Milford chronicle., 1901-04-05
The Town of AIilfor,

the town authorized Charles
James NJ. Hall, George w NJ
Nathan Pratt, and George Fl. Hal.
a Light and Water Commission to con-
struct or FfGslEsssse an electric light and
water supply for the town, at a cost not
to exceed $40 600. That honorable body
gave the town the Light and Water
plant we now have; but, they exceeded
their authority of eXL enditure by mOle
than S6.0O0-and that amount was
never paid off: as the Town Council
afterwards refunded the debt and
placed $1,000 of that excess in the pres
/ emf Light and Water debt; but this was
/ only made possible by legislative ac-
ton. The town now has first-class
water supply and profitable electric
lighting plant to show for its $42, 900
worth of bonds. OF this amount "a 900
is owned by the town as a sinking fund
investment, and $4,000 uninvested.
The town has street improvement
debt of So, 800; of which 81 900 Is due
the First National Bank of Milford on
a bond, and s., 800 due to b. F. Sweeten |
& Son, of Camden, New Jersey. Fol |
this expenditure they have nearly |
81, 900 worth of storm water and sani- |
tary sewers; the brick pavements and |
the stone road on South Walnut street; !
stone on West Front street, North Mill
ford and new curb lines on North Wal
nut street. To do this, the Town Coun
ell exceeded its limit of Indebtedness
for street Improvements 81 300, and will
pay off s., 900 of this amount before
January 1902 without borrowing a cent,
or raising the taX-rate, and the balance
can be paid next year and part of the
bond due to the First National Bank.
At January LIST, there was due the
Light and Water Commission $500 for
unpaid vouchers. To meet this there
was $l005 90 due from ex Collector Stay
ton, and $500 from Collector Joseph, on
their tax duplicates There probably
was a few outstanding accounts OF
small amount at that time
This is the exact standing of Miltord's
financial affairs.
The amendments made by the Leg
islature to the Town Charter were for
the best future interests of the town,
and only those who had given the sub
iect no thought. or whose personal feel
! Ings or political differences ran counter
to those directing town affairs, found
fault. A few went crazy; but we pub
' lish the amendments in full that the
people may become familiar with them.
Section That the Act entitled "An Act
i to re-lncorpOrate the Town of Milford, being
r Chapter l6l Of Volume Is of the Laws of Del
aware as the same has been amended, be and
the same is hereby amended further as fol-
J. lows namely:
: LIST BY striking out the words from their
number in the ninth line of section 6 of said
Act between the words "Secretary" and
'whO" in said ninth line: and by further
. striking out the words tout of their own
Is number in the fourteenth line of said Sec
ton &, between the words ''vacancy' and 'as'
in said fourteenth line.
! 2nd.-By adding at the end of Section 10 OF
If said Act the following:
And the said Council, or a majority Of
them shall also have the power, and they are
a hereby authorized to order and direct the
owners of any real property in said tow
lying and being on Walnut street between
Second street North and Second street South
re in said town, to tap the sewer main and thu
= water main on said Walnut street,and to con
- meet said sewer main and said water main b.
pipes with the property so lying and bein
on said Walnut street as aforesaid: and upol
- failure of the owner or owners of any suc
property to tap and connect with said sewE
w and watermains as aforesaid for the space c
thirty days after notification s0-te-do tn
said Council may, ana they are hereby al
ae thorized to cause~said mains to be tape
DO and connections made, to recover the cost
:, of same as hereinbefore provided in the cas-
II of curbing andlpaving. The provisions i
regard to notices shall be as prescribed /
the case of curbing and paving"
y Srd-By adding at the end of Section IL {
al said Act the following:
il "And may provide by ordinance again
the erection or rebuilding on Walnut stree
between Second street North, and Secor
nd street South, in said town, of any buildin
nd house or structure, excepting the same be
. brick, stone, or iron building, house or stru
IL ture."
~ fbli.-i1y nbIlhlhB OuA tuS oIu TAOuN III u
e a sixteenth line of Section Il, between Il
words 'or and thousand in said sixteen
line,and by inserting in lieu thereof the wO
md "eigbt
DIN 5th.-By striking out all of Section 20
=, said Act, and by inserting in lieu thereof t
l0'i following:
lay Section 2O-''That the assessor elected
leir virtue of this Act, and the Secretary of t
9 of Town Council, shall receive such cOmpeni
ton for their services as the said COun
shall determine"
6th.-By adding at the end of section %
said Act, the following:
.'And upon the failure of any taxable to p
the tax assessed as hereinbefOre provided
I'M or before the first day of October in the "
by n which said tax is assessed, then said To-
Sin Council may and it is hereby authorized
10 add penalty of five per centum to the I
so assessed and unpaid as aforesaid
Aei- To make these provisions clear to 8
the following explanation is made:
ster In item list" the amendment p
the mits Town Council to elect a Secrets
regardless of such person being a me
........ Der of Council.
....- Item End, provides that Town Coz
hoOl. ~ o,,,.,,l an ,,,,,,,ors % ,,ro,,,o
indy. oii may oOiH P0' '''' WINS VI P'cP0
hool. to tap the sewers or water mains
ross. Walnut street. This will stop the fl
clud- of waste water into the cutters to
~ come nuisance and a menace to hes
in the summer season.
... Item Bird prohibits the building
....... any frome building, or re building {
frame building on Walnut street, in
..... of its business parts.
,hOOl. Item 4th limits the public bon
con- debt for street Improvements to So
81, at any one time The old limit
Girls twenty years past was $4,000, an
e Pri- one or more periods in that time
limit has been reached by several r,
. 1lrIs' Councils, and the same paid off in
Rows. sequent years. The town of Mil
Iarris. has grown and its assessable prop
-..."-... increased; and as improvements sh
be made without making a boz
nm. debt, the plan of limiting a tempo
at , debt to be paid off in a few yea
only fair. This does not mean al
in the nual tax Of $S,000-for the charter
ate of pressly says that no more than S
shall be raised by a general tax in
Y the one year, and the present tax rate
duces that amount now
We for Item 5th provides that Town {
i've to ell can fix the salary of its Seer