Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-19
Topics of Interest From The
Wildwood City Hall

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road company, informing the commits
sioners that the matter Of placing safe
ty gates at the Rio Grande and Oal
avenues crossings would be taken NJ
at once and passed through the proper
channels. This practically means thai
the gates will be placed where recon-.
mended, just as soon as the necessary
routine of rules and regulations can be
gone drought with. 1t is to be hoped
that these safety gates will be in posi-
ton before our busy summer season
begins. Mrs. Joseph SERVANT, of west
Pine avenue, slipped quietly into the
commissioners room at this stage OF
the proceedings and in a subdued, SUI
ave manner laid her troubles before
the city guardians. Hers was the old,
old theme-the garbage and ashes SUBJ
ject. She said that garbage had not
been removed from her place for a
year. Mrs. Servants gentle plant
produced something Of a sensation,
and cOnjured up visions of a repetition
of last years horrors! If anyone is
congratulating himself or herself that
the garbage question has been settled,
such person may be disillusioned later.
The inefficiency of the present admin
istration in handling this garbage dis
posal matter, should condemn every
member of the present board to defeat,
who dares to come out for reelection.
II the citizens do not want to keep on
smelling the foul odors, then make a
change. The people are all-powerful,
if they will only resolve to act at the
crucial moment. 1t is as plain as the
nose on your face that you will con-
tinue to smell nauseating gases arising
from ~decaylng animal and vegetable
matter, unless decisive action Is taken
in May to retire these lame commits
sioners. Mrs. Srivani's husband says
he intends to drill an artesian we'll on
his premises, as he cannot afford TO
longer pay the exorbitant rates exacted
by the present administrator of city
affairs. Foul-smelling garbage and
almost prohibitive rates on water,
should prove to be powerful arguments
in sending down to defeat these AFRO
CANT third-termers.
The opening Of the bids on 1000 feet
of 4-inch cast iron water pipe was next
in order. Only two bids were received.
Donaldson Iron company, Of Emaus,
Pa, quoted $77.40 per ton, f. o. b.,
Wildwood, promising delivery in June;
r. d. Wood company quoted $S2 per
ton for immediate delivery from stock,
the offer to hold good for one week
only. AS the pipe is needed at once
the contract was awarded to Wood.
An order was given w. Ii. Austin
company for two car loads of pea coal,
at So. so per ton, to be shipped to the
city plant at Rio Grande.
Commissioner Ryan requested Com
missioner Hendee to 'jack up" Engi-
neer Rice for his failure to make a re-
port OIL the 26th street intimidation
matter. A motion was passed placing
the Commissioners on record as favor
ing the granting of the use of the high
school auditorium by the board of edu-
cation to the Legion for an entertain
ment. The question of the school
boards authority to do so was raised
by a citizen. Following is the sub
stance of a resolution passed yesterday:
"That the City Commissioners of Wild
wood deem it expedient and for the
best interests of the inhabitants and
taxpayers of Wildwood that no further
increase shall be made in the bonded
Indebtedness capacity of counties or
municipalities as now contemplated by
Assembly Bill Nc. 146, and that Senator
Bright be requested to protest vigorous
ly against the passage of the bill in the
Senate of New Jersey. Those who
lit ard the reading of this resolution
marveled how good our commissioners
are trying to be all at once. Perhaps
there's a reason for it. Election time is
coming on apace; but the people have
not forgotten how ready the Mayor
aud Ryan were to try to bond the city
up to its very last dollar of credit only
a few months ago. That was the time
for them to hedge, not now, and the
people will not forget SC soon. Ad-
journment moved at $50.
AT the next meeting of Seashell
Encampment, No. Y, 1. o. o. F. on
Saturday evening. March q, action
will be taken on an amendment to the
bylaws changing the meeting night to
the first and third Thursda CIV auaninu OF