Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-10-08

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to say that the width of the sections to
be macadamized is 229 feet on each
side. He made an urgent request that
the city grant the use of water without
charge for the purpose Of mixing the
cement and gravel or sand. His re-
quest was complied with. Work is to
be commenced at once, and the con-
tractor suggested that certain drainage
pipes projected by the city to be laid
along or under the area in question
should be put in before the macadami-
zing process is under way.
Resolutions were next in order and
the first one passed authorized Collec-
tor of Taxes Campbell to cancel of rec
ord taxes in the amount of $3.50 for
1902; 1915 for 1903 and 1915 for 1904,
assessed against block II, lot 7, third
ward, in the name OF Robert Young
J estate, for the reason that the return
i shows same cancelled of record in the
office Of the county clerk.
A second resolution authorized the
collector of water rents to credit the
account of Emily Mcfarland, Wild
wood Crest, in the sum of So IN account
of an overcharge.
The third resolution passed directed
thu city clerk to notify Gilbert ID.
Baker, by registered letter or by per
sonaI service, to remove all of his
buildings from Beach avenue within
fifteen days, or the city will proceed to
have same removed" This resolution
was offered by Commissioner Smith
and seconded by Commissioner Bright.
In making the motion the street COM
missioner referred to Mr.. Blaker as
being "a squatter, " and averred that he
had built over Beach avenue without
right or warrant to do so.
The city clerk was also directed to
notify Mr.. Baker again to move his
theatre building back twenty feet, so as
to permit the city to widen Atlantic
avenue in the block between Cedar and
SchelIenger venue The city solicitor
at this Iont called attention to the fact
that according to the terms of the
written agreement entered into between
the city and Mr.. Blaker in 1918 the
latter was entitled to a six months
notice after the board walk was moved.
If that be the wording of the instru-
ment in question then Mr.. Baker
would seem to be in q position to make
legal resistance to all efforts to force
him to move his big building prior to
the erection of the new proposed board
walk. 1t was in December. 1918, that
a resolution was passed directing the
city clerk to give Mr.. Blaker six
months notice to move.
1t was announced on Tuesday that
work would soon begin on the main
sewer artery on Park boulevard, to re-
pair some bad breaks at certain points.
Material for this purpose is nov being
assembled.
City Treasurer Kay now came before
the commissioners to announce that
there were two ways, in his opinion,
by which some of the accumulated
bills against the city may be paid:
One was to have Oliver Bright the
Commissioner of Revenue and Finance,
to sign checks in conjunction with the
mayor, the other way was to rescind
the resolution of two weeks ago, when
the attempt was made to dispense with
the mayors signature on checks. AL
though the resembling of the resolution
may have looked to many as the logi-
Cal way out OF the difficulty, the first
plan suggested by Treasurer Kay was
adopted by the majority commits
sioners, Oliver Bright agreeing to also
sign checks bearing the mayors sigma
ture. The legal phase of this new de-
parture from beaten paths was not gone
into at that meeting.
On or about the 18th of this month,
M. S. Cummins, the florist, will remove
his office and green houses from III E.
Wildwood avenue TO the property he
bought some time ago at 1876 E. Oak
avenue and which has been remodeled,
r~earranged and repaired to meet his
requirements. 1t is seven years ago
since Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins began
business at the Wildwood avenue stand,
and his show window there, displaying
many beautiful varieties of flowers and
plants, was always a delight to greet
the eye of the passer by. Al their new
location, facilities for the showing of
ed and the new lighthouses are very
expertly planned.
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