Tag: Charles A. Williamson


This Week in Chester History…

Charles A. Williamson, Tax Assessor for the Borough, and Peyton Rochelle, Tax Assessor for the Township, announced that all applicants for the senior citizen exemption must file applications with their respective assessors on or before November 1, 1961, said the Observer-Tribune. Williamson said that pending legislation necessitated the use of a new form filled out by citizens who claimed an $800 exemption for 1961, as well as people filing this type of claim for the first time.


This Week in Chester History…

In 1937, Mayor Daniel S. Budd appointed a five-man committee to investigate zoning for Chester Borough. They would investigate the practical questions involved in creating a one-zone district. Committee members were Cecil Hoffman, clerk of the borough council; Alonzo P. Greene; Edwin Collis; Alvah Barker; and Charles Williamson. Source: Mendham-Chester Tribune


This Week in Chester History…

In 1955, the Chester Borough Council named its first Zoning Commission. The members were Charles A. Williamson, Dr. Hugh Fry, Alan Lum, Willis Larison, Harvey Guerin, Mayor Nichols, and Cecil Hoffman. Source: Mendham-Chester Tribune