Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-05-14
City Hall Doines

Considering the Importance. devel.
opments and results of election dsv
tuesday, May 18th, there was not as
much excitement and interest in evi :
uence at city hall yesterday, as had
been looked for when the Commission.
ers met In weekly session for the last
Time OF their second term, but one
Ihere was quite a sprinkling Of visitors
present, evidently in anticipation of
nearing something spicy said. In this
they were disappointed, as there was
an absence Of Boosting and a concilia-
tory manner shown by all persons con
nected with the present administration.
LII looked as il the "ollve branchn were
hanging out, to soften the resentment
OF the losing candidates and their
TRENDS, who are now so busily engaged
In "binding up their wounds.n One
defeated aspirant was heard to say
'"Iis better 10 have run and lost than
never to have run at ALL" and again he
boasted: "We have met the enemy
and we are theirs" 1t was a physical
1mpossiblity for all to win, and thus
five had to go down to defeat In vary
ing ratios. Those who never ran be-
fore, have had the experience of their
lives. One such congratulated himself
that he came through the ordeal "with-
out a scratch and as clear as a whistle"
That's more than possibly some others
can say, 1t was a rough battle, and it
will take a long time for matters to adj
just themselves satisfactorily to all
concerned.
When City Clerk Helen Geisenber-
ger read the election report it was
learned that a total of 1858 votes had
been cast in the three wards of the
city. OF these IL were rejected; the
total number counted, therefore, were
S57, necessary to a choice 429. The to-
tai number Of registered voters was
1880. The three successful contestants
in numerical order were ex-Sheriff
William G. Hendee, Oliver Bright and
Frank E. Smith. A motion was passed
that when the Commissioners adjourn
ed yesterday that they would meet
again on Tuesday next, May 18th, at
10 O'Clock in the morning to wind up
the business Of their term. At noon
of the same day the newly-elected Com
missioners will be indicted into office
for a term of four years. Who the next
Mayor will be is a matter of conjecture,
all three being known to have aspira-
tions in that direction. The only
change in the board will be the substi-
tuition Of o. Bright for Ryan. Some
persons think Mr.. Bright will insist on
being made Mayor, and that he may
be in a position to enforce his demand
Others predict no change i'll the May
orally. It's anybody's guess SO far
The three Commissioners elect one Of
their number al Mayor, and any Com
missioner can vote for himself. All he
wants is one more vote.
Weekly official reports were next
called for and retiring Finance Com
missioner Ryan gave out the following
figures, showing receipts in the tax
collecting department ofS5O, 200 81, and
S7S3. Oh in the water department. The
water superintendent's report convey
ed cheer up information about twenty
seven requests made the past week and
complied with for the turning on OF
water, and seven taps made to the
mains for new consumers: On Twen-
ty-second street, east of Pennsylvania
avenue, for e. Gross; on Twenty-1rst
street, west of Surf, for Beecher-Kay
Realty Co.; at 102 east Poplar avenue
for Frank l.. King; I04 east Poplar ave.
nue. for John j. Leyburn, and two on
14th street and New York avenue for
H. II. Ottens.
The city auditors report was next
read, supposed to cover all municipal
matters for the year 1919. 1t was found
incomplete, however, and referred TO
H. Foster Goslin again. Statistics per-
tanning to the water department had
been overlooked. A revised and per-
fected report will likely be presented
at the last meeting of the old Board OF
Commissioners on Tuesday next, BE-
ginning 10 o'clock, a. no.
Robert J. Kay's search fee report toio
of thirty searches having been MADE
during the month Of April, and OF
S57 25 having been collected in fees.
A resolution was passed to autno-
rize the issuance of a temporary I'M
provement note, at 6 per cent, payable
on May 13, 1921, or at any date prior,
at the option of the city. The race OF
this note is $4,000 and the proceeds VIII
be used in making extensions TO our
svetoun The note is issued IN