Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
WILDWOOD

The regular meeting of the Commits
sloners was held Thursday afternoon,
August 18th. Mrs. Storch, owner of
the Hotel Storch was notified to repair
the sidewalk In front OF her house, also
the owner of Haddon Hall to have the
curb fixed. 1t is reported that the
steam roller, which is used on the
street Improvements, is running in the
curbs, In the course of rolling the
streets, and breaking same or East
ScheIlenger avenue. @. w. Rice, whose
sewage system plan the city contem-
plates adopting, was present aud stated
he had finished all specification pertain
ang to the system and will go over the
plans for the disposal works. A mo-
ton was made to advertise for bids on
construction Of the plant. A letter was
read from the State board OF health In
10 which 1t was stated they had never
heard of the Rice system and wrote for
information where same could be seen
in operation. They were referred
TO Mr.. Rice In Philadelphia TO which
place they were invited, but as yet have
have not come. Motion was made In
structing the director OF public safety
to place warning signs at Pacific and
Burk and Rio Grande and
Holly Beach for automobiles
to slow down as there has been several
narrow escapes at these points. The
building inspector submitted his report
for July twelve permits lssued n SlS
collected. Note was made for "a $50 to
pay on account of Kalbach contract.
Petition signed by a number of resi-
dents of Holly Beach was read asking
10 have life guards stationed at the foot
of Rio Grande and Leaning avenues
as they feel they need protection at
those points. The matter was referred
to the Mayor.
FANCY RIBBONS in all widths for
pirdles, etc.-Harbison's.
The Cape May County Board OF
Freeholders. together with State Road
Commissioner E. A. Stevens; State
Highway Engineer Ed ward Meeker;
Ed. Reed and Roy Mullen, state divi-
sion engineers, held q meeting at the
AdeIphi-W itte last evening to go over
the matter OF re~constructing the old
Holly Beach road from Pacific avenue
to Rio Grande. 1t is said the state
officials decided they could not lend
any assistance In the repair Of the old
road, but would pay forty per cent. OF
the cost of the construction OF an up-to-
date new road, and bridges to enter
near the enter of the island. Mr..
Stevens was never in Wild wood before
and after a tout of the island with Free
holders Saul and Hilton, said he was
more than pleased with our city q
would visit us o o again.
Everybody is buying 1t. What2 The
Good Luck Bufterfne. Better than
some butter. Don't forget the free
mixer. James Goddard. Pacific ave
nue.. near Garfield. Both Phones. \
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kicker, Of West
Maple avenue, gave q jolly house party
the other evening to the folio wing
guests; Mrs. Julie Forberger, Mrs.
Julie Breuer, Miss Elizabeth Krsus,
Miss Margaret Spitzkof, Fred Maui
and william Sontag.
MESSALINE in assorted colors,
suitable for girdles- Harbison's
1t ia said that former Conductor q.
A. ]. johnson, who now resides at Pit
man, has brought suit against the
West Jersey and Seashore railroad for
S25. 900 damages for injuries received In
the accident q few years ago when a
switch few up and struck the car step
on which he was standing, hurting him
to the ground.
Those SIS suits selling at Keating's
have had a wonderful demand.
Mr.. and Mis-. L. R. Baker left yester-
day morning for Addison, Maine,
where they will rusticate for two
weeks. That part Of country is no'ed
for it's delicious blue berry pies.
The base ball bookings for next week
are as follows: Monday and Tuesday,
West End, of Woodbury.; Wednesday,
Cape May Court House; Thursday,
Haddon Heights, firemen's excursion;
Friday. woodstown, coming with
woodstown and Salem excursion, and
Saturday, Alpha Field club.