Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-17
HOLLY BEACH

ouph Council was held on Tuesday eve
ming with Mayor Smith and Couacil-
men Albig, Collins, Leaning, Pinker
and Scully present, as were also Clerk
Hewitt, Solicitor Voorhees, and Engi-
neer Rice. The principal business OF
the meeting was the reception OF bids
for the $52, 900 worth of five per cent.
thirty year refunding bonds about to
be issued. The bonds brought a total
premium of S208, and the only bidder
was r. NJ. Grant Il Company, bankers,
of 81 Nassau street, New York. Their
bid was $780, 4, their letter reading as
follows
I'VE will pay when delivered to us
$1,000 for S52, 900 Borough of Holly
Beach City, Cape May county, N. j.,
8 per cent. refunding bonds. Bonds to
be dated September 1st, 1909, and to
mature September 1st, 1889, without
option of prior redemption. Bonds to
be In coupon form with the privilege of
registration and in the denomination
+, of 81 600. Interest payable semi an
nually. Principal aud interest pay
able at our offices in New York. This
bid is subject to and predicated upon
the legality and regularity of the issue
being approved by our attorneys, you
agreeing to furnish certified copies of
all papers which may be necessary in
their opinion TO establish said legality
and regularity of issue. You further
agree to take or re-take any pro-
ceedings which may be necessary In
our attorneys opinion to re-authorize
or validate the said issue of bonds. AS
evidence of the good faith in which
this bid is made, we enclose herewith
our certified check for $500, the same
to be retained by you and applied upon
the purchase price of the bonds when
taken up by us, or returned to US i'm
mediately should the bonds not be
awarded to us tonight"
The bonds were awarded to Grant &
Go. They Mayor and Clerk were direc-
ted to 1ssue $500 worth of improve
ment certificates to the contractor on
the Arctic avenue work. Council ad.
journed to meet on Friday evening,
September II.
John Il. O'Neill and family have re-
turned to their Philadelphia home after
a pleasant season at their Rio Grande
avenue cottage.
Miss Florence Barnett, one of our
popular post office clerks, is enjoying a
two weeks vacation. Miss Rose
Stoeppel Is acting as substitute.
Would you like to learn how to do
the popular Irish Crochet? Call and
see Miss Scott. She is showing some
handsome Irish laces. 21S Andrew
avenue, Holly Beach.
Mrs. Archie Fullford and little
daughter Vivian, of Gardner, Mass,
are spending some time with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Norcross,
Rio Grande avenue.
MI. and Mrs. Charles N. Schneider,
proprietors of the Dorsey, are on a
short vacation in Pennsylvania.
Rev. and Mrs. r. S. Carlisle and
daughter Marguerite, Pacific avenue,
are on their annual vacation. Rev. ID.
B. Harris, of Bridgeton, will supply
the pulpit next Sunday and Rev. w.
l., King, OF Aura, the following Sun
day.
A. r. Rossell and family, who spent
the summer at the Phoenix on Rio
Grande avenue, have returned to their
home in Camden.
Miss May G. Neale, n of the teach
ers in the public school, vas called to
her home in Rio Grande Tuesday, by
the serious illness OF her sister.
Mrs. Pennington Leaning, Taylor
n was taken to the Woman's
Hospital, Philadelphia, on Monday
morning.
John Holloway has closed his Learn
ing e n cottage and returned to his
city home.
Walter Corson, clerk at w. H. STEMS
grocery store, is taking a two weeks
vacation.
The annual chicken pot-pie supper
of the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society ;.
will tie given on Thursday evening,
September %, at the Havilla, Burk
avenue
Mrs. John Y. Smith, Hand avenue,
is entertaining Lieut.. and Mrs. P. c.
Hess, and Mrs. William J. Smith and
baby, Of Bala, Pa.
DIR. William Powell and daughters,
Misses Florence and Helen, have re-
turned to Camden after spending a
pleasant summer at their Taylor ave-
nue. cottage.