Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-10-22

NhuAGh A9EOkA1NACo
on Wildwood avenue, east Of Susque-
hanna avenue, and at corner OF Pine
and Susquehanna avenues, for Wild
wood Bungalow Company.
The following report, signed by City
Building Inspector Charles l.. Nicker-
son, was next read by the city clerk.
1t Was addressed to F. E. Smith,
Director of Streets and Parks:
"As per instructions, L have made a
personal inspection Of the board walk,
from Cedar avenue to Schellenger
avenue, in front Of the @. N. Blsker
property, and find the joists in very
bad condition, some of them being
rotted of at the ends. 1 also found
the cap stills to be in a similar state OF
decay. Several Of the piling are like
wise in bad condition, and | would
recommend that this section of the
boardw ak be closed to traffic for the
safety Of the city,"
This report was accepted and adopted
by a two-thirds vote, the mayor oppos-
ing its adoption at the present time,
because the walk is used but little now
and the danger of a collapse reduced to
an absolute minimum. Pursuant to
the acceptance and filing of this report
orders were given same day to close
the thoroughfare mentioned to traffic.
These orders were carried out at once.
Tuesday, the 18th of October, at 2
O'Clock p. M, being the date and hour
specified respectively for the opening of
sealed proposals to remodel First ward
firehouse, to the great disappointment
Of all concerned not a single bid was
presented to the commissioners when
called for at the psychical moment. 1t
had been understood that Eden
Mitchell, a young contractor and
builder, would make a proposal. When
interviewed as to his reason for not SUBJ
mitting a bid, he replied that he had
commissioners was too cheap, too low"
to induce him to take a chance on this
contract. Mayor Hendee proposed that
the plan to remodel this firehouse be
now abandoned. He favors the re-
moval OF this building to the city
property known as the City Farm, and
the introduction of an ordinance look
ing to the construction of an up-to-date
tireproof structure on the site thus
vacated. He argued that the present
structure could be used as a storage
place for city material and supplies.
No action was taken on his suggestion.
When communications were called
for the city clerk read the following
dated at 1905 North Fifth street,
Philadelphia, and signed by Harry E.
Weir, formerly city engineer of Wild
wood:
81 am enclosing a copy of the bill |
rendered to the city last November
(Which is still unpaid) for my services
in the preparation of plans and specif-
for the construction of concrete
cutters, and for the placing of stakes
for the same. / was ordered to do this
work by the city and therefore 1 must
look to the city for the payment. of this
work"
The duplicate bill accompanying this
letter beaIs date of November Goth,
1919, and is itemized as below:
ITO 5 days. Labor Preparing
Plans and Specifications in
the city of Wildwood and
locating lots and block num-
bers, at $12 per day . $4,000
"Services in surveying 599
lots, at 60c. per lot . . . .$358.8 s
IOlal . .S4lo.oU
A statement was attached giving the
and location of the blocks and
lots, from Hildreth to Lincoln avenues,
both inclusive, and from Holly Beach
avenue to the beach front. No action
was taken on this bill. AT the sugges-
ton of the street commissioner con-
Of this bill was laid over
until next meeting. Mr.. Weir dropped
Wild wood a few days ago on a
brief visit. He is now stationed at
N. M. His letter head
him to be an ''engineer and
geologist," and prepared to make tex
aminations and reports on mining
properties and oil structures" Mr..