Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-27
More Litigation For The
City Of Wildwood
Mayor Hendee Certioraries the Action of His Two
Fellow Commissioners in Taking Away His
Power Over Police and Life Guards

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commissioners, relations become strain
ed and excitement runs high a feeling
of relief is occasionally afforded by
looking upon the placid features of the
city clock, whose functions seem TO be
almost as vital and as necessary as
those of the city clerk. Their respec-
i've spheres Of usefulness would appear
to be at first thought vastly different
and widely divergent, yet it may be
remarked that these two public ser
wants have something in common, as
both are recorders and both have much
to do with minutes.
At this weeks meeting of the board
of commissioners, Tuesday, August
oath, proceedings were begun at the
stated time, 100 p. NJ, on the very
minute, and the ford city clerk
plunged headlong Immediately there
after into the minute reading vortex.
Emerging shortly, the contest for ap-
prevail was started. The mayor OBJ
iected to the approval of these minutes
of the previous meeting, because acts
which he had ruled out of order a.
being irregular and illegal" and an
"interference with the affairs of his
department." had been pressed to
passage against his will and authority.
When the roll was called the vote
stood 2 to l for adoption. In voting 10
the mayor requested that his reasons
for so voting be entered on the record.
He wished it to be known that an
attempt has been made to take away
from him rights granted to the mayor
aIty by the State Legislature. 1t must
be pleasing to the city clock to note IN
passing that no one has had presump-
tlon enough to attempt the u%surpation
of its functions or any interference with
its actions. The city time piece alone
reigns supreme in its envied lofty sta
ton, im~perturbable and steadfast in
the performance of its duties, the
paragon of public functiOnaries, and
whose stately quiet example is worthy
of emulation.
The reading of reports was the next
business in order, and the following
figures were given out by the depart
ment of revenue and finance: For the
third week in August the receipts i'll
the tax department amounted to
.S5. 4SO. 81, and in the water department
to 50, 239. SO. In the operating depart
ment the turning off OF water in 40
cases for con suDer who had not PAID
their water bills was reported, and the
turning on again in Al instances after
said had paid up. Three
new connections were made the past
week to our water system as folio VS.:
Corner Myrtle road and Philadelphia
avenue, Sol. Fuld; on Snsquehaana
avenue, above Wild wood avenue, for
! Beecher- Kay Bungalow company; and
on Glenwood avenue, east of Ocean
avenue for M. D. Swisher.
A contract was awarded to Harry
Whilden, of 1893 Pacific avenue, to
ape the rooms of the city's cottage
al the Rio Grande pumping station.
The price stipulated was Sl89.82. This
includes, as specified by the bidder,
scraping, sizing and papering.
Fire Chief Nickerson showed the
commissioners an excess water bill of
$3.50 for the first quarter of this year,
assessed against his residence at l18
east TAYLOR avenue, and for the second
quarter an excess of So. 10. His water
meter indicated that $500 gallons
passed through in the first quarter,
and 900 in the second quarter. The
minimum consumption allowance for
any consumer per years. 3l,2S5 gallons.
Strange to say this meter was taken
out and tested and found to be accurate.
What became of the water is a mys-
tery, as no leak has { found, aud
Mr.. Nickerson said his minimum had
never been exceeded before. The COM
missioners were unable to offer any
solution of the mystery, and therefore
hold the chief responsible for the pay
ment of the excess.
E. Yenney, who says he has lived in
Wildwood for twenty years, appeared
before the commissioners to request the
removal of boards or planks lying in
the street at the foot of Burk avenue.
He also com planned of a boat lying
there. The mayor informed MI. Yenney
that these distractions shall be moved
as soon as possible. Mr.. Yenney was
next taken to task for locating garbage
receptaeles in the street at the foot Of
Andrew avenue. The accused admitted
these garbage cans and boxes were un-
slightly, but claimed there was no other
place to put them. 1t was then sug-