Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-03

AT the regular meeting Of the Wild
wood City Commissioners on Thurs
day, December 10Th, a motion was
made and carried that when they ad-
journed that day, the meeting was to
be resumed OF Tuesday afternoon,
December 31st, the last day Of the "old
year" In pursuance OF this resolution,
the board of commissioners was con-
vened by the mayor last Tuesday after
noon at 2 "a o'clock. Long before this
time, however, there was hurry and
scurry and hustle going on at city hall
because the 1919 budget schedule was
coming up for consideration that day.
Solicitor Hand and Treasurer Kay and
the Finance Com missioner had numer-
GUS subdued Conferences; and the High
way Commissioner also took a hand In
the preliminsries. Many anxious
glances were cast toward the calm and
unperturbed face Of the old reliable city
hall timepiece, as the hour of two grew
on apace, and no mayor showing up.
Treasurer Kay wondered if the mayor
knew about this adjourned meeting?
Commissioner Ryan said the mayor
must know because Lester Smith had
been told by the finance commissioner
to be sure to see to 1t that the mayor
was on hand at this important extra
session to consider the annual budget
appropriation for the year 1919. Just
as Mr. Ryan left the chamber with the
ostensible purpose Of looking for His
Honor" the former almost bumped
into the arriving head Of u city gov
eminent. "I'm on time, amt l."
queried the mayor, looking toward the
placid octagonal clock whose hands
showed then just 2.01?
City Treasurer Kay read a resolution
which he requested passed, authorizing
the transfer OF 1929 from the water
bond account to general water account.
The treasurer also rec commended that
all unexpended balances for 1918 in the
various city departments amounting to
So, 800, be transferred to the surplus rev.
enue account for 1919. The issuance of
another tax revenue anticipation note
l n the sum Of S., 900 was authorized
yesterday. Taxes to this amount are
still outstanding or uncolleeted; and as
this revenue is needed at once, resort Is
had to the note-method Of raising the
money to use until the revenue from
the delinquent tax sum above specified
is paid iuto the city treasury. Com
missioner Hendee was in high glee be-
cause his department of sewers and
streets showed nearly q thousand dol
lars of this unexpended 1918 approria-
ton still to their credit.
Wildwood's annual budget appropri-
alton for the year of 1918 was placed on
Tuesday last at $2O1, 4l9 20, a against
$196, 1896 for 1918, the increase being
close TO $1,000. The sum to be raised
by direct taxation was given as
$12O, 1874. 36. The remainder Of the
money must come from the collection
of mercantile Licences, etc., and from
water rents. A resolution was now
passed to prepare for the legality phase
of the appropriation, by authorizing
and directing the publication Of the
budget appropriations for two consecu-
tive weeks In the Sun-Tribune, q week
ly newspaper Of the Sd ward, Wild
wood, owned by the Democrats. with
VIM. G. Hunt as manager. Thursday,
January 23d, 1919. was the day and
date specified for q hearing at city hall
In the event that any citizen or citizens
may wish to call to protest sgainst any
of the items as advertised in the 1918
budget. After the budget was out OF
the way. a motion was made by the
mayor, seconded by Ryan, declaring
the office of city engineer vacant. The
motion was carried, the Mayor and
Ryan voting yea; and Hendee, nay. In