Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-12-27

As q sort of Christmas aftermath,
there was an air of calm at city hall
yesterday afternoon, December 26, and
affairs moved along so smoothly and
so serenely that a dream-like situation
was ain ost produced; augmented,
perhaps, by the soothing and somno-
lent effects of the fragrant Havanas,
whose perfume peTmeated the cham
Der, where sat the mayor aud the two
other commissioners, all in their ap-
pointed places early, at ten minutes
before two o'clock. In the absence of
City Solicitor Hand, the reporters had
to keep tab alone on the rythmical
movements of the city's trus ed time
piece and to note, of their own Volt
ton, thai the unerring hands pointed
to 2.04, when the legislative machinery
v as set In motion on signal from the
mayor, when instantly the acting city
clerk plunged into the regular minute
reading act. Money seems to be flow
ing freely into the revenue department
just now, and the finance commission
or looked more than pleased 10 tie able
to report total receipts from taxes and
assessments for week ending Thurs
day, December 10, as $50, GAS. 70. III
comparison, the receipts for the same
period Of time in the water department,
looked puny and sickly, as the figures
$418. 55 clearly showed. With a feel
ing of pride yesterday, the city treas
nrer brought over to the reporters cor
liner, a check In the sum of SIS 900, pay
Fable to the order of the Marine Nation
al Bank of Wildwood. He explained
to the reporters that this payment is
being made to take up or have cancel
ed tax anticipation notes, aggregating
this sum, which the city had had dis
counted there during the current year.
This check looked SO good" &c both
reporters hat they almost wished for
it, that they might divide it between
themselves, on a $3.50 basis. The water
So superintendent stood up next and read
his weekly report setting forth that
" alter had been shut off for the winter,
as requested, by ID consumers; two
meters of large water consumers ill.,
spected for readings, and that all meters
in Anglesea and Wildwood Crest had
been inspected for 1918, and a goodly
number of those in Wildwood. Thus
the water chiefs 1918 meter inspection
labors are nearly ended. The city
electricians report for the past week
was next read, telling Of five certiti-
Gates granted and five permits issued,
and of a check for $3.50 enclosed, to be
passed into the city treasury to cover
fees collected by the inspector.
At the instance of the city treasurer
and according to the 'thcrity inves-
ted In the city commissioners by virtue
of the 1917 laws, chapter 1872. a resolu-
ton was passed Iegalizing the issue of q
series of new tax anticipation notes
aggregating $4,000. All OF these
twelve notes are to bear date of Deem
Der SIst, and to be made payable in
three years or less. The rate of utter
est is six per cent, payable semi
annually.
Last week the JOURNAL noted the
presence of g. A. Hopkins, of New
York City, during the whole session
of the Commissioners. The object O
his visit to Wild wood was to present 9
|, bill for the Sanitation Corporation, Of
that city, in the sum Of $3.50, repre-
sentiDg amount due for duplicate parts
r of and accessories to the complicated
} mechanism Of the city's disposal plant
!, After last weeks meeting Mr.. Hop
dins checked off with COMMISSIONS
Hendee the numerous items on THU
bill. AT yesterdays session the bill
} was approved by the street commits
sioner and it was ordered paid. IL
} accomplish this recommendation, OF
t motion of Ryan and Hendee the issu
ance of another note was authorized IL
| the sum Of $3.50 dated December 18th
! at six per cent. A check was drawn
t to the order of James McLinden in tn
sum Of $500. This Is the 6nal paymen
J on the garbage removal contract 70
the present year. The Mayor will tax
J charge of the delivery OF this check
, G. ]. Scully was an interested caller a
Yesterdays meeting. presenting a bill
} for $l91. 79, balance due him for build
: ing an addition to the city's waite
. plant near Rio Grande. His bill 70
: extras was $54 So, making q total o
) $246 "a. A check was drawn to MI
3 Scully,s order for the whole amount