Smyrna times., 1895-05-01
Our Town Council-What They Are
Doing.

Meeting called to order Wednesday nigh
with full membership present.
The report of the Opera House for prev
ious month Receipts, S26. 40; Expenses
Sl2:43; paid treasurer, Sl4.06.
Following bills were read: e. L. lone
q Co, Dover, $50; j. c. Robinson. Si62
80. Bills were allowed
The following appeals were presented t.
the Board: Mrs. Eliza Riley, property OF
Mt Vernon street, assessed at So, 500. asked
SZOOO Council placed assessment at S225O
MRS. Annie Q. Cummins, property OF
MAIN street, assessed $1,000; asked Si8OO
Council accepted appeal for $500.
Mrs. Charles Smith, Chester House, or
M Mt; o vernon street, assessed at $5, 500 asked
asked $500. Council let the Hotel stand a,
assessed and placed ice house at $780,
,John ID. Hohecker, Cats property on
MAN street, assessed at SO, 600; asked 81. 600
Council placed assessment at 50, 500.
Ihomas James, dwelling in tenure OF
al nimselt nSe and A. l.. Hudson, Jr., assessed al
$4,000; asked "a, 400; also lot ON south
street, assessed at 500 asked 5000 n" Son 3ou1n
Gil paced former at 81, 400; latter stands MS
assessed ''9
Mrs. Rachel Hoffecker, property next to
gaming ca lnn factory, assessed at 50 1000; asked
Sl,5OO Council allowed appeal at 81 500
= Estate OF John Cosden, dwelling corner
o5 South and Delaware streets, assessed at
SzOOO; asked $1,000. Also house in tenure
~ OnIniIan9an, assessed 81 ,400 asked 81, 200.
COuncll placed former at 81 800; the latter
| stands as assessed
MRS. M. j; Bewley, dwelling in tenure of
SELL assessed at 81, 900; asked s., 1000. Conn
Gil placed assessment at s., 900.
Estate of Samuel Taylor, propertv as-
Sessed at 81, 900; asked $500 Council al
lowed appeal at $500.
Ra11 4
ana stables, assessed at 81, 800: asked S45O0
Also property in tenure of r. B. Megear
assessed at So 500; asked 50, 200. Also Store
occupied by Ia. o. Waller, assessed at Sl7O0
asked y 500. Council left all properties as
assessed p ''oS 40
John G. Bailey, house and lumber ward.
assessed at 5000; asked that the house be-
paced at So OOO and lumber yard at 80 900.
council fixed house at So, 500. and lpmbnr
yard 81 0O0. Lot on Frazier street mo n
ana lot on Commerce street. mo. ST. both
assessed at $1,000, were transferred to his
son, Frank Bailey. o' :" MS
Mrs. John Ii. Hoffecker. DWELLING in tanuro
OF Hervy ?. Hail. on corner of Delaware
a. Sn9 loo MI vernon, assess at $1,000; asked
9l'3OO; Council allowed appeal at ST 500.
D. Z. Robinson asked that his dwelling
tenure self, on Commerce street rec %e,.sss "ssesead
az z,9OO' De placed at $1,000 Council al
lowed appeal. -
The George w. Taylor Machine Shops
near L. w. & B. r. r. depot not being
assessed, Council placed same at $500 and |
a. Lee Cummins' ice house. adjoining. was
placed at 500. ~ ""'
The Robert Patterson estate. owned |
ny Mrs'oarah +. Mason, and sold at Sheriff |
sale recently, was assessed to the purcbas- |
rs follows: ''Us s"'
NO. l. Mrs. Lucy E. Stocklv 81 OIO
No; and No. 3, Mrs. Maria Smith s4s0
and $3.50; No. A. b. A. HazelI. slI4: No &
Iso ;; - Bailey, S229; No. 6, w. w Tschudv'
. s3O2 No. Z, ); Q. Bailey, 500; No. 8, Jas
n n M4cCI1sky, 9ll0; No. 9, Joshua Bell, S85:
10, SS ~ James MI!burn, S62 so and No. u,
Jharles Potts, So. The total reduction
rom the assessment list was 81, 200
0pecihcatlons and bids were read to con-
leet the W: q. T. U. fountain to the main.
my TWO bids were received G. w Sisco
'lU, and Geo. w. Taylor, S987. On
notion Geo. w. Tayler received the con-
Application for policeman and street
sorK IS,3 were received and the following an
Iouhced themselves: B. f. Middleton w
|. McLain, and w. B. Grant. PressIv
i0ids borough applied for the position Of
olleeman and Alfred johnson as street {
worker The applications stirred uD a ;
vely, debate. IL. d Boyer read letters
rom Dover, Milford and Middletown con-
ernlhg the duties of policemen and street |
'orkers, and found where the two nosits
ms Ms were combined it was the better plan i
W. NJ. Lewis moved that the position he I
wen TO w. B Grant, the present nolice- !
laH' VINO has served the town for so many
ears. II. ID. Boyer objected to This ana I
loved that ballot be taken: the motion 7
as carried and the vote resulted in 10
! iollows Grant and Middleton 2 mr. O
ioore having been called ouD II r
as decided to have special meeting for :
the time. NAou o
Oh vi, motion, the tax rate for the COMING
'ar was placed the same as last wear Il
-uay 'th ana 9Th were fixed as discount e
'ySi ana all taxes paid on these dates will Fl
allowed discount of G per cent q
On motion, Supt Anthony was outbo. q
& Jan. l, 1895. '''''' 0O'ii 'iieIc- p
" " omlthers made application TO attach u
the 1 IN front of the "Carrow" pron- ii
", as the one placed to his own usa v,as "
an unfavorable position to connect with q
oaIh room The matter was referred 70 n.
9 Sewer Committee. Gu " Z. ~
oupt' II. ). Anthony wanting Soma "
lhtlhg, II. ID. Boyer moved that hid he W
'elVed from the SMYRNA TIMEs onS II
aytOn Call. Es ana a,
IN motion, President Hoffecker and Goo &C
AIRY Boyer were authorized to taIe t6o n.
lulred bond of Supt. II. s. Antbonv onS -
el5asurer James p. Hoffecker i"
Meeting adjourned co
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