Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-05-21
Seven Cent Trolley Fare
Develops at North Wild
wood Council Meeting

Wild wood Council meeting OF Tuesday,
Nav 18th. was the amending of the
contract for the purchase Of the auto
fire engine SO that the American La
France Co., which manufactures the
autos. may purchase half of the bonds
and individual purchasers the rest.
The bonds to pay interest at 6 per cent
per annum. Councilman Larcombe
introduced o. F. Boutell, a representa-
tive of the American La France Co.,
who addressed Council and expressed
the firm conviction that upon return
ing to New York and placing the mat
ter before the company it would buy
half the bonds to make up the purchase
price OF $I1, 500. Mr.. Boutell advised
immediate action, as an advance In the
selling price was imminent. Solicitor
Tatem inserted a clause in triplicate
COPY of the contract to cover the mat
ter for Mr.. Boutell to submit to his
company for consideration. Thirty
DAYS is the allotted time given to dis
pose of the bonds and to secure the auto
at it's present price. This procedure for
securing 1t met with the approval of
the Councilmen present, who were Lar
combe, Stockholm, Ostenreider,
and Rauch. Another matter OF inter-
est was consideration of the prospective
pier. The old boat landing will be
placed In fit condition for this sum-
mer's use and work on the new pier
will be started In the fall. The propo-
sition was submitted to the State Board
of Commerce and Navigation and met
with it's approval. The board, how
ever, stated that as no n had taken
out riparian rights to the northwest
ern side of New Jersey avenue the state
would claim a small yearly rental for
that portion Of the water front. On ad-
vice of Mr.. Tatem, Council accepted
the boards ruling. Clerk Redding
then remarked that some fishermen
told him they thought it unjust to ex-
clude them from fishing from the pier
and selling their fish there. Council
man Larcombe here drew his attention
to the fact that DR.. Mace and Mr.. AS
penberg had disposed of their rights to
the boat landing on condition that
peddling be forbidden on and about the
pier. Mayor McLinden expressed an
interest in the fishermen and their
rights and appointed Councilmen Lar
combe and Stockholm to confer with
DR.. Mace and Mr.. Aspenberg and ask
them If they objected to fishermen fish
ing from the new pier and making i'm
mediate sale of their catches. Before
adjournment, MI. Tatem spoke and
gave Council advance information that
the trolley company was about to petit
ton the Public Utilities Commission
for an advance in the trolley fare from
six to seven cents. He explained that
all electric lines along the Jersey coast
were in a very %precarious position.
Some were in the hands of receivers
and others had yearly deficits to be
met. The local line, he said, paid 81
per cent last year, but coal, taxes, etc.,
had all gone up and last winters busi-
ness was a distinct disappointment,
due, perhaps, to the fact that many
people here own automobiles. He,
therefore, feels that If the trolleys are
to continue to run the year around and
with fifteen-ininute service, there must
be an advance in the trolley fare. Mr..
Tatem's tale Of woe met with sympa-
thetic appreciation, and, as 1t was joe
ularly remarked, if we are to pay
twenty-four cents for five-cent sugar,
we could not well object to paying one
cent more for a trolley ride. MI.
Tatem also said that the Public Utili-
ties Commission had suggested fewer
stops for the cars. Many streets on the
island are short distances apart, and
by cuttingiout frequent stops time and
power could both be saved. He init.
mated that the company would soon
submit maps showing in detail pro-
posed stop and nonstop intersections.
Council adjourned to meet Tuesday
evening, June LIST.
Mrs. E. Bayer and daughter, Mrs.
Willhofer, spent Sunday with MI. and
Mrs. Max Kretz.
Curtis Mathis has returned from New
York after making 81, 500 skiff fishing.
Martin Newkirk is building a garage
for VIM. Epier and a house and garage
combined for John Materia on west
Third emu
Last Sunday A. Green launched a
boat on Second avenue, and as it slip
ped into the water a crowd of about 80
persons cheered. Mr.. Green has sew
eral other motor boats which he and
his friends use in the summer.
The Anglesea Fire company has kept
its promise of burning off the vacant