Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-22

after it will always be held at two
4o,clock. Congratulations to the new
Mavor and Commissioners were in
order by all. The room quickly filed
with a crowd of between one and
two hundred people, all anxious to
coo how the new regime was going to
work. The crowd was composed of
fully as many women as of men. 1t
filed I'D the seating arrangements and
little knots of people stood in the
doorways and around the walls, all
taking an intense interest in the pro-
ceedings. In front of each of the three
commissioners places was a tall bas-
ket of many colored flowers, with a
how of lavender ribbon on the handle.
The flowers were done up with red
ribbons with the words Loyal Citi-
zens" printed on them in gold.
John B. Wright made the p%resenta-
tion speech to each of the Commits
sioners and presented the flowers in
4 the name of the Loyal Citizens League.
On his own behalf, Mr.. Wright pre-
sented the new Mayor with an official
gaveI. The gavel is a large vanished
wooden mallet, and bore a bow of Law
ender and white ribbons. Adachi and
Oishi, the well-known japanese board
walk merchants, presented Mr.. Smith
with a beautiful japanese vase of
flowers on a teakwood stand Of Japan
csc workmanship.
In his speech of acceptance for these
congratulatory gifts Mr.. Smith an
nounced that there would be no politi-
cal Jobs given out, and asked that the
citizens give the new administration
their utmost support and cooperation.
Among the many present were Oscar
Huebner, director of the Wildwood
City Band; B. C. Ingersoll; D. ].
Woods, of the Hotel Sheldon, polite
as usual and seeing that the ladies
got a seat and so forth; Rev. James
Clarke, rector of the Episcopal
Church; Mr.. Willis, the manager of
the Reliance Transportation Company;
Henry Chalmers, supervisor of the
Wildwood Public Schools, and A. A.
Clegg, minus his uniform and badge,
but otherwise unimpaired.
Clerk Winterburn read the minutes
of the foregoing meeting and made his
report, after which he read the results
of the recall election which ousted
Messrs. Hendee and Bright and put
into office the present Commissioners.
The following letter was read:
''To the Mayor and Commissioners of
the City of Wildwood.
1.-THE undersigned tenants of Young
and Hudson wishes you to put them a
light at the corner of Young and Hud-
son avenues as it is very dark, and
dangerous, too.
"The tenants, will you please attend
to and oblige the following"
1t was signed by about a dozen
people. The matter was turned over
to the Commissioner of Streets on
Carll's motion.
Mayor Smith said that a draft of
where lights were needed should be
gotten up so the Commissioners would
be able to put lights where they were
needed and not to form friendships.
The next letter read was:
Cape May, N. j., July IS, 1921.
ETC the Honorable Mayor and Commits
~"sioners of the City of Wildwood,
"in the County of Cape May, New
Jersey.
Gentlemen:
Being interested in a continuous
and reliable transportation service be-
tween Cape May and Wildwood and the
Board of Commissioners of the City of Wi
Gentlemen: In accordance with you
statement of the status of the 1921 APPROX
1919 Emergency Notes
1920 Emergency Note
advertising
MUSIC
Sdidfy
Streets and Parks includes Emergent A
preparation of 50, 000) ................
Sewers includes Emergent Appropriate
of $4,000
Boardwalk includes Emergent Appropri;
ton of SO, 000)
Police and Life Guards.
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rlre
Llsht
sanitation
Printing, Stationery and Postage.
Health and Charity.
Deacn
Building, Plumbing, Electrical Inspection Fe
Hioluehtai
Sinking Fund
Bond Interest
Lease of Ground for Boardwalk. ..........
interest and Discount.
m of Bonds,
Fire Hydrant Rental.
Less Overdrawn
Appropriations available for balance of
From this statement it is very apparent
tlonal funds for the appropriations of ST
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