Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-10-24

Commissioners q communication from
Henry II. Ottens was read, in which
remuneration was asked for by him
from the City of Wildwood for work
done at Ottens Harbor, en- Park boule-
ward, between Burk and Montgomery
avenues. A bill of $50 against the city
accompanied Mr.. Ottens' letter. A
motion was made by Mr.. Ryan that
this matter be referred to Street Com
missioner Hendee. During the heavy
rains last summer a washOut occurred
in the vicinity mentioned, but only a
small section of the street was affected.
Most of the damage done was on pri-
vate property, said Commissioner
Hendee. Eva r. Wardell. Of New
York City, addressed a letter recently
to the Mayor and his fellow Commits
sioners advocating the construction Of
a new board walk. She spoke of being
"high and dry in front" of old board
walk, but now wants to get behind a
new one. In q parenthetical remark
Mrs. Wardell cautioned the Commits
sioners that the phrase thigh and dry"
does not refer to Prohibition.
A Third communication, from the
secretary of the Board Of Trade, was
next read, conveying the request hat
a partial illumination of the boardwalk
be kept up during the month of Octo-
Der of each year. Discussion of this
proposition revealed the fact hat the
city's annual light bill is about Sl4 900.
This sum includes both electric and
gas light. 1t was impossible to accede
to the request for this year, as The city
cannot exceed its appropriation, but
next veal provision may be made for
increased or prolonged lighting of our
splendid ocean promenade. A slight
concession is to be granted this month,
however, in the way of having a few
lights turned on from 6 80 to $50 p. u.
This can be done, it was stated, at a
maximum cost of 81. so per night.
When the Commissioners adjourned
on Thursday, October 10Th, Monday,
October 10th, was the time designated
for e. convening. The object in hold
ing this special session was to consider
plans and specifications for the pro-
posed re-modeling of the first ward fire
house. The final estimate of Architect
Lynn II. Boyer calls for an expendi-
ture of So, 500. exclusive of pay for his
services and other incidental expenses.
Mr.. Boyer said about $4,000 will be
needed to meet the proposed require
ments. His plans do not include the
installation of a heating plant, which
was advocated by Commissioner Hen
dee After considerable see-sa wing
these plans and specifications were
adopted by unanimous vote, Mr.. Hen
dee asking, however, that an exception
be noted in his case on the record that
he favored a hot water heating system
for the building instead of the contin-
ued use of five or six big stoves. Mr..
Boyer stated that the extra cost for a
heating plant would have been about
81, 500. Two women crept quietly into
the Commissioners room just prior to
the opening of this extra session. Be-
holding them, the Mayor said: ST
you ladies have anything to bring be-
fore the Commissioners you may do so
now before we proceed to the regular
business" Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett,
treasurer of the Daughters Of America,
and Mrs. Erma Redgrave, n of the
trustees, brought q check in the sum of
S25, with which to pay the rental for
the last quarter of 1919 for the use of
the third ward fire house lodge room
Incidentally they took this opportunity
TO reinforce a former request or de-
mand for new shades for the many
windows of the hsll. Immediate at
Lention is now promised to be given
this necessary matter.