Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-01-09
DOingS at Wildwood
City Hall

two commissioners wered to their
names, the third n being "conspic-
uous by his ABSENCE The frequent
holiday changes in the day of meet
ing, as referred to in the JOURNAL of
December 26th, had apparently con-
fused our Commissioner of Finance,
who forgot mai Thursday was the reg
ular meeting day this week. A hur-
ried call on the phone, brought him TO
the council chamber at 2.45, in time to
be present at the opening of the bids on
water pipe and IN fire engine.
Not withstanding the adverse meteor
illogical conditions, a goodly body of
c~itizens WAS present, reinforced by sew
eral strangers.
Some one called attention to the fact
that our trusted city clock was run ing
a trifie ahead of time; but no serious
criticism was made Of the slight devia-
ton. The extraordinary and exciting
episodes of the week before in the COM
missioner chamber, were enough to
stimulate and accelerate the mindful
clocks movements and cause it to reg
ister d slight advance. Let us hope
our patient servant will soon recover its
equilibrium and dole out the 1eeting
moments hereafter on the dot. AT
2.15 the minutes of the previous meet
ing stood approved as read.
The water department report for the
past week showed that eleven more
consumers had the water supply shut
off for the winter. One new street
connection was made for Messrs. Kings
ton and Poole on Cresse avenue, neal
Park boulevard. Fire hydrant No. 80,
at the corDer of Wild wood yer and
Park boulevard was repaired, a revolt
wing nut on same having been found
broken. All meters in districts Nos. l.
2, 3, 4 and 5 were reported to have been
read for the last quarter of 1919.
James G. Wigham's communication
reported three plumbing permits issued
for the month Of December, 1919 and
nine re-registrations entered on the
plumbing inspectors books. The fees
collected for the city amounted to SIS. 80
for the privileges granted.
The city clerk next read the annual
report for 1919 OF Warren Kalbacb, the
city electrician, which stated that dur
ing the past year 81 certificates had
been issued by him and l02 permits
granted. The sum collected for these
services and turned into the city treas
urer was 1896. Five of the permits
issued are not yet covered by certif-
Gates, and are withheld temporarily.
The city clerk now read her W re-
port for the year 1919. On January /,
last year, she said her department had
a balance on hand of $51 Is. During
the year 81, 1896 was received in pay
ment of mercantile licenses, and 1852 so
for delinquent mercantile license OF
1918. The sum received in rents from
the use of our public buildings amour
Ted in 1919 to $575; municipal court
fines aggregated $500; dog licenses
$50.16; public service street permits
$40, and miscellaneous receipts were
S7O.2 20. The grand total for the ''year
that is dead aud gone" is So, 1888 &c.
quite a crditable showing for the city
clerks Office.
1t was at this juncture that the pro-
ceedings were %punctured by the arrival
of the Finance Commissioners, just in
time to get in his report for the week
ending December 81, 1919, presenting
So, 629. 8S as coming into the city treas
ury from taxes and assessments collec-
ted and $500 80 from water rents.
And now came along an interesting
feature of the session when a motion
was carried to proceed to open the bids
received for the supply of A inch and
6 inch cast iron water pipe. The city
clerk said that only one proposal had
been received. 1t was FRONT the Tri-
Slate Construction company, of Lang
horne, Pa, offering to sell our city the
secondhand water pipe used by the
Z. 5. government at Cape Nav DIT
racks, at the UNIFORM price d Pro-
ton (. o. b. Cape May. a resolution
was passed accepting the oner LOT
6,4a0 feet of 6 ipsn pipe, and LOU feet
Of 4 inch.
Only one bid was received in answer
70 the advertised proposals for a new
fire engine. This offer came from the
observation-disclosures Fire Engine Co.,
whose general offices are at Elmira,
N n. The bid of this company was
s1l sbO net, (. o. b. Wildwood, which
was Accepted. o. F. Beutell, a repre-
sentative of this company, was present
at the meeting and drew up the con-
tractl which stipulates that the money
mustl be paid Is days after arrival OF
the engine. The money will be ready,
as it has been provided for by q bond