Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-16
ANCLESEA

Hoffman presiding and Councilmen
J aeon Buck, Samuel Buck, Beecher,
Ely, Rauch and Sayre, and Clerk Red
ding, Solicitor Hand and Borough En-
gineer Rice present. The minutes OF
the last regular and adjourned meet
iDgs were read and approved, follow
ing which q report from the Sinking
Fund Commission was read, accepted
and ordered placed on file. A petition
was presented asking that Second ave-
nue., West of New York avenue, for 3
distance OF two squares, be graded and
graveled, and the matter was referred
TO the street committee, with instruc-
tons to report upon the matter at the
next meeting of Council. Another
communication wac received from the
State Board Of Health In regard to q
sewage disposal plant, and after some
discussion of the subject it was decided
that the Mayor and Solicitor PERSONAL
ly appear before the board some time
this month and see what action should
be taken about it. A resolution was
adopted transferring moneys from the
incidental fund to other accounts, the
standing committees all made favor
able reports, the monthly bills were
read and ordered paid, and the sur Of
fifty dollars was ordered turned over to
the Overseer Of the Poor. Four .
loads of stone and two hundred pillngs
were ordered for the jetty work, and
the supervisor of streets was directed
TO have brush cut to use In the work,
after which Council adjourned to meet
90 the evening of the Goth instant.
Alfred Crosse, of Green Creek, we'll
known to residents OF Anglesea and
Five Mile Beach, was the victim of a
most unfortunate accident on Surf ave-
nue. last Sunday morning about IL
o'clock. Cresse was driving Dandy
Chimes, the colt that finished first in
the colt class races at the Cape May
County fair. when the right wheel of
the sulky buckled, throwing him to
the ground. He wal turning On Surf
avenue to go down Fourth avenue to
the ocean when the accident occurred.
The colt continued to pace without its
driver and was stopped by two men
standing In front Of Ottens hotel at 18th
str. ct. James McLinden, Daniel Bell
and Crosse then took possession of the
colt after which Cresse's bruises were
treated at the McLinden residence. Bell
pla ced a new wheel on the sulky and
MI. Crosse drove the animal without
further mishap. His injuries consisted
Of decorations Of the forehead, nose and
chin.
Now is the time to look over your
requirements for stove repairs. We
carry the largest assortment on Five
Mile Beach and save you both time
and expense. Koeneke Bros.
Tax Collector P. l.. Peterson is busily
engaged In getting out the current tax
bills which will be ready for mailing
in about . week.
Senator Harry @. Wheaton visited
Cape May on Monday.
The Borough is making extensive
improvements along the inlet In an
effort to prevent further wash.outs on
First avenue. Charles Mace has the
contract for the work.
Leon Wheaton, son Of Senator Harry
e. Wheaton, paying teller at the Wild
wood Title and Trust Co., left Saturday
on q short vacation. He will visit
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Ida McHenry, Miss Alice Muir
min and John Murnin, were Sunday
visitors to the Murnin family on First
avenue.
John 6teiger, of Philadelphia, visited
at the Eleison cottage on End avenue
on Sunday.
p. L. Peterson, tax collector, has re-
moved his Office in the Borough hall
and Is now open for business In the
room at the northwest corner Of the
building.
Mrs. Anna Hewitt and Mrs. George
FrithIreturned Saturday from a visit to
Philadelphia and Trenton. Tonight a
week they dined at the Manufacturers
club In Philadelphia. They went up
on Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed
the trip.
Mrs. B. Jacobs visited Philadelphia
last Friday and Saturday an a pur-
chasing and pleasure trip.
A good sized crowd Of excursionists
came down from Philadelphia and
lCsmden On Sunday and nearly all the
pleasure boats went out. No records
were broken in the scatching Of fish,
but q number returned with large bas-