, 1906-06-13
MEETING WILDWOOD
BOROUGH COUNCIL

I'LL INV kLD VI
BOROUGH COUNCIL
The regular monthly meeting of the
Wildwood Borough Council was held
last night with Councilmen Bright,
Durham, Hamilton, Harris, and
Slaughter present, as was also Solicitor
Baker. The minutes of May ii were
approved as read. Richard S. Bennett,
of Philadelphia, was granted h
privilege to use a double rolling chair
ON the boardwalk, and Elmer E. Han
sell in a letter complained of horses
running at large on the west side.
Council authorized the Mayor to
appoint a pound keeper who will TAXI
care of the stray animals. Collector
VanHorn's report read as follows:
GENERAL FUND
Balance on hand April 10, 1906, 5 1858 u
Collected since,
1905 tn Xes, III ~
Red Men rent to April LIST, 1906, 10 90
Pocahontas rent to June Is, 1906, lsW
License for dog show summer 1903, w
License for selling canes, 1905, w
Note due July %, oW0 w
e322 81
PAID OUT
Incidentals, Light, etc., 1926
Interest, 1923 %
Board of Health, 100 90
Note, 1900 90
- 6I52 81
over drawn, l2s 70
ASSESSMENT FUND
Bal. on hand April 10, 1906, 1852 So
Collected since,
Cement, los IS
Grading and Crawling, Is
1888 AZ
Paid J. N. Reeve, 93 ID
Balance, 1856 y
Mr.. Harris, chairman of the nance
committee, reported that the collector
had turned his books over to Auditor
Mcknight and that the long delayed
audit was now progressing.
Mr.. Hamilton asked ifthe Collectors
bond had been renewed according to
law, and upon being informed that it
had not, criticised the chairman of the
finance committee for not having it
attended to. Mr.. Harris in turn laid
the same cricitism upon his fellow
member of the committee, Mr.. Hamil-
ton. The latter directed the clerk to
enter his protest on the minutes against
the collector not furnishing a bond.
After a very warm discussion on this
subject and upon the matter ofthe long
delayeda audit Durham moved, second
ed by Hamilton, that the Collectors
Office be declared vacant since he has
failed to furnish a bond according to
law. The motion was carried unanl-
mously. Mr.. Bright reported that the
borough hall was being painted and
that furniture had been ordered for the
Council chamber.
t.. 49,. a. ~, t1a xHotnr ..t1nctian
referred to him Solicitor Baker said
that according to decisions of the
Courts as far as he could find did not
uphold the collection of meter rents by
water companies. However, he said
it was a much mooted question and as
the amount involved was SO slight he
would not advise litigation in the
matter. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Baker said that he had inquired
about the cost of water in many other
places and learned that private con-
sumers ON Five Mile Beach were getting
cheaper water than those at Cape May,
Ocean City, Vineland, Bridgeton, etc.
Notwithstanding the fact that Cape
May and Vineland owned their W
water plants Mr.. Hamilton verified
the Solicitors statements about the
cost of water and said they were true.
Ihe report was atceplen. "A uole ior
$500 was ordered discounted al the
bank, the proceeds TO be used i'll the
payment of current bills. An ordi-
nance regulating the moving of build
ings was finally passed. A motion to
pay the bills of the water company for
meter rentals for sewer flushes was
lost.
Chairman Durham, of the street
committee, was authorized to have a
walk made along Pine avenue, as all
approach to the board walk.
The Office of chief of police was Great
ed and his salary fixed at $50 per
month. VIM. ID. Middleton was APP
pointed and confirmed as the chief.
The lighting committee was directed
to place a light in front of the post
office and four additional lights where
it was thought they were needed.
Engineer Rice made a written report
on damaged cement sidewalks, which
was accepted. VIM. r.. Chew was
appointed borough recorder and con-
firmed. A bill of about $1,000 was rem
dered from b. f. Sweeten q Son for
balance due on cement contract work,
which was referred to the street com
mittee, solicitor and engineer. The
Mayor appointed Jed Dubois to serve
as Collector until the collector renewed
his bond. Council adjourned.