Smyrna times., 1909-05-19
OWN COUNCIL HEARS APPEAL 6
ou. wakes Few Changes to Assesmen+
1 aue nY Henry S. Authony-Tax
nate Fixed at 43 CentSon $ioo M

wakes Few Changes to Assessment
"aue ny Henry S. Authony-Tax
Rate Fixed at 43 Centson sIoo m
Inc appeals taken from the recent
assessment made by Henry S. Anthony
were heard by Town Council FRIDAY
evening but only few of them were
granted The assessed valuation of
ene realestate of Smyrna amounts 70
9r'ooo, o' 4OO and the poll $475. 90 a total
u I'O0S, ,875. The appeals and changes
We're as follows: Lot of Mrs. Sarah
M Farrell at Lake Como assessed at
acres was changed to acres, actual
amount OF land. Home and residence
Oh Mrs Mary R. Hoffecker, deceased
was transferred to Mrs. Frances A
Dmlth; property of Mrs. Margaret
BAILEY recently purchased bv Ralph
H. otaats which includes the shirt
factory the store and shops known
as the "Tilghman shops'' and tbe
wheelwright shop adjoining. was
transferred to its new owner. Mr.
Staats asked that the assessment on
the "Tilghman Shops" be changed
from $500 to $500 and after consid.
Grafton Council fixed the assessment
at 500; property of the Tschudv es-
tate a residence on Union street was
transferred to Mrs. Sarah E. Cooper
tne new owner; mansion of David J.
Cummlns, deceased, assessed to Albert
w. Cummins, was asked to be changed
from $5, 500 to $4, 500 but Council re
FUSED to grant appeal; Council also
refused to make a change in the Cum
mlns property at the Four Corners
tenanted by Harvey Jones and the
on Commerce street tenanted
by Mrs. c. A. Winford, the former
assessed at Sc, 500 and the latter
So, 600. The heirs wanted $1,000 off
each of these and a small house on
North street changed from $500 to
$500; lot of William FAIRIES on Pearl
street was transferred to George w.
Pleasanton the new purchaser; prop
erty of the j. Wesley Denney estate
On Commerce street was transferred
to W. F. Dunn the new purchaser;
property of Mrs. w. G. Pierce corner
of Main and Mt. Vernon streets was
transferred to James r. Mott but
Council refused to reduce the assess
nent from $4,000 to $4,000; lot of |
sarah c. Hamilton at Hamilton's
Lane was transferred to John Cade |
out change IN the assessment from
500 to $500 was refused; property of
Mrs. Katherine Sitter, the Beckett
was changed from $4,000 to
a, 500; property of Moses Price de-
,eased, was transferred to Rev. r. K.
the new purchaser. but
Council refused to change the assess
nent from $4,000 to $4,000; Council
also refused to change the assess
nent on l.. M. Prices residence from
5000 to S4, 500; two residences be-
onging to Samuel Cats on Market
street assessed at $2500 was asked to
De changed to $500 but Council re-
fused to grant appeal. On motion of
Harry B. Grieves the assessment list
If Assessor Anthony with the above
changes, was accepted and the tax
ate fixed at 43 cents on the hundred
lollars and S1.OO poll. Discount days
will be Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, May 26th, 9th and 28th.
Council accepted the S4, 900 bond of
Treasurer Joseph M. Reynolds, ac-
:epted the April report of Alderman
Jrow and allowed bills to the amount
# $311. An order of $50 was made
payable to Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell
md the heirs of James Mcdowell for
Iamages assessed in opening and
Peterson street to the
abroad property.