Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-25
Wildwood Commissioners
In Weekly Session

Forty-four water meters were repaired
last week, and 36 more removed to
plant for repair. Ten more were re-
paired and set at properties.
The reading of communications was
the next order of business. One from
Engineer l.. M. Rice informed the
commissioners that ''the State High
way Department will hold a conven-
ton and have a material exhibit on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
next week, at the Engineers Club,
Grand Theatre Building, on South
Broad street, Trenton. George l.. Bur
ton, chairman Of the State Highway
Commission, will preside. Recognized
authorities on highway construction
will deliver add resses, and the subjects
introduced will be open for discussion.
l have been requested by State High
way Engineer Wasser to invite your
municipality to be represented at this
convention" The communication was
ordered received and filed.
The next communication read was
from David M. A. r. Wilder, president
of the Provident Friendly Society,
whose offices are northeast corner Of
Third and Market streets, Camden.
Mr.. Wilder resides on the west side,
Wildwood, within the area subjected
to occasional flooding from abnormally
high tides. He protested once more
against the street commissioners in
tended decision to do nothing TO further
the long proposed construction of a
bulkhead or dyke along Twenty-sixth
street, aud cited Engineer Rice's report
or recommendation to prove that such
materially in keeping out the tides.
The writer complained that his letters
were invariably s'received and fled"
He said "this wasn't the proper thing
to do, for that's the city hall dead
letter office.'" MI. Wilder referred TO
City Treasurer Kay's recent report re-
gsrding the scant borrowing capacity
OF this municipality, and remarked
that it was livery entertaining to him."
He objected to "some part of the gov
erning body still entertaining, apparent
ly, a purpose to further burden the tax
payers, regardless of where the re-
sources may come from" His final
fling was: "If the report of Mr.. Kay be
correct, it shows conclusively how this
particular sort of government is trying
to do business on a shoe-string."
On February 18th, City Solic' tor
Hand wrote Cape May County Board
of Chosen Freeholders, asking "if the
county intends to light the streets and
avenues taken yer in our city ?" In
reply, the following letter from Irving
Fitch, Of Sea Isle City, clerk of the
Board of Freeholders, was read: II
beg to state that when the approprla'
lions were made for 1921, no mention
was made OF this expense for lighting
the streets in Wildwood or any other
city or section of the county. The ap-
preparation for lighting roads was fixed
at 81 900 and lie to cover the danger
signal lights used at intersections dur
ing the summer season, for lighting
the streets in front of the county build
ings and at present the entrance to
the Wild wood road. Your letter will
be read at the next meeting Of the
freeholders."
At the last meeting of the freeholders
a resolution was passed authorizing the
taking over by the county of Glenwood
avenue in Wild wood and West Wild
wood, from Park Boulevard in Wild
wood to Bay avenue in West Wild.
wood-a distance Of more than a mile.
The Wildwood board of commissioner
adopted a resolution last Tuesday, con
senting to this action of the board Of
freeholders. A certified copy of the
commissioners resolution was ordered
to be mailed to the clerk of the free
holders, SO that same may be filed in
the county clerks office. In taking
hover Glenwo0d avenue from farK ave
niue in Wild wood to Bay avenue In
INVEST Wild wood 1t is said the County
will build a fine bridge over Sunset
Lake.
J. G. Price, M. D., director of the
State Department of Health, addressed
a letter to B. G. Ingersoll, our loca,
health officer, calling his attention fol
the second time that the 18th annua
conference of state and local health
officials, will be held on Friday ano
Saturday, February 25th and 18th, a.
the etate house in Trenton. The letter
ended by saying: "Do not fail to send
one one or more persons to represent
your local board" Mr.. Ingersoll wal
present at Wednesdays meeting of thu
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