Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-10
OCEAN PIER TO SPEND $500, OO(

afternoon and the following bids were
received for the $4,000 school bond
NJ. M. Freeman & Co., of Philadel-
phia, bid 500. II, or 500, TO and accrued
interest for entire issue.
George b. Gibbons & Co., of New
York, bid S1OO.41, or $780, 10 and &C.
crued interest for entire issue.
R. M. Grant & Co., of New York, bid
S100.3 81, or $10O,370 and accrued interest
for entire issue.
Marine National Bank and Wild
wood Title & Trust Co., of Wild wood,
Did $100.124, or 500, 125 and accrued
interest for entire issue.
j. w. Grace, of Goshen, bid par for
one bond.
1t was moved that the bonds be
awarded to M. M. Freeman q Co. at
their bid. John A. Ackley submitted
a suggestion that a public comfort was
needed at Glenwood avenue and the
board walk and action on the matter
will be taken later. A resolution was
passed extending the time to December
10Th for settlement for the $3.50, 900 water
bonds. A letter was read from the
State Board of Health stating it does
not approve of the Rice filtration sys-
tenn aud the clerk was instructed to
write them to this effect and reject their
bid. Commissioner Ryan said if the
Board will not approve of this plan
then something should be done and
that soon, which was also the opinion
of the Mayor who said he was not
partial to anyone but wanted the peo-
pie to get what they paid for and at rs
low a price as possible. John Bell, of
West Taylor avenue, complained that
the sidewalk in front of his place need
ed repairing and Robert Wright was
notified to have the work done. A
note was made for 1886, at 5 per cent
in anticipation of bonds to pay on &C.
count of Kalbach contract.
The plans are perfected for a new
convention hall and theatre to be erected
On the boardwalk by the Casino Pier
Co. Work has already started on the
theatre with the tearing down of what
was the original old Casino Merry-go-
Round building. This theatre will seat
200 people and will be up to date in
every particular. Mark B. Reeves will
superintend its construction. The hall
will be built later and will extend sea-
ward from the Arcade with a seating
capacity of 1000. This building will
be beautiful and commodious, includ-
ing in it's construction a large stage and
audience room suitable for conventions,
etc. The cost, it is said, will be in the
neighborhood of $30, 1000.
The JOURNAL man received an ink
ling last night that Buckborn & Rey-
nolds contemplate making extensive
additions and changes to the big Ocean
Pier property that will entail an expen-
diture of about 800, 900. Looks as if
there was going to be something doing
at Wild wood next spring.
An automobile with a party of un-
known persons aboard was seen coming
east alo & Davis avenue just west of the
railroad late Monday evening. AS
there is no regular crossing at this point
the auto was driven partly across the
tracks and then compelled to stop.
The chauffuer was evidently ignorant
of his surroundings and it wa sometime
before he succeeded in getting out of
difficulty and finally ran the machine
between a line of freight cars to the
next street south and then disappeared
with the party.
A. L Colson is building a store on
the boardwalk at Oak avenue.
Fire broke out in the real of the house
on Montgomery avenu occupied by
Lewis Embley last Monday afternoon
about one o'clock and considerable
damage wa done by the flames and
WdI6Is 1no WlluWOOO HI1C OOLh pduJ
was the first to respond to the alarm.
The building is owned by MayorSmith.
Watch our windows. Wildwood sc,
1Oc and 25c Store, Cor. Garfield and
Pacific avenues. \
The Misses Pierce and Ham, of Phila-
delphia, who have had plans drawn for
a large apartment house on Bennett ave-
nue., were down last Sunday.
Quite a crowd went up to Ocean City
Wednesday evening to attend the has,
ket ball game between that city and
Wildwood. The game finished with a
score of 10 to 13 In favor of Ocean
City. Wildwood will play Cape May
next Wednesday evening.