Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-08-29


six months, the JOURNAL reporter
sauntered once again into the commits
sioners room to attend the regular week
Iy meeting for the last week of August,
1919. Scarcely had the JOURNAL man
entered, when his eyes turned involun-
tarily 10 behold his stanch and trusty
friend-the faithful city clock-still
hanging serenely on the very spot
where he had left it in February last.
"This is the p~roudest moment Of my
life" exclaimed the surprised but de-
lighted timepiece! "You made me
famous,n it continued, land nothing
would have caused me SO much pain
as to have been compelled to count you
out when you were down emporarily
in that serious bout with the worlds
grim challenger, whose stern def is
hurled betimes at everyone, To greet
you today affords me inestimable
pleasure-like an Embodied joy whose
race is just begun and for thee, patient
scribe, as well as for myself, may l not
predict a roseate future Of useful SER
vice, devoted to the public veal"
Deeply conscious of the sympathy
and sincerity expressed by the clocks
fair words; and charmed with the hope
entwined in it's "sweet bodements,"
the reporter, with tecoming modesty,
g%raciously bowed his Acknowledgements
and gave renewed assurances OF I'M
swerving devotion to the noble cause
for which this sterling sentinel stands.
" Let me not burst in ignorance Of
civic affairs outside this chamber
the clock pleaded finally, but keep me
duly posted on matters vital to the in
terests of the people; that l may know
the trend of all events, and regulate
my movements accordingly. You
shall merit thereby my lasting graft
tude.n
In this humble request the reporter
acquiesced, as he began to push his
freshly-sharpened pencil point at 213
p. M, eastern standard time, when the
Mayor called the meeting to order.
The minutes of the previous weekly
meeting were quickly disposed of, and
the current financial report called for.
MI. Ryan, the commissioner of finance,
thereupon reported collections in the
tax department for the week ending
August 21st, at ~$6,154s7, aud in the
water department for the same period
Of time as 1856. 55.
Mr.. Hendee, the street commissioner,
submitted his report next. Owing to
the Instructions caused to cutters and
the drainage system generally and to
other damage done by that syncopated
but severe "northeaster" that struck
this island recently, Mr.. Hendee has
been a very busy mar for the past ten
days. He handed the JOURNAL re-
porter a list Of all the work that was
necessary to do because of the ravages
Of this brief but furious storm, and it
is ''some" list. Space forbids a de-
tailed publication Of this most impor-
tant labor.
Water Superintendent Brown was
busy the last week, having read SO
meters to ascertain the amount of
water consumption; repaired seven
meters, two Of which were placed in
stock, and made water connections
from mains for two new consumers.
Mr.. Hendee moved the approval Of
both his own and Mr.. Browns report.
Then the Mayor, in an expectant
mood, inquired of the city clerk if
there were any communications from
any source to be read? When she re-
piled in the negative, he seemed nom
plussed.
Certain conditions Of things here at
present would seem to invite a perfect
flood of communications of protest, or
of a advice, or both.
The question of garbage removal for
instance has become a solemn one, and
the remarks thereon male at city hall
yesterday plainly indicated that the
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endurable and that a remedy must be
found before the advent of the season
of 1920.
Samuel Jamison, owner of the Over
brook apartments on east Roberts ave
nue., made a personal complaint to the
Mayor at the meeting yesterday, stat
ing that eleven pals of perishable stuff
had been standing in his yard for
many days awaiting transportation.
Ocular demonstrations of congested
garbage conditions are not needed.
You can 'snose" the stuff in many
places as you pass by. Mr.. Jamison
asked permission of the commissioners
to bury a part of his accumulated offal.
This was granted. Some one asked
him why he didn't bury it first, and