Smyrna times., 1956-06-28
COUNCIL SELLS
PUBLIC BONDS
Bid OF Laird. Bissell & Needs
At 3%o Interest Rate Ac-
eepted AT Special Meet
PASS BOAT LAW

At the special meeting of Town
Council Tuesday night, called to
open bids for the sale of $780,
900 public improvement bonds, the
offer of Laird, Bissell & Needs
and Laird and Company, Corp,
Wilmington at three percent in
terest rate for $20O,7S2 was ac-
cepted. Other business transacted
included the award of a contract
for street paving in Cottage Dale
Acres and Parkway Manor to
Cities Service Bituminous Com
pany, Wilmington for surface
treatment at a sum of S10,S00 as
covered in their bid of June %.
Town Manager Rex D. Gilmore
was authorized to contact the con-
tractor to pave the area around
the municipal storage building as
an extension of the present con-
tract at the quoted unit price.
Councilman John E. Wilson III
presided in the absence of Mayor
George M, Blendt, and George r.
Wright, representing the town at
torney David Buckson, presented
a for1pal ordinance for the Ii
censing of power driven boats on
Lake Como, and the regulations
of the operation. After consid-
Grafton of all the points the coun-
Gil adopted the ordinance as dis
cussed at the regular meeting on
Friday, June %, and as presented
Tuesday night. The ordinance is
to be published in the issues of
The Smyrna Times of June %
and July 5. The ordinance gov
erning Lake Como and the beach,
in the licensing section, states
that the owner of a power driven
boat may obtain two number
plates, at fee of one dollar, upon
application to the town Office. The
operator of boat without num-
Der plates displayed, shall be fined
not more than S5 for the first
offense; not less than $5 nor more
than $100 for each subsequent Of
fense; lines the same as above
for the owner of power driven
boat who knowingly permits any
person to use it without plates.
The operating regulations state
that for operating power driven
boat in wilful or wanton dis
regard for the safety of persons
or property or for towing a per-
son engaed in water skiing in. the
same manner, the operator is held
liable, with a fine of s5 for first
offense, and for each subsequent
offense, not less than $5 and not
more than S25. AS soon as prac-
ticable the town of Smyrna will
place a row of buoys parallel to
the beach at a distance deter1nin-
ed by council. 1t will be unlaw-
full for any boat, power driven or
otherwise, to be driven or guided
into the section between the line
of buoys and the now existing
system OF ropes which determine
the outside limits of the bathing
beach. Water skiing will be un-
lawful north of an imaginary line
intended to be the extension
across Lake Como of an iron
fence which separates the bath
ing beach from the grounds of
the State Welfare Home at the
south-westernmost extremity of
the beach. Additional penalties
for owners of power driven boats
are added after two or more vio-
lations of certain sections of the
ordinance. Restriction is placed
on the operation of inboard motor
boats, with fine not less than $5
nor more than s25 for each Of
fense. Following discussion on
MOSQUITO control, Mr.. Gilmore
was authorized to proceed with
plans to spray the town, provided
the solution is approved from the
health angle. The request of the
Citizens Hose Company to have
a whistle button installed in the
house occupied by William Cox,
and owned by the fire company
on Delaware Street adjacent to
the fire house was granted, and
the button to be removed at the
taxi Office.