Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-24
ANCLESEA
Council Meeting

An adjourned meeting OF n NoTIn
wildwood City Council was held on
Tuesday evening with Mayor James
McLinden presiding and Messrs. Hew-
1T. Larcombe, Ostenrieder, Penrose
and webster present. Also Clerk Red
ding. Collector Peterson and Engineer
Rice.
Sometime ago the question of
whether or not the end of New Jersey
avenue could be considered on the
ocean front and it was left for Coun-
Gil to decide. A resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Hewitt declaring that the
location was on the ocean front and it
Nwas passed. This was done with the
idea that during storms many times
the ocean is driven over Champagne
island I'D to and beyond this point.
Mr.. Larcombe voted against the reso-
1ution. This location is to be used for
the erection of a public rest room
and toilets, and this decision had to
he made in order to dispose of the
bonds. Solicitor Tatem, in a letter,
recommended that the city make ar
rangements to sell the bonds privately
as bond money is very scarce at this
time. Ordinance No. 155, providing for
the above work, was placed on first
reading and passed, all voting yes.
Bids were opened for the erection
of the pavilion, there being but one.
1t was as follows:
Harry M. lowering $50. .$7,417.OO
The awarding of the contract was
laid over until the next regular meet
ing. and in the meantime all members
of Council will endeavor to solicit SUBJ
scribers for the bonds.
A c%ertifcation from the engineer that
the sewers had been put in in the sec
ton around Hoffman canal from
Eighth to Tenth n by H. H.
Ottens and the latter asked that they
be taken over by the city and be
placed on the sewer system map.
Letters were read from H. Gillespie,
A. H. Green and H. G.. Roden in ref
erence to sewer assessments. Mr..
Roden was present and spoke of how
his lot in the northwest section had
been partly confiscated by the railroad
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use of his lot and objected to having
to nav taxes on it. He asked that the
city give him some outlet and he
would be glad to pay his taxes. This
latter matter was referred to the street
committee.
Gus Miller was appointed plumbing
inspector under the new plumbing
code. The appointment was confirmed.
George Ostenrieder was named
building inspector and the appointment
was confirmed.
A letter was read from the Wild
wood Board of Trade asking II the
$500 would soon be forthcoming to-
ward the advertising being done by
the board. An order was ordered
drawn for the amount.
Mr.. Hewitt suggested that same ac-
ton be taken in reference to protec-
ton at New York and Walnut avenues
where they cross the railroad. This
is a bad crossing, there having been
four accidents there with two dead
and two injured in the past few years.
The railroad committee was instructed
to take it up with the railroad. and
ask for protection of some kind. The
meeting then adjourned.
Word was received here on Monday
of the death of Harry Wainwright
which occurred in an automobile &C
cident in Florida on Sunday. Mr..
Wainwright was attached to Wissa-
hickon Barracks during the war and
married Miss Florence Shivers, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Mollie Shivers. Mrs.
y Wainwright and two small children
were visiting here recently and while
here received a telegram from her
husband saying their restaurant had
been destroyed by fire.
Mrs. P. L. Peterson, accompanied by
Mrs. H. L. Sheldon and Mrs. William
Grammar, motored to Court House on
Tuesday.
Ernest Murray, of Chestnut avenue,
is giving swimming lessons at the
Jensen dock on West Chestnut venue
He has quite a number of students, es-
pecially among the fair sex.
We are glad to state at this time
that George Sheer, who was operated
on last week at the Bellevue hospital,
Camden, for appendicitis, is now re-
covering nicely and is expected home
next week.
Twelve of the Boy Scouts, with
Scoutmaster Conover, went on a hike
to South Seaville for a few days.
Miss E.. Stjerstrom, of Philadelphia,
is a visitor at the home of John Miller
and family for a few weeks.
Richard Engleman is having a bum
galow built on Fourth avenue by Ru-
fus Hays. He expects to occupy it at
the close of the summer.
Jesse Shivers made a catch of over
300 pounds of fine weak fish last Fri
day.