, 1905-03-29
HOLLY BEACH COUNCIL
IN REGULAR SESSION
YESTERDAY
Garbage Contract Awarded. Col
IectOr Pinker Submits Bond.
Trolley Cars Commence
Running Today.


The regular meeting of the Holly
Beach Borough Council was held in
the borough hall yesterday afternoon
with Mayor Smith in the chair and
Councilmen Barnett, Culver, Lopez
and Woolston present. Clerk Hewitt,
Engineers Boardman and Rice and
Solicitor Voorhees, were also present.
The accumulation of minutes of the
several meetings during the past
month were read and approved. A
large number of bills were paid. At
the request of the fire company E. w.
Forcum was appointed fire chief. A
letter was read from VIM. d. Middle
ton and referred to street committee.
Another letter from G. H. Kurtz was
referred to the sanitary committee. E.
H. Randolph made a written applica-
ton for the position of sewer inspector,
which was referred to the sewer COM
mittee. Two bids were received for
removing garbage. Chas. H. Fisher
bid $1,000 for the work if the material
was dumped here CD the island or $3.50
if carteo off shore. VIM. ID. Holmes
bid 1880 and $500. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Holmes at 1880, the
garbage to be deposited in the usual
place here on the island. Borough
Collector VIM. r. Pinker submitted
his bond for $4,000, which was ac-
copied, with w. H.. Bright, Oliver
bright, Robert Bright, John Bright,
Henry Bright and Samuel Weary as
sureties. Sewer certificates to the a
mount of $500 were ordered executed
and disposed of, as well as 81 900 worth
of cement walk certificates. The Col
l%ector's report, showing a balance of
ed. George A. Bourgeois d Son, of
Ocean City, submitted their bond for
the boardwalk in the sum of ST., 900
from the American Surety Company,
of New York, which was accepted.
Council adjourned to meet again next
Saturday night.
The four bellies of Holly Beach have
everything in readiness for the grand
ball To be given in the borough hall to-
been sold and there is every assurance
that it will be a great affair. An or
chestra from Philadelphia will furnish
! the music and during the evening sup
per will be served by the ladies of Hol-
ly Beach. The proceeds of the evening
will be turned over to the fire company.
New spring line of mems and boys
caps for 25c and soc, at our Holly
Beach store. Read our ad on page 5.
Mech d Co. \
Sheriff w. H. Bright and Samuel
Sites, of Court House, visited Alloway
a property for the Mechanics and La
borers' Building and Loan Association.
1t was their first trip to Salem county,
going by way of Elmer and Daretown.
They were well pleased with the country
in that section.
The trolleys will commence running
this afternoon and regular daily ser
vice will be maintained from now on
The cars will run until midnight to
night for the accommodation of those
desiring to attend the dance in thu
Holly Beach borough hall.
The spider web social held by tn,
Jr. Epworth League in Shaw's trucl
store last Saturday night was a big sue
cess, all the webs being sold befor
eight o'clock and they had to send TO
more ice cream. They cleared abou
SIS or $40.
Michael Morrisey, of Philadelphia
has rented the Stevens cottage, corne
of Spencer and Pacific avenues, an
will spend the summer here with hi
family.