Smyrna times., 1898-05-18


Sewer Permits. s................ 3.OO
Sale of Lamps. 6.57
4OIdl ..... s's'.'s's p1OOO'OS
On motion of Councilman Denney 1t
was asthorized to pay Benz, W. Tur-
ner, the town hauler, semi-mOnthly1n-
stead of monthly. Passing from this
the Council took up the Board of
Health and with the exception of
Frank Bailey the old Board was re-
elected and the name of John G..
Stockly substituted in Mr.. Bailey's
place. The Board is as follows: DIR.
G. o. Swinney, L. NJ. Price, w. A.
Stevens, Alfred L. Hudson, and John
G. Stockly.
For failing to respond Immediately
at the call of Councilman Walls to
place under arrest a tramp, who
was begging and strOlling in the
3rd ward, about nine o'clock one
morning of last week, he made COM
plant before the Council and asked for
better and more rigid arrangement
of police duties. It appears that PO-
liceman Garner has been working
under the old contract, going on duty
at o'clock in the morning and coming
off at 1890 o'clock at night, and to
which orders he was amenable to the
Alderman. 1t being before the hour
of duty when he was called to arrest
the tramp, and the thinking case not one
of emergency, Policeman Garner did
not respond until he had finished some
work about his own home, and made
the reply that he would be there in a
short while. There is law prohibit
| ing vagrants in the town limits and
| the matter was discussed among the
| different cOuncilmen as to what the
| Policeman should do in such cases.
Messrs. Anthony, Fowler and Reynolds
were appointed to define new duties to
conform with the present charter and
| to submit them at the next meeting.
In the meantime the Policeman is to
| be under the call and direction of the
! councilmen.
| There seems to be some dissatisfaction
among the residents of the town over
the Walls Wheelbarrow Ordinance,
recently adopted by the Board. At
least q petition containing about sew
enty-five names was handed in, asking
for its repeal. In an effort to concede
to the wishes of the people, Council
man Reynolds moved that the ordi-
nance be repealed. AS soon as it was
seconded, Mr.. Denney moved that the
motion be amended by ordering it laiC
on the table. The amendment was
carried by vote of five to two, Rey
nolds and Fowler being the only ones
to oppose it. 1t seemed that many
who signed did so to crafty the peti.
toner rather than their own wishes il
the matter.
On motion of Edward G.. Walls, il
was ordered that when the Council ad
journ it be to meet the following Fri
day night when the appeals against the
recent assessment will be heard.
Councilman Walls then made a re
port in behalf of the Committee OF
Boiler Inspection, which in fact con
stituted the Light and Water Commit
tee. They found out that the cost o
the inspection would be S35 a year
He offered something better and SAT-
that responsible insurance cOmpan,
had agreed to test the boilers once
year, examine them four times year
and insure the plant for SIS, 200, tn
yearly premium being $50. On motto
Of E. NJ. Fowler, the Light and Waite
. Committee was empowered to hav
D plant insured.
1t was authorized, on motion of Nh
: Walls, to rent a safe deposit box in tn
s National Bank of Smyrna for the safe
4 keeping of the valuable papers of th
town, the president to hold the key
The matter was left in the hands {
Messrs. Walls and Anthony.
The following names were added t
J, the list to which notices were to
sent to repair pavements, cutters etc
?. Titus I. Hobbs, gutter on Main street
L John A. Hoffecker, agent, pave quite
on Main street; B. V. Weldon, repa.
board walk on Frazier street; Mrs
Sue Garman, to pave front of lot o
South street. On motion of J. "
l. Denney, all notices were ordered to
dated from Saturday the 14th inst.
Ii Applications for the Clerkship of th
IS Town of Smyrna were then opened an
4 the following made application: Wi
v mer L. Porter and Samuel J. Rey1
olds. On motion of J. w. Denne!
the matter was postponed until til
e next meeting night for action.
% Council adjourned.