Smyrna times., 1905-05-17
COUNCIL GRANTS BUT FEW
APPEALS FROM ASSESSMENT
ONLY FIVE CHANGES MADE IN THE WHOLE
ASSESSMENT LIST, A DIFFERENCE sI4OO
Tax Rate Fixed at 40 Cents on the SIOO. the
Same as Last Year-DiscOunt Days, May 30
and 5l-COmpIaint Against Order.

Tax Rate Fixed at 40 Cents on the SIOO. th,
Same as Last Year-DisCouut Days, May30
and 5l-COmplaint Against Order.
At the meeting of the Smyrna Town
Council last Friday evening the re.
quests of Appeal Day were consid-
cred and but few changes were made.
Council changed the assessed valua.
ton of the property of Mrs. Alice p.
Stevenson on Main Street occupied bv
the Chinaman from $1,000 to $1,000
The property of James S. Boyles for
merly the Richards property on
Frazier street was changed from $1,000 to
$1,000. f. V. Cooper made several ap
peals both for his property and the
properties for which he is agent. Coun-
ell did not grant any appeals relating
to his own property, but three proper
ties for which he was agent were
changed as follows: John Bailey,
dwelling on Mulberry Street, from
$1,000 to $500; Addie J. Roe, two dwell
ings on North Street from $1,000 to
$780, Oscar E. Vernon property on
Fisher Street from $1,000 to $1,000. His
appeals for the Baker, Bradley, Dea-
kyne and Weddell properties were not
granted James W. Spruance asked
that the old DIR. Swinney property on
Commerce Street be changed from
$500 to $2500 but Council refused to
grant the appeal. Neither was there
any change made in the property of
the John P. Collins estate which was
asked to be reduced from $500 to
$500. The property on South Street
which was assessed to Mrs. Rachel
. Brinton was changed to Mrs. Rachel
Lower, who recently purchased it.
The Aron Gibbs property on East
Street was changed to Frank Boyer:
the lot owned by James W. Spruance
was changed to Miss Mary Spruance,
the recent purchaser. The one story
frame shanty on Commerce Street
near Tucker & Thornley, IS Overall Fac
tory, assessed to John W. Tucker was
stricken off. The appeals granted by
Council amounted to 81, 400 which de-
ducted from the assessment made by
Assessor J.E. Hoffeoker will total COM
pete 81, ,081, ,420. On motion of Il. B.
Grieves, the Council fixed the tax rate
40 cents on the 800 real and S1.OO
poll, the same as last year. Tuesday
and Wednesday May 30 and 81 was
liked as Discount Day, a notice of
which is advertised in this issue.
Complaint Against the Order on Our Streets.
There was but a quorum present to
do business when President Reynolds
called the meeting to order. Those
absent were Messrs. Hudson, Stockly
and Robinson. Chairman Grieves of
the Light and Water Committee re-
ported that the Allegheny Coal Com
pany has bonded in the sum of $500 to
carry out their part of the contract in
furnishing the 700 tons of coal. He
also reported the standpipe painted
with three coats of graphite and that
Mr.. Wright could take the scaffold
down any time. Considerable time
was taken mp in discussing the law
and order of the town. Complaint has
been made to the loafing around the
standpipe and already they have be-
gun to scratch the new paint with
nails or other things. The Council
men were all of the opinion that some
Thing would have to be done and one
member wanted an ordinance passed
making it fine of $40 and costs for
each an every case of nuisance and
Hespass at the standpipe. Another
member thought it would be a good
plan to cut down the shade trees
around the standpipe but this did not
meet with the approval of the other
members. The matter was referred
10 the Alderman. Secretary Grieves
read letter from an "old Citizen"
Ealing attention to the bad order along
tne street from Cooper's Corner to
ood Fellows Hall where he said there
were vile and ugly remarks passed and
II was not fit for lady to pass, espec-
,Aliy on Saturday nights" He asked
iOr the good of the town hat the Coun-
'il lake some action in the matter.
policeman Turner Wants Help Of Citizens.
others in the Board called attention
~ 'he corner opposite the Delaware
oouse where the order was bad.
9Ouncil referred the matter to the Al
rerman y who has charge of the Police
apartment. In this connection Po-
noeman = Turner said he would be glad
: ! 'ne citizens would cooperate with
ul% In the matter, that If they would
yuly u interest themselves in giving him
'Ae names of the offandara o,. lau,