, 1904-01-13

An Adjourned regular meeting or the
Anglesea Borough Council, was held III
the borough hall on Wednesday even
ing of last week. Mayor Hilton and
Councilmen Buck, Hewitt, Hoffman
and Young were present, as were also
Clerk Shivers. Collector w. E. Young,
Engineer Rice and Solicitor Voorhees,.
Henry H. Ottens, a large real estate
operator and Engineer VIM. H. Board
man, of Camden, were present and more
than the usual quota of citizens and
spectators who were provided with
chairs by Marshal Chadwic After the
reading and approval of the minutes of
the last meeting, a petition was read
from owners of property asking that
Walnut avenue he graded and graveled.
The petition was referred to the Street
and Finance committees. A letter was
read from j. Fithian Tatem, ESQ.,, stat
ing that the North Wildwood Land
Company would be glad to cooperate
with the borough of Anglesea and Henry
II. Ottens i'll the building of a board
walk on the ocean front. Mr.. Tatem
suggested that a conference be held be-
tween the three parties interested for the
purpose of discussing the matter. MI.
Ottens urged Council to early action in
the matter, as the time was getting
short between the present and the open
ing of the coming season. A letter was
read from the Five Mile Beach Electric
Railway Company, protesting against
bearing a portion OF the expense in
volved in the graveling of First and
New Jersey avenues, which work is in
progress at the present time. The letter
vas laid over for the present. In a
letter to Council, Engineer Boardman
stated that some repairs were needed to
be made to the sewers before the system
should be accepted. The clerk was di-
rected to notify Contractor Sweeten to
make the repairs within fifteen days.
The water committee recommended
that five fire plugs be placed in the
streets on the Ottens tiact. A lire plug
was also ordered to be placed at the
corner of Fourth and New Jersey
avenues. A petition was read from
manager w. E. Young, of the Arctic
Ice Company, requesting that water
pipes be laid on Fourth venue and the
Water Company was requested so to do.
COUNCIL BACKS DOWN ON THE RIPA-
RIAN QUESTION.
The subject of procuring the riparian
rights in front of the streets on the inlet
and ocean front came up again for dis
cussion. Councilman Hoffman said he
thought that the riparian rights was
not worth the cost the borough would
be put to in procuring them. Council
man Young spoke i'll the same strain,
and the result was that Hoffman moved,
seconded by Buck, that all claims by
the borough for riparian rights on the
inlet and ocean front be relinquished
and the Solicitor discontinue the now
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by a vote ST 3 to l, being as follows:
Yeas-Buck, Hoffman, Young.
Nays-Hewitt.
H FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Cashier r. Penn Smith, of the Ma
rine National Bank of Wildwood, was
present and addressed Council in refer
ence to his bank being designated as the
depository for borough funds. In course
of the discussion between the Council
and the cashier it developed that Col
lector Young had made the Marine
Bank the principal place of deposit,
but had made the Tradesmen's Bank
of Vineland, a depositary for funds re-
ceived recently from street assessments
which money, amounting to about
81, 900 or So, 0O0, had laid there for a week
or two, and which was used for the re-
demption of i'm rovement certificates
held by the Tradesmen's Bank. In the
summer of 1902, shortly after the Ma
rine bank began business, Council passed
a resolution designating the Marine
National Bank as the depOsitary.
While the Mayor and Council e. expressed
nothing but good will toward the Ma
rine bank, they felt that they were not
altogether justified in breaking away
o,tiroIy From tho o6aoOoa 10 Ronk no
that institution took their paper and
certificates in the days of the b0rough's
adversely and when its credit was at a
low ebb. Cashier Smith insisted that
the bank according to hat resolution
should deposit all its money, be it of the
general or assessment funds, in his
bank. The Council wanted the assur-
ance that the Marine bank wonld take
all its paper or certificates offered, as
there Vas a contemplated issue now in
hand for the purpose of paying for i'm
provements now underway. The cash
Ter told them that he could not promise
to take all the paper that might be
offered, but that his bank would en-
deavor to take care of the borough fin
ancially. The matter fiually came to a
vote by Hoffman moving, seconded by
Buck, that all funds deposited be kept
i'll the Marine Bank, Which was unanI-
mously carried. This action of Council
resulted in bringing Collector Young to
his feet with the retort hat he would
not change the assessment account to
the Marine bank unless Council strictly
followed the law in the matter. Col
lector Young evidently referred to the
latter part of section Is of the laws of
1897, which provides that the Collector
50 shall, WHEN required by resolution of
Council, deposit in any bank or bank
ing institution designated by them. all