Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-07

SAOu4u Be the CledueSl anu most Sdul-
tary. Patrons from all over the world
flock to Wildwood to sport on our
peerless bathing beach, inhale the pure
ozone OF the dustless air found here
and to drink our chemically pure ar
tesian well water. Show us the prop
erty owner here, man or woman, who
will not help to make all the sur
roundings, all of the environment, de-
lightful and inyitingl
The passage of two resolutions was
at this point in the afternoons de-
~liberations speedily accomplished. The
first one declared that the bond of the
Fidelity Trust Co. of Baltimore, Md,
for the sum of S1,734.75 in connection
with the contract of Samuel Clunn,
covering the furnishing of boardwalk
railing, shall be accepted and that a
contract shall be executed with said
contractor OIL behalf of the city by the
Mayor and the city clerk. The second
resolution was similarly worded and
bore the name Of the same bonding
company, the amount of this second
bond being S 1852, and was issued in
Connection with the contract of Ober
and Woolson for the furnishing of
lumber with which to complete the
new boardwalk and approaches.
After both bonds had been duly ac-
cepted and authority granted to exc
cute contracts with the contractors
concerned, the clerk was directed to
return to the respective parties the
two certified checks which had accom-
panied the bids. These were in the
sum of $4,000 each.
ITO have a real summer resort, we
must have a clean resort" Mayor
COPYRIGHT Smith was heard to state
when the proposition to chart every
lot covered with fat, unsightly weeds
was under discussion. That sounded
good-encouraging. After the chart
ing is finished, the wner of all un-
kempt lots or plots shall be notified
and requested to aid in the cleanup
program. Broken and dangerous pave
ments will also be reported by the
proper officials. Looks like progress,
don't it?
John T. Byrne made a personal re-
quest of the commissioners to light
up, partially, the new boardwalk. The
suggestion was taken under advise
ment.
When Gilbert H. Baker, Edward E.
Rhoads, O. A. Hut and several other
men walked into the commissioners
chamber toward the close of the meet
ing, everybody present wondered what
was up-what had broken loose. When
the Mayor asked, as is customary for
him to do, if any one present had
anything to bring before the commits
sioners, expectancy and curiosity were
on tip-toe; but to the utter disappoint-
ment all the newcomers shook their
heads; they had nothing to say.
Rumor has it that Blaker and
Rhoads did have something to say; but
that after entering the room and see
ing John T. Byrne there, they changed
their minds. 1t appears there is a
movement on foot to urge the removal
of the entire Cedar avenue walk. 1t
is surmised that Blaker and Rhoads
called on the commissioners to object
or protest against this move 1t is
believed that Byrne was present to
antagonize Blaker and Rhoads. Byrne
wants the Cedar emu approach an
INITIATED. He, himself, last spring,
experienced some of the thrills conse-
quent upon tearing up processes. 1t
is not unlikely that he, having seen the
walk from in front of his own Skeeball
alleys untimely ripped, may now take
an especial delight in trying to in
1ict some of the same kind of obliter-
alton ON those whom he holds largely
responsible for the wreck of the old
boardwalk. 1t is alleged by Byrne
and other members of the Progressive
Association that Blaker betrayed them
and made a deal with the opposition.
1t is claimed by Byrne and his assO-
ciates that if Baker had remained true
to them, had stuck to them, the faith
full, old walk would never have been
so rashly and sc precipitately demol-
ished as it was. They evidently rea-
son, now, that if the Cedar avenue sec
ton be %expurgated, that Baker, ct al,
will only be getting some of their
own medicine"
Word is being quietly passed around
that a meeting is to be held at city
hall next Monday night, October 10th,
for the purpose of discussing plans
and ways and means for improving
the beach front. No doubt propaganda
of the strongest kind will be on tap on
that occasion. You will probably hear
expressions like this: Gentlemen,
there is a gold mine at your door"
That may or may not be true. To
some it may sound like the vision of
an irridescent dream. Few persons
have any conception of the vast
amount of expense linked up with this
beach front proposition. What ex-
pense is impending for the taxpayers
may we'll make the conservative ele-