Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-07
WILD
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continued IIOm PaBO
pended upon to checkmate the moves
to be made by the Mayor and Ryan
acting conformity. The law governing
commission form of government Gays
that ordinances carrying an appropria-
ton of money granting franchises,
must be passed by a vote showing one
more than a majority. Two is a major
ity of one, when two commissioners
vote ''yea" aud the third votes "nay."
To produce one more than a majority
IT is necessary for all three of our COM
missioners to vote ''yea."
When Mayor Smith, in an angry
mood, told Mr.. Hendee at the stormy
meeting on October Both, that the new
proposed aboard walk must go out II
everything else had to watt" his Hon.
or evidently overlooked this knotty
little legal ~proviso-this little "safety
cIutch,n which will prevent our munic-
ipality from being mortgaged up to the
very handle. II the boardwalk goes
out this year, these promoters Presum-
ably reason that it may save their polit-
ical hides from being tanned next May,
but the knowing ones only laugh at
such a game of peanut politics, and
predict that the people will never stand
for a continuance of such an admin
stration as we have been having. So
it's up to the people, who are all-power-
full when aroused, and just now they
seem to be far from s'contented." This
word contenred was applied to Phila-
delphisns some years ago by Lincoln j.
Steffens, as describing the cause of
their political lethargy; but Wildwood
Is not Philadelphia.
When Solicitor Hand wanted to
know if the commissioners intended to
defend this injunction suit brought
against the City of Wildwood, Com
missioner Ryan evidently showed his
readiness also to clay down" in the
matter, by re%marking that this suit
"might be a good reason for us to build
a new board walk" This sounded as if
"Barkis is willin."
And now came another big surprise
yesterday when the award was made
in the garbage removal contest, Otto
G. Koeneke, Of Wildwood, receiving
the contract for a term Of three years.
The aggregate of Mr.. Koeneke's bids
for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922 was
3 0,300. The total of the bids put in
by Fred Maginnes, OF Philadelphia, for
the three years specified was $S1 $50.
For a term II five years the aggregate
bid Of Mr.. Maginnes was 81, $50 below
that of Mr.. Koeneke. Notwithstand-
ing the exhaustive legal report and ad-
vice given by City Solicitor Hand in
reference to the awarding of this gar
bage disposal contract to Fred Magin-
mes, the Mayor and Mr.. Ryan voted to
give the contract to Mr.. Koeneke for
three years, but Mr.. Hendee voted no.
When the award vas announced, Mr..
Maginnes arose and objected, claiming
that the understanding was that the
lowest bidder for a term of years not
exceeding five, was entitled to the con-
tract. The Mayor choked off any
further protest by telling Mr.. Magin-
mes in a scowling tone that no more
argument would be tolerated. 1t was
at this point that the most sensational
feature of the day was filmed. The
clerk was instructed to retain Otto G.
Koeneke's deposit check of 5000, but to
return the other three checks to the un-
successful bidders. Mr.. Msginnes re
fused to accept his check, indicating
his intention to contest the award.
Adjournment came at 10.