Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
EVANSVILLE NEWS.
Business Transacted by the Town
Council--Report Of Committees.

Business Transacted by the Town
Council--Report Of Committees.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
FAYETTEVILLE. June %. 1903.
A meeting Of the council was held here
last evening. with Mayor Owens presiding,
and all the councilmen present The report
ceipts for the current month as $21S.73 the
expenditure st23.11. Inspector Of plumbing
and buildings. L. o. wisseman. reported the
issuance of two building permits; six sewer
permits and two water permits since May
% last.
Councilman Edwin Devlin, IT,, chairman
OF the health committee. called attention to
the difficulty experienced In securing "a
compliance with the councils orders upon
property owners to connect their premises
with the public sewer where alleged nuis-
ances exist. He reported that when work.
men attempted to make connection at
the premises of Mrs. Bennett, Locust ave-
nue., they were arrested at the instance of
the tenant, Mr.. w. H. Benton, and taken
burg, on the charge Of trespass. The justice
promptly dismissed the charge. Mr.. Benton
appeared before the council and claimed
that the work was not in accordance with
good plumbing practice, in that the pipes
were being run through the cellar suspend
ed from toists. After considerable discus
sion, the chairman of the health COMMITTEES
directed that the work proceed as originally
ordered by the council.
The agreement of Mr.. Charles L. Reeder,
recently engaged to draw plans and specifi-
cations for the installation of the electric
lighting plant, was received, approved and
ordered filed.
The report of the special committee, W.
p. Magruder, chairman, relative to fixing
charges upon persons in the town engaged
In business. was received, and an ordinance
was passed enlbodying the license fees
recommended by the committee These
charges are: Hawkers and peddlers, on foot,
per year, $12.50 hawkers and peddlers, one
horse wagon, $25; hawkers and peddlers
two-horse wagon, $50; nonresident canvass
ers selling goods at retail. $25; merchants
doing business in stores, So; livery stables
So; undertakers, So; persons owning teams
for hire, IS; physicians. $5; circus, per day
or night, So. entertainments for individual
profit. So: merry-go-rounds, So; printing es-
real estate brokers. S. plumbers having
teams, So: contractors having teams, So;
bankers. IS. and baggage or expressmen
having teams. $5;. The council directed that
all moneys derived from these licenses be
turned into the road fund
The report of the assessors, DR.. Chas A.
Wells, Mr.. r. e. White and town treasur-
or. w. H. Richardson. was received, and a
levy OF forty cents on each 800 for general
purposes. and twenty cents on the 800
special sewer tax authorized. The total as
sessment Is $S42.674, al against S767 322 for
last year, and $718.270 in 1902 when the
last general assessment was made. The In.
crease In revenue this year az the result
Of the Increased assessment win be f451 So
The total receipts for the year, exclusive of
water rents, etc., is estimated at u, $50.
Edward Briscoe. colored. was sent to the
Apuse OF correction by Justice Dahler for
three months In default OF payment OF nne
OF 800 for drawing q gun on Robert Fleming
IN Biadensburg few evenings since.