Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-21
NORTH WILDWOOD

Al the adjourned meeting of the
North Wildwood city Council on Tues
day, Councilman Richard r. Anderson
presided aud the other members present
were Councilmen Aspenberg, Lsrcombe
and Rauch, and CierkSl edding. The
object of the meeting was to receive the
report of the committee appointed at
the last meeting to look iuto the mat
ter of obtaining q dredge to pump sand
out of Hereford Inlet, where it inter-
feres with boats going TO sea from
Mace's dock. Councilman Aspenberg,
chairman of the committee, read a
number of estimates for a new engine
and other material hat go to make up
a dredging machine, the cost of which
was about $4,000. This, he said. was
first-clsss material. Clayton w. Har-
ris was present and addressed Council,
stating that he was interested In a
dredge now lying on the Anglesea
water front hat could be put in condi-
ton for the work in a few days. Mr..
Aspenberg did not think the engine in
this dredge, the Mace machine, was
big enough to properly do the work.
Mr.. Harris insisted that the dredge
could do the work satisfactorily and
asked Council to give him a trial. He
laid that had it not been for the acct
dent to his partner, Clinton johnson,
the dredge would now be ready for OPP
Grafton. Council took no action in
the matter, but at suggestion of COun-
Gilman Lsrcombe adjourned until
Thursday evening, December Goth, so
that the proposition of Mr.. Harris could
be Investigated. Q ,uncil met again
last night and decided to build a scow
and have first-clAss machinery in
S allied upon it, to be owned and opera
ted by the city. By motion of Mr..
A~spenberg, seconded by Mr.. Ander-
son. Solicitor Tatem was instructed to
draw an ordinance authorizing its pnT-
chase, a full Council voting unaui-
mously for it. Councilman Aspen
berg said he thought the new dredge
could be built and ready for operation
by the first of March next.
Gold Medal flour $l3.75 barrel. s.
w. Coombs. adv.
Mrs. Liddell arrived home from the
west Wednesday night. Her husband
is sick and in the hospital.
Clarence Mckinley, one of "Uncle
SANS" sailors on board the Minnesota,
returned to his ship this week after a
leave of eight days which he spent at
his Anglesea home. Mr.. Mckinley is
a member of the Odd Fellows and
wears a wrist-watch which was pre-
sented to him by Holly Beach lodge,
and which he received before he came
home on his furlough.
Winter potatoes 81 .35 bushel. s. w.
Coombs. adv.
The visit of the Cape May County
Board of Freeholders to Anglesea to in
spect the meadows from Burleigh to
Anglesea in order to decide on the To-
cation for the proposed new automo-
bile road has been postponed until Sat
urday, December 29lh.
Building Association funds to losn
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wild wood,
N. ].
The Golden Link class of the North
Wildwood Sunday-school, have re-
opened their viii ter session at the
home of their President Mrs. Thomas
Day Cowan. There have peer two
meetings, one at the home Of Mrs. Fry
aud Mrs. Kerrick. They next meet
at the home of Mrs. Landenburg,
~'Bridesburg." A great working CAM
paign has been planned for the wiuter
in the way Of English teas, sour kraut
and pepper-pot suppers, and musical
concerts. Newspapers and old rags
are also being saved.