Milford chronicle., 1932-01-08

to Linden Hall, Lititz, Pa, tomorrow
after spending the Christmas hOli
days with her parents, DR.. and Mrs
! w. r. Chipman.
= A meeting of particular interes
to the local citizens is scheduled 70
this evening in the fire house. TIL
Town Council has posted notices
calling for the annual meeting a
which time candidates for office will
be nominated. The terms of COun
cilmen Porter, Clymer and Welcl
expire. Albert Welch completed thu
term of Councilman A. Leonard Har
rington, who resigned; when inter
viewed it was found that he would
serve another term if the people
wanted him. Councilman Porter
seemed to be on the fence and
wouldn't say whether he would run
for office again. State Senator and
former Councilman John w. Shell
, drake has been mentioned from this
ward but account of impaired hear
| ing, he denied he was candidate.
! The job of Councilman in this town
is very unthankful one because you
get cussed and discussed from every
angle and Councilman Clymer made
no bones of the affair and stated
with emphasis that he wOul dnOt
have the job again. He was secre-
tary of the present Council. There
will probably be an exciting race for
Councilman from this ward as three
names have been mentioned. LOran
B. Harrington, Clarence Morris and
Thomas Bradley are the men named,
but it is not known how many will
stand for the nomination. Mayor
Adams and Councilman Smith are
holdover members of Council. In
addition to the selection of Council
men and assessor, treasurer, cOllec-
tor and alderman are to be. selected.
w. Floyd Turner is the present treas
urer. He has held the office for sew
eral years and will likely stand for
nomination again. N, T. Adams has
been the tax receiver for number
of years and is a candidate for an
other term. He will probably have
hard fight from two angles. Some
think he has had the office long en-
Ough while others claim that the
tax list is much too
large. In 1880 over $2,5O0 was car
ried forward to be collected this
year. The annual report show that
there are over $4,000 uncOllected
taxes at the end of this year. 1t is
a known fact that he will have OPP
position, d. E. Handley has already |
that he was a candidate |
for the office. A general assessment |
is made every three years but this |
year only a scrap assessment is to |
be made. A copy of last years books, |
together with the addition of new |
will be made, Harry c.
Zee is a candidate for the assessor |
office. Magistrate w. H. Cahall has
served the town as Alderman in a
yery efficient manner. 1t seems the
present Council should be congratu-
ated rather than criticized because
hey have completed many improve
nents during the past year, includ-
ng several hundred feet of new con-
.rete street, new street lights and
lew curbings and cutters. 1t seems
hey have made these improvements
With their tax money on hand. A
eparate report of the municipal
'wned water plant is made. One
,ond was retired besides paying all
he other expenses of the depart
nent Some new water mains have
een laid and the old style fire hy-
rants in the business section were
hanged for some that had steamer
In all probability
1Ore new water mains will be laid
ext year. The Indebtedness on the
'ater plant has now been reduced
D $4,000. 1t is believed by many
hat a part of the $4,000, outstand-
lg Indebtedness charged to the
own Council should be retired each
ear in order that the interest pay
rents might be reduced. These
Onds have been allowed to run for
everal years and nearly $500 in in
crest is paid each year. The annual
lection will take place on Tuesday,
18th. The first duties of
le newly elected Council will be to
rganize, naming a secretary who
raws a salary in addition to his
any as a Councilman. A street man
nd extra officer, a police officer and
water rent collector.
The Harrington Firemen respond
| to their first call of the new year,
iTly yesterday morning, when they
ade a quick run to the home of
wing williamson. The property is
wned by A. c. Creadick and is To-
lted just across the mill yard
ON his basket mill. The fire prob
ply started from an over heated
owe which set the iOists and lathe
] fire near the chimney. The fire
as almost out when the fire COM
my arrived and did only damage
at about SO.
Misses Lucy Hanson, Mildred
Lucille Tharp and Ruth
Oore have all returned to the Uni
,rsity of Delaware after spending
e Christmas holidays with their
spective parents.
Billy Day Scott has returned to
. Andrews School near Middle
wn.
. L. Church Notes
9:45 a. m.-Class meeting, led by
d. McCabe.
9:45 a. m.-Church school in all
H. J. Ramsdell, supt.
8 present last Sunday; Offering
$50 for current expenses. Next
lnday the Offering will be for the
Hiding fund.