Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-25
Hall Doings


water system. The latter ordinance
provides for the ssusnce of a series OF
Londs to raise the sum of $4,000 to pay
for the sub.surface drainage system,
no nearing com pletion. Both of these
ordinances were passed on fret aud
second readings. They will now slum-
Der for a couple of weeks and be walked
up for final reading and passage on
March 10Th.
City Treasurer Kay recommended
that the solicitor he instructed to pre-
pare another ordinance to float $1,000
worth more of water bonds. He said
the money IL not needed at once, but
will be later on. H. thought it would
b. "A good idea to have the ordinance
ready, SO that when the emergency
comes for the use of this money the
bonds could be marketed at short
notice. foresight is always better
than hindsight."
A resolution vas next passed author
izing the raising Of $500 on notes, for
the purpose OF paying the Indebtedness
incurred in the installation of the heat
ing plant in the First ward fire house.
City Treasurer Kay took the oppor-
tunity to state that Caldwell e. Ray
mond, Of New York, attorneys-at-law,
are prepared to render their final opin-
ion on the legality Of the $50, 900 worth
of boardwalk bonds, which were until
recently the subject of litigation. As
four of this series of bonds are now OBJ
solete, there remains put SAC, 900 worth.
Before the attorneys will pass upon the
legality of this residue it is necessary to
obtain the written consent of the orig
inal bidders that this red number
of bonds will be accepted on pro-rata
terms offered for the whole series, aud
further eertificat.on must be produced
hat no litigation is pending at present
that may affect these bonds. The
Marine National Bank and the Wild
wood Title and Trust Company, were
the joint bidders on these fifty board
walk bonds, each of the denomination
Of 81, 200.
Mayor Hendee was authorized, on
motion Of Commissioner Smith, to ne
gotiate for the purchase of two new life
boats for the season of 1921. The city
now has foul. To take care of the in
Creasing crowds sure to come to Wild
wood this summer, six boats will be
non too many. Strange to say the
baggageman heckler was in evidence
once more. This time he wanted to
know from the mayor "what's the use
in getting more life boats, when no
body but residents will be here to see
them bob up and down over the bill
lows?n "OlivPr Eachus must be a
psssimist," some one remarked on the
side lines as he hummed to himself
those old chestnutty lines:
Between the optimist and the pessimist,
The difference is droll;
One sees the doughnut,
The other sees the hole.
Oliver also claims TO have some
knowledge of coal hoists and caused
some embarrassment to Launcelot
Lehman, who bad been summoned
before the commissioners to explain
what kind he wanted at the pumping
station in Rio Grande, by crlticising
the device recommended by the pump.
ing engineer. The latter took Mr..
Eachus' knocks goodnaturedly, how
ever. He probably thought the best
way to quiet an agitator is to laugh at
him, and this, Lehman did.
A funny thing happened when Com
missioner Oliver Bright tried to hitch
a horse before a cart. He made a mo-
ton that the commissioners proceed at
once to clear away the debris of the
wrecked boardwalk, but Commissioner
Smith was too foxy and would not
second the motion. He asked the So
licitor when Ordinance No. ITO, per-
tanning to the removal Of the walk,
would become effective2 "Not until
Friday, the 25th," replied the attorney.
So no legal action could be taken until
that date. Adjourned 3 o'clock.