Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-21

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branch of our troubles for $10,320 pc
annum for a period Of five successive
years. The Board of Trade will now
receive, as per amendment to budget
$12, 500, $500 of which has q string to it
The action of the commissioners in th'
matter seemed to meet with genera
approval.
The local budget as iameDded wa
now formally passed. The amour
this year is $27I 1853. 26 as against 1929,
519. 26 last year, an increase of SAL $3.50.
"Ship, ahoy! The rapids are below
you !" This famous utterance of Johr
B. Cough, the noted lecturer, was mo-
heard ringing through city hall or
Tuesday afternoon, but Mayor Hende'
did sound q tocsin Of alarm when he
stated that Wildwood's Ia rate fol
1921 may go to $5-"may be higher"
J he added. This remark was made just
prior to the approval, ratification and
q adoption Of the huge 1921 budget, and
had a tendency to sober the animated
auditors, among whom were noted
come heavy tax payers.
When communications were called
for the following was read by the city
clerk:
1--WE, the civic committee Of the
Wildwood Civic Club, at a monthly
meeting held September 18th, 1920, de-
cided to ask your honorable body for
the flowing civic work: ~ A public
comfort station at Glen wood aud Maple
avenues with both public and paid
toilets); that the one at Cedar avenue
and the M at Atlantic Pier be Inn
proved and made more sanitary; that
you will appoint two police women for
duty on the beach. The cen on the
beach the past season were disgraceful,
to say the least, and much criticised by
our good visitors summeriug here
some Of them for the first time. Will
you kindly enforce the law by not al
lowing women and girls shopping and
marketing In stores In almost nude
bathing suits. The enforcement Of
proper restrictions would do much
toward refining Wildwood. Will you
also please enforce the law and not
allow boardwalk stores to be rented for
games of chance. II the civic COM
mittee may be Of assistance in any way
we, the undersigned, shall be glad to
cooperate with the city officials: Mrs.
q. D Woodward, Mrs. L. M. Rice,
Mrs. j. F. Tatem, Mrs. w. HI. Bright,
Mrs. Fl. H. Tomlin, Mrs. VIM. Walker,
Mrs. w. II. Austin, Mrs. H. Wise, Mrs.
Frances Maxwell.
Edward e. Rhoads was present at
the meeting and spoke about a project
he has in mind for the future. "Not
this year" he said, "but perhaps In
1922" He let it be known that he and
his business associates contemplate the
erection of a pier on the Blaker front,
to cost approximately 100000 pro
vided some guarantee is given that
taxation on same shall not be over
burdensome. He disclaimed any in
tention OF escaping tax alton altogether,
but asked that assurance be given that
the proposed new pier shall not be as
sessed sat 100 cents on the dollar"-
not at full value or anywhere near full
value was the tenor of his plea.
The long session was now presumed
to be at an end, but the majority COM
missioners had two surprises to spring
as a sort of a climax to the days
doings. The first vas the passage of q
to instruct the city clerk to
publish a notice of intention that an
will be introduced Dor to
vacate Atlantic avenue, from Lincoln
avenue to Montgomery avenue. The
second was the passage of a similar
motion to publish a notice of intention
that an ordinance will be introduced TO
arrange for the grading and crawling
or coneretiug of Atlantic avenue, from
Schellenger avenue to Montgomery
dVcHu6. luC C~OuetLuCtlOu VI CuIOe,
cutters and sidewalks is also to be pro-
vided for In this ordinance. Mayor
Hendee voted 90 on both of these
propositions. giving as his reason for
so doing that he did not believe the
commissioners had a legal right to act
oD these matters while the board walk
case is still pending in court.
1t was rumored that John Harris had
three bills to present against the city,
aggregating $3.50. According to a
resolution passed by the commissioners
a long time ago, no bills are considered
on any meeting day unless presented to
the city clerk before 4 O'Clock p. m. on
the preceding Monday. So Mr.. Harris
bills had to lay over until next week.
Adjourned, $50.