Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24
WILDWOOD

the report of the base ball COM
Mayor Smith moved the re-
port be received and turned over to the
entertainment committee of the Board
of Trade. The report showed a short
age of 1892. 90, which was owing to
Coombs Lumber Co. who stated they
would accept a note for the amount
from the Board of Trade through the
Commissioners, to be paid after the
first of the year. Board walk string
lights were ordered discontinued.
The sidewalk OF Magnolia avenue, near
the boardwalk was reported broken as
a result of teams being driven across
them. Mrs. Lewis, of East Bennett
avenue, wanted some action taken to
prevent the ocean washing the sand
from beneath her property at that
place and a motion was made instruct
ing Engineer Weir to make application
to the State department of commerce
and navigation for a permit to build a
jetty at the foot of Leaning avenue
and to ask State aid for its construction.
Mrs. Dare sent in a complaint concern
ing the poison ivy that grew in album
dance On the lots adjoining her home
on Garfield avenue and that several of
her visitors had to return home on
account of contracting poison. Owners
of the lots will be notified to remove
these vines and in ease they do not the
city will do SO and charge same to the
owners. A four inch water main will
be laid along 26ih avenue west to New
York avenue Solicitor Hand was di-
rected to draw an ordinance appropriate
ing $100, 900 for the purchase of proper
ty and building of a high school in
compliance with a peremptory writ of
mandamus issued by the New jersey
Supreme Court and which must be i'm
mediately complied with. 1t was
stated there were more scholars in at
tendance this year than last. The bid
for the construction of the sewage dis
posal works was laid over for one week.
Rev. Laird, Joseph Lee and L. G.
Johnson spent Monday and Tuesday
in Cape May City attending the regu-
lar meeting of the West Jersey Presley
terry held In the First Presbyterian
church. DIR. Laird was detained in
Philadelphia, Monday, on account of
the funeral of Mr.. Mcclure, but came
down that evening and made An ap-
peal at a special meeting of the Presby-
terry for his release as a member of this
body and with a request that he carry
his credentials with him to the charge
in Philadelphia which was granted.
DR.. Laird was highly complimented
for the efficient work done during his
passionate at Wild wood and they wish
ed him much success in his new field.
DR.. ]. A. White and family have re-
turned to their Philadelphia bone after
spending the summe in their Burk
avenue cottage. DR.. White expects to
leave in November for an extended
trip to California to visit relatives. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth
McKutcheon and Mrs. Marie Duckett.
They will stop in Mississippi and also
at Salt Lake City.
One of the most interesting games of
ball will be played OF Saturday after
noon, September 25th, in Wildwood
between the letter carriers and a num-
Der of Wildwood business men. Any
business man in Wild wood Is eligible
for the game and good players are
wanted. Report at once to Robert
Latimer or F. L. King. The game will
be played OIL the beach diamond at
Garfield avenue. The grand stand will
be free to all. Game starts at 2 80.
J. Howard Coombs, secretary and
treasurer of the Coombs Lumber Co.,
accompanied by Warren Layton, of
Woodstown, started Monday for the
Pacific coast to attend the San Diego
and San Francisco expeditions. They
went by way of Niagara Falls.
n. S. Bowers and family. closed their
cottage at oath and Central avenues
this week and returned to their Phila-
delphia home, going by automobile.
They went home sooner than they de-
sired for the reason that Mr.. Bowers
was wanted as a witness in q will case,
Squire Ely has another contract for
a bungalow to be built at the Crest, this
one TO be for George Walton, of Phila-
delphia, on Morning Glory road near
Park. He also has the contract to build
a double brick garage for Hon. j .Thomp-
son Baker in the real of his residence
on Maple avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Gross are here
and ex pect to remain all winter, having
a heating plant installed in their Mag
nolia avenue house. They are accom-