Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-12-12

"When the roll was called dow
yonderu at city hall yesterday after
noon, December 18th, at the openlnI
of the commissioner meeting a few
minutes after two o'clock, all OF tn
members of the board answered "pres
entn or "hereu as their names wer
uttered glibly by the rapid city clerk
A "full house" greeted them, every
chair in the chamber being filed. ON
citizen, failing to arrive in time to re
cure a chair crawledupon the reporters
table a~pologizing for this breach OF ell
quette by saying that as there was n'
seat for him below he was 'forced tt
climb up into the gallery" No doubI
he felt like a s'gallery god" while
listening to the proceedings from Thu
"coign of vantage" regardless OF Dis
encroachment on others space.
Everything moved along quietly
at this session. There were no jars OF
jolts Of any kind, and the legislative
machinery worked as if 1T had been
freshly CREASED. All Of the commits
sioners wore a seeming air Of meekness
and docility and some wonder was ex-
pressed because of this changed and
subdued attitude. PerchaDce anticipa-
ton of what came along later-near
the close of the meeting-may have
had something to do with the reticence
Indicated.
For the week ending December 4th
the amount Of money received from
the collection of taxes and assessments
was reported 10 have been SIS, $3.50. SO,
and from the collection Of water rents
$I71.78 Water rents are running low,
and no wonder, for u ''cold water
man" has been nightly busy in turn
ing off the thirst-slacking fluid for
some time, and the past week he re-
ported 48 more such acts. A break in
the water main in the vicinity Of
Maple and Park avenues, was repaired
this week. II "brevity is the soul of
w.t." then Joe Brown was witty this
week.
The city treasurer reported the col
lection Of STATS in search fees during
the month Of November. Seventeen
searches were made. netting the sum
mentioned.
During the same month James g.
Wigham, plumbing inspector, report
ed that eight permits had been granted
and $12. rs collected in fees for the city.
The Mayor reported a busted culvert
at the Presbyterian church corner.
Engineer l.. M. Rice gave a brief re-
port on his plans and specifications
for a partial drainage system to over
come the excess of surface water on our
streets during heavy rains. After a
further consultation between the engi-
neer and the city solicitor an ordinance
will be drafted by the latter and be in
troduced at next meeting, asking fol
an appropriation to carry out these
plans.
By an unanimous vote yesterday 9
resolution was passed, turning e tc
the county authorities the control, care
and management of Goth street from
it's intersection with Central avenue tc
its intersection with Park Boulevard
and the latter street from the intersee.
ton at 18th street to the city line al
Crosse u Our street commits
sioner stated that he had looked into
the matter and found it to be the In
tention of the Cape May County Board
of Chosen Freeholders to keep these
streets lighted, to regravel them and
possibly in a year or two to resurface
them with asphalt. No objections
were made by anyone either in person
or by letter, and SO the resolution went
through without debate-whether "for
better or for worse"
Next on the program was the pas.
sage of two resolutions authorizing the
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the city by the proper officials, both to
be dated December 11th and both to
bear interest at the ate of six per cent
per annum. These notes are issued
IN anticipation Of the future collection
of water rents. The face value of the
first note is S 1000 and OF the second
$4,000. 1t was stated in the resolution
that the proceeds resulting from the
discounting of these notes will be used
to meet current expenses in the water
department.
A motion was now carried to take
up Ordinance No. SO on its last read.
ing. This ordinance was passed yester.
day. 1t carries an appropriation OF
$4,000 with the purpose in view of ex.
tending our water system in sections
OF North Wildwood, Angleses and in
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