, 1905-01-18

most careful consideration of the
matter, we find the project both
feasible and necessary for the public
good.
So far as we have been able to guage
public opinion, after diligent inquiry, it
seems to be almost universally on
ceded that the present hall is now
wholly inadequate to the public de-
mand made upon it, and that with
our rapid growth and increased and
increasing demands, a larger and more
modern building should be constructed
for the transaction of the public
business of the municipality.
Your committee would therefore re-
spectfully suggest and recommend that
the question of the issuance of $50 ,0H0
in bonds be submitted to a vote of the
people at the spring election in March
for the purpose of erecting and furnish
ing such a building, which should, in
addition to all chambers and offices for
city officials, include ample room in
basement for modern fire appliances,
or apparatus, and a room set apart ex-
clusively for the firemen.
Your committee would recommend
that the old hall and the lot upon
which it stands, be sold at the best adj
vantage, and the money covered into
the borough treasury, to be used for
general purposes; and we would also
recommend that the new hall be
erected on public grounds now belong
ing to the borough, situated on Phila-
delphia avenue, and extending from
Oak to Wildwood avenues, and that
all the ground extending westward
from Philadelphia avenue to the depth
of 200 feet, be legally set aside for bor-
ough hall purposes.
Il. &. HAMILTON
HARRY s. DUNHAM
GEORGE w. BANKS
Committee.
A motion was then passed instruct
ing the solicitor to take such action as
is required by law for the submission
of the question of the issuance of S15,-
900 worth of bonds for the purpose of
erecting and the furnishing of bor-
ough hall to a vote of the people at an
election to be held March IA, 1908.
The map committee reported that
they had not heard from r.. S. ellis in
regard to the laying out of his lots ON
the west side.
Engineer Rice was instructed to pro-
ceed with the map unless Mr.. ellis
vas heard from during the coming
week.
Proposed Ordinance No 50, entitled
IAN ordinance to provide for the bet
ter security Of life and limb in cases of
fire in hotels and other buildings in the
Borough of Wildwood" was intro
duced by Mr.. Banks and passed first
and second readings.
The two ordinances providing for the
laying of cement sidewalks and curbs
on the west side were finally passed
and are printed elsewhere.
The question of grading and gravel
ing Cedar avenue from Philadelphia
avenue to Park avenue was brought up
by JOIN N. Reeve, a property owner
VINO was Il spectator to the proceedings
OF Council. The street committee was
directed to confer with the Holly Beach
officials upon the matter, this street
being the dividing line between the
two boroughs. The clerk was directed
to send the notices to property owners
TO nave the cement walks and curbs
iald III thirty days, or else the work
Would be done by the borough.
"A discussion took place as to whether
the specifications for the cement work
shoul contain a clause for the use of
Stag only or stone only in the cement
mixture. 1t was decided to ask bids
Tor both stone and Stag and the specifi-
cations were adopted. This lob of
cement work will be a big one and
comprises l25, 600 square feet of walks
and $1,000 lineal feet of curbing. The
clerk was directed TO advertise for bids
Tor the cement work to be in at the
February meeting.
The special water committee reported
and they were directed to have another
conference with the Water Company