Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-10-29
CITY HALL DOINGS
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offer to show cause. In the absence OF
any defense at the hearing on the writ
Judgment In all probability will be
rendered in favor Of the applicant for
the writ. Thus the city clerk will re-
main secure in his position for the
present.
While the city solicitor YVES asked to
obtain judgment "by confession" in
the aforesaid suit, his services were not
enlisted in the Baker Injunction case
rs the appended resolution will show
which passed 2 to l:
Whereas, The Board of Commis-
sioners have received notice of a bill
filed in equity in the Court of Chancery
by Gilbert II. Baker for an injunction,
together with a restraining order; and
"Whereas, The city collector of the
city OF Wildw wood has been so active
with Baker and others in the matters
against the city that the board Of com
missloners feel that other counsel should
be obtained to defend the city;
'rTherefore be it resolved, That John
Harris be aud hereby is authorized to
appear for the defendant in the matter
of Blaker VS.. the city of Wild wood"
When the mayor inquired if any one
present wished to be heard on any
business, S. r. Leap, senior member Of
the law firm of Leap, Shar pless d
Way. arose and stated that he repre-
scented the Wildwood Title and Trust
Company, executor of the estate Of the
late Levi F. Butts, and that n object
of his call was to ascertain what the
city of Wild wood intended to do in
reference to the bequest made In his
will, donating to it the sum OF $500 for
the erection of "a public iron fountain
for drinking purposes for man and
beast.u in front Of the Butts block,
corner Burk and Pacific A
condition of the bequest is that the city
shall furnish water for the fountain
free of charge. MI. Leap informed the
commissioners that there is a deficit
in the personal estate of the donor, and
that the real estate can not be sold
until after the death of several heirs.
He said it might be five years or longer
before the money would be available.
The controller Of the state Of New
Jersey has submitted his bill to the
city for $25, inheritance tax on this
bequest. The attorney said 1t was
therefore incumbent upon the city
either to pay this tax and accept the
legacy or else reject it. The latter
course was taken, and a resolution
adopted at once, formally refusing to
accept the sum bequeathed, and desig-
mating that "a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to the executor named in
said will"
After Attorney Leap had the will
matter disposed of and had presented
the bill of his client, B. b. Stull, in the
sum of Sass, he withdrew from the
meeting. The majority commissioners
are willing to pay MI. Stull only S210
for 81 months service. 1t remains to
be seen whether Mr.. Stull will accept
this amount, as the mayor still insists
this officer should have been paid at
the rate of S110 per month.
City Solicitor Hand next read the
elaborate agreement drawn up to bind
the city for a term Of years not exceed
ing five TO display advertising matter
on a series of metallic waste receptacles,
two feet square and four feet high, said
receptacles to be furnished free of
charge by the Inter-City Advertising
Co., OF Philadelphia. City Treasurer
Kay made q strong protest against the
city accepting such a proposition with
ont more careful consideration of it.
He said he "would not want the city
TO place one of these in front Of his
Office" but his protest was Of no avail.
All of the commissioners voted yea, to
the great disappointment and dismay
of some g~ood-think'ng citizens present.
1t is proposed to distribute Is Of these
cans along the boardwalk and 25 more
to be placed on the streets.
Mark B. Reeves, architect, presented
another revised set Of plans and speci-
ficatious for the remodeling Of First
ward fire house. These were adopted
by a two to one vote, the mayor object
ing because of the refusal of the other
two commissioners to give him a
weeks time to examine and consider
these altered plans. Bids will be
solicited once more. According to
these revised plans and specifications
no changes will be made in the rear
part Of the building or annex-only to
the front or main building.
Among the bills presented for pay
ment was one by Jonathan James for
labor furnished in tearing down board
walk. The number OF hours specified