Smyrna times., 1897-06-16
Fisher. R. L. cummins, H. s. Antho-

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ny.
On motion Secretary II. S. Anthony
was instructed to send thirty day notices
to the above parties.
Abel Taylor one of our long and
trusted engineers was present and read
a written statement to the Council pro-
testing againt the proffered salary of
Supt. f. L. Wright of $35 a month
which is decrease of So a month. He
also thought it unfair that Jackson
who shifts with him should be offered
$40 a month and asked the Council for
just recognition in the matter. Supt.
Wright was also present and said that
Mr.. Taylor would have to serve for $35
a month or not at all. He could get |
man to work for that and suggested |
his nephew, j ohm King Wright, re-
cent graduate in the electrical engi- |
neering course of the University of
Pennsylvania. He submitted the fol-
lowing nominations for his assistants
to be confirmed by the Council: John
King Wright, Samuel jackson and
Clarke Franklin. Secretary Anthony
then read the application of Abel Tay-
lor. On motion the matter was de-
ferred to the following Tuesday eve
ming. What action the Council will
take is not known as Supt. f. l..
Wright was given the contract job for
running the plant according to the
specifications of the Board for $3.50 a
month, thus giving him the power of
setting his own price on such help as
he could procure with the approval of
majority of the Council.
Secretary H. S. Anthony tLen threw
another damper on the members by
making a statement of an additional
shortage in the accounts of ex-COun-
Gilman H. d. Boyer, to the 5000 al
ready charged as being misapprOpria-
ted by him: When Mr.. Boyer paid back
the 5000 with interest, it left balance
in Hills & Co. S account of $253. So. On
June the first Secretary Anthony sent
the towns check covering the above
balance to close settlement, and was
notified that the Town had overpaid
the bill $139,92, which sum was paid by
individual check of Mr.. Boyer on May
the Goth last. This opened a field for
investigation and Mr.. Anthony began
to look up orders and corresponding
stubs on check book. He found that
on November the 18th, 1895 that an
order was drawn in favor of Mr.. Boyer
of S12S96 and that the corresponding
check was cashed ON January the Both
1896, which Mr.. Boyer had used for
his own purpose. The interest on this
up to the date he sent Hills & Co. his
individual check would amount to just
$139. 90. There was no questions asked
not even a debate among the members.
Silence seemed to reign supreme when
r. L. Cummins said he thought some
action should be taken and moved that
it be brought up Tuesday evening after
the members had had time to think ovel
the matter. 1t was carried.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
Council met again last evening with
all present except DIR. Moore and A.
) Lee Cummins. After allowing bill
of 1898 to Thomas Henry & Son, un'
finished business was taken up.
The tardiness of some of the mem
bers of our town Council has beer
very annoying and it is usually from I
; half hour to an hour before a quorum
, can be gotten together to do business
This brought r. L. Cummins to hi
feet last evening and after relating tn
annoyance he made a motion that s.
fine of $1.00 be imposed on each ant
every member who is absent or no
found promptly in attendance at tn
. meeting hour-eight o'clock, said fin
o to be deducted from their salaries a
= the end of the year, unless a satisfaC
% tary excuse could be given" H.
> Anthony seconded the motion and th
= question with a yea and nay vote wa
% called, which was unanimous as fO
lows: Anthony, Cummins, Or. L. HO
= fecker, Robinson, FAIRIES.
When the H. D. Boyer matter wa
," taken mp, some of the members though
they were hardly ready to take actor
SO on motion it was deferred until til
i regular meeting, June the 25th inst.
Edw. G.. Walls was present and spoB
ii in the interest of bicyclists who wei
endeavering to get a bicycle path b,
% tween Smyrna and Clayton. He aske
% for the privilege of building path
Is feet wide from the Stand Pipe to I'll
u town limits, which he said would Civ
y them ample room and leave a drivewa
of 90 feet on the public road. On m,
u tion Mr.. Walls request was allowt
u with the understanding that the Bic!
r Gle Committee consult the Street Con
~ mittee in laying out the path.
Action of the names submitted |
n Supt. F. L. Wright to assist him at Il
ru Light and Water Plants, was deferrC
Il until next meeting night, with the m
u tion that he retain the present emplo
ees until that time.
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