Smyrna times., 1894-09-19
Our Town Council What They are

UO1ng.
President Hoffecker being absent at
at the opening the meeting was called
to order by VIM. FAIRIES.
In the absence of Secretary FAIRIES,
H. d. Boyer took his place and began
to read the monthly reports of Super
intendent Anthony in reference to the
Water Works and Electric Light
plants. The receipts of the Electric
Light plant for the past month are
$10S.99. On motion the reports were
accepted and filed.
The following bills were then read
Supt. H. S. Anthony, (per vouchers),
SIS 3S; Spalding & Metcalf, oil, $15. 80;
PENNSYLVANIA Electric Co., lamps, &C.,
S33 90, Beacon Vacuum Pump and
Electric Co., S14.95; Helios Electric
Co., carbOns, $24.OO; Nesting House
Electric Co., $3.50; Frank Watkins,
work, so cents; SUSSEX Journal, adv,
$2.4O; Morning News Publishing Co.,
$4.86.
At this instance President Hoffecker
and Secretary FAIRIES arrived and took
their places.
VIM. FAIRIES moved that the bills be
allowed and an order drawn for same.
Carried.
Committee on drafting ordinance re-
ported nOn-progress, hut agreed to
meet the following Friday night to
cOnsummate same.
John Cosgriff asked the Board if
they intended connecting the w. c.
T. U. fountain with the sewer main,
1t being thought proper, VIM. A. Fa-
ries moved that the Street Committee
be instructed to have same connected
Carried.
]. G. Robinson suggested to the
Board that the stones dug out of the
sewer trenches be gathered together
and taken to the stand pipe for the
purpose of building stone wall
around the embankment. The over
flow of the stand pipe and the heavy
rains are slowly washing the embank.
ment down and for the safety of the
foundation of the stand pipe he
thought it ought to be attended to
The matter was left in his hands He
also spoke of the culVerts on lower
Commerce street; how the bricks form.
ing them were crumbling and wearing
away, and asked the Board if he
should use heavy seasoned plank ol
iron plate in fixing them this time in
stead of brick. Being discouraged by
the enormous price of the iron plating
which Geo. E. Gaskill gave them, the
Board decided on planks.
The next matter he discussed before
the Board was the unsafe condition o
the first bridge at the pond, spanning
the mill race. He found on examina
/ | tiOn that the SleeDers were rotten anC
broken, leaving no support scarcely
except the ends on which the plank:
rested. Any heavy load would canse
it to collapse. He had the sleeper
fixed up as well as could be done anC
, brought the matter before the Board
to have some action taken. Presiden
HOtfecker stated that in all cases wher,
: the bridge had been fixed, the owners
5 or the mill put the framework of the
bridge in and that the town furnished
: the planks over which was the drive
; way. The matter was left with J. G
Robinson, as chairman of the Stree
Committee, to attend to.
Geo. E. Gaskill presented the follow
ing bills to the Board: Ames Iroi
: Works, manholes, $128; Geo. E. Gas
kill, syphOns, &C., $3537O. The bill
J. were referred to President Hoffecker
u who held the sewerage money in hand
v II. ID. Boyer moved that the Super
> idtendent be instructe to buy an oi
filter and tube cleaner Carried.
j. w. A. FAIRIES moved that when tn
}. Board adjourned it be to meet mex
v Wednesday night. Carried. Meetin
= adjourned.