Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-12

to the remodeling OF First Ward FIRE
house. When a motion was made to
proceed to the opening Of the bids, the
city clerk announced hat not a soli-
tary offer had beer received up to date.
1t was decided not to advertise further,
for the time being. 1t was suggested
that by waiting until May or June,
after the rush Of spring work is over,
then bids may be obtained more readi-
Iy. Such extravagaut words as "bug-
house" and ''crazy" were used by the
Finance Commissioner in expressing
his disappointment at the result, and
in declaring how people chad gone"
mad over high costs.
An order was given to the Delco
Light Co. for 100 batteries, each having
a capacity of 100 ampere hours, the cost
to be 1924.
The Mayor asked the city solicitor
what progress was being made toward
the framing of an ordinance to effect
the vacation of Beach avenue, from
Cedar avenue southwark to Crosse ave.
nue.? The solicitor replied that the
first step is being taken this week when
the notice of intention will be published.
The Mayor and High Finance Com
missioner Ryan looked crest-fallen
when the solicitor said there was some
doubt about the power of the city
strustees" to vacate a street that's
under water for a good portion OF the
distance. The solicitor questioned the
legality OF such a procedure. The
Mayor said, Ego ahead and do it any
how and let the other fellow contest
it if he thinks It's wrong" So there
shall be more law suits to entangle US!
How long, oh, how long! are the citi-
zens of this municipality going to toll
crate such a state of affairs as the pres
ent trio has brought about, making u
the laughing-stock of the whole state?
Nearly a half dozen lawsuits already
on our hauds-and still more to follow!
When will the "limit" be reached /?
1t developed at yesterdays meeting
that a mistake has been discovered in
the big batch Of mercantile license
folders just published for the commits
sioners by the Sun Publishing Co.
The license fee for real estate dealers
was fixed at $25 per year. By a typogra-
phical error, the Sun company has the
fee printed as $25 900. The city clerk
was instructed to be careful not to send
out nor give out any folders unless the
proper corrections be made. The May
or favored compelling the printers to
do the whole job over. II only the
$25 900 error had occurred in the real
estate auctioneer item, our discrimina-
ting tax LEVERS might have been con-
tent to let that stand, feeling quite sure
then that Ackley would be squelched
beyond the possibility of a doubt.
A bill for advertising in the sum of
was presented yesterday by one
of the local newspapers on its regular
billhead. Payment was refused be-
cause it was not made out on one of
the city's blanks. Here is another eX-
ample Of the blankety, blank, stark,
rank tomfoolery that these present
commissioners are capable Of INDUCING
10. Every business man has a right to
use his own billhead for any service
rendered whether such service be for
an individual or for a city corporation.
court in the land would ever stand
Tor such a rule as this-but on the con-
trary would pronounce it due to crash
ignorance or folly or both combined.
1t is surprising that Solicitor Hand
1oes not lend a helping hand to guide
spasmodic trustees Of the
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