Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-24

tended sessions weekly TOT LnIee mOHInS
of the year, or twelve times in all.
Mr.. Young said that Sc, 400 is quite a
bit of money to be expended for these
vocational schools, about the manage
ment Of which the people of Cape May
county know so little. Mr.. Young
says the Freeholders have a right to
know how every dollar Of this money
is used, and proposes close examiua-
ton and supervision of the work from
this time on This Is as it should be.
The same kind of supervision is to be
quito appropriation Of $4,000. Surely,
the taxpayers will back up the Free
holders in demanding to know how
the hard Learned dollars are ~disbursed,
and ia seeing to it that there is value
re eived in every instance. Director
Rutherford, we believe, has rendered a
public service by re-appointing Mr..
Young as chairman of the finance
committee for 1919. A recess was Ia
ken from II .25 to 1.30 for lunch. At
/ 40 the budget was taken up for final
action. During the recess Clerk Frank
Fowkes dictated a resolution to Acting
Clerk Irving Fitch declaring the orig
inal budget 10 be changed by the trans
fer of $3,437.6 "a from the 1918 surplus
revenue accoun to the reduction of this
years budget. The amended budget
stands at 1901 ,244.0S. On formal vote
the amendment was adopted, and then
by the same process the budget as
amended was adopted with n dis
senting vote, that Of John f. Fox, OF
Ocean City. During the consideration
of the budget Mr.. Fox had moved that
the hospital appropriation OF $4,000 be
increased ten per cent. No n secon-
ded his motion, and the proposition
fell flat. The issuance of tax anticipa-
ton notes to the amount of SAL 900 was
next authorized, $25 900 worth of these
notes to be discounted and the pro-
ceeds applied TO the general fund and
the other $4,000 worth to be used to
pay maturing bonds and interest. 1t
was next announced that a communi-
cation had been received from the state
mosquito determination committee,
asking that two delegates be sen to
Trenton on February 9th to attend the
annual meeting, and Director Ruther-
ford then designated Freeholders Young
and Camp as repre- entatives, both OF
whom signified their willingness to
serve. A bill in the sum of $178. so was
received recently by the Freeholders
from Mrs. Florence johnson, of Wild
wood. Her house at 145 west Garfield
avenue, had been locked up for eleven
months in 1867 by the county pros
ecutor because of an alleged murder
said to have been committed therein.
The matter was referred to County
Collector Saul for adjustment. While
the board thought that this woman
was entitled to some compensation be-
cause of the circumstances referred to,
yet they felt the bill was excessive and
should be cut down considerably. The
Freeholders had refused up to this
time to pay the dill because Prosecu or
Cole refused to approve it. Director
Rutherford now announced the per-
sonnet Of the various committees.
These were generously distributed, and
all of the fourteen members, exclusive
of the Director, figured in the layout
-xaA NJ E4y of hnn0h GHtU IN
point Of service the oldest member OF
the board and the principal domino
ting member for nearly a score of years.
His name, by his own written request,
did not appear on any of the thirteen
committees. By virtue of his office the
Director is a member of all committees.
To justify his course in leaving Mr..
Fox's name off all COMMITTEE the Di-
rector asked the clerk 10 read publicly
a letter that Mr.. Rutherford had re-
ceived from Mr.. Fox. CATER you hear
this letter read, gentlemen, you will
understand why MI. Fox's name does
not appear on any of the committees"
said the Director. In this letter MI.
Fox averred that his rstituents
" ould not sanction his acceptance OF a
position on any committee, The appoint
ment of which were "made by a Direc-
tor elected under pressure" BY a
str4nge coincidence this letter was
written on yellow paper, and its read
ing created a sensation. Mr.. Fox had
left the chamber before the reading Of
the letter. After the meeting Director
Rutherford explained to the JOURNAL
reporter that when reorganization of
the board was effected on the fist day
of January he told Mr.. Fox that the
latter would not be r%e-appointed as