Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-05
EXPENDITURES
Bal. on hand

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The monthly bills were ordered paid.
The garbage contract for the coming
year was awarded to James McLinden
at $1,000, he being the only bidder.
Flush boxes for sewers on 18th, goth
21st streets were ordered. Councilman
Sayre mentioned the need Of street
signs and urged that they be procured
and put up. The matter was referred
to q committee. Council adjourned
for two weeks.
Former Judge H. H. Voorhees, has
obtained O writ of certiorari against the
Borough of North Wildwood calling
up for review the report Of the Conn
missioners Of Assessment in assessing
the benefits OF the grading and gravel
ing OF 5th, 9Th, 7th, 8th and 9th streets,
where he owns many lots. The Judge
objects to the method Of assessment.
The suit was turned over to Borough
Solicitor Hand to defend.
The fame Of North Wildwood as a
fishing resort continues to spread
throughout eastern United States.
Probably the record catch of fish for
the Atlantic seaboard was made last
week when I'VE loo, 200 pounds of fish
Of all kinds was shipped from the fish
platform in North Wildwood to var
ious points nearby; such as Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and New York. This
record catch which averaged 1000 bar
rels a day for four days last week was
taken In the fourteen pound nets
which were set up inside the thfeemile
limit, off this resort, and the forty or
fifty fishing smacks which make
North Wildwood their headquarters.
Outside of this the New York 7ishing
feet comprising about thirty fdfty-ton
auxiliary schooners or smacks3 have
taken over $4,000 worth Of fresh
mackerel in these waters in the past
ten days. These smacks pick up
mackerel schools off the Virginia capes
and follow them day and night to the
cold waters of the Newfoundland
banks. On Sunday last thirty-three
carloads of excursionists, over 1000 OF
them fishermen, fished in the inside
waters and ocean waters nearby.
There Is a great howl among the Phila-
delphia amateur fishermen owe the
fact that pound nets are seriously in
terfering with their sport.
Probably one of the biggest PROPOSE
tions In North Wildwood was signed
and sealed last week when Edward
Kearns, a prominent business man of
the Columbia and Ridge dis
trict, purchased for cash the corner of
18th and Ocean avenues directly OPP
posite the famous Hotel Ottens and
will thereon start to build a fifty room
hotel Immediately after this season
closes. Mr.. Kerns will build a house
modern in all Its appointments %
tanning the latest In hotel building.
North Wildwood is rightly called
the Chelsea of Five Mile Beach be-
cause of its handsome cottages and
splendid surroundings. In this resort
every cottager seems to take special
pride in having his lawns or grounds
kept in the most beautiful condition,
while the flowers and trees abound
with wild birds in profusion.
Robert Wark this past week has
started work on his cosy little bunga-
low In the New York avenue district,
while James Taylor will also begin
work on his $4,000 channel bungalow.
Among the past weeks buyers have
been Edward Brenner, Germantown
avenue business man, and Florence M.
Moberly. q New York lady who
thought that North Wildwood was SO
beautiful that she invested In four
water front lots in Ottens' canal dis
trict.
Among the recent cottages opened
have been those of the assistant dir
ector Of supplies of Philadelphia, An
drew 8. Murphy, and Lieut.. ]. A.
Campbell, while State Senator Henry
Clay Wheaton has rented one OF his
handsome concrete buildings below
Surf avenue, to Philadelphians for the