Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-02
WILDWOOD
Continued from page I

The Commissioners met in regular
session Thursday afternoon, July l,
1915, aud there being a delegation of
ladies present from Holly Beach, they
were invited to speak. Their COM
plant was that the West jersey Rail
road contemplated building a round
house and other buildings for storage
of engines between Leaning and Ben
nett avenues, stating the smoke from
the engines was bad enough as it was
but in the event of a round-house, con-
ditions would be infinitely worse; and
as it stood, their respective properties
were suffering in either a lack of pa
tronage or damage by smoke In this
they had been misinformed, inasmnch
as the railroad company were building
a turntable at this point with the in
tention of getting the engines away
that is, in other words, running them
on this turntable, turning them around
and shifting them either up or down
their tracks as the occasion required,
thus eliminating the long stand in one
place. 1t was suggested by the ladies
that the company purchase property
on the outskirts of the beach and erect
these Improvements, but MI. James,
who was present and explained the
foregoing facts, said the railroad con-
templated building on Two Mile Beach
just as soon as business conditions war
ranted the expense, but had put In tn1s
turntable to eliminate the smoke null
.sance as much as possible at this time.
The ladies, while not perfectly salts
fled, took ii for granted that it was the
best they could expect for the present.
MI. Tatem, of the Public Utilities, said
the car line on Rio Grande avenue
would be operated from July 18th to
Labor Day, and stated this line had
been operated at a loss heretofore.
Contracts were renewed with the cleo
trio light company for five years. IL
was reported that electric light bulps
had to be replaced at the Casino band
stand as q result of persons appropriat-
ing same during the renovation OF the
pier around Decoration Day. The total
cost Il the city for improving the ball
grounds on the beach was $84S.4O The
reports of the clerk, building and
electric inspectors was read. Solicitor
Hand was instructed to draw an ordi-
nance for laying sewer laterals and
water pipes on Rio Grande avenue
from Pacific to the bridge approach,
and the clerk was also instructed to
notify the gas company to place pipes
from their mains to the curb on this
avenue after September l. A motion
was entertained designating B. G. In
gersoll's undertaking establishment as
the official morgue, the same to be con-
Quoted without cost to the city.
Fireworks and flags, q by 4 feet, flag
and pole for SOC; 8 by 5 feet, flag and
pole for 75c; 4 by 6 feet, flag and pole
for 81 90. Funck's, wholesale and re-
tail, 246-48 Oak venue
Atlantic City moving picture pro-
prietors, In their anxiety to earn In
creased profits at the expense Of the
summer visitors here again advanced
the price of a 10c show. Sunday night
when thousands, fearing a drenching,
gave up the evening stroll to patronize
the film houses In the central section.
they were asked to pay 20 cents, instead
OF Is, the prevailing price since the
Easter rush caused the managers to
break away from the 10 cent rate.
Twenty-Five cent movies are predicted
before the end Of August. Wildwood
promoters in justice to their visitors
have an established price and they live
up to their standard. They improve
the pictures but they don't increase the
price.
Plants, cut flowers, also chickens,
rabbits, ETC., at Black woods, w. Rio
Grande avenue, phone Bell 452 w. y
William b. Grauel Jr., who is acting
as assistant and private secretary to
William b. Ahern, manager of the de-
tail division of the Public Ledger in
Philadelphia, is spending a week Of his
vacation in Wildwood. During the
summer of 1914 Mr.. Grauel was M
ployed by the Journal as an Associate
Editor to Mr.. Dubois. He is stopping
with ]. Franklin Moore, on Park ave.
nue..