Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-07
Wildwood Boardwalk COntrOVer-
sy Taken Into Court
City Commissioners Listen to Writ Served by Sheriff
Miller. Garbage Contract Awarded to
Chosen Freebooter Otto Koeneke

November 9Th, at precisely two O'Clock
all Of the commissioners and the city
clerk being snugly nestled in their re-
spective seats at that hour and ready
for the word "go," and no soone had
the clerk started off, like a fleet racer,
never stopping for an instant until she
came under the wire at exactly 2.10,
when Hendee moved approval Of her
min ute-reading record, thus certifying
to the transactions of the previous
weeks meeting.
There was not a large number of citi-
zens present-possibly owing to the
low temperature and high winds-but
still there was a fairly good representa-
ton, and those who did attend were
amply repaid by hearing the verbal
tilt between the Mayor and City Solicit
tor Hand; and by seeing Fred Magin-
mes refuse the acceptance Of his own
certified check in the sum Of 5000 when
rendered him by the city clerk at the
request of the Mayor and Commits
sioner Ryan. AT the close Of the ses-
sion a number of persons agreed in the
opinion that city hall was a good place
to come to to learn law points. One
spectator said it was equivalent to 60
ing to a law school. Legal lore galore
was scattered around gratis yesterday.
For the fiscal week ending October
31st, taxes and assessments yielded the
sum of So, 276. Al, water rents 81 ,014.24.
Twenty-Five less water consumers
were reported for the past week than
there were the week before that, and
but one new street connection was
made on east Baker venue for Robert
Latimer, 10 supply the house he moved
recently onto the lot adjoining his
steam bakery at corner of Baker ave-
nue. and the railroad. This is the large
apartment that formerly stood On the
south side of Baker avenue, just west
of the railroad.
The city clerk now read her report
for the month Of October, during
which she collected a total OF S407.58
from the following sources: Mercan-
tile license fees $87. so, permits to open
streets 500, which with rents collected
swelled the list to the extent OF $3.50.
This rent money was paid by three
lodges, Daughters of America, Daugh-
tiers of Pocahontas and Hereford lodge
of Freemasons. The first two orders
meet on Sd floor of Sd ward fire house,
the last named meets on third floor OF
first ward fire house. The city clerk
next read the city electricians report
for October, during which period he
granted eleven permits to use the cleo
trio fluid and Issued eleven certificates,
collecting for the city $17.75.
Communications were next in order
and one from the Cliffside Citizens
club, Of Grantwood Park, N. j., elici-
ted much interest. This was in the
nature of an appeal to the commits
sioners and citizens of Wildwood to aid
in agitating a movement already in
progress to obtain the passage by the
state legislature of a law giving more
power and authority to municipalities
in respect to ''zoning," both for better
fire protection and for the restriction of
manufacturing plants and certain
other mercantile pursuits or enter
prises to prescribed districts. An effort
will be made at the next meeting of
the state law-making body in January,
1920, to have these powers enlarged or
extended. Wildwood is asked to CO.
operate through the influence of its
State Senator and lis Assemblyman.
The second communication to be
read was a ''hummer" and created
conservation. 1t was a no less i'm
portant paper than a legal document,
brought to our peaceful city by Sheriff
Miller, of Cape May county. Before
this writ of ejectment was read by the
city clerg, City Solicitor Hand de-
manded the Mayor to answer if it had
been read to him o. served on him?
Ryan and Hendee were similarly
questioned. All of the commissioners
answered mo-" Turning to John
Harris of the firm of Harris & Harris,
attorneys of Camden, Mr.. Hand want
ed to know if this writ would be served
on the commissioners. Mr.. Harris
presumed that it would be. Apparent
ly in some way or another the COM
missioners lodged the county sheriff
and the only executive official
who didn't escape service was the city
clerk. The sheriff found Helen Geisen-
berger at her post of duty and handed
his writ to her.
E. S. Culver of the third ward is the
complainant and the City of Wild
wood is made defendant. Mr.. Culver