Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12
MITE ACCOUNT OF MEETING
rTLED BY CAPE MAY COUNTY
poARD OF ~FREEHOLDERS

THE following is the result OF a
ring held by the Board OF CHOSEN
aohoIders on July IS, 1921, Re.
tonnty turning back to the several
rnicinalities the roads as taken over
the County" except main stem
Ibads.
The CITY of Cape May was first call
unon and City Solicitor Lewis T.
LENS most emphatically opposed,
| bebalf of the City of Cape May, the
ptnrn of any roads by the county to
4 City of Cape May and asserted
of It was the opinion of the repre-
.pntatives of Cape May that the county
bould continue to maintain all roads
low under it's control.
Mr.. stevens was supported in his
lows by Mayor Melvin and Commits
s;oners William R. Sheppard and
frank Wentzell.
The City of wildwood was next
GARD from by Mr.. Jonathan Hand,
s;tv solicitor, who stated that the
XIV Of wildwood was not only OPP
bosed to receiving back any county
toods Int could not finance the main
aenance at this time.
Mavor COPYRIGHT Smith supported
Mr. Hand in his statement and also
Fegistered opposition on behalf Of
MAYOR Ham for the Borough OF West
Wildwood, who had been compelled
leave the meeting prior to being
called upon.
The City of North Wildwood was
renresented by Mayor McLinden and
councilman Elmer Hewitt, both OF
whom registered opposition to the
nronosed move ON behalf of the peo-
nle of North Wildwood.
Edmund Hewitt, chairman of the
2Township Committee of Middle Town
shin. presented the following copy OF
the minutes of a joint meeting of the
4 township Committee of Middle, Den
\ mis-. Lower and Upper Townships.
Cape May Court House, N. j.,
July Is, 1921.
A meeting of representatives of-the
4 township Committees of the County
4 of Cape May was held on above date.
Townships represented were Upper,
4 Dennis. Lower, Middle.
f. s. Hewitt was on motion chosen
as chairman and J.. Durell Hoffman,
secretary.
The object of the meeting was to
1 discuss the possibility of the Free
holders turning the roads back to the
H townships which were taken over by
the county.
The following resolution, by L. M.
Swain, was adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t is rumored. that the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Cape May proposes to turn
back the roads in the several town
ships of the county that were taken
over by said Freeholders as county
roads.
Now, therefore, the members of the
Township Committees of Middle,
Lower, Dennis and Upper do hereby
RESOLVE, That we do hereby pro-
test against the said roads being taken
back by the townships. Minutes ap-
proved. On motion adjourned.
J. DURELL HOFFMAN,
Secretary.
Roland Mason, township committee
man from Dennis Township, stated
4 that the foregoing resolution was the
sentiments of his constituents.
The Borough of Stone Harbor was
/. represented by Councilmen William
Schuck, Albert TURNKEY, J.. B. Anchor,
all Of whom were opposed to taking
back any roads, and the clerk stated
that he had received a letter from
Mayor Krouse, who being unable to
be present, requested that he be reg
istered as unfavorable to the borough
taking back any roads from the county
Mayor Fitch, for the City of e
Isle City, stated that Lands Avenue,
Sea Isle City, was taken over by the
county as a part of the Ocean Boule-
ward system, this being the only
county road in Sea Isle City except
the road leading from Lands Ave
nue. to the main land. He was OPP
posed not only to taking back Lands
Avenue, but to any other roads that a
been taken over as a part of the Ocean
Boulevard system. Commissioner So
froney also opposed the move.
The clerk stated that Mayor Smith
OF Avalon had phoned him this morn
ing that none of the commissioners
could be present, but wished to go on
record as opposed to taking back any
roads from the county.
The City of Ocean City was repre-
sented by Mayor Champion, who spoke
In opposition to the move and felt that
the county should continue to main
tain all of the roads now known as
county roads.
Councilman Levin, representative OF
the Borough of Woodbine, has stated
that the entire Borough Council were
ODnOcnd IN foEipo ovar anv 0O1IntV