Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-07-30
Wildwood City
commissioners
In Session

zone minute late, boss" said Com
missioner Smith, as he rolled into his
easy chair at City Hall, last Tuesday
afternoon, July 9th, at exactly 1.31
o'clock, w%hereupon Mayor Hendee
proceeded to call to order at once the
regular weekly meeting OF the Wild
wood City Commissioners. This laconic
remark of the street commissioner was
not made to the presiding officer, but
was directed, on the contrary, to the
JOURNAL reporter, to whom for some
occult reason is unconsciously assigned
the arduous task of keeping note of the
flight of time, and whose seat is almost
directly underneath the spot where the
resolute city clock is anchored. 1t was
pleasing to both of these time keepers
to see the finance commissioner on
the scene Sc early thatday. Punctuality
is a commendable trait, and when MI.
Bright arrived at LIS, he claimed
credit of these chroniclers for his
promptitude, and it was allowed.
''Tardy" is a harsh word it was agreed,
aud may its use in these columns in
connection with any of our local legis-
lators never be called for again. "'Tis
better never TO be late" to be always
on the very dot.
Approval of the minutes of the
previous meeting did not Immediately
follow their reading. At the previous
meeting the city clerk had been in
structed to write ex-Assessor Lynn H.
Boyer, requesting him to turn over to
his successor all Of the city's assess
ment books in his possession. Before
the commissioners would vote to ap.
prove these minutes they wanted to
know if the request had been com piled
with. On being informed that Mr..
Boyer had not yet delivered over the
books in question, ways and means Of
obtaining same were suggested. But
before the meeting closed the ex-assessor
appeared with the books. 1t appears
that o of these books, known as the
"field book" Mr.. Boyer claimed the
privilege to retain, as being in the
nature of his own personal property.
But his wishes were overruled, and to
avoid further friction In the matter all
records and data were turned over to
the department of finance.
Receipts In the tax office for the
previous week were So, 795, and in The
water department 1912. 85.
Ordinance No. l07 came up for third
and final reading, and was passed by a
vote Of two to one, Mayor Hendee
voting no. 1t will now be published,
according to law. This is the ordin-
ance introduced recently to amend the
$780, 600 boardwalk ordinance, SO that
the bonds proposed to be Issued thereby
shall be made to bear 6 per cent. in
terest, instead of 5 per cent. A New
York law firm has been asked to pass
upon the legality of this bond issue.
The opinion Of this firm of bond eX-
perts may be forthcoming soon, and Is
looked forward to with much interest.
The operating department of the city
water system reported only n ''on"
service the previous week, for a former
consumer of the colorless liquid which
composes three-fourths of the earth's
surface. But sixteen new consumers
were added to u constantly increasing
list, connections with the water mains
having been made for the following
persons: For H. H. Ottens, s; Beecher-
Kay Realty Co., 4; Clayton G.. Brad
ford, 1; w. M%entzer, 1; George Corle, ];
and w. Nusbickel, 1. A re-connection
was made for w. D. Eynon.
City Engineer l.. M. Rice was present
to make a report on plans and material
concerning the barrier to be interposed
at Twenty-sixth street and Park Boule-
ward, butween old Neptune's watery
domain and the terra firma on our
western edge. MI. Rice estimates the
quantity of oak lumber needed for the
construction Of this proposed dyke at
$500 feet. He thought hal these
heavy oak planks can be purchased at
about $50 per thousand feet. He urged
the necessity of getting this work under
way early in September, in order that
the em~bankment may be thrown up
before the series of excessively high
tides always recurring in October of
each year. After this bulwark is an
accom- plished fact fair Luna may pull
all she wants to, for according to Mr..
Rice Mistress Moon will not be able to
lift a single pound of the briny. deep
over the top Of 1t. And even if old Sol
take a hand to help her in these
tidal efforts their combined might