Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-10-10
mo QUORUM" AT COM
MISSIONERS MEETING

SaON VIZ $4,000
dee, it was impossible to hold a meet
ing of the City Commissioners yester-
day afternoon, October 9th. This fact
was announced by the Mayor, on the
grounds of "no quorum" a few min
utes before two o'clock, and after a tele-
phone message had been received to
the effect that the commissioner of
highways had been forbidden by his
physician to leave the house. What
the nature of Mr.. Hendee's illness is,
was not learned.
Yesterday was the date set for open
ing of the sealed proposals looking to
the removal Of garbage and other waste
matter for the year 1920; and some dis
appointment was felt by those inter
ested at the seemingly unavoidable de-
lay or postponement. In awarding the
contract, the successful bidder will be
REQUIRED to begin his work on the first
day of January, 1920, and the period
of his operations will terminate Oh De-
Gender 3Ist, of the same year. Specu-
latjon is rife as to the sizes OF the bids
-one guesser mentioning figures as
high as 500, 1000! Others think that
from $4,000 to $4,000 may be nearer
the mark of some of the lowest offers.
AS the contract is to be made for n
year with the privilege of five years,
there may be some surprises in store
for those who look upon the carriage
and waste paper proposition as an in
superable barrier to the attainment OF
~cIeanIy and strictly sanitary condi-
tions, and The consequent progress or
our city. We should very much regret
TO see no advance or i'm proveInent over
present methods.
No matter what the cost may be,
garbage must be moved next season,
and moved daily. 1t must be gotten
rid of efectually. On this point the
1eorIs have spoken in no uncertain
ZONES. The pre- ent Anticipated system
of removal and deposition hardly COM
port with Goth century demands and
claims. Let it be said of US, as it is
said of a few others-we're mot the
kind that's Slow" but unless we settle
this garbage question right now, we
may remain slow forever.
"There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which,, taken at the full, leads on
to fortune"
So is there, in the affairs of cities.
That time and tide is no for Wild
wood; and the very first step toward
our success must be to ride upon the
white crest OF a sanitary wave, that
will publish to the world the coming
truth that Wild wood is to be made the
sweetest, c~Ieanest and most healthful
city on the Atlantic coast. In placing
the proposed ley contract, it would be
" ell for our commissioners to consider
we'll all phases Of this knotty subject
weigh every circumstance well-and
give us the relief 60 long and eagerly
sought for, and which shall surely help
us to make the stride toward becoming
the ideal seaside resort.
After we have cleaned up our city
proudfully, then we will turn our at
tention to the procurement OF better
train service and better postal service.
What we need most along these lines
is an electric line from here to Millville
to connect at that point with the line
from there to Camden and Pbiladel.
phia. Another advancement will be
a belt line street railway service, with
a possible extension to Cape May City.
AS a crowning achievement, the great
est plan the people of this city could
ever undertake for the whole islands
good, would be a movement to seek the
removal of all steam railroad traffic
throughout the length of our beach.
There should be one central, union sta
ton only. This project has been spoken
of frequently. Here is a problem worth
while for our Board of Trade secretary
to tackle.
Next 10 the garbage offensive, We
should organize an offensive to launch
against the smoke nuisance, black
clouds of which are seen 20 frequently
floating over and down upon our homes
and lawns. Many Q housew wife would
hail with joy a move to eradicate this
annoying smoke evil, which seems to
be growing worse from gear to year.
If w Courtright Smith wants to be-
come a hero in the ladies' eyes, let him
turn his latent energies into channels
big and we'll worth while.
George Solly, of West Glenwood
avenue, is spending a few days in Phil
adelphia this week. Mrs. Solly leaves
this Sunday for same place to attend