, 1906-03-28
HOLLY BEACH COUNCIL
MEETING LAST EVENlC
The School Board Holds Meeting
and Organizes for the
Coming Year
SOME PERSONAL ITEMS

All members were present last night
at the regular meeting of the Holly
Beach Borough Council. Mayor Smith
called the meeting to order shortly
after eight O'Clock and after the reading
of the minutes a recess was taken and
a private conference was held with the
officials of the Five Mile Beach Electric
Railway company todiscuss the paving
of Pacific ven The company is to
pave one third of the street along their
tracks Independent of the Boroughi
that is they will contract for the work
and superintendent the same, the brick
and materials to conform to those used
by the Borough. Council voted TO use
light brick, which ome from the
west. Councilman Rauch thought
that red brick, if up to the specifica-
tions, would be good enough and be
much cheaper. At $50 o'clock Coun-
ell commenced its routine business
again. Johnson, tue plumber, vas
present and addressing Council advo-
Gated the licensing of all plumbers
doing work in the borough. In com
munication Kris Kloo complained that
his cement walk was defective and
protested against the payment of the
$40 40 assessment for same. A letter
was read from Henry Hollinshed, a
Camden lawyer, concerning a claim
of 1915 due Sherman Z. Dowler for
filling in lots ordered by the Board of
Health, threatening to bring legal pro-
ceedings if the bill was not paid 1t
was referred to the Solicitor. 4 letter
was read from Mrs. J. D. Mech thank
ing Council for the use of the hall for
revival meetings and inviting the bor-
ough solons to attend the meetings.
Bids were ordered advertising for the
repair and extension of the approaches
to the boardwalk at the various streets,
to be in at an adjourned meeting to be
held next Tuesday evening at 80.
One bid was received for the grading
of Pacific avenue from BENEFIT to Crosse
avenues, being from S. 7. Bowler for
$50. Mayor Smith thought the bid
too high and the matter was referred
to the street committee. The contract
for the removal of night soil for the
month of April was awarded to VIM.
Holmes for S110. A petition was read
asking that cement walks be laid in
various streets of the town. The matter
of auditing the books was brought up
again and it was voted that if Auditor
Mcknight did not finish same by the
next meeting that another auditor be
employed. Chas. f. Hall was appoint
ed sewer inspector, and Council adj
journed at II 80 o'clock.
The Holly Beach school board met
in the school house last night for re-
organization. A short meeting of the
old board was held, but owing to f.
Yenney, the district clerk being out of
town there were no books there and no
business could be done SO they adjourn
ed. O. B. Smith was elected president;
w. A. Shaw, vice president and S. r.
Dowler, district clerk. The appoint
ment of the committees was deferred
until the next meeting owing to there
being so few present, and then the
board adjourned.
Boys suits, ages from s to Is years
81. Were So, 81, So and Sc. Wentzell
q Weber. K
George Eadline, of Haddon Heights,
who bought the new cottage of J. G.
Wall On Spicer avenue, expects to take
possession with his family next week
and reside here the year round. This
is one of the finest properties in Holly
Beach and was erected a year ago by
G. J.Scully. Thelpurchase price of the
property vas $500.
See Albig's useful addition inside. X
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