Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-10-31

CAANy ny III OOLA 1lfOAOhCAS OdlAlnB
on Engineer Rice to make a thorough
examination of the entire boardwalk
in the first ward and report the results
of his findings at next meeting, Nov. 6.
Ed win M. Johnson rendered the COM
m~issioners a sample of the rotten pill
ing. The chunk was brought to the
meeting carefully swaddled n news
paper, so it would not disintegrate be-
fore being shown.
Engineer Rice was now called to pro-
duce the revised plans and specifica-
tions for the $780, 900 boardwalk, and
he was required to certify that it could
be built according to his specifications
for the sum named. A request WAS
made by several citizens that these
plans and Specifications be held over
for one week and be placed on file in
city hall, in order that anyone inter
portunity to examine and consider
same. This proposition was strenuous
ly opposed by the Mayor, who vehe.
mently gave vent to his pentup feelings
by declaring in effect that it looked a.
if some of the citizens were trying to
tmake monkeys Of the commits
sioners." Therefore he favored im-
mediate action, and an adoption reso-
luton was put to a vote at once;
Smith and Ryan voting yea, Hendee
nay. Ia arguing against the adoption,
Mr.. Hendee showed the following ex-
penses facing US:
For drainage $4,000
First w ard fire house and
engine . 2O,5OO
Three Public Comfort stations Is 900
Eight bulkheads 1000
Fol- very necessary expenses $50, 500
Now if you tag $50 1000 more onto our
burdens you arrive at $40, 500. "The
borrowing capacity of the city is only
1920 000," he stated. How are we 60
ing to do it all was the question raised
in many minds?
Yesterday was the date set for the
reception of the r~e-advertised garbage
removal bids. On motion that the
proposals be accepted and opened, it
was promptly seconded and carried,
and the clerk began Immediately the
reading of the offers. There were only
fonr oontaStonta DC ~folIOuS.
r. III. Coney, Wild wood . $40, 259
Jos. Mackissic, Rio Grande $4,000
Quo e. Koeneke, Wildwood $4,000
Fred Maginnes, Phila. . 52,25C
These are the figures for a term of
five years. The contract is to be let for
q year, with the privilege of FIVE
years. The matter was laid over for
one week. Otto G. Koeneke wa the
only bidder to specify that if he were
awarded the contract that he would
build a sanitary reduction plant at
some point offshore for the disposal Of
the %perishable garbage. This would
mean a decided advance over methods
of garbage disposal in vogue here now
and in the past.
After the bids were all recorded E. s.
Culver asked the Mayor where the
man is who had offered to do the job
for nothing? 81 don't know" CURLY
replied his Honor; task Heinle-he
can tell you" Up rose HeinIe and
stoutly denied that he had ever eaid
such a thing, and then he sat again.
The JOURNAL remembers that Beinle
conveyed a message TO the commits
sioners from John T. Byrne on Augu't
18th, ito the effect hat he (Byrne)
could put them in touch with a mau
who offers to remove all garbage and
other waste material, free Of charge"
At that time s'the Mayor grasped at
this proposition and hastily exclaimed:
why that is the kind of man we are
looking for! Send him along'." He
was never sent along-but instead ar
rived OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
merry tune OF $40, 450 per annum, or
$50, $50 for five; and dancing himself
into position as the lowest of the low
on the list. Byrne's little joke now
looks like a sjoker"
In compliance with the resolution OF
request passed at the previous meeting
our painstaking City Solicitor reported
that he had looked up the law bearing
on the subject aud finds that the Com
missioners cannot legally execute the
lease drawn up for the Wild wood Ath-
letic Association for a term Of SO years
and for the nominal rental Of 81 pei
year, thus extending to this organiza-
ton the privilege Of erecting a memo
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