Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-01-30
Mercantile Ordinance introduced by
Wildwood Commissioners
High Finance Commissioner Ryan Reaches all Except
the Wildwood Banks in His Quest for City Revenue.
Fire House Bids Exceed Appropriation


ASSN0 JNHSNAANJ NANNAhCCHf
January 29lh, because Of the big out
pouring of citizens to attend the regu-
lar weekly meeting of the city COM
m~issioners. Not for many weeks has
there been presented such IN animated
scene as was witnessed at this session
Of our legislative body. There was a
reason for it, because of the previous
announcement by the Board of Com
m~issioners, that on that day an ordi-
nance would be introdu ced for the
purpose of governing, regulating and
fixing fees of mercantile licenses in the
City OF Wildwood, and regulating the
business licensed" Taxation in any
form is a subject of vital interest to
nearly everyone, and this conclusion
was borne wi by seeing the throng at
yesterdays public hearing on the mer-
camille schedule.
1t was just five minutes after two
o'clock when the meeting got under
way; and after the roll was called, the
city clerk instantly began. the perfume
tory weekly task Of reading the record
of the week before. This finished and
the record approved, the financial re-
port was next in order, and the audi
Tors then learned that the receipts
from taxes and assessments for the
week ending January %, were S6,O73.02
and from water rents So. $40 20. Dur
ing the past week, the flow OF the essen
tial element of water was intercepted
in eight places at the curb by the
superintendent, but at n place be
was asked to turn on the flow. IL in
spectlons of meters were made and a
bursted main at the corner of Leaning
and Holly Beach venue was repaired.
A resolution WAS next passed amend
lug the local budget ordinance in two
instances: The amount Of increased
surplus revenue appropriated was ad-
vanced from S. 900 to $1,000, and the
item of increased miscel aneous reve-
nue. of the CT clerks Office was
changed from $4,000 10 $4,000. These
alterations, it was stated, would ac-
cordingly decrease the amount to be
raised from taxation for the year 1920,
from $I4O 619 26 to $135,6l9 26, a diff
ference of SIS. 600. "For this relief much
thanks.n Nothing is 30 grateful as
the easing of the burdens of direct
taxation.
January 29th being the date desig-
mated for the opening OF the sealed
proposals advertised for by the city,
relative to the work OF remodeling
First ward fire house, a motion was
made to proceed at once with this
matter and the city clerk announced
that only two offers had been received:
One from McAlarnen & Walters, and
the second from 9. ]. Scully d Sons
The bid Of the first-named firm was
$40, $50, accompanied by a statement
that the work would be completed in
sixty working days; the bid of the
latter firm was So, $50, with a proviso
attached that 100 working days would
be required for the completion of this
work. Each of the letters contained a
certified check ia the sum of $500. AS
both of the bids submitted, exceeded
the amount of money appropriated,
(S8. 5OO) on the advice of the city solicit
tor, a motion was passed that all bids
he rejected and the checks returned to
the bidders.
The opening Of the sealed proposals
for the printing of $500 or 1000 copies
of the city t%reasurer's annual report
for the year 1919, was next proceeded
with. There were likewise but two
com petitors for this typographical
work. the Sun Publishing company
and the Five Mile Beach Journal,
whose respective bids were as follows
on $500 booklets: $133.25 and $3.50,
and on 5000 booklets $l43.25 and S207.
The Sun Publishing company being
the 10 wer bidder on both counts, the
contract was awarded to it for 1000
copies at S143.25. In submitting his
bid, the proprietor of the JOURNAL
proposed to use a very high grade of
paper and larger, clearer type than is
customarily employed In the publica-
ton OF these annual reports. These
considerations may account to a large
extent for the difference in the amounts
of the bids.
City Solicitor Hand was instructed
to draw up a contract between the city
and Otto c.. Koeneke, pertaining to
the removal of wet and dry garbage
for a period of three years, the consid-
Grafton being $4,000. This contract
was awarded to MI. Koeneke on No