Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-20


the City Commissioners was set for
l.3O yesterday afternoon and Messrs.
Ryan and Hendee were in their seats
promptly at that hour. The Mayor
had promised to be there at the time
appointed; but as he did not arrive as
per schedule, it was remarked that he
must have had a lapse of memory. 1t
was nearly two o'clock when Ryan,
after manifesting impatience at any
longer delay, called the meeting to or
der and requested the city clerk to read
the minutes of the previous weekly
meeting. This proceeding vas well
under way when the Mayor rushed in
to the legislative hall, and quickly de-
posting his straw hat on the side table
W here repose the law books and other
printed matter, he glanced square at
the city clock and almost breathless
exclaimed "whew, 1.03p' He meant
2.03, which it was. The minutes were
soon finished and hurriedly approved
as read. All the haste was due to the
fact that Commissioner Ryan had
planned to leave on the 4.30 train yes
terday for Mount Holly and vicinity
for a three days. visit, returning on
Monday next. When the Mayor call
ed for the financial report for week
ending Saturday, September 14th, MI.
Ryan said the receipts from taxes and
assessments were 1884. 10, and the COL
lections in the water department for
the same week were $40 20. Water
Superintendent Brown reported that
he had turned off water In 20 places
during the past week, and on in n
place. In regard to the new issue of
city bonds, it was stated that there
will be 35 of these, numbered from 594
to 62S both inclusive, at $1,000 each and
will bear interest at the rate of five per
cent, payable in gold, semi-annually.
Sealed proposals will be advertised for
and the bonds will be disposed of to
the highest bidder or bidders. The
city clerk next read a letter from Miss
Ruth Hunt, assistant city clerk, tend
ering her resignation of that Office to
take effect on the 18th proximo. Ac-
companying the resignation proper,
were many expressions Of regret at
leaving and of thankfulness for many
courtesies extended to her during her
term of service. The resignation was
accepted, as there was no other altern-
alive. Naturally the occasion could
not go by without some one making a
guess or a suggestion as to the reason
for the resignation. II the young
woman has any matrimonial inten-
tons, she Is keeping them quietly to
herself. Philip Baker presented a bill
yesterday to defray the expenses of
himself and several others, who went
to Washington, D. G. last spring to
ask for a reduction in fares to seashore
resorts. Mr.. Baker said If ever a just
bill came before the commissioners,
this bill of his was; but they declined
to accept it, saying that this was a
matter to be taken up before the Board
of Trade. A bill was received from
Robert Latimer for SIS, representing
service rendered the city in taking
Mayor Smith to Cape May and back
some time ago. The Mayor had been
hastily sent for to testify IL a case there
before a magistrate, and Mr.. Latimer
was the first person the Mayor ran
across, who was willing and ready "to
go at once" Senator Lewis Stevens,
of Cape May, was a caller today at city
hall. He dropped into the commits
sioner's room just as the proceedings
closed. This brought up political sub
jects and quite a bit of spice vas in
jected into the Conversations Senator
Stevens is looking after his political
fences these days. and he msnifestly felt
some good might result by a call on
the Wildwood solons, where be dis
covered he vas among friends.
One OF the young men missed In
Wild wood this summer was John w.
Albright, whose mother has q cottage
on Poplar avenue. He b been sum-
mering at Wild wood since he was two
years Of age. He is now "a years of
age and has held q commission as lieu
tenant since last February, when it
was bestowed upon him at the Gov
eminent aviation school at Cambridge,
Mass. Lieutenant Albright trained
with Curtis, the celebrated flying ma
chine operator, before enlisting in the
army. He is now at Camp Park Field,
Memphis, Tenn, with a squad Of fifty
one men under him, engaged in in
speeding machines, preparatory to ship
ment to the European battlefields. The
Albright family is well-known on the
island. Lieutenant Albright's father
was the late Frank J. Albright, who