, 1904-03-23

hIOE D CEN lS.
AngleSea Borough Council.
The first regular meeting of the An
glesea Borough Council for the present
llscal year was held in the borough
hall on Wednesday evening, March %.
Mayor Hilton and Councilmen Buck.
Ent, Hoffman, Shivers and Young
were present, as were also Clerk Shi.
vers and Solicitor Voorhees,. Quite a
little important business was transac-
ted and the room was filled with spec
tators. After adding two more commit
ties to the list of COMMITTEES as appear
ing in the minutes they were approved
as read. The two committees were
named as follows:
Water-Ent, Shivers, Buck.
Ordinances-Hoffman, Coapman.
Young.
A letter from Mayor Stoy, of ATTAIN
tic City, representing the Seashore
League of Mayors, appointed Mayor
Hilton OH a committee for advertising.
1t was referred to the advertising COM
mittee. VIM. Godfrey was given per-
mission to build a walk on Chestnut
avenue. Collector Young's statement
was as follows:
Balance on hand at last report, $2186.45
Cash received, 497.11
2673.5
Orders paid, 1901 .36
Balance Oh hand, $1172.20
The following letter was read from
Jed Dubois, editor of the JOURNAL:
In the matter of the borough printing and
advertising for the coming year, | make the
following proposition: l will do all your
work in this line and agree to take in pay
ment a 500 improvement certificate bearing
six per cent. interest. For instance, Ii your
work for the year amounts to say $lO0, |
would be obliged in order to collect the money
due me to raise SiM In cash and take one of
your certificates. The acceptance of this pro-
position by you | feel will be of advantage to
your borough.
By motion of Hoffman and Ent the
letter was ordered received and filed.
Upon the recommendation of the
Mayor George Firth was appointed
supervisor OF streets. Five ordinances
were passed as follows: No. 80, a u
plement to the sewer ordinance. provi-
ding for the construction of additional
sewers, which will cost in the neigh
borhood of $1S, 600; No. 40, a grading
and g~raveling ordinance; No. Al, reg
ulating sewer come lions. No. AZ.
creating the office of sewer inspector,
defining his powers and fixing his sal
airy at $3.50 a year; No. 43, the appro-
priation ordinance. Three bids were
received for constructing the board
walk. Ex-senator Robert e. Hand
bid a lump sum of S13, 200. John Tay-
Tor, the lowest bidder, was 1867 lower
than Mr.. Hand, and the contract was
awarded to Mr.. Taylor. The third
bidder wasa couple of strangers. The
mex meeting was fixed for Thursday
evening, April 9TH. Council paid the
following bills and adjourned: l.. M.
Rice, percentage on grading contract,
$26.42; w. E. Young, account sand
grading contract, 1875; III. H. Voor-
hees, costs and services in the Supreme
Court suit of Borough of Anglesea VS..
B. f. Sweeten q Son and the Mary
land Trust Co., $75; Sinnickson Chew
&Sons, printing certificates, $50; N. r.
S. Yewdall, IN years interest on $4,000
borough hall mortgage, 1892; N. r. S.
Yewdall, first payment on principal,
$3.50; George Firth, marshal's salary,
$50; John Taylor, gravel contract,
S153. 40; Jed Dubois, envelopes, So;
L.. II. Hoffman, auditing, $40; w. E.
Young, n months salary as collec-
tor, $22.92; James Chadwick, janitor,
$3.50; James Chadwick, sundries,
81. 80; Thos. Corson, elections, $40;
E. M. Shivers, elections, $13. 80; John
Taylor, elections, $40; w. J. and Sea-
shore Railroad Co., $685..
Coucilman Jsmes M. Coapman has
gone south for the spring fishing.
John Murnin came down Saturday
evening to spend Sunday here.
Easter Baskets and Eggs, 5, 10, 10,
%, SOC at r. w. Ryan's Wildwood
Bazaar.
Ex-senator Robert E. Hand and
County Collector Lewis S. Stilwell
were in Anglesea on. Wednesday eve
ming and attended the Council meet
ing.
The cost to the borough of the new
boardwalk will be about $4,000. The
balance will be borne by Henry H.
Ottens and the North Wildwood Land
Co., who own a greater part of the
land along the walk. This agreement
was entered into between the parties
some time ago.
If troubled with weak digestion, bel
ching or soul stomach, use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
you will get quick relief. For sale by
Cohen Bros, Wildwood; G. w Dough-
erty, Anglesea, M. l.. Brannin, Holly
Beach.
The "Lizzie A." Captain Thomas
Johnson, of Holly Beach, is lying at
the wharf here getting in readiness to
go south in the vicinity of Cape
Charles, off the coast of North Carolina,
for shad fishing.
Dangers of Pneumonia.