Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-02-07

For the week ending January oath,
the receipts in the financial depart
ment at city hall from taxes and ASSESS
ments amounted to 81, 239. 20, and for
the same period in the water depart
ment, the receipts totaled So, 723. 70.
At last weeks meeting of the commits
.sioners, January Both, the Issuance OF
another tax anticipation note for dis
count, was authorized in the sun of
S 8 1000. The week previous a note Of
the same kind and of like amount was
authorized. A bill for 1913. SO was pre-
sented to the city by Mrs. Eva War
dell, of New York City, at last weeks
meeting. The amount of this bill rep
resents the yearly tax CD a lot owned
by Mrs. .Wardell in the heart of the
Wildwood baseball grounds. George
l.. Porter had promised Mrs. Wardell
that her tax would be paid if she per-
mitted her lot to be used for baseball
purposes. Mrs. Wardell presented this
bill to the commissioners some months
ago, at which time they all said it was
sup to- Porter and ignored. They
must have reconsidered the matter, for
the bill was accepted and paid last
week. "All's we'll that ends we'll"
The regular weekly meeting of the
commissioners for this week was called
to order yesterday, February 9Th, at
PIP p. m. by the mayor in his usual
happy mood. All hands were most
%agreeably surprised to note the re-en-
trance, after protracted illness, of our
little coed Sun-Tribune reporter. She
took her seat at the opposite end of the
table from the JOURNAL reporter, and
her presence inspired confidence and
gave assurance of fair play. In just
six minutes the acting city clerk had
the minute reading for the
previous week, and at 2.1S these min
utes stood approved as read. For the
week ending January 31st, the receipts
in the tax department amounted to
50, 726. 85, and the water rent collections
for that same week were $13. 301 ID.
The water superintendent reported
turning off" water the past week for
four consumers, ION" for q consumer,
repaired four stock meters, and in
spected four meters Of large consumers
Of water. During the month of Janu-
airy past, the fees for searches were
$12. rs. This sum was promptly turned
to city treasurer yesterday and
salary. The acting city clerk
now read her report for last month
a total sum Of $75.16 collected
for mercantile licenses, dog taxes, rent,
etc. Charles s. Burk recently drew a
check to the order of the city in the
sum of $40, to owe his mercantile Ii
cense fee for the year 1918. AT yester-
meeting, 1t was announced by
the finance commissioner that this
check had been returned to the city.
with this annexation on the check;
mot sufficient funds" This startling
bit of information raised a little breeze,
and a motion was Immediately made
and carried, turning the matter over to
the commissioners attorney. "Get
right after him." was the parting adj
vice of the finance commissioner to the
attorney. Stanley M. Kalbach, of
Philadelphia, was present at yester-
meeting, his object being to re-
mind the commissioners of their me-
glect to pay him balance due for SER
vices rendered the city back a. far as
1917. Mr.. Kalbach referred feelingly
to certain obligations he had to meet,
and pointed out the commissioners the
great injustice Of keeping him out of
this money SO long. In 1917 the city
requested Mr.. Kalbach to do extra sew
er and repair work to the amount Of
So, 065. AZ; a payment on account bad
been made by the city in the sum OF
1892, some time after the extra work
had been finished in 1917. Since then
Mr.. Kalbach has not been able to get a
cent. The balance claimed by Mr..
Kalbach is 81, 473.42. A conference
has been arranged for in the near fu-
ture, between Stanley M. Kalbach,
Otto &. Koeneke, H. e. Weir and
Highway Commissioner Hendee. In
case former engineer Weir cannot be
here, he will probably set forth his
opinions and contentious by mail.
There are disputes over some parts of
the balance claimed. The projected
conference will smooth out all the
rough places, and it is probable Mr..
Kalbach will have his money ere long.
At 8 10 a motion to adjourn was in or
der and carried.
Postmaster George N. Smith was
present at most of the session yester-
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