Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Wildwood Has Two
Police Chiefs
Commissioners Bright and
Smith Vote to Relieve
Mayor Hendee of
Control of Police
and Life Guards

1Ab $1,000
at the appointed hour, the city COM
missloners met for the regular weekly
session, but adjourned shortly after
roll call to meet again on Wednesday
afternoon, August 18th. Before adj
iourning a motion was made and
passed authorizing the city solicitor to
p resolutions of coincidence on
the death Of the late Philip p. Baker,
one of the founders Of Wildwood, and
whose funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, from his resi-
dence in Wild wood Crest, corner Of
Pacific avenue and Aster road. 1t was
out OF respect for MI. Baker and in
Difference to his memory and distin-
puished services that the Tuesday
meeting was adjourned. The resolu-
tions of coincidence were ordered to be
spread upon the minutes Of the city
record and to be published in the local
papers.
The regular adjourned meeting OF
the city commissioners was convened
at lbs on Wednesday afternoon. After
the minutes of the two previous meet
ings had been read and approved, the
first business to engage the attention of
the board was the hearing Of a COM
plant by Mrs. Thomas Rhoades and
Mrs. John Forman, both living on
Fifth avenue, Anglesea, relative to
overcharges for water. AS there is no
water main on this street west OF the
railroad these two consumers have
been getting a supply for mir months
in the year from an individual or
private supply pipe. For three months
in the year this source of supply is cut
off, to prevent freezing up of the pipe,
but the city demanded the payment of
the annual minimum charge all the
same. After the c%omplalnants had ex-
planned the disadvantages they had
been put to in being compelled to carry
water from neighbors' houses two or
three blocks away during the three
winter months, it was agreed by the
commissioners that these two on
humers should pay only a minimum
charge of 50 a year. Former collector
of water rents Kay told Mrs. Rhoades
and Mrs. Forman that if the city Of
North Wildwood will agree to install a
fire plug on west Fifth avenue, the
Wildwood water department will I'M
dertake to lay q main on that section
of this street. They were requested to
take the matter up with the North
Wildwood City Council. The rental
received for the fire plug service 1T was
stated would help to defray expense Of
running a main u to this spalsely
settled neighborhood.
s. A. Laning, the manufacturer of
mission to have a main tapped in the
vicinity Of his plant, corner Burk and
Holly Beach avenues, in case he needs
an extra supply of water. He is think
ing of having his ice plant connected
up with the water main by means of a
two-inch service pipe. Mr.. Laning
stated that there was an unpaid water
bill assessed against him amounting to
about $149. OF this sum 500, 8S repre-
scented an excess due to a leak. Mr.
Laning said that as his plant was shut
down and he was not using any water
at the time the excess is claimed he
asked the commissioners for some al
lowance. 1t was agreed to meet him
one-third of the way, that is to credit
him with one-third of $50. S8, or 1886.
AS the Lanipg q Woodruff Co. is a
large 1t should be profitable
to the water department to get this
plant hooked up as soon as possible.
Mrs. Ida Sharp, owner of the cottage
at 230 east Burk avenue, was the next
person to object to the amount of a
water bill. Her bill to date for water
rent is $70.97. Because The water was
not turned off at her house last winter
a leak ensued in consequence of a
frozen and bursted pipe, and an excess
water bill of $42. so resulted. Mrs.
Sharp claims she ordered the water
turned off, but the water department
has no record of such a notice. In
view Of the conflicting claims the city
agreed some time ago to credit Mrs.
Sharp one-third, or $14.20. Her APP
pearauce yesterday was for the purpose
of trying to get a further concession,
but the commissioners refused her re-
quest. She then became resigned and
paid the bill of $70.97 in full.
When the mayor asked finally if any
one else present had anything to bring
up before the commissioners, Richard
Moultrie, colored, Of west Garfield
avenue, arose and protested bitterly
against the action of the Life Guards
In prohibiting colored persons from
bathing in the ocean at the foot OF
Garfield avenue. Mr.. Moultrie charged