Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-21

want an increase for himself. The city
treasury being so low in funds now,
the Chiefs request was not granted
positively, but tentatively. In making
up the budget for the present year, the
sum OF 50. 600 was Appropriately pay
the salaries of the police force aud the
summer life guard force. The life guard
service may not cost quite as much as
estimated. There may be $50, $75 or
even 500 left over. AN understand
ing was had between the Commission
ers and the Chief of police, that what
ever life guard sum remains at the end
of the season, is to be divided up pro
rata among the city's five policemen.
Ordinance number So was passed and
became a law. The ordinance fixes the
increased water rates and prescribes
new rules and regulations, all to be-
come effective July let, 1918. All neces-
cary information about this ordinance
and its various provisions is now being
printed and will in a few days be ready
for distribution. The increase in rates
was made necessary to meet existing
expense conditions, no profit accruing
to the city because of ad v a in rates
to consumers of water.
Written protests were received from
the Office of the Board of Trade on the
boardwalk In regard to the tar or crude
oil on the beach; in regard to dogs run
ming loose; and to the of broken
glass at several spots. 1t was stated in
the protests that a young woman while
strolling along the board walk had been
bitten by a dog. No formal action was
taken to remedy any OF these troubles
complained of. Some action will like
ly ensue al nextmeeting of the Commits
sioners on June 81.
City CLERK Whitesell reports that II
candidates presented themselves for ex-
animation, as applicants for Life Guard
positions. Only six passed, whose
names we append: William Chew,
William G.. Gardner, J. Conley, Hen
ry F. Chanfrau, William Krecker and
George Carney. The monthly salary
of these new guards will be $50. Cor
don Needham succeeds his brother Tom
Needham as Captain ofthe Life Guards.
The captains salary is $85 per month.
The five assistant guards, who hold
over from last year, are entitled to re-
ceive $40 each this season. There names
follow: Edward Coke, Robert Carrick,
Harold Winnepenny, Adam Morton,
and Edward Morton. Edward Coke,
the first named, stationed last sum-
mel at the Ocean Pier, will drive the
beach motorcycle ambulance this sum-
mer.
E. B. Pagan, of the Crest, suffered a
severe "roasting" at the hands Of Wild
woods mayor yesterday. Pagan may
no longer "play in our back yard, mol
slide on our cellar door, For the time
being he is persona non grata to Wild
woods officials and under the taboo,
Recently the Mayor notified Pagan
tAhb Oioeb iociou6u Sunli uOt Nc per
mitted to unload their refuse on Wild
woods choice reservation south of Rio
Grande avenue, and west of Park Boul-
evard. The beginning of this NANTES
tation of resentment dates back to the
Wild wood Board of Trade meeting on
Tuesday, June II, at which time Pagan
criticised rather caustically Wildwood's
methods in collecting and disposing of
garbage, ashes and other material. His
vivid portrayal of a supposed trip here
of some visitors in a handsome limo
sine, and meeting with unpleasant x
periences by coming in contact with
garbage and ash collectors, was con-
sidered by many listeners a fiction, a
fairy tale. While the Mayor admits
that there may have been "a grain of
truth in what Pagan said, yet he thinks
there were some misstatements mixed
up with the truth, and that the whole
harangue was a reflection on the head
of the city. In refusing the Crest dump
ing privileges on Wild woods waste
land, the Mayor said he did not per-
sonally wish to bear all of the respon-
sibility, and inquired if Ryan and Hen
dee would back him up, which they
agreed to do. So Pagan will stay put
or else Ego to some other port"
Mis-. John Dennison received a card
from her son announcing his safe ar
rival In France. Joe is with the Wild
wood boys. He says that al soon as
they get in the trenches, they are going
to send "the Kaiser some souvenirs"
from the trench mortar machine gun.
Miss Mary Stratton, Of west Taylor
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