Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-07-02
City Hall Doings

uIu uOt euOW ally SAeuS VA
tagging or sagging when the Commits
sioneIs met last Tuesday afternoon,
June 18th, for the fifth time, weekly,
in this prolific month of brides and
roses. 1t is not every month that is so
generous to the legislative triumvirate
as TO offer them an opportunity for
holding quintuple sessions. This can
occur again this year only in the
months OF August and November.
Not much was accomplished in the
way of legislation at last Tuesdays
meeting, most of the time having been
taken up iii listening to the reading OF
petitions and communications and in
hearing complaints on various subjects.
The city solicitor readthe lengthy opin-
ion handed down recently by the
court of errors and appeals in the gar
bage contract and certiorari suit. Full
particulars concerning the results OF
this decision will be found appended.
1t " as but q few minutes after 1.30
when the Mayor declared the meeting
opened. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved after
a correction was made by the city clerk,
at the suggestion of Elk Mayor Smith,
10 the effect that Tuesday, July 18th,
was the date fixed for the introduction
of the new ordinance proposed to
amend the $50, O00-board walk ordinance
20 that the rate of interest on the bonds
may be increased from 5 per cent to 3
per cent. Any person interested In
this matter, either for or against this
increase, may be heard on the date
specified, in person or by letter.
The skip-stop system adopted by the
trolley company is encountering con-
siderable opposition in certain quarters.
Business men and other citizens living
in the vicinity of Davis and Pacific ave.
nues are up in arms against the elimi.
nation of Davis avenu as a stop. A
petition containing nearly fifty names
was presented to the Commissioners,
praying hat Davis avenue be made a
stopping place. Benjamin Gliding
spoke III favor of action on the petition
by the Commissioners. A motion
made by Commissioner Bright that
the trolley company be requested to
make the change suggested was speed
lily passed. At the same time 1t was
mentioned hat this can only be done
by consulting the Public Utilities Com
mission to obtain consent and approval
of the change by that body.
Martin Long, of 1872 east Montgom-
cry street, mex arose to request the
Commissioners to compel the owner of
a vacant lot to the east of him to con-
struct a concrete gutter in front of his
lot, so that surface water would flow
more freely. AS conditions. are there
now, Mr.. Long stated, water stands in
front of his home because of the dam
to the right of him. He was told hat
bids will soon be asked for, looking to
the com pletion of all unfinished gutter
work from Lincoln to Hildreth
nues, inclusive, between Holly Beach
avenue and the beach front.
The financial department reported
the receipt of taxes for the past week to
have been 50, 745. 81, and water rents
1924. O9. The water department added
last week to its ever increasing list II
more consumers of the beverage that
sparkles but does not inebriate, and IL
new dwellings, principally in the bum
gallo sections, were connected up with
the mains last week. Why not say
King Auqus? For SO vital is the ne
cessity for this gaseous compound, that
without it, the whole rotund earth
would be one vast uninhabitable Ba-
hara. Why, even five-sixths of our
physical bodies are said to be composed
of water. No wonder people come to
the ocean to seek this affinity!
The west Baker avenue sidewalk
proposition came up once more for con-
sideration. In the area affected it was
given out that there are 81 lots, owned
by 80 persons. OF these bona fide own
ers only Is have thus far signed, not a
sufficient number to constitute 81 per
CEN Of the total number of wners.
The further consideration of this mat
ter was referred to City Solicitor Hand.
1t will be necessary to procure the sig
natures of 20 of these property holders
to comply with the 81 per cent legal
requirement. In a letter to the City
Commission Foster Goslin resigned as
city auditor.
A copy of a resolution passed by the
County Board OF Freeholders at its last
meeting was read. This voiced a pro-
test against a decision made by the
State Highway Commission not to
complete the roads planned to seashore