Smith followed through on election promises, shutting down brothels and gambling along the then-seedy Green Street.
He also ordered the Louisville Police Department to assist federal agents in enforcing Prohibition.
The city grew 40 percent in size during his administration through the annexation of surrounding areas.
After his term as mayor, he served as president of the Louisville Water Company until 1926.
He lived on Cherokee Road with his family, and died in 1931 of a cerebral hemorrhage.