Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
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signs of %receoing. 1t took courage and
decision to formulate and pass that
resolution, and it will be gratifying
news to the many staunch supporters
of the present administration-of the
new order of things-when told about
the firmness evinced by our new COM
missioners, in adhering to the policies
thus far outlined. The indications are
that they cannot be induced to take a
backward step in the elimination of
the many dubious boardwalk propo-
sitions. 1t is said that there were
more than so of these chance" games
operated here this season. AS Mr..
billiard, himself, admits, the situation
had grown to be serious-critical, in
fact-and something simply had to be
done to save the reputation of Wild
wood. Hence the neat exhibition of
backbone possessed by the new Mayor
and his fellow commissioners at this
weeks meeting should bring fresh
become well nigh hopeless and heart
less in regard to the Improvements of
civic conditions here. 1t augurs we'll
for the future. There will be no
games of chance, next year." affirmed
the Mayor; and he used the word
"subterfuge" to CHARACTERIZE all eff
forts to give a semblance of legality to
what is clearly prohibited by the laws
of our sovereign state.
"At a recent meeting of the Wild
wood Civic Club, a resolution was
passed unanimously i%nstructing the
secretary to write the commissioners
and thank them for their promptness
in erecting a public comfort station
at Glenwood avenue and the board
walk, and for the appointment of a
police m Yours sincerely, Claire
Goslin Davis, secretary"
The Maryland Casualty Company
wrote as follows: sit would only be
fair to us that the City of Wildwood
ssh at least one-half of the expense
~entailed in the settlement of the claim
of Thomas Supplee"-the blind man
who was injured by falling off the
boardwalk sometime ago, where it was
unprotected by ratings. This letter
informed the commissioners that "the
case has been disposed of with the
claimant for the sum of $225.0 0 and
that the release signed by him covered
the city as well as the boardwalk
builders (Ober and Woolson)." The
Maryland Casualty Co. claims that as
the city benefited by the premature
opening of the boardwalk to traffic,
our corporation should share the loss
or expense. The matter was referred
to the city solicitor.
Wallace and Herman Co., Incorpo-
rated, of Newark, had this to say:
'It is our desire that you may be
equipped properly to sterilize your
sewage; and are anxious to cooperate
with you in the matter"
This firm would like to sell the city
a new ~chlorinating apparatus.
All communications having been dis
posed of, the next order of business
was the opening of sealed proposals
for lumber and galvanized iron pipe,
with which to complete the new board
walk and the approaches thereto.
There was only one bidder for each
class of material. A motion was made
to award the contracts to these soli-
tary estimators, ODER and Woolson re-
the order for lumber, and
Samuel Clunn the order for pipe. The
bid for lumber was as per below:
108 pieces, 6 K 6 K 10 feet long, long
leaf yellow pine, $4,000.
600 pieces, 2 K 10 K II feet long, long
leaf yellow pine, 100000.
$4,000 pieces, B. M. 1k x 4, No. 1
decking, $90O.O 90.
Total, $1,662.0 {.
The bid on pipe was disclosed to be:
$3.50 lineal feet, III inch galvanized
pipe, $471.25.
$3.50 lineal feet, IL inch galvanized
pipe, $4,000.
291 posts, complete. with fittings,
1878. 90.
Total, $1,734.25.
At the request of the Mayor, a mo-
ton was passed to again postpone the
awarding of the contract for supply
ing uniforms for members of the po-
lice force until the next meeting.
The city clerk was instructed to
communicate with the superintendent
the Electric Light Co. and also with
the superintendent of the Gas Co., to
arrange for a meeting of these heads
with the city commissioners for the
purpose of discussing ways and means
Of distributing street lighting facilities,
so as to secure the greatest possible
benefits.