Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-11-22

people to know about this matter, and
the Approximate amount of these extra
com pensations. Acting upon this tax
payers suggestion, both commissioners
and ex-Cierk Whitesell were asked
about the subject in question. They
shook their heads and said they knew
nothing about any fees or commission
being paid. Some days later, Solicitor
Hand was questioned in regard to the
fee subject. He replied hat it was his
impression that the city clerk received
a fee for every cunning license that
said clerk issued. When this state
ment by the city solicitor "a COM
municated to James E. Whitesell, the
latter reluctantly admitted it to be cor
rect, but remarked that the state paid
him these cunning license fees.
AT the commissioners meeting on
November It'll, among other bills pre-
sented for payment was one by Robert
j. Kay, calling for 1925 and designat-
ed as salary. After hat meeting, Mr..
IAdy do aohCo w Ca PIOAh bhS "OOh~
ing of this bill. He answered hat this
was money paid him for searches he
had made; but his ex PLANTATION of how
he classed this under the head of salary
was not clear. "What else are you 60
ing to call it, he queried?" The
JOURNAL would class search fees as
fees, pure and simple, and not as sala-
ry. According to City Treasurer Kay's
annual report of city financial affairs
for 1917, he himself received in "tax
collectors search fees' the sum of
$117.50. In this report Mr.. Kay him
self refers to these perquisites as fees,
which they most surely are. AT the
same time that MI. Kay was asked to
explain the $4.25 bill, he was also asked
if ex-Clerk Whitesell received a COM
mission for collecting mercantile license
money. Mr.. Kay very freely and
frankly stated that he did-at the rate
Of five per cent. According to Mr..
Kay's annual 1917 report, therefore,
ex-City Clerk Whitesell received five
per cent. on 81 ,081. 35. or the sun of
$354.O7. Clerk Whitesell had resigned
before we had an opportunity to con-
front him with this evidence furnished
by the city treasurer. On October 25,
Whitesell was non-committal when
asked II any officials received fees or
com missions, in addition to their stated
annual salaries. WhiteselEs salary in
1917 was 5000. Adding the five per
cent. commission on collection of Ii
cense money, his income that year
from the city was ST, 254. 07-more than
Ryan or Hendee receive. Under the
increased salary of 81 ,0S0 a year, and
the ratio Of license revenue being about
the same, the city clerk would get near
ly as much out of that office, as does
the mayor out of mis-. All these offices
look like pretty soft berths when, as
MI. Ryan once said, city salaries are a
certain quantity aud are forthcoming
whether winds blow high or blow
low"
Mrs. H. r. Einstein, who has been
coming to Wildwood for many years,
left for Philadelphia yesterday to spend
the winter. In the early days Mrs.
Einstein had an artists studio near the
beach in the Holly Beach section. She
spent the summer at the TIE lit House
on Taylor avenue, and for the past few
weeks she stopped at the home of Luc-
lus @. g. Clark. Some time ago she
was disabled by a fall and now uses
crutches on the street.
Faulty manur is a prolific source of
weeds on lawns and in gardens. Avoid
weeds by using Philadelphia manure.
F. P. Mattera. If
John Reese and family closed their
home by-the-sea yesterday aud left for
their city home at 1920 east Moyamen-
sing avenue, Philadelphia. Mr.. Recess
family consists of his brother and sis
ter, William and Lizzie Reese, and
their two nieces, Mary and Chrissie
Miller. John Reese will make trips to
Wildwood every Friday morning to
attend the weekly meetings of the
board Of directors of the Marine Ma
tional Bank. These meetings now take
place at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon.
The Wildwood Embroidery Shop has
secured a good line of stamped ladies'
underwear, children's dresses, towels,
etc. Also a good supply of knitting
warns. Call and see them at 1872 east
wildwood avenue. Miss j. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Miller, of 209
east Pine avenue, who are spending
the ter in Riverside, celebrated
their Both wedding anniversary at their
daughter Olives home 2S4O north 18th
street, Philadelphia. A very pleasant