Smyrna times., 1898-02-16
TOWN COUNCIL.


President Hofecker in the chair and
all the members present except A. Lee
Cummins and w. A. FAIRIES J. G.
Robinson reported progress for the
Committee appointed to wait on Town
Hauler Cole. He said that the latter
had given up the job and that the haul
ing was now being done by the Phila-
delphia & Smyrna Transportation
Company.
The following bills were read and
allowed:
Thompson & &CO...............$ 7.42
". II. Johnson. n................. $50
Joseph Garner .............. 3.G5
H. S. Anthony, per vouchers. =. 1920
w. o. HOtfecker. r................ 1000
r. ID. HOffecker. r..... 1864
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $62 Al
The following Financial Statement
for the month of January was rem
dered by Secretary Anthony:
Jan. 1, 1898, bills unpaid. .S194 %
6 g g salaries due. 204. 75
IA, " bills allowed. ....... 335. 95
g %. {" &" .... 289. 80
Total. al..................$ .$lO24. 2G
Amount Paid:
Salaries. S204. IS
Bills. S19.51 1924. 26
Bills Unpaid 100000
The following statement for the
month of Jan. was read and fled
Taxes for 1897, $685. 81; Taxes for
1896, $22. so; Water Rents, $737. 1G;
Light Rents, $255. IS; Sewer Rents,
$192 so; Sewer Permits, $1O0; Sale of
Lamps, 1885; Stanley Mfg Co.,
So. 20; Taxes for 1895, 5000 Total,
$1471.96.
President Hoffecker stated that the
Delaware & Atlantic Telephone Co.,
Joseph H. Mahatfy, Manager, reques-
ted the privilege of erecting boles on
Glenwood Avenue to run their line tc
Clayton. On motion of Councilman
Anthony, the request was granted.
A motion was made by Councilman
Anthony that when the Boardadjour
it be to meet the following Friday
night. Carried.
President Hofecker reminded the
Secretary to have a report of the
money given by the county for stree
purposes and to show how the money
was expended.
The committee appointed to settl'
with ex-Superintendent F. T.. Wrigh
having performed their duty, Council
man Anthony moved that they be dis
charged.
The rest of the meeting was takel
up in rancorous discussion over tn
duties of the chairman of the stree
committee and resulted in bitter wa
of words between COuncilrnen Cum
minis, r. L., and Robinson. The tex
of their unbecoming talk seemed to Ii
in the difference of opinion as t
whether the sidewalk was part of th
street or pavement. Cummins accuse
Robinson of going beyond his duty i
hauling ashes on a private sidewal
property of w. NJ. BelD instead of dt
voting his time in filling up the hole
in the street. This raised the ire of til
latter and instead of arguing out til
question as our citizens would eXpeC
from dignifed Councilmen, the tim
was taken up in slander and abuse
The President should have enforced
better order of things, but instead /
allowed the abuse to go on unheedet
: 1t got down to snch ''school boy talb
= that each one accused the other
J. never advancing an argument while i
the council, and that each one WI
7 working for political capital-fOr +,
:" election. The discussion went on unit
n Councilman Moore arose to a point
), order and broke off the heated wore
e by moving that the Secretary have
statement of the condition of the tow
= ready to read at the next meeting
II the Board, in order that it may be a
a proved before it was given publicit
.e He then moved that the COunC