, 1906-05-16
ADJOURNED MEETING
WILDWOOD COUNCIL
Sewer to be Laid on Philadelphia
Avenue. The Water Company
Present New Proposition
$500 BONDS PROPOSED

A regular adjourned meeting of the
Wildwood Borough Council was held
on Monday evening. Mayor Baker
presided and Councilmen Bright, Dun
ham, Hamilton, Harris and Slaughter
were present, as were also Solicitor Ba-
ker and the clerk. A letter from Gro
yer G. Smith asked that the lrivilege
of operating rolling chairs on the board
walk granted to him by Council be
transferred to Lloyd q Duffy. Request
granted. A letter from Cornelius Bran
nan, of the Soldiers Home at Vine
land, made application for the position
of marshal, which was filed. Mr..
Bright complained that the gas COM
pany in digging up the streets did not
properly Tepla, e the sand and gravel,
and also hat leaking water from the
gas pipes emitted a bad odor. The sub
jet was discussed much but nc action
taken. The garbage contract between
the borough and James McLinden WAS
read and the Mayor and clerk were dl-
rected to execute same. Mr.. McLin-
den submitted the names of Council
man Harry G. Wheaton and Borough
Clerk w. +. Young, of Anglesea, as
bondsmeu, which were accepted, the
amount of the bond to be 5000. The
Board of Health was voted 500. The
street committee was authorized to re-
pair the boardwalk and secure the
proper lumber for same. When the
subject of the Pine emu approach to
the boardwalk came up Mayor Baker
stated that a certain party, whose name
he did not mention, had promised to
make the approach at no expense to
the borough. The street committee
was directed to procure bids for asewer
on Philadelphia avenue from Wild
wood to Pile n and have the
work done at once. The solicitor was
directed to revise and codify the ordi-
nances of the borough and have same
printed in pamphlet form. VIM. ID.
Middleton was appointed night watch
man to succeed the late George Ferris,
and he was unanimously confirmed.
L. f. Shute was appointed to flush the
sewers. Resolutions were passed pro-
viding for the issuance of $500 worth
of bonds to be used for the following
purposes:
Erecting new borough hall, $4,000
Chemical engine, 1,5U0
Fire alarm system, LOCO
improvements to park, 1000
50, 500
The plan is to sell the present hall
and devote the proceeds to the erection
of the new hall.
A representative of the Wildwood
Water company was present with a
typewriter proposition, which was
read. 1t provided for a SO minimum
rate for furnishing 40, 900 gallons of wa
ter, and the charge for meters to be
abolished. The matter was referred to
the solicitor for a written opinion re-
garding the right of the company to
charge for meters and for a review of
the whole subject.
White Waists. White Waists !.
White Waists A new lot just in. 1t
will pay you to look at them. Read
our ad on page s. Mech q Co. X
Daniel Wade and family of Philadel-
phia, have been occupying their Glen
wood avenue cottage for sometime.
Effort are being made to have the
Cape May County public school COM
mencement which is set for Wednesday,
June 9th held at Wildwood. The orig
inal plan was to hold it at Seaville.
Councilman John Bright went to
Court House yesterday and proved the
will of the late George Ferris before Sur
rogate Hewitt. Mrs. Ferris is madeeX-
ecutor under the will.
AS a result of the regular school ex-
aminations held last week throughout
Cape May county the Wildwood pub
lie school has Two post graduates in the
persons of Lena Washburn and Hazel
Larcombe. Six pupils passed in the
regular course of graduation and are
Pauline VanHorn, Alta Ryan, Mabel
Campbell, Claire Goslin, Irene Taylor
and Ethan Reeve. All passed with
very good averages and the trustees are
well pleased with the work of the
teachers.
G. f. Mcclure entertained the vari-
Gus heads of his Philadelphia depart
ment store at his West Side apartments
on Sunday. The party included the
following: Misses Jennie Lawnton,
Nellie Darcy, Bella McGittigan,
Emma Grosseck, Sue Wolf, Emma
Schruck and Mrs. a. Adler.
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