, 1906-01-31
HOLLY BEACH NEWS
OF The PAST WEEK
Borough Council in Regular Session.
Miss Edna Barnett Enter
tainS Friends.
SOME PERSONAL ITEMS

luc regular uueelluS Vi Tue I1Olly
Beach Borough Council was. held last
night. Mayor Smith presided and
Councilmen Barnett, Culver, Long,
Rauch, Nickerson and Woolston were
present, as were also Clerk Hewitt and
Solicitor Voorhees,. A large number
of citizens were in attendance. The
report of the Commissioners of Adjust
ment on the cement walk improve
ment was accepted and was turned
over TO the collector, who is to send out
the bills forsame. A petition was read,
signed by many property owners along
Pacific avenue, requy sting that the cost
of the paving of that venue lie borne
by general taxation instead of by the
assessment plan. After the matter
was discussed the Solicitor recommen-
ded hat a committee of six be appoin-
ted, two Councilmen, two citizens and
two representatives of the trolley COM
pany, for the purpose of considering
the subject and recommending the ma
terial to be used and the estimated cost
of the improvement. A motion was
made to conform TO this suggestion and
the Mayor appointed the following
COMMITTEES: Councilmen Rauch and
Culver, John Reese, Chas. A. Norton,
Frederick Sutton and J. f. Tatem. 1t
was stated that the trolley company,
in accordance with their franchise,
would pay one-third of the improve
ment. AT the suggestion of Council
man Culver Pacific avenue was order
ed scraped and put in better shape.
Engineer Boardman reported that the
contractors, Murdoch & Mullen, had
completed the eve system and stated
that same had been thoroughly re-
inspected and that the system was in
excellent working order, save fourman-
holes. The Engineer said there was a
balance of about 6 5000 due the con-
tractors, and that the penalty for not
having the work done on time amoun
ted to 50, 700. The Council then took a
recess and me the contractors private
ly and endeavored to amicably settle
the matter. After the private meeting
it was announced that the borough Of
fered to settle by paying the contrac-
tors $1,000. This the contractors re-
fused to accept and a law suit will pro-
badly result. A bill of $22 from the
Board of Health for work done about
the Gladstone was referred back with
instructions to collect same from the
owner of the Gladstone. G. A. Norton
and o. B, Smith, as bondsmen for the
collector, requested Council to direct
Collector Barker not to honor any bor-
ough orders until the audit of the books
was completed and the books turned
over to him from his predecessor. The
Marshal Vas directed to prevent per-
son from hauling sand from the beach.
Council adjourned until tonight, We'd
nesday, Jan. 81, for the purpose of
meeting the auditor.
A pleasant evening was spent recent
ly 10y a number of young people at the
home of Miss Edna Barnett at the
Centre House. The evenings enter
tainment included games and music on
the graphophone. Mr.. Proof Clevefon-
jer, who plays very skilfully on the
mandolin, was accompanied by Miss
Barnett on the piano. Miss Florence
Johnson also rat.H nrnd Innnu hpantifnl
selections, and Miss Fisher and Miss
Nickerson contributed to the success of
the evening by suggesting a number of
entertaining features. Those present
were Misses Sue and Stella Coombs,
Florence Johnson, Theresa Fisher, Eth
ell Nickerson; Messrs. Oakford Cobb,
Al. Jones, Ed. Tomlinson, Charles
Hurff and Proof ~Clevefonjer.
UNFINISHED and furnished cottages
to rent by the month until June l, 1906.
Apply TO VIM. H. Bright, Holly Beach
Centre House guests the past week
have been r. Il. johnson, Erma; j. w.
Durham, Alloway; County Superin-
tendent o. o. Barr, Cape May; O.. M.
Fox, Norristown, Pa; Clarence E.
West, d. ]. Woods, ]. w. Nuvan,
Mrs. John 5. Schwartz, Lillian S.
Schwartz, Philadelphia; B. L.. Dia-
ment, Alloway; Charles Oler, Camden;
James Tompkin, Millville.
Miss Ethel Nickerson spent Sunday
at her home at South Dennis.