Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04
Commissioners Meeting
City Treasurer Kay and
Mayor Hendee Foil an
Attempt to Vacate a City
Street in the Interest of
G. II. Baker

were 81, 297 80; the receipts for water
rents amounted to $5,374.73, classified
as follows: From metered private
service, S. g 81; off and on service,
$5S; tapping fees, 50. so, and penalties,
81. 80.
-Four new connections to city mains
were made last week at these points:
On Wild wood avenue, east of Susque-
hanna avenue, for Wildwood Bungalow
Co.; on Lake avenue, wet of Susque-
hanna avenue, for the same company;
on Susquehanna avenue, south of Burk
avenue, for John Fox, and on Andrew
avenue, west of Hudson avenue, for
George j. Seller.
During the past week 26 stopped
meters were repaired and 80 more
taken out and removed to plant for
repairs.
The work of laying a main line Of
water pipe oil Bennett avenue, from
the railroad to Park Boulevard, has
been finished. A total Of 839 feet was
required for this operation.
The laying of a main on west Hill
dreth avenue is already begun.
During the month of January the
city electrician collected $50 in fees for
the Issuance of 81 certificates and the
granting Of 80 permits.
The folio wing receipts were recorded
in the city clerks office for the last
month: A mercantile license of $25; dog
licenses, 1898; street permits, $50, and
rent Of Third ward fire house lodge
room, $75-total, $139.68.
During the first month of this year
Tax Collector Campbell made twenty
searches: For William H. Bright, q;
Jesse D. Ludlam, 8; William e. Zeller,
L; John Bright, l; E. Yenney, 1; Palmer
M. Way, 8; Robert Bright, 2; James A.
L, Harris, 1; Llewellyn Hildreth, 1,
and Real Estate and Search Company,
3. The amount received 10 fees cover
ing these services was SAL rs.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the collector of water rents to credit The
account of William Cozan, in district
No. Q, In the sum of So OS, this being
one-third Of an excess water bill, due
to a hidden leak, in the amount of
SIS. "a.
Communications were next called
for, and the city clerk responded with
three offerings: The first was from Silas
E. Hummel, bandmaster, whose head
quarters are located at 315 Park way
Building, Broad and Cherry streets,
Philadelphia. His musical organiza-
ton IS known as Hummel's Veteran
Corps Band, Of the First Regiment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania. He
wrote: "Will you please send me speci-
fications for furnishing band at Wild
wood, season Of 1922"
The interchangeable toiler, Frank l..
King, came into prominence once mOre
by writing to the commissioners as be-
low: "By order of city Of Wildwood L
delivered % benches to second floor Of
city hall on August Both, 1920, at a cost
of 81 SO each, or a total of $37. So" He
urged prompt payment Of the bill.
land once again |! Hear me, o Com
missioner /! You, who promised me SO
faithfully that you would have a dyke
built in the vicinity of Twenty-sixth
street, to keep out the briny deep, once
again 1 appeal unto youW This, in
effect, was the burden of his passionate
letter addressed to one of the commits
sioners-which one was not specified
by David Wilder, who resides at Pine
and Park avenues. He said this COM
missioner had promised him so faith
fully to do something, and the letter
upbraided said official for broken
promises. 1t Is probable the director
of streets was the person referred to,
for he unburdened himself to state In
reply to the communication that he
was unalterably opposed to the build
ing of q bulkhead at Twenty-sixth
street. He exclaimed that "money
spent there would be just the same as
burning 1t up" He contended that the
Cedar avenue section of the west side is
just as low as at Twenty-sixth street,
and that II you block of the influx of
the salty tides at the latter gateway
old Neptune will cause the oceans
pillows TO drive In at the Cedar avenue
approach and back up Park Boulevard
to Mr.. Wilder's habitat, known as the
Garden of Eden, because of the great
OF blooms once there beheld,
the pride Of the beach. Salt water Is