Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22
FIRE ON WILD
WOOD BOARDWALK
Flames Start n Gcusd's Resseu-
rant Thursday Night, Destroy
ING the Building and Gut
ting the Whole Half
Block
VERY LITTLE INSURANCE CARRIED


wiped out an entire block of stores on
the board walk, between Oak and Wild
wood avenues. Starting in the restau-
rant of Philip Gnuid at Oak avenue,
the building became a roaring furnace
and fed by the light material used in
its construction. the blaze was not sub
dued until midnight. Philip Gould
had been roasting a turkey. He placed
the bird in the gas oven about seven
O'Clock and went to his place Of busi-
ness oh Pacific avenue and knew moth
ing more until the fire alarm was
sounded at nine o'clock. Mr.. Gould's
loss was only partially covered by in
surance and, his building is a total loss.
The store next door TO the Gould es-
Enlistment is owned by Asa L. Col
son, who stated that be did not carry
any insurance. His tenant lives at
P%ittsburg, who had $500 worth of ma
chinery in the building, used for the
manufacture o orange juice. The fire.
men Of both companies were prompt
In answering the alarm and they were
greatly handicapped by the lack of
water, owing to the fact the firemen
had coupled to a hydrant, which the
water Company had turned off and
not notified the department. After
several minutes the lines were placed
on plugs on Wildwood avenue, and the
fire was gotten under control. The
following is a list Of owners and ten
ants who sustained a loss: Restaurant
of Philip Gould, owner; lace shop of
s. Jacobs; two novelty shops of s.
Rubin; novelty shop of Dayan, owned
by Geo. Rowland; photograph studio
of Frank Snyder, owned by John Ack-
ley, and the store occupied by the
Welsh Grape Juice Co., owned by a
Mr.. Crammer, of Philadelphia. The
iremen had their hands full, the lad
ders and everything becoming covered
with a thin coat of ice. Carl Erickson
and the McMurray Bros. sent several
pots of steaming coffee to the firemen.
OF the entire block about the only ar
ticle not damaged or destroyed is pos
sibly a cash register In the grape juice
store. The total loss In the buildings
and contents is estimated to be about
$40, 900
When going away use the Reading
the home built raiiroad.-Adv.
Sometime ago the city commissioners
passed an ordinance authorizing the
city clerk to collect q license fee from
all real estate brokerss Several brokers
paid the fee, but q few weeks ago a
broker questioned the right of this
collection and as a result Of his qnes-
tioning the clerk has refunded all the
fees collected. The brief of the minutes
of the meetings of the city commits
sioners as printed and mailed to the
property owners by the city clerk fail
to show n motion made authorizing
the refunding of the license fee as paid
by our local real estate men, neither
does the list of expenditures show
where any moneys were refunded.
The real estate men who did pay the
fee, have received their money back,
but the question Ia why is there no
record of the same? 1t appears that
the officials are doing stunts and at
the same time engaging in transactions
without letting the taxpayers know
1t.
Ladies will please notice that after
January let the Wild wood Embroidery
Shop will close every evening at six
o'clock until further notice. 1872 e.
Wildwood avenu y
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Camm have
sold their household goods and Mrs.
Camm has gone to the city to reside
with her people. Mr.. Camm, who was
employed by Sem, Coney Co., will
enter the Navy again as a machinist,
from which he had an honorable dis
charge. 1t is said that he will accom-
pany President Wilson's feet to the
San Francisco exposition by way of
the Panama canal. Mr.. Camm ex-
poets to return to Wildwood In about
two months.
When going to Philadelphia or New
York use the Reading. Consult
timetable on page ADV.
Jack Coleman defeated Judge WEES
colts son in a pool match at the EIks
club on Monday last. Coleman made
several runs Of about 30 or 40 and after
rolling up a score of $50 to 70
Wescott quit. The Elks claim it was
n Of the finest games they ever wit
messed aud they have arranged for a
return game which will be played at
the Eagles Home sometime in Febru-
airy.