Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-07-23

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that the Wildwood Gas Company had
filed a petition with the state body,
asking for an increase Of rates from
81 80 to $2.10 per thousand cubic feet.
The Utilities Commission fixed Tues
day, July 9th, as the day and date for
a hearing on the petition, in the State
House, at Trenton. After some dis
cussion of this case it was decided to
ask for a postponement of the date set
for a hearing. The city solicitor was
directed to take charge OF the matter,
and to request the secretary of the
state board to forward a copy Of the
gas company's petition. In addition
TO the demand for an increase of 30c.
per thousand feet, there are some other
points urged relative to the Importance
or necessity of maintaining a uniform
fee Of So per year for all slot meters, no
matter whether used for a short time
or not. Some parts of the brief outline
of the gas company's contention in re-
gard to the meters seemed ambiguous,
and that is why IN exact copy of the
original petition is asked for before the
city authorities take any action in the
case.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the sale of twenty-six 5-per-cent. school
bonds, amounting to $4,000, bearing
the date of May 1st, 1920, to be sold
without advertisement to the Sinking
Fund Commission at par and accrued
interest. The first $500 bond of this
series will mature May Let, 1921, the
last n On May 1st, 1916. The funds
obtained from the sale of said bonds
are "to be used for no other purpose
than the payment of a promissory note
in the amount of $4,000, held by the
Union Bank of WILDWOOD" and the
accrued interest collected to be credited
to the account of printing and station
cry. to apply on account of printing
the bonds.
The following communication from
City Treasurer Kay was read: son
July ID there were presented to me for
acceptance as city treasurer three orders
for payment as follows: One, in favor
OF B. B. Stull, for 500; and two in favor
of Albert L. Sherlock, for 500 and
1856 IS respectively. These orders were
signed by w. G. Hendee, mayor, and
Alfred Winterburn, city clerk, and
were drawn against the police appro-
priation of 1920. Those orders had the
words, by order of the Board of Com
m~issioners,' ruled out, showing that
they had not been authorized by the
Board of Commissioners. My under
standing of my duties as treasurer Is
that / am without authority to accept
said orders for payment-that | am
without authority to sign them, issued
as they have been in the manner re-
ferred to-and they have been therefore
held up by me, pending further action
by the Board of Commissioners"
Albert l.. Sherlock was Mayor Hendee's
first appointee in the police depart
ment, followed a little later by the APP
pointment of B. b. Stull. They are
asking for a pay at the rate of SllO pei
month, but Com issioners Bright and
Smith have refused to approve the
bills at this rate. They objectt to paying
more than $50 a month, as per a reso-
luton to this effect passed a couple of
weeks ago.
City Solicitor Hand read and sub
mitted the following typewriter COM
m"unication:
"Hon. William c. Hendee,
Mayor of the City of Wild wood.
"On July 18th, 1920, Commissioner
Smith of the Department of Streets
and Public Improvements, Parks and
Public Property, offered the following
resolution, to wit: Resolved by the
City Commissioned of Wild wood, Cape
May Co., N. j., that all officers and
foremen appointed in every depart
ment shall be confirmed by at least a
two-thirds vote of the Commissioners;
and that all officers or foremen now in
the employ of the city shall be con-
firmed as above required or be dis
missed from the city's employ; and be
it further resolved that this resolution
take effect immediately This reso-
luton was seconded by Mr.. Bright
of the Department of Revenue and
Finance. Upon the advice of the city
solicitor. at that time (the Mayor pre-
siding) the Mayor refused to put the
resolution to a vote. Immediately Com
missioner Smith called upon the solic-
itor to give a written opinion on the
Mayors ruling. This opinion is rem
dered upon that request"
In the lengthy opinion ably set down
by Jonathan Hand, he carefully ana
lyzed all the provisions Of the Walsh
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