Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-12
City Hall Doings

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A glesea, to pay a license fee OF Sl5
for the privilege of vending fish in the
City of Wild wood, and tn refrain from
further violations of an ordinance pro-
limiting loud oral announcements OF
II food products or other articles
offered for sale within the city limits.
This ordinance is aimed at practices
known a. "haw king"
A motion was passed i%nstTuctlng the
city solicitor to draw up an ordinance
TO effect the vacation Of Beach avenue,
from Cedar to Crosse The OBJ
ject Of this move is to make prepare
tions for the construction of a new
board walk next year. 1t is the first
step toward getting right of way.
The Mayor was in high feather last
week, protesting to have advance in
formation as to a decision rendered in
Mowitz equity suit in Chancery against
the City of Wildwood. The Mayor in
timated that the decision was adverse
to the city and made a special request
that no mention be made Of this mat
ter In our local papers, fearing that If
this were lone "they might come down
and tear the boardwalk out right
away.u The Mowitz suit in equity
was brought in an effort to effect the
condemnation Of our board walk from
Schellenger to Crosse as an
obstruction and to have it removed.
Even If the boardwalk should be de-
clarded to have been constructed IL
legally and maintained illegally, 1T
may be doubted that any sudden
change would be -countenanced by the
courts, so the Mayors "pussyfooting"
tactics may be uncalled for.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
City Commissioners was called TO
order yesterday afternoon at twelve
minutes past two O'Clock and seven
minutes later the reading of the March
4th minutes was at an end and their
adoption moved.
In the race for first place, the tax re-
ceipts and water rents for fiscal week
ending March 4th, did not come in
''neck and neck" the ''drys" outdis-
tancing the "wets" by a good margin:
Tax and assessment receipts were
81, 300. 06, water rents S845 80.
The water superintendent had little
of importance to report. During the
past week he Inspected and repaired
five fire hydrants, and turned on a
water supply in two cases. Ere long
he will be kept very busy in comply
ing with requests for on service, as in
fallibIe signs of the speedy advent of
spring are numerous.
The street commissioner reported
that at the last meeting of the Board
of Trade the matter of recommending
safety gates at several dangerous rail-
road crossings in Wild wood, had bsen
discussed and passed upon. Acting
upon the suggestion of the Board of
the commissioners passed a res
olution requesting the West Jersey and
Seashore railroad con pany to place
gates at the Rio Grande venue
crossing, and also at the Oak venue
crossing. The Wild wood and Della.
ware Bay Short Line railroad company
is asked to place safety gates at the
boulevard crossing. This action
of the commissioners will be conceded
to be a good move 10 the right direc-
ton, as there have been some narrow
escapes from serious injuries at all Of
the crossings specified.
When the Mayor asked if anyone
present had anything to bring before
the commissioners, d. j. Woods arose
and said: eyes. Mayor, with your
| wish TO have Cancelled
excess water bill in the sum of
against b. X. Sinnamon Of west
18th street, North Wildwood" Mr..
Woods explained that in addition to
annual minimum charge of $12,
Mr.. Sinnamon had paid an excess bill
Of 500. 70 some time ago. An additional
excess bill of $3.50 had since been
rendered, making a grand total of
The excess bills were created
by leakage due to defective plumbing.
The tenants of the owner were notified
about the leaks. The city maintained
is responsibility ended there, and re-
used to grant MI. Woods request in
The interest of Mr.. Sinnamon. 1t was
lp to the tenants or the owner to see
10 1t that the leakage was stopped.
A communication from Lanning
a teacher in the High school
was read, asking the commissioners to
the baseball park on the beach
'front.' put in order for the use of the
High school baseball team. The boys
the High school have volunteered
heir aid free of charge in doing the
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