Evening journal., 1914-01-31
PIPE LINE
TAX IS $l.4l
Newark Commission Puts
These Figures on Front
Foot for Sewer
Mr.. PILLING SUFFERS
NOSE HEMORRHAGE
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special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Jan. 3l.-At meeting
OF Newark Sewer Commission yes
terday with T. Chalkley Hatton, who
designed the sewer, the tax rate that
property owners VIII be assessed for
the payment Of the pipe line and dis
posal plant was fixed at s1.41, a front
foot. It is understood that this as
sessment will be sufficient to cover
all costs in connection with the work
including the interest on the money
that has been borrowed to pay the
contractor from time to time and
also the engineers fees for plans and
supervising the work.
Il is estimated that there is about
40. 800 feet frontage TO be assessed.
This assessment work will be com
pleted in a short time and the list
will then be exhibited in a public
place and a day set for the Commits
sion and Council setting together to
hear appeals. These appeals will not
be on the rate Of the assessment but
on the frontage assessed in case a
property owner thinks that the mea-
surements are not correct, etc. When
the assessment is finally fixed after
appeals have been heard, the pay
ments will be due within thirty days
when a rebate will be allowed. The
Commission has almost unlimited
power to collect the assessments, but
II the property owner so elects he
can pay his share in FIVE annual in
stallments but OF course interest will
be charged in making the payments
by this plan.
Contractor Jacobs started the sewer
work last July and was allowed $50
working days IN which TO complete
the system OF sewers and disposal
plant This time was up In December
when the Commission granted an ex-
tension. Mr.. Jacobs is winding up
the work now and Il will probably
be entirely completed in about ten
days and the system then put in
operation. The sewage will be taken
from all parts of the town to the
disposal plant by gravity.
John Pilling is seriously III with
hemorrhages of the nose. Mr.. Pilling
has been suffering from this cause
I for several days and yesterday Or.
Davis, a specialist from Baltimore,
was called in consultation with his
local physician. The afiiction was
stopped yesterday, but Mr. Pilling
was very weak from the loss OF so
much blood.
With several hundred persons in
attendance the fifth annual carnival
( OF St. Johns Catholic Church held in
/ the Opera House last night was the
usual great success. After cards and
the awarding of prizes to the winners,
there was dancing in which many
couples participated
Many persons interested in Della
ware College are anxiously awaiting
the announcement by former Govern.
or Preston Lea. president Of the Board
Of Trustees. of tho committee OF
seven trustees that he will appoint tc
look over the field for a new president
to succeed Dr. George A. Harter, and
which committee will report back 10
the board There H. much specula-
tion as to the personnel of this com
mittee but as yet no announcement
has been made by Mr. Lea Although
several names have been mentioned
as fer as can be learned no one has
announced HIS candidacy for the So
600 a year presidency as yet.
In addition TO this committee ths
president Of the board will also soon
appoint a committee Of FIVE trustees
TO assist the Alumni Association ir
raising the 100000 endowment fund
the proceeds from which are to pay
the new nrosident's salary and anoth
or committee Of Eve to consider nu.
merous matters in connection witt
tho WOmcn's College.