Evening journal., 1913-03-14
STOvER WANTS
COUNCIL ACTS
CONSIDERED
Tells COunCiImen Some Influ-
enCe at Dover is Heading
Off Tax Bills

CITY Councilman w. r. Slower OF
the Seventh ward, had few things TO
say last night at the weekly meeting
Of Council concerning bills which had
received the approval Of the Council
and sent to the General Assembly for
favorable action but which still re-
main IN the committees, and unheard
from. Colonel Slower said Il was al
most useless for Council TO approve
any measures as Il received no more
consideration than II IL was not the
legislative body Of the city OF VIII
mineton. He declared that opposition
had arisen to the tax bills which were
sent to Dover. aud added that the
persons who we're opposing them,
would be the very ones benefited II
the measures became laws.
I'm reply to a statement made In
THE EVENING JOURNAL by City
Tax Collector Eugene M. Sayers in
which the latter submitted figures
showing how taxes were collected IN
the southern district. Colonel Stover
reiterated his assertion that the pres
cnt assessment system is a farce and
he. as a member OF the board OF
assessment is willing to take his
full share of the responsibility He
said that no three men, the number
comprising this board, In the time the
board has. can make a scientific as
sessmcnt He quoted figures showing
The salaries the two city tax collec-
tors receive each year In the north
crn district the tax receiver last year
received more than $1,000 while the
tax collector I'm the southern district
received more than $4,000. He added
that there were few men In the city
who received as much as $1,000 a
year salary. fie said ne understood
that the tax collectors are opposed to
the tax bills which Council approved
Colonel Stover's remarks were
prompted by the number of bills sub
mitted to the Council by the law COM
mittee for its approval before beins
sent to Dover
After a lively-debate Council de-
cidcd TO approve the proposed act In
relation to the Board OF Public Utility
Commissioners and to recommend to
the legislature that Il be enacted into
law The bill first was offered foi
approval, but action was deferred for
thirty minutes. Council took recess
for thirty minutes but the members
we're out nearly two hours and wher
they returned they decided to approve
A. The bill enlargcs the powers o
The board.
Council approved and recommends
10 tho legislature the bill giving tn
health board supervision over TN
lood inspectors OF the city Council
refused to approve the bills sent I
Dover by the National ProgrossiV
party which relate TO enabling tn
city treasurer to collect certain roN
cnucs in the city. consolidating cen
tnin city departments and in rclato
OF thc elective city officials.
Council disapDroved OF the enablin
aot which would give the city IN
power to have commission form G
government. and will urge the leeis
lature not to adopt t. This was don
because they understood it was to b
amended eliminating the best of III
state and making the bill pertain onl
to this city. and Council thought th
state should be included.
Council approved the bill pcndin
In the legislature relative TO tn
Juvenile court which makes th
deputy Judge Of the city court IN
Juvenile Judge u was directed ths
the legislature be advised OF Couf
cls approval of this measure.
The Street and Sewer Departmei
directors will be asked to met
Council next Wednesday evening
discuss the issuing Of the balance {
the S150.OOO bond issue authorize
for street improvement work.