Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-04-09


Emerged through the door.
The minutes" of course
Were in full blast,
And at 2.07
The "minutes" were passed.
Finances next
Our attention engaged
And these are the figures
That were read as PACED:
Tax receipts for previous week,
$1,575. 40, water rent $625.92.
Enter Joe Brown
With yard wide smile;
His report was read,
Then hung on the file:
Consumers having the water turned
on 40, inspections for leaks and repairs
II, meters repaired five, and two water
main taps made for Henry II. Ottens
at 18th street and 14th street, North
wildwood, near New York avenue.
All meters in use from Cedar avenue
to lands end, Wild wood Crest, have
been read for first quarter of 1920 Mr..
Brown suddenly discovered yesterday
that he was in accord with the JOUR-
NAL reporter-that their opinions CO.
incIded. The water superintendent
was 80 much tIckled about it, that he
extended his "north paw" for the re-
porter to shake in mutual congratula-
tion. This was done heartily. For
once they were in harmony.
During the month of March, twenty
searches were made by City Treasurer
Robert j. Kay and the sum of $39 SO
was collected by him for rendering
this service.
A formal resolution was put through
declaring that the collector Of water
rents is authorized TO credit the account
of Robert j. Kay, under application
564, district No. 2, in the sum of $l1.50,
to cover amount paid on the excess
water bill rendered him December 81 +,
1919, said allowance being made on ac-
count of overhead meter.
A second resolution ordered quit
claim deed to be executed in favor Of
Joseph A. Rudderow, covering lot No.
27, in block "a, Third ward, upon certi-
fication of the collector OF taxes that all
liens against said property have been
paid.
Ordinance No. 103 was now taken up
on its third reading and passed unani-
mously. This piece of'legislation pro-
vides for the issuance of series of 26
bonds OF the denomination of $500 each
or total of $4,000. AS stated pre-
viously in the JOURNAL, the money
realized from the sale Of these bonds,
will be used in paying off temporary
improvement note, drawn by the city
few years ago, when short Of funds
wheTewith to complete the then un-
finished High school building.
The Finance Commissioner told of a
call for help that came to him from
Erma ON Wednesday afternoon. A
field Of dried grass on the farm of Wal
ter Barber caught fire and but for the
timely arrival of the Wildwood chemi-
cal engine. Mr.. Barber's house and
barn would have been destroyed. Nick
Holmes made the run to Erma in IL
minutes, from the time he got the
word to GO. This feat certainly reflects
great credit on our fire equipment and
fire laddies.
Mrs. Carrie Haughey, of east An
drew avenue, had q matter to bring
before the commissioners yesterday,
and she was not in very pleasant
humor about 1t. Her aged father, j l..
II. Dowler, came to city hall in the
year 1918 to pay all of his taxes for that
year, bringing with him his check
book. He requested the clerk in the
tax department TO fill up the check for
him, as he was feeble and could not
write. This clerk did as requested, but
unfortunately forgot to include Mr..
Dowler's poll tax of 81 for the year.
This amount remaining unpaid for q
year and quarter, an interest charge
of eight cents was piled up against it,
and then q penalty of fifty cents more
was tackled on and the total poll tax
bill in 1918 against Mr.. Dowler became
81. SO in 1920. The collection of it was
placed IN the hands Of the delinquent
tax collector, and 1t was this act that