Smyrna times., 1913-05-14
COUNCIL TO SYSTEMATIC
METHOD OF COLLECTORS
WILL NOT ALLOW LIGHT AND
WATER RENTS TO ACCUMULATE
Town Collector to Appear and Make a
Report of Delnqiuents the First
Meeting in Every Month.

Report Of Delnqiuents the First
Meeting in Every Month.
Smyrna Town Council in regular
session Friday evening gave much seri-
Gus thought and consideration TO de-
linquent light and water takers and
list containing a number of names was
gone over. At the previous meeting
motion as passed and ordered ad-
vertised that all delinquents who do
not pay up on or before May 18th.
which is tomorrow, the service would
be discontinued. From the list pre-
sented by Collector Crow. Friday
evening it was found but a few had
paid and members Of Council seemed
determined to carry the new order
into effect tomorrow without fear or
favor. II was figured that the money
due the town from back light and
water rents and street Improvement
assessments unpaid. amounted to more
than a thousand dollars. There was
not a member present who did not
teel that they as Board had been
lenient and as several of the claims
were long past due and collectible,
il was deemed best to take the action
they have already ordered put into
effect TO morrow. If such is done
some Of Smyrna's best known busi-
ness places will be in darkness while
they and others will have to cart
their water from some pump or some
other place. The ugly situation Coun-
ell finds itself in the matter of coll
lections, may bring about more sys-
tematic effort to put this matter Of
selling light and water on a more
permanent basis. Hereafter il was
ordered that Collector Crow appear
before Council the first meeting night
Of every month and make a report of
those falling behind and in the fu-
ture Council through its Light &
Water Committee will enforce the
rules in the matter for the service.
Only One Appeal From the Assessment
The report Of the Board Of Appeals
was made and only one change was
asked from the recent assessment
made by Assessor Henry S. Anthony.
Mrs. Amanda Ashcraft asked that
her home property be changed from
$4,000 to $4,000 and that her Mt.
Vernon street property be changed
from $500 to $500. Council refused
to make the change. Much gratifca-
tion was expressed over the fact that
no more appeals were made. On
motion Of H. B. Grieves the assess
ment, as made. was aeceped and the
tax rate fixed at 43 cents on the hun
dred dollars, which was the same as
last year. Discount days will be
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, May
the %, 80 and 81. See notice for
rebate on these days.
Board Of Health Asks for Ordnance.
Charles H. LeFevre Esq, seere-
taEy of the Smyrna Board Of Health
presented the draft Of a newly pre-
posed ordinance regulating hog pens
and the like within the town limits
Of Smyrna. One Of the features Of
the ordinance was that no one could
keep hogs without a special permit
from the Board Of Health. Some dis
eussiOn was given to this provision Of
the ordinance and some members ex-
pressed themselves that there was
enough law already affecting nusi-
ances which IL enforced would regu-
late hog pens and everything else
The request Of Mr.. LeFevre was laid
over for future meeting.
Pleased With Rejuvenated Street Work
In his report on the condition Of
the streets Mr.. John P. Hudson,
chairman Of the street cOmmmittee
gave praise to Supervisor Turner for
the work he was doing and said the
streets were in better condition to-
day than for sometime. Ii is the
intention Of the Street committee TO
order the stone and 10 maeadam west
Commerce street and west Mt. Yer
non street as soon as possible. Coun-
ell adjourned after allowing a batch
Of bills.