Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
HOLLY BEACH COUNCIL
In ADJOURNED SESSION
John w. Young Awarded Con-
tract 10 Grade and Gravel
Side Streets
S. H. TOWNSEND TO AUDIT 1906 BOOKS

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A regular adjourned meeting of the
Holly Beach Borough Council was
held last Saturday afternoon, with
Mayor Smith and all the Councilmen
present, VIZ: Messrs. Albig, Long,
Matsinger, Nickerson, Rauch and
Woolston. Clerk Hewitt and Solicitor
Voorhees, were also present. The first
business to come before Council was
the report of Curtis Il. Baker, ESQ.,,
counsel for o. B. Smith, former collec-
tor and treasurer of the borough.
Several months ago Auditor Garrigues
in report to Council stated that
Collector Smith was short $1,000 in his
accounts. Collector Smith denied this
and retained Mr.. Baker to make an
examination and audit of his accounts.
Attorney Baker first stated that he had
employed VIM. Chambers, Vineland
banker, to make an examination but
was unable to finish it because of the
Townsend was then engaged to finish
the work and Mr.. Townsend reported
in long communication to Council
He claimed that the trouble was in the
manipulation of a $1,000 note which DIR.
Cohen gave to the borough several
years ago in payment of a plot OF
ground. Mr.. Townsend critized the
findings of Auditor Garrigues and said
they were incorrect. After Mr.. Town
send had finished his report Mr..
Garrigues obtained the floor and de-
Tended himself, saying the other fellows
were poor bookkeepers and did not
know their business. So, there you
are. Fathom it out If you can. The
matter was disposed of by motion by
Mr.. Rauch to the effect that the report
of Mr.. Townsend be accepted and filed,
which was carried. An ordinance
providing for the refundlng of bond
lssue o,s fwenfy years ago was read and
passed first reading. On April 1, 1887,
six per cent bonds to the amount of
500 800 were disposed of, the proceeds
of which were used for the building of
a seawall and for the improvement of
streets. The refunding ordinance pro-
vided for the issuance of 500, 900 worth
of five per cent, bohds. The Council
figures that the balance of $1,000 can
be raised from tax money, SO that the
total issue due April can be paid. Mr..
Matsinger submitted his resignation as
a member of the sewer and sanitary
committees. In the matter of the
grading and graveling contract the
finance committee reported that John
w. Young, of Anglesea, was about
$l08 the lowest. The contract was
awarded to him and he is to take six
per cent, improvement certificates in
payment, the contract amounting to
$40, 900. Mr.. Albig inquired why all
of the nineteen streets provided for in
the ordinance were not included in the
contract. The answer was that gravel
could not be obtained for all of them
this spring, but that the balance could
be done later. Stillwell III. Townsend,
of Court House, a member of the Cape
May County Board of Taxation, was
engaged to audit the books of the
Collector for the past year for $l25.
Council adjourned.
Fine full course dinner at Fries cafe.
Have you tried it?
The Misses Helen w. Antice, Jean
w. Hutchison and Laura N. North,
jolly school marms from Philadelphia,
spent pleasant vacation here the past
week with headquarters at the Centre
House. Other guests were Jno. Taylor,
Wildwood; w. E. Young, Anglesea;
Capt. F. p. Downs.
Phone 24x.