Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-07-16
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made that d continuance OF Tue pttClict
Of bsthers parading on the board walk
in their ultra suits would prove a detri'
ment and a damage to the interests OF
hotel keepers. People will shun a
resort, it was argued, where too many
such sights are encountered. The
mayor said he was powerless to pro-
cure sufficient aid In the police depart
ment because Of the salary Limitation
put upon him by his fellow commits
sioners, and asked the committee II a
candidate could be produced by the
hotel associaticn-male or female-Who
is willing to do strenuous boardwalk
police duty at a salary Of $50 per
month ? The committee agreed this
can not be done. Thus the wages must
be raised or the bathers permitted 10
wander at liberty.
j. K. Whitesell and ID. j.. Woods led
the hotel forces in presenting their
troubles relative to the agitation re-
Gently brought about by parties in
terested in the manufacture and sale of
rope fire escapes. 1t was stated that
many hotel owners and landlords had
been numerically pestered by agents
in this line. Notices had been sent
many of The hotel owners In the city,
by the city building inspector, remind
ing them of the existence OF q law
passed in 1905 or 1907, requiring the In
stalIation of rope fire escapes in all
hotel buildings in the State, three
stories high or over. Mr.. Whitesell said
that any attempt to enforce such a
law now, right in the midst of the
season, was q physical im~possibility,
and would entail great expense and
loss Of business. Hence the appeal Of
the hotel men to the commissioners TO
aid them in their dilemma. MI. Woods
stated that one agent was so bold and
30 insisteut on getting an order for the
fire escapes that he told Woods
action In the matter Was compulsory,
and remarked, thTeateniDgly and de-
family: "And I'll see thai you get
them in.n The commissioners referred
the hotel keepers complaints to City
Solicitor Hand. He was instructed to
take any action necessary in the prem
ises to protect the hotel owners and
keepers from any undue annoyance or
inconvenience.
The heaviest business of the day was
launched when the city solicitor began
the reading Of Ordinance No. lO7. This
ordinance is designed to amend Ordi-
nance No. 97-the $50 600 boardwalk
ordinance-so as to change the rate of
interest from 5 to 6 per cent. as per
the advertised notice OF intention. No
objections having been made by any
citizen to the introd uction of Ordinance
No. 1907 lit was taken up and passed on
first and second readings by a vote of
2 to l, Mayor Hendee voting no and
giving as his reason that no attempt
had been made to offer the bonds for
sale at 5 per cent, as provided ia the
original ordinance. The inference is
that failure to have done so will invali-
date both the original ordinance and
the amendment. City Treasurer Kay
suggested hal Cald well and Raymond.
New York attorneys, be asked to pass
upon the legality of this proposed new
boardwalk bond issue. He said this
firm had previously passed OIL the le-
gality of all of this city's bond issues,
amounting to a million and upwards.
There seems to be grave doubt as to the
legality of the $50 1000 boardwalk ordi-
nance because of the specification in
the Walsh act as to how ordinances
carrying an appropriation or granting
a franchise shall be passed, and per-
haps Mr.. Kay's suggestion may be
timely, hat bond experts be asked to
pass upon the legality Of these securi-
ties before we attempt to market them.
The ordinance 10 amend Ordinance
No. 81 will come up for final passage
on Tuesday, July 9th.
e. M. Johnson appealed to the COM
m%issioners to do something toward re-
lieving the lighting conditions, which
he characterized as wretched. He was
informed that the West Jersey Elec-
trio Co. had done all in its power to OBJ
tain fuel enough with which to run the
generating. Albert r. Austin TX
planned the unprecedented coal situa-
ton and the high prices prevailing
abroad for this commodity. E. 7. Nye,
the superintendent of the electric COM
pany, says plenty of fuel is now on the
way and all the light needed from this
time on will be supplied. This is
cheering news.
When the Mayor asked, finally, if
there were ''any more business to be
brought before the commissioners
Commissioner Smith produced from
a pocket inside his coat a typewriter
resolution, which he asked to be read.