Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-19
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

time. AILer the reaulng OF Inc mlnuLeS
and reports, the first matter to receive
attention was the report of Captain
of Police Crawford, who reported six
officers ON duty for the week ending
August 18th, also two special officers,
who were on duty for two and a half
days. The following arrests were
made; 1 wanted elsewhere, 1 reckless
driving, and 1 forger, II lost children,
l was held for court; 21S police boxes
were pulled.
This letter was read from the West
Jersey Electric Company:
1--WE have your communication of
July 30th in regard to furnishing cleo
tricity to several houses located near
Andrew and Susquehanna avenues,
and note that you furnished us with a
copy of the petition wherein these
people asked for said electricity. In
preference to this we would state that
there seems to be so many customers
located close together that we came to
the conclusion hat If at least 10 of
these would sign a regular contract
that we would build a line to this
|ipoint for supplying them with electric
J light, but upon applying to each
of these signers we found that only
one desired to, sign a regular four
mouths contract, consequently we
cannot see our way clear to build a
pole line all the way from Rio Grande
avenue into the point mentioned. We
naturally regret not to get this bust
ness, and do not in a way blame them
for not wishing to sign a contract, but
it would not pay us to furnish this SER
vice for a lesser number of months,
particularly as every one of our new
customers are required to sign such a
contract"
A letter from Patrick Magee COM
planning about the condition of the
streets was read as follows:
I'm view of the fact that the street
upon which my property faces is in
such a deplorable condition, l ask
you to consider the matter Of grading
the street in question and placing
gravel upon it. The condition of this
street will be more fully explained to
you by Mr.. Schambacher, who is a
neighbor of mine, and he will place
the matter before you on behalf of
myself and other property owners on
this avenue. Trusting that some ac-
ton will be taken that will be favor
able to all property owners of this
block of East Hand avenue.
Another letter complaining about
he streets was read from David
Wilder in reference to Pien avenue,
west of Park. \
City Treasurer Kay said that he was
acquainted with the street referred to
and that it was in a bad condition ow-
ng to a lot of new houses that had
gone up there which had to have the
street dug up for water, sewers, etc.
Mr.. Kay said that he didn't know what
would happen if the fire engine had to
go down that avenue. The matter was
referred to the street department.
A resolution was passed resembling
Oakford Cobb's appointment as Chief
of Police at $130 a month, and another
one was passed re-appo1nting him at
$40 = -, r~."ble semi-monthly
ale duties of the CHEZ are - onm
mence September 1, 1921.
Hereafter all policemen of this city
shall be entitled at regular pay to one
days vacation in each week from
September 18th to June LIST of each
year.
The salary of~Joseph M. Lloyd as
ooro+oIor IF tho now puh1io Comfort
Station at Glenwood avenue on the
boardwalk was fixed at SIS per month.
The Collector of Water Rents was
directed to credit Emil Hefter, ST.,
with SO cents; r. M. Crawford with
$12, Margaret Seigler with 81 out OF
So and A. M. and C. D. Ely with 81
out of $12.
The following letter was read from
H. J.. Yeager, 1902 Pacific nj
81 am complaining in regards to
mercantile taxes as do not think it is
fair to charge me $50 taxes, as the
amount of business I do does not war
rant it. 1t seems to me that l must
pay as much as places that are doing
triple the amount of business and If
you would care to Investigate you
could see that it is impossible to do
business, as I am blocked on both
sides and cannot see either way. l
do not think this is a square deal
and you could do me a great favor
by investigating this as 1 think it is
too much tax ON a place of this kind"
Mayor Smith said that he would
have to pay what the mercantile IL
cense called for, as they were getting
too many charity requests
The city is going to make a big
cleanup and collect all unpaid taxes
and licenses. Eight hacking licenses
will be rescinded.
The city clerk was requested to no
tify the hotels that they couldn't hack
to and from the station except to their