Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
WATER PIPE SUIT
AGAINST WILDWOOD
North Wildwood Asked to be
Recompensed for Pipes In the
Ground. Commissioners to
Stage a Boxing Bout ON
Fourth OF July
|. F. BUTTS FALLS FROM CHAIR DEAD

hUODs AoJOui nuuClbi hOWCfCi, OCCut-
red earlier than usual, because there
was so little business of im portance to
transact. City Solicitor Hand reported
the result of a lawsuit In favor of
Wildwood. 1t seems the City of
North Wild wood had brought suit
against the City of Wildwood to en-
force collection of a sum of money APP
proximstely equal to $8S, 900. represent
ing taxes the first named municipality
tried tt assess against The latter, be-
cause of water pipes and other water
appliances being located underneath
North Wildwood ground.
Commissioner Hendee announced
that daily excursions would be resum-
ed for the summer of 1918 on Sunday
next, June 80. Nothing more pleasing
than this could have been stated.
Mayor Smith now called for the
weekly finance report. Mr.. Ryan
complied with the Mayors request by
summing up the total receipts for the
city the past week as 81 $50. 70.
Water Superintendent Brown was
next asked for his report. Since the
opening of spring and up to date he re-
ported 800 water meters inspected and
repaired. Water was turned ON at the
curb the past week In 81 instances,
showing that "still they come"
Mayor Smith had previously an
nounced that the baseball grounds
would be ready for business by the last
of June, and had promised us the first
match game of the season on Saturday,
June 20. Everybody had looked for
ward 10 this baseball event with ardent
anticipation. How rudely were our
fondest hopssI shstteree
Mayor announced at yesterdays meet
ing that the game between Cape May
and Wildwood, scheduled for tomor-
row is off, and that the grounds will
not be in shape for playing ball before
Saturday, July 6. They may be uti-
LIKED in another way, however, and
this proves hat there is "a silver lining
to every cloud.u Wildwood's not so
slow, after all, and under the energetic
athletic management of George L.. Por-
ter, something is to be pulled off,
here that has never been done before, a
series of, boxing bouts are to be given
In the ball park on Thursday, July A.
Benny Leonard, the champion light
weight boxer of the world, will go up
against Jack Brazzo, of Scranton, who
is as tough as a pine knot. This pre-
miere set-to is to go eight rounds, and
some say Benny Leonard will swing
the mitts SO fast that you won't be able
to SEE him for dust. Preliminary to
this big encounter, there will be three
other brushes between fistic stars of
lesser light. An. opportunity like this
may not present itself again in a life
time to see such an array of pugilistic
punchers in the fair City of Wildwood.
It is not stated whether or not City
Solicitor Hand will put on the gloves.
City Treasurer Kay asked permission
to lay before the public thefinancial diff
ficulties under which not only Wild
wood labors, but also every other
municipality in New Jersey, due to
laws which unwise solons have tackled
upon US. The JOURNAL has reported
week after week for sometime, the
making and the discounting of notes
by the proper city officials. 1t was
generally under stood that the proceeds
from these notes were used to meet
current expenses. Mr.. Kay says this
is not the case. The money realized
from these notes of recent making,
went to pay off old notes, and interest
oil said notes, interest on bonds, etc.
In other words, IL is a case of continual
borro wing necessity, the banks through
out the state, in consequence, ''reap-
ing thousands and thousands of dol
lars of profit" said Finance Commits
sioner Ryan.
What a travesty on sense and
justice. Is 1t not soon time for the
voters of New Jersey to rise up In their
might and swat some of those wise
solons or their bold bald pates? UP to
Lthis point, we thought Jersey was pref
ty we'll in the front rank of states; but
what Mr. Kay said today sounds like
legislation of the Middle Ages.
&Levi F. Butts dropped dead last SUM-
day, June %, 1918, at his home on Pa
cific avenue in Wildwood shortly after
dinner. A stroke of apoplexy caused
him to fall from his chair. He had
walked from the board walk a few min.
utes before in his usual health. Fun
erRl aervices were held We'd nv ova.