Milford chronicle., 1913-02-07
MILFORD TOWN COUNCIL
INVESTIGATES REPORTS

After twelve years Of service on the
police and in the street department for
the town of Milford, which was eminently
satisfactory to the people generally,
Officer Ackerman was charged before
Town Council by Mr. Shelton and others,
with conduct unbecoming an officer.
The matter was considered at a special
meeting on Friday night of last week,
when the evidence pro and con was dis
cussed, and Town Council decided that
while the officer was not guilty of part
of the charges, yet he was guilty of in
discrete action in failing to search
prisoners when committed to Jail, and
for failing to remove pistols of the policy
of continuing the police and the street
departments coordinate, and there was
a desire that they be divorced. by plac-
ing the police and highway work under
separate heads, each working separate
from the other. 1t was finally decided
by unanimous vote of Council that this
would be the policy for the future, and
that Officer Ackerman should be suspend
ed from duty for two weeks, beginning
the first day of February, and then be
re-instated as the foreman of the high
way department. and be relieved from
police duty, other than on Saturday
afternoons and evenings, or when special
work should be necessary.
A petition was presented to Town
Council by Mrs. James P. Pierce, and
Mrs. N. L. Prettyman. as President and
Secretary of Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, requesting Town Council
to take notice of the fact that Robert
Griffith, T. A. HolcOmb, Harry jack
son, H. B. Windsor are keeping open
shop and selling goods on the Sabbath
day, and asked Town Council to see that
the laws of the State in regards to such
transactions be complied with in Milford.
The matter was referred to the Secretary
of Council who was directed to serve
notice upon the parties named, that the
laws will be enforced, and also to print
in the Milford Chronicle, a notice of the
w. c. 7. L., and the purpose of Town
Council to enforce the law. 1t was
that the boot blacks be stOpp-
ed from blacking shoes on Sunday, and
the sale of goods other than drugs in /
drug stores be included in the enforce /
ment, but no definite action was taken |
on either.
The annual scrap assessment which
is made by Town Council, was gone
over at the meeting, and the compiling
of the assessment viii be made and sub
mitted to Council by the Secretary at
the next meeting, on Monday, February
10th. If then accepted, it will be hung
lp in two public places for fifteen days,
and then the Council will sit as a court
If appeal to hear complaints, and after
hey are acted upon. the tax rate for
he year 1913 will be fixed.
The property owners on Lake View
Avenue have realized that the SANITARY
in that part of the town are
decidedly not what they should be, and
hat the State Board of Health will
stop the turning of any more
ewage into the Lake fronting this
venue, have arranged to build II inch
ever for SANITARY purposes, from the
own boundry line to the Lake, on the
,lans provided by the Town Engineer,
nd do this work at their own expense.
'olonel Townsend has ordered 800 feet !
f sewer pipe for this purpose, and as
oOn as this arrives, the work will be
ushed to completion. At present cess
ools in the yards of the property on
9th sides of Luke View Avenue, are !
he only means Of drainage they can get
nd this oppor unity for relieving a
angerous condition from sewage, is the i!
My means they can get; unless the !
own should continue the sewer from !
ne railroad to the boundry line