Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-04-02
City Hall Doings

Mrs. Joseph Servant has requested
the JOURNAL to set her right before
the community, in regard to the gar
bage bill of $50, which she sent to the
commissioners a short time ago. She
says that when she mailed the bill to
them she knew it would not be paid
did not expect it to be paid. Her pur-
pose, she says, in presenting this bill
for carting garbage away last year and
part of this year was to spur the COM
m1ssioners, so they would do some-
thing to relieve the conditions around
her house. Then to spur them still
harder she appeared in person before
the commissioners on March 18th. 1t
was on that occasion that the Mayor
thought he was ''getting back" some
at Mrs. Servant by quizzing her about
h two worn-out automobiles which
had been standing a number OF weeks
in front of her husbands motor shop
OH west Wildwood venue. "Why,
they don't belong to us,n explained
Mrs. Servant. She then told the
Mayor that Morris Benewitz, formerly
of Cape May, but now of Wildwood,
had bought this junk from her hus-
band, and that although the purchaser
had been urged to move ito get the
distractions away-he had failed to do
so, and intimated that no one would
bother him about the matter, for the
reason as he stated, according to Mrs.
Servant, that the Chief OF Police was
a friend Of his. The Mayor seemed
shocked to hear this and said that
wouldn't do; that mo friendship
should be strong enough to permit Of
the streets being obstructed" 1t vas
not long after this revelation, that the
street was cleared of the wreckage-
showing what a powerful incentive for
good, publicity is!
AT last weeks meeting of the City
Commissioners, March 25th, a resolu-
ton vas passed authorizing the issu-
ance of a temporary note in the sum of
81 ,902 10 raise the required amount of
money needed to pay the first, or April
instalment of the teachers bonus
money. The total sum of bonuses
granted is SIS, 705, to be paid in three in
stalments. Another resolution was
passed fixing the pay of laborers on
sewer work and water extension work,
at SOC per hour. Commissioner Hen
dee vas authorized to place a street light
at the. corner of Spencer and Arctic
avenues.
1t was two minutes past two O'Clock
Eastern standard time, yesterday after
noon, when the signal was given for
the opening of the first commissioners
meeting to be held in the tickle month
of April. Everybody was in a good
humor, verifying the age-old saying,
that after every storm their comes a
calm. Sun-Tribune reporter was a
little late, arriving exactly at 2.Os.
When she got there, last weeks min
utes were "on," and at 2.1S those
minutes were "done."
Then came along the financial fun;
For three weeks past,
Reports we had none;
So yesterday we ''got the tin"
Mighty glad to know the bottoms
still in.
Tax receipts for last three weeks:
81 1921, water rents 81 1854
Joe Brown got his u next and
gliding across the floor to the center of
the chamber, he stood bowed, right In
front of the big shaded table lamp, and
he was soon heard giving out figures
like these: Consumers having water
turned on the past week 8S, leaking
services repaired three, inspections
made for leaks and readings "a, one
new connection with street water main
on Third avenue, Anglesea, for a Mr..
Moore. All meters have been read for
the first quarter of 1920, IN districts
No. 2 and No. 8, which comprise the
territory from 18th street to Baker ave.
nue.. The extensions TO the water sys-
tenn OH 2Ist and 22d streets, North
Wildwood, are now completed and
water turned into the new mains
there.
The scene now shifted from water to
lumber. The proposed dyke at 26th
street and Park Boulevard may not be
under way for a spell yet, as
the street commissioner said he had
been able to obtain but one offer 80 far,
for the supplying of the quantity of
two-inch plank needed for the opera
ton. and that the price quoted was
$40 per thousand. He said he had
to Ogden Candy, a sawyer
living at Dennisville, but this lumber
said he could not take any more