Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-02
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

The wildwood City Commissioners
met on Tuesday afternoon and it
proved a very busy session.
The report of the nance department
was read, showing $~6,307.22 collected
through that department and $1,329.02
from water rents. The water operat-
ing department reported new connec-
tons, 4; meters repaired for not reg
istering, 3S; meters repaired for leak
ing, Z; leaks in streets repaired, 2;
inspections, A..
The report of the captain of police
was read showing three arrests, two
for disorderly conduct and n for
petty larceny, and 49, lost children
taken care of.
A letter vas read from Evans G.
Slaughter, general manager of the w.
& d. B. S. L.. railroad stating that
every effort would be made to abate
the nuisance caused by the stocking of
their engines in the yards ON West
Oak avenue.
Public Utility Commissioners in ref
erence to gas rates and will be found
published in another column.
A letter was read from Attorney
James NJ. E. Hildreth in reference to
bills of officers Howard Cattell, Sher-
man Lockwood, R. w. Norcross and
W. S. Crawford for pay for an extra
day each week from August Is, 1920,
to August Is, 1921. The bills were
for $214,24, $214.24, $15O.3S and $214.24
A resolution passed by the old com
missioners allowed the police officers
one day a week off duty, but for a
year they were denied the privilege
and ask for pay for same. The matter
was referred to the solicitor.
A letter was read from the T. S.
Goslin Lumber Co., asking permission
to run a pipe 20 feet in the air across
Lincoln avenue to the gas plant for
the purpose of conveying sawdust
from the Goslin mill to the gas plant,
to be used for fuel purposes. The
matter was referred to the solicitor
for a written opinion at the next meet
ing.
A letter from Clarence L. Cole, at
torney, asked that action be taken in
the payment of the judgment for $500
against the ely in favor of Albert l..
Sherlock for police duty handed down
by the Supreme Court, with $50.12
costs. The solicitor was instructed to
make a final adjustment and find out
through Attorney John Harris, who
acted for the city in the case, if an
appeal had been taken.
The resignation of o. M. Cobb as
caretaker of the third ward fire house
was read and accepted, effective Au-
gust 31st. Mr.. Cobb becomes chief of
police on September LIST.
The resignation of Charles L. Nick
erson as building inspector was read
and accepted and Mayor Smith ap-
pointed Frank B.. Dixon to fill the Of
flee and the appointment was con-
firmed.
A resolution was passed to join the
, New Jersey State League of Munich
palities and designating Mayor W.
COPYRIGHT Smith and City Clerk Win
terburn alternate to represent the city
in the league.
E. T. Nye, superintendent of the
West Jersey Electric Company ex-
planned the cause of the street lights
being out and said all would be well
by Tuesday night.
Mr.. Taylor reported the sewage dis
posal plant damaged by fire Monday
night, but that City Electrician War
rem Kalbach had been at work on the
apparatus and would be in working
order by two o'clock that afternoon.
He said the origin of the fire was I'M
determined.
A letter was read from w. I. Shiv-
ers offering $1,000 for the motorcycle
offered for sale by the city and the
offer was accepted.
A motion prevailed that the building
on ex-Mayor Hendee's lot on West
Lincoln avenue be sold to Mr.. Hendee
for $50. This building was built a
few years ago for use of infantile
paralysis cases.
The clerk was instructed to call the
Commissioners of Assessment together
for the purpose of making assessments
for cement curb and gutter work done
recently in the second and third
wards.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for material for the COM
pletion of the new boardwalk accord
| ing to the list offered by Engineer
Rice, including lumber, pipe for rail-
ing, etc.
! The director of streets was au
thorized to have necessary repairs
made to the sewage disposal plant al
once.
After the reading Of bills, which
were ordered paid, the meeting ad