Smyrna times., 1896-05-06
TOWN COUNCIL HARRASSED With
RESERVATIONS.
Three Meetings held which ended In Frank
Wright Of Philadelphia being elected
Engineer.


Wright of Philadelphia being elected
Engineer.
Meeting called to order Wednesday
night by President Hoffecker. All pres
ent but w. A. FAIRIES. Following bills
were allowed: H. L. Brevior, $3.50;
H. S. Anthony, $40; Boyer & Co.,
$23.76. H. S. Anthony presented a
bill of $500 for work done on Switch
board when the plant was first placed
in. An explanation was called from
H. S. Anthony and the bill allowed.
The following appeals were read and
considered: lot on Union street owned
by Moses Price transferred to Joseph
Jefferson.
Dwelling corner of South and Della
ware, j ohm COsden estate, was appealed
by George NJ. Stevenson from $500 to
$500. On motion appeal was granted.
The W. E. and E. Hurlock property
on Commerce Street assessed at $1,000
was granted $4,000.
The following appeals were made by
W. W. Tschudy:
No and property on South Street
assessed at $275O, asked $25O0 and
granted $2550.
No 2-HOuse and store, Commerce
Street, tenant, John Parvis assessed
$4,000: asked $500, appeal granted.
No 22-HOuse on Market Street,
tenanted by Elijah Stevens assessed
$25OO; asked $500. On motion
granted $500.
Dwelling in tenure of self, as
sessed $4,000 and stable $500; asked to
be assessed together, appeal not al
lowed.
DIR. Ashcraft dwelling, tenant self
assessed at $4500; asked $4,000, appeal
refused. The house of MRS Ashcraft
on Mt. Vernon street, assessed at $1,000
was not changed.
H. S. Anthony presented the follow
ing report of the unpaid taxes:
Taxes of 1895, due at last re-
port. ................... $1,617.92
Collected since. 1000. O3
Balance due. e..........S s 587. SO
Taxes of 1894 due at last re-
| port t.................... $50. 80
! Collected since. ce.............. 233. 81
Balance due. ............. s 1852. 04
There is still due the town for the
years 1898, 1894 and 1895, the sum of
1891 90, from which should be deduct
ed $500 for delinquents of 1894 and
1895, leaving due the town $691.93.
H. ID. Boyer made statement that
H. p. HAZEL who at the previous meet
ing was elected collector of the Town
of Smyrna did not wish to serve and
wished to be relieved of the position.
The matter was discussed pro and con
and the motion appointing him to the
Office was rescinded.
An offer of $50 being made to a mem
ber of the council by DIR. VIM. Ash
craft to move an electric light pole in
front of his property, a motion was
made instructing the light committee
to confer with DIR. Ashcraft concern
ing the matter.
DIR. Moore the father of the bicycle
ordinance wished the law to be en-
forced and made a motion that any
person violating the ordinance should
be arrested and dealt with according
to the law.
The next subject before the council
was the fixing of tax rate for the en-
sueing year. The general impression
was that the rate would have to b(
raised in order to meet the expenses o.
our Electric light plant which has beer
sinking about $500 q year. A raise o.
go cts on the hundred would not have
been surprise during this fnaneia
trouble, but tha council thought other
wise and by careful figuring they saw
that if the remaining unpaid taxes coulC
be collected and enough money KEEP
in the treasury all the time to discOun
bills, there would be no need of making
and increase It was agreed and carried
that the tax rate for the ensuing yea
remain the same, 40 cents on the 800
SPECIAL MEETING.
By Thursday evening the counci
thought they had everything fixed il
their new Chief Engineer w. d. Will
son and being the eve before taking u
his duties the talk was very general a.
to the qualities they had in Mr.. G.. E
something drop however when tele
gram was received saying that W. ID
/ Wilson would not accept. Mr.. Will
son telegraphed in the evening an
a special meeting was called to knOV
what should be done. After consider
able confusion the motion made az
. pointing W. d. Wilson to the position
, was rescinded and committee az
pointed to wait on ex-Superintenden
H. S. Anthony and engineer Abel Tay
lor to ask if they would take charge {
the plant until Council could elect
new man. This they agreed to do. o
motion the secretary was authorized
, telegraph to A. T. Mabrey of Philade
: phia who was one of the applicants
/ Council adjourned.
SPECIAL MEETING.
+ Our town officials met again on FIR
day night to take action. Mr.. A. L. Nj
brav was nraSaDt and at tho PaouaSt ,