Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-30

every possible way with this city for
the betterment of railroad conditions
and train service was very frankly
stated. Mail facilities were but lightly
spoken of. The last mail out now
closes at 1926 P. M. The need of a
later service than this was brought to
the trainmaster's notice and made a
suggestion in regard to this point that
may be taken up for consideration
later.
A letter was received from A. N.
Barber, secretary of the State Board
of Public Utilities, fixing place and
date for a hearing on the gas situa-
ton: This is to inform you that the
hearing with regard to the method CT
charging by the Wildwood Gas Com
pany and also with regard to COM
plants as to certain details of the
service, which was scheduled for Tues
day, September goth, has been post
poned until Wednesday, October 5th.
Upon that date, to suit the convenience
of those concerned, the Board will
meet in wildwood at IL o'clock A. M.
"Please advise if you can arrange
for the Board to have a in the
City Hall for the hearing?"
A reply was sent to the secretary
of the State Board informing him that
the commissioners room in the City
Hall was at the disposal of the state
organization for the hearing, as an
nounced; and in the event hat the
capacity of this room should be over
taxed, it was suggested to the secre-
tary that permission could be OBJ
tanned to use the high school audito-
rum. Here is presented the golden
opportunity to ventilate the long list
of grievances against poor gas service.
Weigner, Rockey and Co., Of Phila-
delphia, certified and registered public
Accountants, wrote as follows:
.sWe report that we have audited the
financial books and accounts of your
city, including the departments of city
treasurer, collector of taxes and water
rents, the water department, city
clerks office and the sinking fund
commission, for the period from Janu-
airy 1, 1921, to June Both, inclusive,
and submit the following statements in
connection Herewith.
A motion was passed instructing the
city clerk to publish a notice of the
Gas Company hearing on the 9TH,
proximo, in each of the three local
newspapers.
Howard Warrington, an employee
of the street department, caretaker OF
the city farm, stables and city i'm
Elements, rendered his resignation in
the appended laconic manner 81
hereby hand in my resignation as you
requested"
A motion was passed, accepting the
resignation.
Esther H. Souders, of 1911 South
Frazier terrace, West Philadelphia,
wrote the commissioners, thanking
them for their effort in having cleo
tricity conveyed to her summer cot
tage at 46OS Su~squehanna avenue,
vicinity of Burk and Andrew avenues.
A petition signed by 46 citizens of
Wildwood was presented, asking that
Ordinance No. 122 (relating to jitneys
and auto busses) be amended so as to
permit these vehicles to run east on
Cedar avenue, from Holly Beach ave-
nue. to Pacific avenue, and be per-
mitted to use the southwest corner of
the intersections of these streets as a
terminus.
Consideration of this matter was
laid wei for one week.
The appointment of Otto Martinez
as inspector and city cement
worker, was announced, and the APP
pointment confirmed by the adoption
of a formal resolution to that effect.
The salary of this position was fixed
at $1,000 0 per month, payable semi
monthly. He will go on duty Octo-
Der LIST.
When the weekly financial report
was called for, the city clerk gave the
tax receipts for the foregoing week as
sf216.98; and the water rent receipts
$s2.61.
The city's water mains were tapped
in eight instances to supply new build
ing operations:
At two places on south side OF
West Lavender road, for George Har-
per; at 1909 Arctic avenue, for Fred
Wilson,; at two places, corner Young
and Atlantic avenues, for Charles
Abrams; 419 West Garfield avenue, for
Alice Brown; corner Maple and Ocean
avenues, for Charles Getsinger, and
south side of Twentyzfirst avenue east
of Central avenue, for Joseph w. Thur
man.
Twenty-Five requests to turn OF the
water supply for the approaching win
ter season were complied with.
George Barton, who lives at l22-l24
East Bennett avenue, appeared before
the commissioners to make complaint
about overgrown lots in his neighbor-
hood, containing noxious weeds and
vines of poison ivy. He urged the re-
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