Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-26

has a right to ask 10 see Inls cOUmuni
cation and to be permitted to read it,
"Your'e not a citizen" fairly shouted
Ryan at the alarmed reporter,
ayes, 1 am, " fired back the JOURNAL
man.
"No you're not,". yelled Ryan
"yOur'e only a reporter!"
az am a citizen-just as much al
you are, Mr.. Ryan," parted the be
leagured scribe. l may not pay a.
much tax as you do, but still L am 6
citizen, and have perhaps, as many
friends as you have. "Some people
may have their opinion Of you"
The Mayor now took another turn al
the JOURNAL by calling ii "a bladder
sheet,n whatever that may mean, and
in a surIy, childish tit of passion de-
clared its reporter to be "a nuisance
and added that "he wanted it be
known that he is a nuisance"
Pretty bold language this for a May
or to use. Pretty indiscreet utterances
for a Finance Commissioner to make.
But this is not the first time that such
attacks have been made on private citi-
zens in the commissioners room-not
the first time that the JOURNAL and
its reporter have been attacked in and
out of open meeting.
The truth of the matter is hat these
two men do not seem to have the prop
err conception of the duties of their Of
fees and they hate the JOURNAL be-
cause it is fearless in defense of the
peoples interests and rights, and 1t
blocks their way to continued office
holding.
That il the secret of the animus
shown by the Mayor and Ryan yester-
day in their united onslaught to dis
credit the JOURNAL and its citizen re-
porter. If they could only squelch the
JOURNAL, they would then have easy
sailing.
Harry Weir's letter was next read.
He inquired about the payment of the
bills he rendered a long time ago for
services rendered the commissioners in
making plans and specifications for
the new boardwalk and beach front
improvements that would have been
necessitated thereby, and for making
street surveys from Lincoln to Crosse
avenues. His bill for the first named
work is $771, and for the gutter sur
veys, at the rate of 60c a lot, the bill
will probably amount to several hun
bred dollars. Thus the total amount
of the bill is about 81, 200.
A new ordinance was introduced yes
terday providing for the appropriation
Of $13, 600, the money to be used in pay
ing off a temporary improvement note
Issued in 1917 for the purpose of COM
plotting the construction of the then
unfinished High school building. This
ordinance will come up for final pas
sage on April 9Th, when a supplement
tai debt statement will be filed with the
city clerk.
The object of Frank B. Wrisley's
presence at the commissioners meet
ing was to present a petition, signed by
a number Of persons, protesting against
the unloading of carloads of soft coal
along the railroad tracks, between
Young and Spencer s. A.
Lsning was mentioned as the offender.
The high winds blow the coal dust all
over and into the houses in that vicinity.
1t was stated that the railroad com.
pany had notified Mr.. Laning to dis.
continue this practice.
Mr.. Ryan's instructions to Mr.. Hen
dee last week TO Jack up" Engineer
Rice had a salutary effect. Mr.. Rice
was present yesterday to give his report
on the survey made at 26th street and
Park avenue. He recommends the
construction of a barrier to break the
force Of tides, In the construction OF
which two-inch oak plank will be
used. 1t will be necessary to carry
this barrier a distance of $40 feet. Com.
missioner Hendee said it would require
about $500 square feet of Oak
planking. He was authorized to find
out what the lumber will cost and to
present an estimate at next meeting OF
the entire cost of the project, including
labor and material.
The plans and specifications of Archi
tect Mark B. Reeves, for the construc
ton OF a public comfort station anC
rest room on the board walk at Mag
nolia avenue, were laid before the COM
missioners yesterday. One set of pIanl
provided for entrance to the proposed
structure on a level with the board
walk. The other plan provided for al
entrance by NEAR of steps to a build
ing with a floor below the level of tn,
boardwalk. Ryan and Hendee favored
tho frat Milan hut tho Mouor Stranuore