Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-09
ANGLESEA

evening, July 9Th, at $50 O'Clock with
Mayor McLinden in the chair. Clerk
Reading called the roll and read the
minutes, which were approved. Ii
cense fees amounting to $3.50 was report
ed collected and turned over to the Dor
ough. Complaint was made about
several streets being without lights for
some time. A protest was read con-
corning a chicken farm run by Mr.. Lid
ing on 18th avenue, the same being an
annoyance to the neighborhood, the
party making the complaint stating he,
as did others, came to this resort to en-
joy quiet and did not think it fair that
be should be annoyed by the Growing
of ROSTERS about four o'clock in the
morning. Another complained that
chickens, allowed to run At large, had
scratched up flowers and other portions
of his grounds and thought the MEM
bers of council should take some action
in the matter. The matter wal referred
to the solicitor, but 1t was thought that
there was a restriction IN the deeds to
these properties. A party having a
residence at 9TH and Pacific
asked council to have q sewer con-
stTucted at that point as he has no &C.
commodations, but the borough cannot
see its way clear to lay about five hum
dred feet OF pipe for only one or two
residences, but suggested the borough
engineer prepare a drawing and eetim-
ate cost of same and present it at the
next meeting of council for their con-
sideration. Ordinance No. 100, relat-
ing to the construction of buildings,
moving of same and creating the office
of building inspector, was taken up.
The ordinance prohibits the building,
raising or moving of any structure I'M
less a permit is granted by the inspect
or, ne to make a monthly report, to in
speet all buildings and enforce all reg
ulations of this ordinance; be may
make all repairs, after parties so noti-
fed fail to do same. and lien the prop
erty for the amount. Forthe infraction
of any OF the sections of this ordinance
there is a pen lty attached. MI. Beecher
suggested this ordinance be gone owe
more carefully as it was rather COM
plicated. There were objections to the
measure on the grounds that to create
this Office would entail more expense,
but a motion was put to pass on first
reading and carried 8 for and 2 against
A petition from a number ofladies was
read complaining of nets, which emit
q foul smell, being allowed to lay near
their homes on the other side of New
York avenue. 1t was stated that fish,
ermen would have to have some place
to dry their nets and repair same and
this would not be possible on the mead
ows on account of the. tide possibly
carrying them away. The matter was
referred to the board of health for ad-
justment. A light was asked for and
will be placed at 18th and New York ave.
nues. Bills were read, amounting TO
81, 700, and ordered paid. Notes for
$4,430, $500 and So, 800 respectively
were ordered renewed for three months
with the Marine National Bank. The
police asked for information concerning
licenses on out-Of-town delivery wag-
ons, wether they could stop same from
delivering in the town If they carried
20 tag. 1t was stated that If these
wagons did not solicit they were not
compelled to carry a license, as they
only delivered that which was pur-
chased out of town. Adjournment.
HARBIsON's BIG MIDSUMMER
SALE. Watch these columns for
particulars.
Chas. Mace will open his motion pic
ture parlor this Saturday evening.
All the boats went out Sunday taking
fairly good crowds, but Monday was a
bad day.
There is quite a rivalry on between
the Stone Harbor boats-this in o
friendly way.
The Hotel Royal reports quite a
number of guests over the Fourth.
A large delegations OF Elks came
from Reading and spent the Fourth at
"a club house on Spruce venue They
were a jolly crowd and their antics en-
livened this end of the island consider
ably.
The Stone Harbor boat Nellie is with
US again and will continue for the sea-
son, also the schooner John Leonard,
under command of Capt. liver Carberg,
has Just arrived from the winter fishing
grounds in the south.
Capt. Mansick has returned from