Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-12-13

OF "a wheel within a Wheel" and inti-
mating that if one body were RESPONSE
BILE the other body would be also respon-
sible because Of this lnter-locking sys-
tenn or arrangement; yet he claimed
neither was responsible in this case and
Mrs. Wardell must ask Porter to pay
this tax, if he agreed to do SO. Mr..
Hendee was understood to say that Sd
base was located on Mrs. Wardell's lot,
and he wondered If Mrs. Wardell could
attach the lumber of the baseball park
to satisfy her. 1t Is a mixed up matter
to say the least. If you count the Por-
ter wheel, then the situation resolves
itself into a case of "a wheel within
Wheels"
A bill to engage the reporters atten-
ton was n presented by Buckborn
and Reynolds, owners of Wild wood
Ocean Pier, in the sum of So, 1917. rs.
The services specified to have been rem
dered the City of Wildwood weree "for
police and lifeguard duties" This bill
made the reporter ''prick up his ears;'
aud when he asked for an explanation
of such a remarkable bill, a veritable
storm broke loose and the JOURNAL
mans questioning met with resent
ment. When he insisted on knowing
something about it, the mayor had to
tell, but did so in a fit of Ill humor and
expressed himself forcibly as to how
painful it was to him to be forced to
explain this annual bill to the reporter
"and every other damned man that
comes into the townw Things looked
"~squalIy" for a time. AT one point in
the afternoons excitement the reporter
brought his right fist down on the solid
quartered oak legislative table with
such an emphatic and defiant thud
that all concerned ''sat up and took
notice."
1t was but 2 81 when the commits
sioners adjourned the meeting, which
had lasted just "a minutes. "Can you
beat it?" Shortly after the commits
sioners meeting was over, the mayor
called to order a special meeting of the
wildwood Board Of Health in the same
ROOM. With an apparent effort to moll-
ify the ruffled and injured feelings OF
the JOURNAL reporter, "His Honor,
the Mayor" nodded to the former and
said suavely and condescendingly;
SNOW you may have the benefit Of two
meetings today" A brisk discussion
followed as to the policy # longer keep.
ing closed the Wild wood churches and
moving picture theatre because of the
prevailing epidemic. The %concensus Of
opinion of all the Board Of Health mem.
bers present was that nothing would be
gained by enforcing restrictions any
further, and on motion of Mayor Smith
formal resolution was offered and pass.
ed, declaring that no further action be
taken in the matter Of closing churches
and amusement places. The mayor
read a telegram to the board he had re-
ceived from DR.. j. A. Price, President
OF the State Board OF Health, in which
it was stated that the President ha6
understood the moving picture theatre
and other public meeting places had
not been closed a week sooner thar
they were "because of political reas
ons." The mayor pooh-poohed such
an insinuation and in self defense said
"I'm not running for any Office" The
ban is therefore lifted on all closing
orders in Wildwood, except those per
tanning to the public schools, which
because of the near approach Of the
Christmas holidays, will likely remain
closed until January 2, 1919.
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