Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-27
new NORTH WILDWOOD
COUNCIL ORGANIZES
All Former Officials Were APP.
pointed and City Council Now
Appoints School Board
REGULAR MEETINGS FIRST TUESDAYS

not being q quorum present NIonuay
night. All members were present
as follows: Mayor McLinden, Coun-
cilmen Richard r. Anderson, Charles
A. Aspenberg, Jason Buck, Frank
Erickson, Harold j. Hughes, ST., F.
A. Larcombe and Richard Rauch.
Clerk Redding read the last minutes of
the old borough form of government
which were approved.
The meeting was presided over by
Councilman-at-large Jason Buck, as
the law provides. The four policemen
were re-appointed as follows: Albert
Thompson, chief; Harry Lowering,
Floyd Hewitt and Charles Baker. OF
ficers were re-sppointed as follows:
Solicitor. Fithian Tatem.
City Treasurer. L. Peterson.
Deputy Collector of Taxes-Mrs. P.
L. Peterson.
Engineer-L. M. Rice.
Overseer-of-the-Poor = Thomas Cor
son.
Street Supervisor-Charles H. Robin
son.
Sewer Inspector-Wm. l.. Streaker.
Janitor-Millard Ware.
Police Surgeon-Dr. Margaret Mace.
NEW BOARD OF EDUCATION
Council now appoints the five mem.
bers of the school board and The fol-
lowing were appointed and confirmed;
Warren Gordon, Allen E.Grace, Frank
Colson, Charles Sanders and Leon
Wheaton. The Journal and Tribune
were named as official papers of the
city. The salary of the two Assessors
was fixed at $3.50 a year, and that Of
all other officers was made the same
as under the borough government.
The regular meeting of Council was
fixed for the first Tuesday night of each
of Council Buck will the
committee assignments. Council then
adjourned.
The new ~freeholders, John w. Young
and Floyd Hewitt, took their seats on
Tuesday at Court House at a meeting
of the Cape May County Board of Cho-
sen Freeholders. MIR. Hewitt is only
81 years old and be is one of the young
esI men that eve sat on the board.
MI. Young is the Oldest man on the
board. He was the member from Den
mis- township 80 years ago and was
chairman of the committee that had
charge of the Sluice creek road, the
first county road.
Charles Beck, a nephew of HI. H.
Ottens, accompanied by his aunt, Mrs.
VIM. g. Duncan, left Philadelphia a
few days ago for New Mexico, where
Mrs. Duncan will visit her son. Mr..
Beck will continue his journey to the
islands of the Pacific, and visit Hon
olulu. Mr.. Beck is 26 years old, with
an artistic temperament and a desire
to travel. Some years ago he toured
Europe with Dorning Walker.
Sunday visitors were John Lowry
and brother, Mrs. A. Dominick and
daughter Anna, e. Franconi, r. Sch
enkel, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Gottuck, L.
HiIst, Mrs. l.. Boehringer and niece,
Katie Boehringer, VIM. Scholl, Harry
Preston.
j. Bodine and family are spending a
week in their west 14th avenue cottage.
He is painting the Hazelhurst.
VIM. Gabell and family spent Sun
day here.
Mrs. Sarah Flemming has been do wn
in her cottage for a few days.
Mrs. J. Cannon and granddaughter
Margaret are spending a week here in
their cottage.
So Mrs. Eisenhardt, of Germantown,
spent q few days with her sister, Mrs.
T. Gummey.
A North Wildwood man lost a peck
ct book a few days ago containing a
five dollar bill and some checks. Pay
ment on the checks has been stopped.
Captain and Mrs. Thomas Hewitt are
spending sometime at the Eakins
cottage.
The Omensetter family returned to
the city on Wednesday,.
P. Conway and friends spent Sun
day In their cottage.
The Joslyn family are in their Gen.
trial avenue cottage for the summer.
Mrs. A. Earnshaw is spending a few
days in Holly Beach with Mrs. Thos.
Lees at the Remove,