, 1904-02-03
Holly Beach Borough Council
A MOVEMENT LOOKING TOWARD A SYSTEM OF
SEWERAGE FOR L EACH.


The Mayor and Council convened in
regular monthly session on Wednes-
day night of last week. Mayor Smith
and Councilmen Barnett, Culver, For
cum, Lopez and Pinker were present.
The minutes of the last meetings were
approved as read. The collectors re-
port was received and accepted as fol-
lows:
Balance Oh hand at last report, Sl4,i37.6
Collected during the month, 1,l75.24
sl5,6l2.s4
Expenditures. ...... 7,5S7.16
Balance on hand,.... sS,025.6S
OF the above item of expenditures
$3, 0O5. 5 was paid to county collector
Lewis s. Stilwell, of Goshen, as State
and county tax. DIR. Chas. A. White,
of Philadelphia, sent a letter to Council
stating that he had awarded the con-
tract for his cement curb and sidewalks
to Ogden & Plat. The letter was read
and ordered filed with the clerk. A
letter was also read from Senator Crosse
requesting that he be furnished with
descriptive matter concerning Holly
Beach as a resort and stating that he
would endeavor to have it incorporated
in advertising matter to be distributed
at the st. Louis Exposition. The letter
was referred to the mayor.
Upon the recommendation of the fire
company e. w. Forcum was re-appoint-
ed chief by Council. In a communica-
ton to Council s. II. Dowler asked that
a fire plug be placed on Young avenue.
1t was referred to the street committee.
On motion the soldiers and firemen were
allowed the usual eXem ptiOn rom taxes
for 1908. A note was ordered negotiated
in favor of the company of whom the
fire apparatus was bought for $500 at
four per cent. for one year. Councilman
Forcum reported the result of the recent
meeting to discuss the erection of more
jetties as being ~unfavorable to the pro-
position and moved that such action be
indefinitely postponed, which was car
ried. Mr.. Forcum also stated that there
was a strong sentiment expressed at the
meeting in favor of sewers and remark
ed hat he thought it was time to con-
slider the matter and moved that a COM
mittee of three be appointed for that
purpose. The mayor appointed Messrs.
Forcum, Pinker and Barnett. In view
of the unsatisfactory service in the re-
moval of garbage, the suggestion was
made hat for the coming year the Dor
Ough be divided into two garbage dis
tricts, with a view to having two differ
Ell. individuals perform the work. 1t
was thought that better work could be
had in this way. The Eastern telephone
ordinance was finally passed, and the
which Chas. A. Reynolds and Francis
Asbury, Wildwood property owners,
are interested, was introduced and
passed first reading.
The finance committee vas author
lied to procure an auditor to audit the
collectors accounts, and a quit claim
deed was ordered to be executed to
Oliver J. Leigh for some property upon
which all taxes and assessments had
been paid. Two notes for $500 each due
in a few days at the Marine National
Bank were ordered paid.
$14, 900 WORTH OF CEMENT WORK.
Banks Il Martinez vas the only bidder
for the laying of the cement sidewalks
and curbs. Their bid was seventeen
cents per square foot for the walk and
thirty-six cents per lineal foot for the
curb. The contract was awarded to
Banks & Martinez at their bid with the
proviso that Stag be used. This con-
tract will amount to about Sl4, 600.
After this work is completed the cost of
the improvement will be assessed pro-
portionately against the AUDITING lots
and become a lien upon same until paid.
Carl Haswin addressed Council on
corning the laying of a sidewalk on
Leaning avenue, and asked If the or
dinance could not be changed to cover
that avenue instead of Pacific, below
Leaning, where the sidewalk is seldom
used. Council stated that the matter
could not be changed now without the
passage of another ordinance. Mr..
Haswin also called the attention of
| Council to the depredations made about
the cottage of Mrs. Haswin, presum-
ably by boys who took ladders and other
articles from the premises. 1t is sup
posed that these things were used by
the boys in making bonfires on the ice
for skating parties who gathered on a
nearby pond of evenings. The mayor
directed the marshal to look into the
matter and bring the guilty ones before
him. The following bills were paid and
council adjourned:
West Jersey Electric company,
SI53 AZ; Robert Wright, coal, $42.50;
Charles Woodlin, $3.50 6; Wildwood
Water company, $500; H. S. Hewitt,
S1O.41; Kalbach Bros, S4.32; John
Hoefer, SIS; Mrs. Judge, interest rebate
on taxes, 63 cents; l.. o. Smith, $23. II;
John Woolson, Sl0.4l; John Woolson,
SIl .25; West Jersey and Seashore Rail
road, freight, SLAP; Marine National
Bank, interest, $50. S9.