Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-06


the harsssed city clerk, who submitted
as bis crop of statistics for the Julian
month such figures as these:
Mercantile licenses collected "a, 14l. 20
Dog licenses collected ....... %. 76
Fines collected ...."".-"-""... 1900
Rents collected ..."........... 5000
Street permit fees collected 49,. 5000
One license plate sold .......... 80
Total 81
When the Mayor inquired if anyone
present had anything to bring before
the commissioners, Captain john
James of west Burk avenue, an en-
ployee of the Taylor company, adj
vanced to the front, carrying in his
hand a long, fat envelope, made of
heavy mapilla paper. He said it con-
tanned a petition signed by a large
number OF citizens, asking for the sp-
pointment of present Officer William
Crawford, as Chief of Police, at a
salary of $3.50 per month. Mr.. James
had scarcely announced the purpose Of
his visit to city hall, when the Mayor
moved that the monster petition be
received and filed without reading
same. The street commissioner OBJ
finance commissioner seconded this
latter motion and 1t was carried two
to one. The reading of the petition
consumed considerable time, as it con-
tanned about $50 names, with address
SEES attached. Sherman T. Dowler, G.
A. Norton and Thomas F. Delaney
headed the list, which was too long to
publish in totem. After the city clerk
had finished the prodigious task of
reading the document aud the names
of the signers, the Mayor once more
moved that this petition be received
and filed. His motion was not Sec
onded. Commissioner Smith next
moved that action be taken at once in
the matter, stating that a vacancy
exists in the office of Chief Of Police,
which should be filled without delay.
Mayor Hendee ruled this motion out Of
order, stating that an acting chief has
already been appointed by him and is
now on duty. He spoke of this move
on the part Of Commissioner Smith as
being an infringement of the Mayors
rights and privileges, and resented this
alleged attempt to usurp his powers
and hamper him in the discharge of
his duties. AS the motion of Commits
sioner Smith was not seconded, no &C
ton was taken on the petition, and its
status, therefore, is just what it was at
the moment of its presentation. 1t
may be a Done for future contention.
Fred Maginnis, the low bidder in the
f~ve-year garbage removal contract, and
whose bond was to have been ready
for filing on August LIST, appeared be-
fore the commissioners to ask for an
extension of time to the 18th inst.
This was granted. Mr.. Maginnis said
he felt that he could perfect a | of his
arrangements by the middle of this
month. After be has procured bis
surety bond, it will be submitted to
the city solicitor for examination and
approval before being presented to the
commissioners.
City Treasurer Kay announced that
he had received offers from three sour
ces relative to the future auditing of
WiIdwood's municipal accounts: Fass-
Ter & Roberts, of New York, quoted
$500 for a semi-annual audit and 1925
quarterly; Frederic Eugene Reeve, also
of New York, offered to do the work
at the rate of $50 per day, or was will
ing to make a yearly contract in the
sum of 81, 500; Wiegner, Rockey & Co.,
of Philadelphia, whose office is in the
Drexel building, corner 9th and Chest
nut streets, submitted a bid of 1915
semi-a annually, OF 1925 quarterly. AT
the suggestion of the city treasurer, the
last named firm was selected to do the
auditing, Notwithstanding the fact
that the bids were nearly double those
of Fassler & Roberts. Mr.. Kay stated
that the geographical location of Wieg-
ner, Hockey & Co. had something 10
do with the selection, another Ieason
given was because this firm has been
doing work in New Jersey-'down
this way" A list of references was
given by these Philadelphia auditors,
showing that work had been satisfac-
torily done by them in Beverly, Glou-
cester, Woodbury. and Paulsboro.
The city treasurer read a letter he
had received from Raymond & Cald-
we'll, attorneys, lis Broadway, New
York, who make a speciality OF render
ing legal opinions on bond issues. They
have accepted the Invitation to look
into the> matter of the $50, 900 bond
800