Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-11-28
HOLLY BEACH BOROUGH
COUNCIL MEETING
Ordinance TO Grade and Gravel
Nineteen Cross Streets
Fails to Pass
OBJECTION TO PLAN OF ASSESSING

The regular monthly meeting of the
Holly Beach Borough Council was
held last night with Mayor Smith and
all members present. The room was
filled with property owners aud citizens,
who were there to learn the method by
which the cross streets of the entire
borough, between Wildwood and the
Crest, were to be graded and graveled.
There were nineteen of these streets
included in the ordinance which came
before Council. The ordinance pro-
vided for the grading and graveling of
these streets, the cost of same to be
assessed upon the lots fronting on said
streets to the extent of the benefits
received in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 80 of the Borough
act of 1897. The cost of i'm proving all
these streets would be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 or $4,000. Many
property owners objected to this plan
of assessing the whole cost against the
abutting property, but favored the cost
of graveling to be assessed up to the
property and the cost of grading the
streets to be borne by general taxation.
In this way the cost of the grading
would fall proportionately upon all the
taxpayers of the borough. Many
citizens spoke against the ordinance
and seventeen present were recorded
against the ordinance in its present
condition. The ordinance came up for
second reading and all the Councilmen
voted against it. The report of the
Commissioners of Assessment on the
sewer improvement, came up for con-
sideration and number of property
owners protested against the assess
ment for various reasons. Auditor
Garrigues presented bill of $748 for
auditing which Council declined to
pay. MIR. Garrigues was present and
said that the bill wac just one anu |
that the borough failed to do its part
in furnishing books and data for him
with which to work. Council ad-
journed after paying number of bills
and transacting some other business.
WANTED-One or two mechanic
board ers in private family. 143 w.
Hand avenue, Holly Beach, N. J.
Miss Florence Barnett was rendered
a party in honor of her eighteenth
birthday by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli Barnett, Monday evening, at their
cottage on Rio Grande avenue. The
occasion was merry one, the evening
passing quickly in the pursuit ofgames
of various kinds. A dainty supper
was served at which each guest was
the recipient of d candle, eighteen of
which adorned the elegant birthday
cake. Among those present were
Misses LYDIA Roselle, Anna Barker,
Sarah Harker, Reba Bowers, Effie
Johnson and Hester Forcum; Messrs.
Thos. Holmes, Paul Thompson, Gus
Seymour, Chas. Foster, Burnett Dowler,
Herschel Taylor, S. N. Clark, Harry
N1ckersOns Harry ANDERSON anu L rank
Barker.
Street Supervisor Sherman Dowler
has force of teams at work grading
Holly Beach avenue as fast as the
Pennsylvania railroad company un-
load the gravel. 1t is expected that
the entire street will be graded now
without further delay. 1t will b
remembered that the railroad company
agreed some time ago to furnish gravel
for the avenue if the city would do the
grading.
County Superintendent o. O. Barr,
visitors.
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