Smyrna times., 1895-03-20
Our Town Council-What They Are
Doing.

Last Wednesday night the new Board
held its meeting, and the first in order was
to elect a temporary chairman and secre-
tary, which places were filled by John II.
HOtecker and ii. d. Boyer Immediately
following this was the permanent Organiza-
tion. On motion of II. d. Boyer, seconded
by j. Q. Robinson, John II. Hofecker was
elected President for TIE ensuing year by
by a unanimous vote. j. g. Robinson
then moved that H. d. Boyer be made
Secretary. There being no Immediate re-
spOnse, and no other applicant in the field,
II. d. Boyer seconded the motion. With
out objections, ii. ID. Boyer was made Sec
retary for the ensuing year.
President HOtfecker upon taking the
chair thanked the Board for the courteousy
and said in taking the office, responsible
one, he knew he would have the support of
the Board and in performing his duty he
would try TO be impartial in all his rulings
J. G. Robinson followed this with q few
remarks
The appointing of Committees was the
next nrd0F of business. By a suggestion
from Squire Budd, it was thought advis-
able since more work was devolved upon
the Council, to consolidate the committees
Hence, the Street and Sewer committees
were made one, and the Water and Elsc-
trio Light were consolidated into one. The
g.. Robinson, Chairman. VIM. NJ. Lewis,
DIR. Il. G. Moore and John II. HOfiecker.
The Water and Electric Light committee
John H. Hoffecker, chairman, VIM. NJ
Lewis. II. ID. Boyer, DIR. T. G. Moore, j.
G. Robinson, John Cosgrif and VIM. A.
FAIRIES. The Opera House committee IL.
d. Boyer, Chairman, John COsgriff and
W. a. FAIRIES, In appointing committee
on Fire Apparatus, some objection arose,
o1r;ne, Z n tha Hoea Dana ant haino with
out an organization. Secretary Boyer
stated that 500 year was paid to this de-
partment by the town and he was opposed
| TO having this money appropriated when
matters were in such bad shape. The mat
| ter Rgitated some interesting discussions
after which President Hoffecker appointed
| John Cosgriff, DIR. 7. G. Moore and II. ID.
Boyer, and requested this committee to
choose their own chairman. VIM. Lewis
was appointed u committee on town lot.
On motion of w. A. FAIRIES. DR.. 4. G.
Moore was appointed to FIJI the vacancy on
the Town Charter Committee, made vacant
By VIM. FAIRIES
Alderman Bqdd, at this Instance, made
an annOpncement that SINCE the previous
| Board had requested monthly statement
| ment from him, he would in the future
make a report of all business connected
with the town any time the Board request
| ed it.
The following bill was read and allowed.
| Lewis a Whe9tmsn, for sgndries, S24. lO
Sqpt. II. S. Anthony submitted his
monthly report of the water and light de.
partments. The monthly receipts from
Electric Lights ere $4,000. The reports
we're accepted and filed.
| Communications from employees of the
town we're read Ii. 5. Anthony made ap.
| plieation for the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
| Water and Light Departments, and oollec.
| tor of town taxes; George II. Rose offered
himself candidate for the position OF one
Of the engineers; and George Sylvester for
| fireman in case there was not a vacancy in
the engineering department, and if such
was the case, he would be an applicant for
ono Of those
W. A. FAIRIES and j. G. Robinson made
application for Abel Taylor as engineeT oi
the water works, only, with a proviso in
the case OF emergency he would run the
Electric Light plant He gave as his rea-
son lor not accepting both, that it was not
saie TO DO there alone and IN o dangerous
place like that there should be two men all
the time; lie made no objection TO wages.
lively discussion was set agog. Secre-
tarY Boyer thought the present system of
two engineers was highly satisfactory and
ne was not willing to go back to the old
| system. In this, he said it had the ap-
proval of Supt. Anthony who has watched
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found II 20 be the better. These remarks
were eorToborGted by President Hotiecker
and j. q. Robinson after which Secretary
Boyer made motion seconded by j. q.
Robinson that the present system be con-
tinued. The question was carried unanim-
ously.
The Board then proceeded with the cleo
tion. H. 5. Anthony was reelected super
1 intaudent Geoge II. Rose and Abel
| Taylor engineers, the. latter to accept the
/ position III he wished. The GremRn, for
which George Sylvester was ah applicant,
was left TO the engineers, the town not
| agreeing to employ one.
/ Secretary Boyer, in behalf of superin-
/ tendenL Anthony, made application for a
thought itiinsuficient' it for The amount Of
work c6nhected witIiit. ThB qdestioh re.
ceived the consideration OF the Board ana
upon motion Of VIM. NJ Lewis, the snnar.
intendent was allowed $50 per month Tho