, 1904-03-30
WILLOW GOODS BUDGET

A. j. Malin and G. G. Eldredge were
received and accepted as members of
the board of health. The street COM
m1ttee was authorized to advertise for
bids for drain trunks west of the rail-
road. Mr.. Banks, chairman of the
boardwalk committee, made a report
by submitting an unsigned typewriter
agreement between the Baker Bros.
and the borough, by which the former
agree to present a strip of land running
the whole length of the borough, upon
which the board walk is now located,
in return for which the borough is to
move the walk further oceanward, inn
prove and widen the street, construct
cement walks, ETC., and pay to Baker
Bros. a sum not exceeding Sc 5000 as a
recOmpense for extending the Magno-
liza avenue W and for constructing
a system of sluice drainways on the
meadow ground which the Baker
Bros. have commenced to improve and
which is to be filled in by machinery.
The said agreement reads as follows:
This agreement, made and entered
into this 28th day of March, 1904, by
and between the Wild wood Beach I'M
provement Company, a corporation of
the state of New Jersey, and Philip P.
Baker, J. Thompson Baker and Lati-
mer r. Baker, of Wildwood, Cape May
county, New Jersey, parties of the first
part, and the Borough of Wildwood, a
corporation of the state of New Jersey,
party of the second part:
Whereas, in the judgment of the
Council of the Borough of Wildwood,
it is desirable and necessary to widen
Atlantic avenue Oh the ~southeasterly
side by increasing it from its present
width of fifty feet to a total width of
seventy feet and to move the beach
boardwalk farther toward the beach;
and
Whereas, it is necessary to extend the
Magnolia avenue w outlet and to
provide a system of sluice drain ways
ON streets northwest of Park avenue to
drain the water from the section south
east of Park avenue; now, therefore,
This agreement witnesseth: That
the said parties of the first part hereby
agree to sell and do hereby dedicate to
the public use of the said Borough of
Wildwood all that certain strip of land
twenty feet in width situate, lying aid
being on the s~outheasterly side of At
lantic avenue in said Borough of Wild
wood, beginning on the northeasterly
side of Cedar avenue and extending
thence northeast wardly along the
~southeasterly side of said Atlantic ave-
nue., with a width of twenty feet, to the
southwesterly side of 26th avenue, on
the following terms and conditions,
viz: The said Borough of Wildwood
at its own proper cost is to move the
beach board walk now constructed upon
the said described land, farther toward
the ocean and double the width of
southwesterly end of said walk; and is
to widen said Atlantic avenue and to
improve the street the increased width
of the same; also to construct cement
sidewalk and cement curbing on the
southeast side of said Atlantic avenue
at such time as the board walk shall be
removed therefrom SO as to allow OF the
construction of sidewalk and curbing
thereon; also to construct a new beach
board between 10Th avenue and Maple
or Pine avenue, and pay for same by
general assessment or taxation.
And the said Borough of Wildwood
in consideration of the said parties of
the first part dedicating the land here
inbefore described, in addition to the
performance Vi thC 6OFCAaA oNbo IL
things hereinbefore stipulated to be
done and performed by said Borough,
hereby further agrees to recompense
said parties of the first part for the COST
of the extension of the Magnolia ave-
nue. sewer outlet and for the construc-
ton of the system of sluice drain ways
on the several streets northwest OF Park
avenue, to an amount therefor not ex,
ceeding three thousand dollars, sald
cost to be certified to the Borough Coun-
ell by bills properly vouched for.
This agreement to bind the heirs, eX-
ecutors, administrators, successors and
assigns of the respective parties hereto"
Messrs. Hamilton and Banks moved
that the agreement be approved and
adopted. When remarks were called
for on the motion Mr.. Harris in a good
speech strenuously opposed the propo-
sition until it could be looked into fur
ther by Council and citizens. Messrs.
Hamilton and Banks expressed them
selves as being favorable to the propo-
sition. 1t was finally agreed to defer
action until Thursday night, March III,
TO which date the meeting adjourned.
One bid was received for flushing sew
ers from George Ferris. He agreed TO
do the work for Is cents each time a
sewer was flushed. Banks and Ham,
ilton objected to this kind OF a bid, and
after quite a discussion MI. Ferris OF
his own voluntary act withdrew the
bid. The street committee was then
directed to obtain bids for doing the
work by the year. Auditor Rice was
directed TO audit the accounts OF the
in h fund commission and arrange
with the finance committee for his
compensation.
THE GAS CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. Banks, chairman of the law n
ordinance committee, offered an amend
ment to the Morgan-Voorhees gas or
dinance and it was adopted after a
lengthy and spirited discussion IL
which Council, Judge voorhees, and
Chas. A. Reynolds participated: Be-
fore the discussion ended Councilman
Hamilton and Mr.. Reynolds had quite
a tilt, as did also MT. Reynolds and
49, Uoorbaac The amendments,