Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

noon, November oath, at 80 O'Clock.
This adjourned meeting was prompt
ly called TO order on the day, date and
hour mentioned. A feeling of good
will seemed at first to animate all pres
emit, COMFORTING we'll with the near
approach OF the Thanksgiving season,
but the minutes of the previous regular
session had scarcely been read when
friction occurred again and feathers
were ruff1ed. Commissioner Smith
moved that the minutes be approved,
"except one clause-that pertaining to
the appointment Of Jed Dubois as a
member of the Board of Education, 10
fill the unexplred term of Clayton S.
Lowe, resigned" Oliver Bright fell
in line with Smith at once, hastily
s~econding the motion. Mayor Hendee
objected to this action, claiming that
his appointee was competent to serve
without the nomination being con-
firmed by the two majority commits
sioners. Mayor Hendee called for So
licitor Hand, who publicly rendered an
opinion that the mayor was right in
his contention-that there vas nothing
in the law requiring confirmation by
the other two commissioners. The at.
torney's advice. however, was ignored
by Bright and Smith and a vote forced
OH the motion, Hendee voting no.
What the outcome OF this petty move
will he remains to be seer, After last
weeks meeting, at which the appoint
ment was made, the city clerk notified
Mr.. Dubois of the mayors action.
the digit 8 seemed to figure quite
prominently in the report of tax re-
ceipts for last week: So ,333.9 "a; water
rent receipts We're only $504.22. No
wonder the city's income from water
is running low, as there are 81 less COLI
sumers now than there were this time
the week before, and this shut II
business has been going on for a long
time, because of the annual migration.
Six new taps of water mains were re-
ported. They sounded pretty good;
Southwest corner Pine and Atlantic
for Otto HUFF; northwest corner j Juniper
avenue and railroad for John p. Simp-
son; two on 18th street east of railroad
for George Kasper; two on westside OF
Park boulevard, south OF Primrose
road and north Of Rambler, for David
McKibbin.
Building Inspector Nickerson was
present and read his report for the
months of September and October;
building permits granted, 48; fees
collected for the city, $l1S; value of the
building operations for which permits
were given amounted to 500, 0O3 So"
These figures may give some indication
of the tremendous business boom that
is going on now in our midst, and the
outlook for next year looms up large.
1t is astonishing to learn how much
building is under way and projected.
Louis P. Cunningham, of 2415 south
Seventeenth street, Philadelphia, wrote
? a letter to the commissioners telling
them of the chilly, aguish feeling that
! came over him upon receipt OF a pink
excess water bill to the amount OF
s96. ~, charged against his small house
at lis east Spicer street, opposite the
electric plant. He said plumber Wig
ham had Investigated the premises
thoroughly and could find no leak
The matter was referred TO the watel
department inspector. He will inves
tigate the meter.
The suretybond furnished McAlarner
& Walters by the Fidelity and Deposit
Company, of Baltimore, Md, in the
sum OF Sc, 700, was accepted by The
commissioners upon advice Of Solicitor
Hand. The amount Of this bond repre-
sents the contract price to remodel the
First ward fire house.
The following resolution was passed
"Whereas, The city of Wildwood has
acquired title TO real estate for the un
paid taxes of 1917, and the amount o.
unpaid taxes represented by such tax
titles on November 18th, 1920, together
with the amount in the hands of the