Smyrna times., 1899-05-17
TOWN TAX RATE REDUCED.
Town Council Hears Appeals and Then Re-
duces the Rate to 80 Cents on
the Hundred.

Town Council Hears Appeals and Then Re-
duces the Rate to 80 Cents on
the Hundred.
Council met in adjourned session
last evening with all present except
Councilmen Moore and Fowler. After
an order for $500 was allowed to pay
the box rent in the National Bank of
Smyrna, and an order for "a. So allowed
to pay John Garner for carpenter work
the Council entered upon the duty of
hearing the appeals from the Town
Assessment as made by Assessor Geo.
Nj. Stevenson. 1t was as follows
The Messrs. Prettyman asked that
the shirt factory be assessed in the
name of the Smyrna Shirt and Hosiery
Co., instead of the Prettyman Broth
ers, and that it be fixed at 50, 600 in
stead of $1,000. Council granted the
change i'll name, but would make no
change in the assessment.
Isaac Pehnewell, residence on Della
ware street, assessed $4,000; asked
81, 800; Council granted $4,000.
Mrs. Hannah James, lot, South and
Union streets, assessed $1,000; asked
$500; Council refused change.
Mrs. Margaret Collins, residence of
Charles Jones and T.. NJ. Prices office,
assessed So, 500; asked 81, 900; Council
granted So, $50.
w. B. Grant, residence Frazier
street, assessed 81, 100; Council grant
ed 81 200.
l.. M. Hirons, residence Mt. Vernon
and Union streets, assessed 81, 200;
asked 81 800; Council granted 1000.
House and store, Commerce street, as
sessed $4,000; asked $1,000; Council
refused to change.
W. H. Carr, lot adjoining residence
on Market street, assessed 5000, wants
$500; Council granted the change in
lot, but refused to assess the residence
and lot as one property; residence was
left at So, 600.
Miss Margaret Denney, double house
on Union street, assessed at 81, 500;
asked 81, 200; granted by Council.
Miss Emma Stevenson, lot or Main
street, assessed $3.50; asks S4OO;
granted by Council Lot, Delaware
street, assessed 800; asked $25; gran
ted $50; another lot, Main street, as
sessed $50, asked 1925; no change.
Mrs. Mary Z. Voshell, house Della
ware street, assessed 800; asked
$1,000; Council refused to grant.
Frame house, Hamilton street, assessed
5000; asked 5000; Council granted
$500. House, assessed $40O, asked
$50: Council granted 5000; Lot on
Hamilton street, assessed 800; asked
$50; no change granted.
Mr. John NJ. Voshell, residence
Commerce street, assessed $1,000;
asked 81, 500, Council refused to grant
chage.
Gearge d. Collins, residence Mt
Vernon street, assessed at $4,000;
asked $4,000; Council refused to
change. The "Roe property" assessed
at 81 800; asked 81, 800; Council gran
ted $1,000. ''Faries' store" Com
merce street, assessed 81 800; asked
81 800; no change. -. L. HOffecker's s
residence" assessed $1,000; asked
81, 500; Council granted 50, $50. Lot
corner North and Union streets, not
assessed was newly assessed by the
Council at $1OO.
John p. Hudson, two houses and a
lot on Delaware street. assessed at
81, 100; asked $500; Council granted
$1,000. Lot Pearl street, assessed $500;
asked S40O; no change granted. Lot
East street, changed from John P.
Hudson to Isaac Gibbs and assessed at
5000.
Mrs. John c. Stockley, lot Main and
North streets, assessed 5000; asked
$4OO; granted by Council. Lot East
street, assessed $500, asked 500;
Council refused to change. "Halls
store and Wick's barber shop" as
sessed at So, 500; asked $4,000; Coun-
Gil refused to change.
The appeals granted took So, 575 of
the the assessment list, making the
total about 81, ,o65, $50. With the due
bills in hand, Collector Crow has col
lected all the delinquent taxes of '97.
with the exception of $500. The '94.
'95, '96 delinquent lists were consid-
cred no good.
On motion of Edward G.. Walls, and
second of Henry S. Anthony, the tax
rate for the coming year was made 30
cents on the hundred for real and 81. 90
poll. After some debate it was carried.
This is reduction of 25 per cent. and
will be met with favor by the tax pay
ers. The rate for several years has
been 40 cents on the hundred.
On motion, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, May 3Oth and 31st were named as
discount days, and notice was ordered
given through the medium of the town
papers. President Robinson was also
ordered to give the usual notices of
Redemption of water bond.
Council adjourned.
SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL.