Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-26
WILDWOOD.

The regular meeting of the Commits
sioners was held Wednesday afternoon.
The petition of the West Jersey Elec-
trio Co. for supplying light to the city
and which was to have had q hearing
December I'd was postponed until the
10th. A note was made for $3.50 at 8
per cen in anticipation of bonds, to
pay on account of Kalbach contract
under schedule A. Robert Wright
complained that the gravel he uses in
his contract work is no good and sug-
gests that other gravel be specified in
contracts. The Commissioners said
they were satisfied with the gravel used
but all they wanted him to do was to
use the specified amount required in
the contracts. A resolution was offered
asking the Board of Taxation to make
a reduction in taxes on the water WORKS
in view OF the fact that the city is buy
ing the property. AT a special meeting
of the Commissioners last Monday
afternoon, two bids were opened for the
$3.50, 900 worth off per cent water bonds.
A. B. Leach & Co. bid par and accrued
interest for 500, 900 with option of TAX
ing the balance at the above price at
the rate of 500, 900 each ninety days
from November %, 1915. Drexel & Co.
and Brown Bros. & Co. bid par aud ac-
crued interest for the whole issue pro-
vided delivery is made not later than
December Is, 1915, subject to the favor
able opinion of Hon. Gilbert Collins, of
Jersey City, as to their legality.
PAYING BY Checks the rec
ognized form Of making payments by
firms, merchants and corporations
throughout the United States today.
IF you have not adopted this plan in
your business, do 80 by starting q
checking account with this bank. Our
conservative methods mean safety to
depositors. The Marine National
Bank, Cor. Wildwood and Pacific aves.
Capital, $50, 900. Surplus, $4,000. \
A portion of the battalion of the
Auxiliary Coast Guard Artillery were
put through the foot and formation
drill at city hall Wednesday evening
.rndsE theinstrnetions Of Lieutenant
HO'Daniel. The guard has just received
a consignment of new Springfield rifles
and a large quantity of ammunition
from the government and have estab-
lished a two, three and five hundred
yard range off-shore at a place called
the "sugar farm" to which place they
went yesterday for rifle practice.
The Crystal Ice plant is still in oper-
alton. Their delivery wagon is on the
street every day, Sunday included.
We give the same careful attention to
our winter customers as We do to our
summer trade. Samuel A. Laning,
superintendent, Bell phone 4; Key
stone LAT D. II
w. J. HARRISON, ST., who spends
most of his time now at the HARRISON
Pennsgrove store, arrived here with his
son in an auto at three o'clock Thanks
giving morning to spend the day.
Mason Jess came to Millville with
them, enroute to Clayton to spend the
day. They left Wildwood yesterday
afternoon on the return trip. They are
all happy over the good business at
Pennsgrove. A house is being fitted
up at Pennsgrove, and one of the Harbi-
son families contemplate moving there,
80 there will not be 80 much running
back and forth.
For Rent-Seven room first floor
apartment, l1S w. Pine avenue. Fur
nished or unfurnished. Apply Corson's
clothing store. 4
A. M. Ely has drawn the plans and
has the contract for building a sixty
roomed hotel for Mrs. Rebecca Fisher,
who for the past two years conducted
the>Hotel Wenona. This hotel will be
four stories high with running water
in every room and will cost about $12,-
600, and is to be erected some time this
winter on 18th avenue near the beach.
Special FishermeD's Red Knee
Boots. $500. w. M. Beers, under
Hotel Seacrest, Oak and Pacific. 4
o. NJ. Cobb, chief engineer Of Holly
Beach Fire Co., was married to Miss
Theresa Fisher, of Camden, on We'd
nesday. The couple are visiting Mr..
Cobb's parents in Washington, d. G.
They will their h~omeinWildwood.
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There was a large attendance at Holly
Beach Lodge of Odd Fellows last Mon
day evening and plans were laid for a
visit to May Flower Lodge at Cape
May tonight. The degree work was