Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-01-30

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Maginnis who contested the award
and was granted a writ of certiorari.
Judge Black, in an opinion handed
down a few days ago, upheld the com
missioners in making the award for a
term of three years. Whether or not
Mr.. Maginnis will appeal the case to a
high court, is not yet known.
Should he do so, such proceedings
would act temporarily as a stay to the
execution of the contract between the
city and Mr.. KoeDeke. For a term of
five years Maginnis was the lowest bid
der by a margin of 81, $50.
The city clerk was instructed to noti-
fy George w. Banks, owner of the Sea-
crest hotel, that he must arrange to
have the awnings on the front of his
building raised to comply with the re-
%quirements of the ordinance.
When communications were called
for the city clerk read a letter hat had
been received from johnson & Mount,
dealers in hay, grain and feed, asking
that city patronage be extended to
them in preference to outside firms
the quality and price of such commodi-
ties being equal. Reference was made
to provender for the city's horses
which work on the streets. Commits
sioner Hendee, who has charge of this
department., told hat the horses had
refused to eat hay hat came from the
Wildwood dealers. He was under
stood to say that some of it was musty.
Furthermore, Hendee commended that If
he could save as much as a dollar on a
hundred weight of feed by buying from
other dealers, he was justified in saving
that dollar for the a xpayers.
A Communication from d. F. Halla
han, of PhiIadel phia, was next read,
protesting against the policy of the
commissioners in charging license fees
for bath houses at Atlantic Pier Oh
board vail and Burk avenue. He
went to much trouble to find out what
course some other seashore resorts pur-
sue in this regard, and reported thar
the folio wing towns or cities exacted
no tax whatever for bathing privileges:
Coney Island, Ocean City, Sea Isle
City, Avalon and Stone Harbor.
Wildwood imposes a fee of soc for each
bath room or locker. Atlantic City
has a license plan for bath rooms or
lockers, practically the same as Wild
wood. Mr.. Hallahan made a strong
plea for free bathing facilities, but it
had no effect in changing the purpose
of our commissioners to keep on taxing
the bath house u
w. Courtright Smith, managing Sec
rotary of the Board Of Trade, received
a letter a few days ago from John A.
Ackley, the contents of which bore
upon the proposition of the Wild wood
commissioners 10 raise the license fee
of real estate auctioneers from 500 TO
81, 900. This letter from Mr.. Ackley
was in response TO q written him by
Secretary Smith advising the former
that this matter would come up before
the commissioners for decision IN JAM
uary 29th. The Board of Trade secre-
tary requested yesterday that Mr.. Ack-
ley's letter be read, SO as to place him
on record as to his views concerning
this proposed increase. The request
was granted. Mr.. Ackley made no
violent protest. He simply said to the
secretary of the Board of Trade, of
which Mr.. Ackley is a member: II
am thoroughly aware Of the injustice
of this, but under the circumstances /
do not think that l will file any objec-
tons. If the Board of Trade feel that
the commissioners are making any IN
due discrimination in the matter, any
thing that they may do in my behalf,
as a person who has been intimately
associated with the development of
Wildwood, and who at the present
time has the privilege of owning con-
siderable real estate in Wild wood, the
same will be appreciated. l thank
you for the interest you have manifest
ed in my behalf"
After all the communications had
been heard, the new mercantile license
ordinance was read. Because of the
multiplicity of the items, much time
was consumed in the reading of the
schedule, Interruptions were frequent,
as information or explanation of var
ious classifications would be asked for.
Numerous changes have been made in
classitications and rates.. Space forbids
the mention of but a few: Auctioneers
selling real estate. advanced from 500
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