Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-12-19
DOingS at Wildwood
City Hall

contracted last night dangerously near
to the zero mark 0f it did not actual
ly touch that ''goose. egg" point) this
prematurely low temperature did not
cause any diminution of interest in
city hall dolngs, nor tend to decrease
the attendance yesterday, December
18th, at the regular weekly meeting of
the commissioners. Apparently in
anticipation Of this large gathering of
citizens, Joe Brown, with wise fore
sight, had dragged into The chamber
before the session began all of the ex-
ira available chairs within the different
rooms of the city building and these
did not suffice, for after all the chairs
were filled a few persons were left to
stand-some leaning for support
against the wall or doorway. Mr..
Brown is not only an authority on
water but he is we'll acquainted with
the grateful properties of heat also,
and called attention yesterday 10 the
comfortable degree of the heated air
inside the municipal room. The va
por-carrying capacity of this air was
tested to its limit at the meeting, ow-
ing TO the large number Of Havanas
and near-Havanas, which were being
continuously pulled.
The city clock said 2.06, when at the
request of the Mayor, Clerk Helen
Geisenberger, began to call the roll.
1t was 2 Is when the minutes of the
previous meeting "stood approved as
read" Financial report for week end
ing December 18th, showed receipts
in the tax department to have been
S 1892. "a, and in the water depart
ment $289. %. During the past week
the water superintendent turned off
at the curb, the supply OF H2 @, in
twenty instances, and made one new
connection to the water system at
Stanton road and Pacific avenue,
Wildwood Crest, for Bonham Bros,
building contractors.
The first business of the day to be
transacted was the passage OF a resolu-
ton authorizing the city treasurer to
dispose of at par and with accrued in
terest, to the city's sinking fund COM
mission, the $4,000 worth of bonds
recently issued for the purpose of rails
ing none with which to purchase a
new fire engine and new hose for First
ward fire company. A similar resolu-
ton was passed authorizing the city
treasurer to sell the IS, 500 bond series
to the Marine National Bank, of
Wild wood, at par and accrued inter-
est. The money realized from the sale
of this series of bonds will be used in
remodeling and improving First ward
fire house. The city clerk was author
lied to advertise for sealed proposals
looking to the purchase of a new fire
engine, etc., said proposals to be open
ed at two O'Clock p. M. on Thursday,
January 9Th, 1920. The city clerk was
like wise directed to advertise for bids
or sealed proposals for the remodeling
of First ward fire building. The time
limit set on this second set of proposals
is thirty days. These will therefore
be opened at two O'Clock p. NJ. or
Thursday, January 22d, 1920. Because
of the scarcity and high prices of lum-
Der aud other material, it was deemed
wise to give prospective estimators
ample time to make up their bids.
A resolution was mex submitted and
passed authorizing the issuance, by the
proper city officials, of a temporary
Improvement note in the sum Of 81 900
to be dated December 18th. This note
was drawn in anticipation of the sale
of the 500, 900 issue of water bonds re-
Gently authorized by passage of ordi.
nance No. 80 and sale of which has not
vet been effected. The money realized
from the discounting of this note will
tide the water department over, until
the series of water bonds referred to can
be marketed, for the purpose of extend
ing our water system, as previously
told in the JOURNAL. The city clerk
was instructed to advertise at once for
bids on cast iron water pipe, said sealed
proposals to be received and opened at
the commissioners meeting on January
Stb, 1920.
Under the head Of ''new business"
the Mayor made a motion which was
seconded by the commissioner OIL
finances, that Gilbert H. Baker be
given at once notice of the Intention of
the City of Wildwood 'to move the
boardwalk" oceanward. This motion
prevailed. Under the terms of an
entered into in 1918 between
the city and Mr.. Baker, the latter was
assured that a period of six months
would be granted him in which to
prepare and arrange for the moving
hark of his theatre distance of twenty