Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-10-18

S3l1.3 10 tax receipts for week ending
October 10th, and $773.44 In the water
department for the same period oftime.
Joe Brown reported water turned OIL
the past week for forty consumers, and
on for one. Ten meters Of large con-
sumers were inspected and read, and
eleven for private consumers. A COM
munication from Richard Scampton,
Of Wildwood Crest, was next read pro-
testing the payment Of an excess of
81 13 on his water bill for the use OF
80,400 gallons, and stating that he did
not use one-half as much water this
year as last year. Water Collector Kay
looked up the records and found the
consumption this year to have DE
practically the same as in years before.
So no relief was given to the professor.
Much confusion and misunderstanding
in regard to water bills having arisen
among consumers because of thechange
of the ending of the water year from
July lst to January LIST, a resolution
was passed authorizing the collector to
have printed the necessary explana-
tons and instructions to send out to
all consumers. Another communica-
ton on the water question was received
and read from Alonzo Brown, of west
Rio Grande avenue, e'Lonnie"Brown.)
The water bill chalked up against him
is only SIS, but he demurs to paying
it because of an alleged leakage. If no
reduction In the sum is made the May
or said "Lonnie" has threatened to
refuse to pay the bill altogether and to
leave the damned town." Defiance
like this don't go down with the
Mayor, and he exclaimed: "Let him
go; now put that In the JOURNAL"
Joe Brown tried to explain that the
leak referred to was a product OF
Alonzo's fancy. Still another commu-
nication was read by the city clerk,
but this was not about water. 1t was
about q license fee of $40 assessed
against Samuel Cooper. Of east Cedar
avenue, for the privilege of cleaning
and pressing clothes. He claims the
fee should be according to the mercan-
tile list, only $3.50, and refuses to pay
$40. A resolution was moved by Ryan
and Hendee directing the arrest of
Mr.. Cooper if the fee of $40 be not paid
on or before October "a, 1918. Clerk
Whitesell having reported that Justice
of the Peace B. G. Ingersoll had not
turned in any part of the fees levied
and collected by him during the sum-
mer, a resolution was passed demand
ing immediate payment or the press
ing of a penalty in case of his failure
to comply with the commissioners re-
quest. Because of dull business this
season, the city clerk announced that
the city's income from license fees is
$1,000 less than last year.
City Hall seems to be a mecca for
Cape May politicians. Not long ago
Senator Stevens was a caller at a meet
ing OF our commissioners; and yester-
day everybody was taken by surprise
when in walked William Porter, DEM
ocratic nominee for State Senator this
year. He did not tarry long, however.
and after %apologizing for the Interrupt
ton to the proceedings, Mr.. Porter,
like a busy bee, shook hands with each
person In the chamber and then with
drew "to pastures new"
w. COPYRIGHT Smith now advanced
to the front and told the commission
ers with his best grace what efforts he
is putting forth to induce either the
Pennsylvania or Reading railroad to
put on a workman's train to and from
Mays Landing. He was assured OF the
necessary diplomatic and financial
backing of the commissioners in any
further efforts put forth to attain thi:
desired end. On being shown yester
day q likeness of the Imperial German
chancellor, Maximillian, Smith sale
it indicated intellectually, but that ht
was like all the rest of that Imperia
"bunchn-full of e~vasiveness and du
plicity. Gazing at President Wilson's
portrait on the wall, COPYRIGHT Smith
expressed gratitude that the nation
chief had not been caught in the dan
gerous ineshes of would be Imperia
diplomacy. The time for discussion
or argument with such unprinciplee
wretches is past. America demands
not only unconditional surrender o
the German armies, but the surrende
of the kaiser and all the other German
leaders for trial before a judicial tribu
nal. America will be satisfied will