Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
HOLLY BEACH BOROUGH
COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION
Old Holders of Bonds to Take Most
of New Issue. Commissioners
OF Assessment on Pacific
Ave. Brick Street Report
SHOWS COST TO AUDITING LOT OWNERS


held on Wednesday afternoon of last
week with Mayor Smith, Councilmen
Albig, Long, Nickerson, Matsinger,
Rauch and Woolston present, as was
also Borough Clerk Hewitt. The min
utes were approved as read Street
Supervisor Dowler's report was read
and fled Sewer Inspector Hall re-
ported the sewers to be in perfect work.
ing condition. A letter was read from
Murdock & Mullen, the sewer contrac-
tors, authorizing Council to pay to the
Wildwood Water Company claim of
$341 for water used in the construction
of the sewer system. A letter was read
from the owner of the Majestic moving
pictures building on the boardwalk
asking permission to erect an arch over
the boardwalk for electric lights. Same
was granted, to be built under the
supervision of the boardwalk commit
tee, The question of the sale of the
$4,000 issue of refunding bonds was
discussed and Councilman Woolston
censured Solicitor voorhees, for not be-
ing present to report whether they were
sold or not, as they would come due on
the first of April. 1t was stated by
some members of Council that the
present holders of the bonds would
take S16, 900 of them, leaving $4,000
worth to be disposed of. BY motion
the Solicitor was directed to send the
bonds to the borough officials and
Mayor Smith recommended that the
600 worth be delivered to the pres
ent bondholders who desired them, and
that the balance be raised by the tenn
porary issuance of note until the
$4 900 worth of bonds could be disposed
of. Couneia was addressed BIZ Council-.
man J. Albert Harris, of Wildwood, as
one of a committee from the Board of
Trade upon the subject of making an
appropriation for advertising purposes,
booklets, etc. A committee of three
was appointed consisting of Messrs.
Rauch, Albig and Woolston to look
into the matter and report. The report
of the Commissioners of Assessment on
the Pacific avenue brick street inn
provement reported in writing and
same was read in part. 1t showed
the cost of two-thirds of the street to be
S37 ,214. OF this amount $40, 900 will be
assessed to the abutting property own
ers along Pacific avenue and $27, ,2l4
will be raised by the borough by gen.
eral taxation. A public hearing will
be given on the report'with view to
adopting same on Tuesday evening,
April %, 1907. Two bids were received
for the removal of garbage for the COM
ing year. The Seaside Incinerating
Company bid $25OO and James McLin-
den $1,000, the contract being awarded
to the latter.
Phone 24x.
A party of young folks enjoyed an
Easter house party given by the Misses
Austermuhl at their Eureka cottage on
Taylor avenue. Included in the party
were Jeanett Jones, Lorinda Conery,
Lena Swope, Lottie Austermuhl, Miss
Rose Heller Austermuhl, Elva Chris,
of Columbia, Pa; Florence Powell,
Mamie Boyer. Several musicians were
in the party who rendered some fine
classical music and charming vocal
pieces.
irn In ia mo- of in inf
for agents and drummers these days,
say the retail merchants of the island.
Five to six agents day is a common
place incident says one groceryman.
A tobacconist says twenty cigar drum
mers have solicited orders from him
within four weeks time.
The Cape May Court House National
Bank was well represented at the
Easter musicale and ball held at Cedar
Hall Monday night. President and
Mrs. w. II. Bright and Vice president
and Mrs. William Tyler were among
those present. Oliver Bright, who is
director of the bank, and wife, was
also present. Messrs. w. HI. Bright
and William Tyler and wives stopped
at the Castlereigh cottage from Thurs
day to Tuesday, spending the Easter
days here.
Mrs. Mary ]. Riley and daughter,
Miss Emma, of West Philadelphia,
occupied their Spencer avenue cottage
over Easter, enjoying the balmy sum-
mer weather of last week.
Contractor John Young has COM
menced the work of grading and
graveling the Holly Beach side streets,
the initial work starting on Lincoln
avenue.
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