Smyrna times., 1918-05-15
I1VI COUNCIL GRAN IT'S No
APPEALS FROM ASSESSMENT
ADD NORRIS ASSESSMENT
S'' ~,uo WITHOUT A CHANGE

70 SIn"
Recommendation of FL
Tax 'a'' Committee Was Raised to
l Zoe on sIoo-NOtes OF Cou0c'' |
4 Town Council met in regular
I.icn sns Friday evening with President
,YD ~ Price and all members present
: u councilman W. F. Keith. 1t
S''ts =. first meeting since Appeal
~ ~ and consideration of this business
i.ss ~ but short while. There were
J Wv ~ ,uueals from the assessment OF
l's ,.'..,or 'sr william Norris. Miss Laura
psll wanted her double property
] Z. . an west Mt. Vernon street, as
- ....si at So, 300, made 81, 300, but
! , c..Deil refused to make the change.
] vs vs.v also refused to change the as
..'meut -. of Mrs. M. B. HAZEL on
I D,lsTsre street from 81, 800 to ST..
\ m or the property in tenure of
4 I,% I..sub B. Hunn,,frOm 81, 8OOItO 81. 500.
U MI r. transfer of the property of the
a i,.sDb Evans Estate to Mrs. Fannie
, girous was granted. The appeals
I.ing disposed of, Council by recon-
rsrdstion of the Finance Committee
,ysd the tax rate at SOC on the hun
Il ,,sd dollars real, and $1.00 poll, and
l,sd the discount days any time be-
" h,s lime 1st when a discount nf 6
n =, cent will be allowed. See official
b Htice.
q gsarn Oil Co. to Comply With Order
President L. M. Price reported he
81 had taken the matter of the removal
y Il the gasoline tank from in front of
IN A. Fortner's store as ordered at a
IL weyious meeting, up with Mr.. Hearn.
The Hearn Oil Company said they
ia vOuld do so but asked an extension of
'N time to allow for the disposal of gas
III dine now in the tank On motion of
q NJ. Wilson and second of Mr.. Jeffer-
On. the extension was allowed re-
sOnable time after the 18th at MIR.
IS Hesrn's request.
RW. Turner Holds Out Determined dI,
President Price, who was delegated
III committee of one to seek a better
understanding with Benjamin W.
Turner in the matter of new duties
imposed upon him. reported Mr.. Turne,
bad practically waived all of his OBJ
iectiOn to the requests he made befor,
Council except that of hauling rubbish
s md garbage. This he had promise,
2 be would not do and held out deter
rinedly. Whether the Council vii
demand that the new duties be live
ptu or they will fall in with Mr.
luner's notions, remains to be seen
Some members of Council could nc
We any consistency in Mr.. Turner
stand over the occasional carryin
way Of rubbish or garbage on certai
'ean-up days when all the time h
ssans the streets of litter. OthC
nsnOefs suggested that if Mr.. Turnt
ID not want to haul the rubbish hin
'eli be could pay some one else to {
Aance this was a part of the ne
@tes for which he was to get 81, sc
year. The matter was not discusst
luftner as other business was take
p
Board of Health Submits Good Repo
{. Leland Harmonson, secretary
ne smyrna Board of Health, submit
~ nls annual report which was re
''n interest and ordered fled. Sc
wary harmonson was reimbursed f
ae expenses he was put to in postag
1epncne bills, &c. Collector H.
Aa!nOny also submitted his repC
Which was fled.
sugar Spruance Before Counci
Mgar Spruance of the first distri,
'ppeafed before Council with the
saS'' mat Council cooperate with h
keeping water from backing up
~ l0s He wanted the ditch dug
y '0Wn lot near the water works 9
wanted the gutter deepened g
''s' ,...s drainage provided in front
%s 1,ue' one Of his lots. AS D
4 !. Ie 7: ditch in question might be
= u,'lOlng line between the Sp.
~ lo' and the farm of Gilbert Prs
'. .ueil told Mr.. Spruance it VOL
usate the matter and see vi
vas necessary. w '"
'nT'a Boy to Become FirstLie,,ter
,nosn oroa !. lyman, of Camp Dix, who
@,,is.a ls ne i've from this state '
Neu as Second l;o,,4. - 4