Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-01-02
DOingS at Wildwood
City Hall

AT exactly two O'Clock last Wednes-
day afternoon, December 31st, the last
regular weekly meeting Of the Wild
wood Board of City Commissioners for
the year 1919 was called to order by
Mayor Smith, aud in the brief space
of five minutes thereafter, the minutes
of the December Oath session had been
read and approved.
w. S. Darnell, of Camden, attorney
for Mrs. Margaret 8. Cooper, of Wild
wood. was present at Wednesdays
meeting and asked to be heard in rela-
ton to what disposition is to be made
OF the case of his client against the
city. Some months ago a writ of GER
tiorari was granted by Judge Black of
the Supreme Court to Mrs. Cooper,
asking for a review of all the proceed
ings concerning her arrest and fine for
refusing to pay a mercantile license
which she contended was illegally
assessed against her. Mr.. Darnell de-
ma DIS that the money taken from her
in payment of this ALLEGED Illegal license
f e be refunded to Mrs. Cooper; that
her name I've stricken off the docket
a d hat the city brar the costs thus
far in the Case. Unless there be a
speedy adjustment Of these matters,
Mr.. Dsrnell proposes to insist Oh this
case being presented and argued at the
coming February term of the Supreme
Court. 1t is unoficially given out that
the costs in this Case thus far (includ-
ing the fee of Mrs. Cooper's attorney
are about 500. The matter was refer
red to City Solicitor Hand, who said
he would again look over all the papers
tearing on this case and report on its
status at the next meeting, January 8.
Archie Henricks, an employee OF the
water department whose present salary
is $50 per month, next addressed the
commissioners, making a strong plea
for an increase in his salary. The
Mayor favored a proposed increase Of
S25 per month, but Commissioners
Ryan and Hendee were opposed, and
so no action was taken. Mr.. Henricks
spoke of the long hours he was COM
RELIED to be on duty aud his inability
to save any money out of his present
salary.
William McClain, proprietor of Ho-
tel ROYAL, Angleses, and Hotel Pacific,
Wild wood, was the third person to
present himself before the commits
siouers. He had a complaint to make
about the size of a water bill. Books
and records were produced and an ad-
iustment arrived at. 1t was agreed TO
credit him with $4,000 gallons of water,
~equivalentto about SIS. Mr.. McClsin
vas understood to claim that the ex-
cess was due to imperfect registration
of a d. fective meter.
For the week ending December oath
the sum of So I46 40 was collected for
the city l lakes and assessments and
S27I SO in water rents. For the month
of December the city clerk reported the
collection by her of Sl47. so for mercan-
tile licenses. Consumers having water
turned off the past week ten, meters
repaired twelve, street repairs one, new
-treet connections one for Mr.. Bioomell
IA b street, west of New Jersey ave-
nue., North Wildwood. All meters
read for the last quarter of 1919 in
water district, No. l, extending from
26th street to Chestnut avenue in
Anglesea. The term of Ellwood r.
Austin, of the 81 king Fund Com
missioners, having expired, a motion
WIS passed that he be reappoiDted fol
another term. The last business Of the
day was the considersti ton of the locaI
budget for The year 1920 After being
read by the city clerk, a resolution was