Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-10
City Hall DoingS
Continued from page l

OF Third ware nIe nan Iof lhe eNehins
of Wednesday, November 10Th, $40
and a long distance telephone call, 30
cents.
The eleventh month, however, was
rather prolific in furnishing extra EN-
ployment for the city collector in the
way of making searches, sho wing ron
siderable real estate activity. Forty
two searches netted Willard Campbell
extra compensation for that month to
The extent Of $96: For William II.
Bright, a; John Bright, 8; Robert
Bright, s; William e. Zeller, s; VIM. r.
ellis, /; John A. Pew, /; Sheppard w.
Coombs, l; Jesse d. Ludlam, /; Hand
& Byrne, 2; Palmer M. Way, 8; Real
Estate and Search Company, Z; Beecher
Kay Realty Company, |; Reeve "
Greaves, /; and Edward M. Johnson, l.
City Electrician Kalbach reported in
person to the commissioners that he
had received five competitive bids for
the furnishing of all necessary material
and fixtures for the re- wiring OF First
ward remodeled fire house. He was
asked to read the bids. E. Laurence
Chalmers was found to be the lowest
bidder, at $780,. A motion was passed
that the contract be awarded to Mr..
Chalmers. The city electrician will do
the work of rewriting and installing.
The bid was simply for the furnishing
OF the raw material and fixtures.
Communications: ny Pursuant to a
resolution of the borough council, you
are hereby authorized to place a hydrant
for use of the municipal pier, at such a
point as may be directed by the chief
OF the Wildwood Crest fire department
and the building committee of council,
said hydrant to be at the same annual
rental as is now paid by the borough
for the hydrants 10Y in u=e. Hairy L..
Nickerson, Borough Clerk"
(2) cat the special meeting Of Byron
Pennington Croker Post, No. 1874, of
the American Legion, held December
Sd, the following motion was passed:
That a vote of thanks be extended to
the city commissioners for doing the
plumbing work on the third floor of
city hall, thus enabling the members
of the Legion to use the twQr9nte
rcoms.u
(8) "December I'd, 1920. To the
Mayor Of Wildwood and City Commits
sloners; The VA Department Is in ex-
ecutive session this day, considering
the gas question. Very respectfully,
The Woodpeckers."
In regard to the third communica-
ton, it may be pertinent to remark that
the word "wood peckers" is applied in
derlsion to members Of an organization
known as the s'The Progressive Asso-
ciation." The term originated with a
well known correspondent of the SUN
TRIBUNE, "Caustic Soda" who said he
met a man on q train headed for Wild
wood. This traveller had "a cage full
of woodpeckers." Curiosity got the
best of Caustic Soda, and he piled the
stranger with questions-wanted to
know why all these pretty birds were
being brought to our shores? Canstic
was CURLY informed that they were
''to be used in testing the piling under
meath the board walk" AS u few of
the "Progressives" did make an actual
test of some piling, it was not long
thereafter until all the members Of that
society were nicknamed "Woodpeck-
ers." The office of Hand 81 Byrne, on
Oak avenue, where "Progresslves" "oft
do congregste," has been dubbed their
''war department." and most any day
they may be seen with war paint on
their faces.
Edward E. Rhoads, Of Highland
Park, Pa, a suburb of West Philadel-
phia, was an interested spectator at
Tuesdsy'smeeting. Every body thought
he had al object in view in coming
there. Commissioner Smith seemed TO
think so, too, and went so far as to ask:
"Mr. Rhoads, haven't you something
you want to say? The visitor replied:
4NO, hOl Nv LIE tiAhCs L III INV iCaOJ
yet" 1t is limited that Mr.. Rhoads
may have had a big proposition of
some kind to make, but that after
making q survey of conditions here
changed his mind. If he had a half a
million dollar pier project to dazzle be-
fore our admiring eyes he must have
decided suddenly not TO daDple it.
After the three communications had
Leen read Ordinance No. 10S was taken
up for consideration on its final reading
aud passed. This measure calls for an
appropriation of 81 800 with which to
purchase, ''for municipal purposes"
five lots along Ottens Harbor. 1t is
proposed to construct thereon a public
dock for the use of Wildwood fisher