Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-10-25

were not required to pay a license. Two
instances were cited of such omission;
and a manufacturing plant said to con-
tain $1,000 worth of machinery was
found to pay nc tax on this personal
property. 1t is this seeming inequali-
ty in the distribution of taxes and licen-
ses that caused Mr.. Taylor to enter
such a persistent and vigorous protest
at yesterdays meeting. Rev. j. q.
Ed wards, pastor Of the First M. E.
Church, now arose and asked the COM
missioners for an adjustment OF the
city's account against the church. The
amount of the original bill was about
$3.50 for graveling the street IN front
of church, for tcurbs, sidewalks, sewer
connections, etc. All this has been
paid as per city accounts except a bal
ance of about $110 representing princi-
pal and interest. Mr.. Edwards stated
that a number of members OF the Lad
les Aid society, claim that payments
were made to the late Collector. b. X.
Barker and were not credited, in mis-
take; and feel that under these circum-
stances, the matter should be adjusted.
The mayor assured Mr.. Edwards that
an effort would be made to look up the
account to ascertain If any error did
creep in, in the clerical department.
This matter has been brought up before,
but it is hoped nov it may be finally
concluded.
After DIR. Edwards retired D. j.
Woods, ar extensive property owner
In Wildwood. made a strong appeal to
the commissioners to do something
toward improving the approaches to
the board walk. He spoke particularly
Of the Magnolia venue and Young's
avenue approaches, being the ones in
which MI. Woods is most interested,
but of course he favors necessary i'm
provements wherever needed, and
strongly urged the necessity for prompt
attention to the approaches.
Louis Sagel next made a very siren
uous effort to show the commissioners
that q water bill Of $40, charged a.
gainst his boardwalk property last win
ter while Mr.. Ssgel was away and the
water turned off, was a mistake and
not just. He paid the bill sometime
ago, under protest, and now asks for
the return of the money. He said ii
there had been any leakage, he was
not responsible when the water supply
had peer cut off. A further investiga-
ton of this matter is to be made. Be-
cause of all this press of preliminary
business it was $50 before the reading
of the minutes of the previous weeks
meeting was arrived at. When read
and approved, the financial report was
called for. Mr.. Ryan said that for the
week ending Thursday, Oct. IL, the
. books showed that $339.71 had been
credited for taxes and assessments; and
$3.50. so for water rents. Last week
Joe Brown had a "frog in his throat
and could scarcely speak above a whis'
per; but yesterday he vas able to en-
unciate distinctly while informing the
com missioners that he turned of wa
ter during the past week for 20 consum'
ers; repaired 6 stock meters and inspect
ed Z meters in use. He also told Of
finding a defective water meter on
the premises of Alfred Carlson on wesl
Montgomery n This was taken
out and a perfect meter put in, which
adjus tment reduced Carlson's watel
bill from $14.6 6 to 1891
The clerk now read the city auditors
report for the third quarter of the pres
ent year. Frank s. Lloyd is a regis
tered accountant, and reported yester'
day that he had carefully examined
all ofthe books in the offices OF the city
, treasurer, collector OF water rents, col
lector of taxes and secretary of thu
! sinking fund commission and fouDc
i, them correct. A letter was read from
, DR.. H. w. Hassell, said to be a physi
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