Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-27
ANOTHER PROPOSED
WILDWOOD BOND ISSUE
Resolutions Introduced In COun-
ell Last Night by MI. Bright
Provides for the Issuance
Of $50, 500 I'm Bonds
LOCKWOOD APPOINTED POLICE OFFICER

LOCKWOOD APPOINTED POLICE OFFICER
Two members of the Wildwood
Borough Council seem determined
to issue bonds Notwithstanding that a
S115, 900 bonding proposition was voted
down only this month by a large
majority. Councilman John Bright
introduced a series of resolutions last
might at the adjourned meeting pro-
viding for the issuance of bonds to the
amount of $66, 500 to cover the cost of
various improvements as follows:
Park i'm rovements, 5 1,500
Sewer repairs, 10000
Borough hall, 10000
Fire apparatus, 1900
Fire alarm, 1000
Streets, 1900
Total, $685. 500
Mr.. Slaughter seconded the above
resolutions and all were unanimously
passed except the borough hall item,
which received three votes-Bright,
Kalbach, Slaughter, and against it
Goslin and Harris. This item was n5t
legally passed as it only received three
votes. 1t will be necessary TO hold a
special election and DRAIN the consent
of the voters before The bonds can be
issued. President of Council Il. G.
Hamilton presided at the meeting in
ane absence of Mayor Baker, and
Councilmen Bright, Goslin, Harris,
Kalbach and Slaughter were present,
as were also Borough Clerk Eldredge
and Solicitor Curtis Baker.
The resignation of VIM. D.. Middle
ton as police officer was received and
accepted. President Hamilton appoint
ed Sherman e. Lockwood as police
officer, and also as poundkeeper and
Of the poor. T. #. Shute was
appointed street supervisor,s'be APP
o~l5sfnanis { ali u11ahinodsiy on
firmed. The committee appointed at
the last meeting of Council in the
matter of the use of the sidewalk by
James Butcher on Atlantic enu in
front of the Casino reported that there
seemed to be no objections by the
adjoining property owners, n a
written agreement was read and the
mayor and clerk was directed to
execute it. A resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Bright authorizing the
printing committee to spend $500, of
the $1,000 appropriated, for advertising
in the city papers. Councilman Harris
took exception to the resolution and
advocated that this sun be turned over
to the Board of Trade as had been done
in the past two years. and offered an
amendment to hal effect. While this
matter was being discussed a COM
mittee from the Board of Trade appear
ed before Council consisting of Messrs.
Mcknight, Sparklin and HARRISON.
AS spokesman for the committee MI.
Mcknight said that the Board of
Trade was in session at Willard Hall
and that his committee had been in
structed to wait upon Council and ask
if they would not increase their adver-
Using appropriation to something like
$4,000 or $4,000. While this discussion
was going on the whole Board of
Trade gathering appeared in the Coun-
Gil chamber and the matter was further
discussed, Messrs. Philip p. Baker and
J.. Fithian Tatem making extended
remarks. The outcome of the affair
was that the resolution was laid over
until the next meeting with a sort of
an understanding that if the Board of
Trade raised a liberal sum for advertis-
ing that $500 or more would be turned
over to it as usual. Council adjourned
for one week.
The teachers and pupils of the Wild
wood public school wish to thank MIR.
and Mrs. Thomas Martindale for the
beautiful Towering plants which they
presented to the school.
Rubber roofing constantly on hand.
Coombs Lumber Co., Holly Beach ave.
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