Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-06-04
City Treasurer Kay
Re=Appointed by
Commissioners
Willard Campbell Named
for Tax Collector and
Collector of Water
Rents

NGkhkS
is kerosene a panacea for clock all
ments? This was the remedy sug-
gested for our city clock by John T.
Byrne-of skee-ball fame-on Tuesday
last, June 1st, at city hall, just prior to
the opening of the third regular weekly
meeting of the recently elected Board
of City Commissioners. The city clock
had stopped at ten minutes to twelve
a. m. or p. M, on a certain day not
specified by the city clerks, who
seemed much perturbed thereat, and
who were not slow in making known
the dilemma they were in. "Coal
oil, y as proposed, might be the lubri-
cant indicated by the symptoms in the
clocks case and well worth trial.
Should there be no response to the ap-
plication Of a dose of petroleum to the
clerks trusty friend, they may have
the supreme satisfaction of reporting
to their constituents, that the cost has
been slight. Economy must be the
watchword for a time!
1t was but a few minutes past the
l.50 starting point by an Ingersoll Jun
ior, produced from the trouser fob OF
the JOURNAL reporter, when our new
Mayor said: Meeting come to order.
At Las, he was heard to ask: You
have heard the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting read, are there any OBJ
jections? There being no objections
offered, the Mayor then requested the
roll called or their approval. SO
ordered. The Mayor then stated that
the Service Laundry company, located
on Hudson avenue, near Garfield, is
DESTROYS of using electricity as a motive
power and also for lighting purposes,
and as there is no electric service west
Of Park boulevard at present, the aid
of the commissioners has been solicit
TED to bring about this m~uch-needed
improvement for this laundry. 1t was
decided that the commissioners had no
authority in the matter, and that the
Public Utilities Commission at Tren-
ton is the proper body to appeal to.
For the week ending May 18th, the
receipts in the collectors office amour
ted to Sc. 8 .56, in the water depart
ment to only S168.lS.
During the past week water was
turned OH for % additional consumers,
two bursted service pipes were repaired,
seven meter inspections made, one
meter taken out, returned to stock, and
accounts cancelled and one new con-
nection made on west Wild rood ave-
nue., near Hudson, for one of the
Beeche. Kay new bungalows.
From May 18th to S1st, inclusive,
the city electrician issued eight certifi-
Gates, granted nine permits and collecss
ted $3.50 for the city.
The plumbing inspector issued nine
permits and recorded one registration.
For this service the city was made
49, rs richer
The new city clerk issued four street
permits, collecting therefor $40, sup
piled one license plate at twenty cents
and collected $6O7. so mercantile license
fees, total from May IS to 81, inclusive,
1927. 20.
From April 30th to May 25, the police
department reported twelve arc lights
and nine gas lights out all night and
all arc lights out one O'Clock in the
morning.
Three resolutions were next passed
in quick succession: LIST, that a suitable
person should be selected for the office
of city treasurer at a salary of 81, 200
per annum; %, that a suitable person
be selected to serve as city tax collec-
tor at a salary OF $3.50 per year.; and
Sd, that a suitable person be chosen
to act as collector of water rents at a
salary of $3.50 per year. All of these
resolutions were passed by a two to n
vote. Street Commissioner Smith vot-
ing no.
Robert J. Kay was nominated and
elected as city treasurer for a term Of
four years. Millard Campbell was
nominated ant elected as city tax col
lector and also as collector OF water
rents. His two salaries will, therefore,
aggregate 81, 800. On the vote to con-
firm Kay and Campbell in their respec-
tive appointments, Commissioner Smith
voted no.
The resignation of Lynn III. Boyer as
city assessor was next read. 1t was
rendered with the request that it be-
come effective on June 3Oth, 1920.
Ordinance No. 106 was now intro
duced and passed on fret and second
readings. This pieceof legislation calls
for the providing by owners of cottages,
hotels, apartments and boarding or
rooming houses of water-tight metallic