerous buildings. Permis-
sion was granted the Smyrna
Rotary Club to hold large pub
lie auction at the town park on
Market Street Plaza on Friday,
Oct. 26. Mr.. Gilmore, reporting
on progress on the surfacing of
Commerce Street, said that the
contractors will probably begin
to pour concrete in the section
between Route 13 and Main
Street during this week. 1t was
voted to place the police depart
ment under the jurisdiction of the
town manager, as all other de-
partments are.