Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-12
Wildwood City Commissioners
Consider Gas Situation
At Tuesdays Meeting The Gas
Company Offer to Sell The
Plant to City For $4SO,OOO
D. j. WOODS PRESENTS A FUNNY PROPOSITION

According to his own words, "a full
house" awaited the arrival of Frank E.
Smith last Tuesday afternoon as he en-
tered the Legislative room at the city
hall, to be present at the second weekly
November meeting of the Wildwood
quarter of 2 o'clock when this occurred.
He was late in getting caught i'll the
meeting, " and when some one remind
ed him of his tardiness rs he trundled
into the chamber the director of streets
remarked, while throwing his hat IN a
side table: "I'm always late; tell the
man with the clock" This observation
being duly noted, the meeting was
called to order and the reading of the
minutes of November 3D. meeting was
soon in full swing, and approval of
same was voted unanimously at the
close.
No financial report was forthcoming
ibis week from the tax department,
but the collector of water rents handed
in the following report, which was read
by the city clerk:
"Consumers having water turned of
at the curb last week, 20; new connec-
tons to the system, 4: On south side of
Poplar avenue, east of Atlantic avenue,
for Dare Brothers; south side of Taylor
avenue, east OF Arctic avenue, for Dan
Hoffman; 203 east Leaning avenue, for
Alice NJ. Clothier, and on south side of
Pine, east of Susquehanna avenue, for
Wildwood Bungalow Company"
AS the hour of 2 O'Clock was now in
dictated by the city timepiece, a motion
was passed to proceed at once to open
proposals for the remodeling OF First
ward fire-house. The clerk announced
that only two bids had been received,
which he proceeded to lay at once be-
fore the commissioners: "McAlarnen
& Walters, Sc, 700; Rufus P. Hayes 81, 900.
On motion of Oliver Bright the contract
was awarded to the lower bidder, Bright
and Hendee voting yea, Smith nay.
The last named commissioner wanted
to wait a week before making an award,
but the mayor and Bright insisted on
disposing of the matter at once. The
successful bidder must supply a surety
or freehold bond in the sum of St, 1OO-
same as the amount of the bid or con-
tract price. Work must be completed
in one hundred working days.
Debate next ensued on methods to be
adopted for heating the building. 1t
was finally decided to install a hot
water heating plant or system. All of
the commissioners voted yea on this
question. Architect Reeves was in
structed to prepare plans and specifica-
tions for this improvement as soon as
possible. City Solicitor Hand was re-
quested to draw up a contract at once
between the city and McAlarnen q
Walters, so that the work of remodel
ing the fire house may be begun at the
earliest possible date.
The city solicitor was next authorized
to prepare for publication a notice of
intention, informing the taxpayers and
citizens that an ordinance will be intro
duced shortly appropriating s. 1900 to
purchase lots for the purpose Of con-
structing a dock for fishermen along
Ottens' harbor, near west Montgomery
avenue, and 81 1000 additional for the
building of a dock.
The resolution which follows was
now introduced and passed: Whereas,
1t is represented to the Board of Com
missioners that no judgment final has
ever been entered in the suit of Gilbert
H. Baker against the city of Wild
wood, on certiorari, reviewing the
board walk bond issue into the Supreme
Court which the now appeal taken;
therefore, be it resolved, That the city
solicitor and john Harris be instructed
to take proceedings to enter Judgment
flnal in said suit at once" All of the
commissioners voted yea on the passage
of this resolution. Some time ago the
commissioners were notified that Mr..
Blaker would appeal from the decision
of the Supreme Court in the board walk
case referred to, and everyone pre-
sumed that such action vas well uuder
way; but it appears now that the tech
nical matter of entering judgment for
the city when the Supreme decision
"
looked, it is said, by one of the counsel
employed by the two majority COM
missioners TO defend the Baker suit.