Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-05-07
AngleSed ! North Wildwood

met Tuesday evening, with Mayor Nc
Linden in the chair. Councilmen
Erickson, Larcombe, Preuthun and
Stockholm answered to their names,
and Rauch and Ostenreider came in
later. Clerk Redding and Solicitor
Tstem we're also present. The first
matter taken up vas that Of allowing
peddling on the new municipal pier.
DR.. Margaret Mace aud Charley AS
penberg wanted this settled before they
Council indicated then and there hat
they would pass an ordinance prohibit
ing peddling or The pier, and Miss
Mace and Mr.. Aspenberg signed up in
the presence of Council and the spec
tators at the meeting. A letter from
the people of the Second ward urged
Council To inauguTate a cleanup week,
and the Mayor agreed to designate the
week of May 18th to 22d aud so pro-
claim. The report of City Electrician
Victor Braid wood showed twenty ap-
plicatious for wiring permits. A move
was taken toward the purchase of a lot
on Fifth went from George Rudolph
and Joseph Wheaton to be used for
storage purposes. The light committee
was authorized to place range lights in
the inlet for the benefit Of the fisher
men coming in from sea. The pay Of
the city laborers was increased to fifty
cents per hour. Only n bid was re-
ceived for the auto fire engine for the
Second ward firehouse. 1t was for the
sum Of So, 900 and was from the La
France Co. The company said it would
be four months before shipment was
made. The question Of funds to Jay
for same then came up, and Council
man Larcombe said he thought the
Marine Bank would buy the bonds, as
under the law the bonds must be sold
before the award of a contract. When
apr ealed to, Solicitor Tatem so stated,
aud further SAID that the Marine Bank
could not take any more North Wild
wood city bonds because the bank now
owned more than the law allowed.
Mr.. Larcombe then said he thought
the bonds could be sold to the citizens
of North Wildwood, and said he him.
self would take one thousand dollars
worth. Councilman Stockholm
brought up the matter of spreading
) the fish nets in the vicinity of the school
house and wanted 10 know why the
ordinance in this respect was not e II
forced. After considerable discussion
the Mayor directed the police to enforce
the ordinance and make arrests. Mr..
Stockholm spoke about the encToach.
ment OF the inlet at the eastern end Of
the city and urged measures be taken
at once. The Mayor said he had al
| ready given orders for certain work
: there and hoped Council would endorse
it. In this connection it was STATED
: that q hearing would be held at Tren
ton on May 18th before the Legislative
: committee on commerce aud navigation
: and the Mayor said that the city Nigh
, get state aid for this work. as a bill haC
passed the Legislature to that effect
: Adjournment was taken to Tuesday
evening, May Nth.
The Pancoast family left Monday foI
Philadelphia after spending a week il
, their Chestnut venue cottage.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf johnson auC
daughter arrived from the south wheI'
o they have been for a year and a half.
t The Toner family is occupying thei
u Chestnut avenue cottage.
n The Arctic Ice company is having
we'll driven that will be $50 feet deep
Redpath & Potter is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Munson hsv
$ opened their home at Fourth AM
Pennsylvania for the summer
Mrs. H. Smith Corson and daughte
=, Anna, of Collingswood, were Sunda,
n visitors at the home Of Thomas Corson
Martin Newkirk is building a SINAI
bungalow on First avenue.
\ MIS-. MdCAlpluc ANU sui AnuAO'
spent the week end at their Auglese
g summer home.
y Nearly all the fishing smacks hav
left for Virginia 10 catch porgies an
i weak fish.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Davis spent th
d week end at their Seventh ayenu
It home.
a. Herman Nidorf, who has been su
fering with infismmatory rheumatisI
= for two weeks, is slowly improving.
# Last Tuesday morning while drivin
l. her auto Mrs. w. II. Bright, wife
h Senator Bright, ran into the fence su
rounding the home of John Rees
when the gears refused to shift pro
erly. The fence was slightly damaged