Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-05

err was held at Court House On Tues
day. They put in a long day. not sd-
sourainz until after six O'Clock in the
sTening
Vice Director Camp presided and
members present we're Nessrs. DsBoWs
Eldredge. Foster. Fox, Candy. Groves.
LudIam. MzeKIssfe. Shaw and Stein
Clerk Fstch. Treasurer HeadIeg. So
HECTOR Way. Auditor ScuIl and Pur-
chasing Agent EldFedge, Engineer
Rice and Road Supervisor MeLinden
were also present
At the opening Of the meeting Act
ing Director Camp annsunced the
death OF Director Floyd Hewitt, which
had occurred on Thursday. July 18th
The first order Of business was the
election 81 a director to I'll the unex-
pired term Of Mr.. Hewitt. Mr. Camp.
who was Vice Director. was unani-
mousIy elected To the Office. For Vice
Director, Irving EIdredge was nomi-
mated and he was st~renuoUsIy urged
to accept. but he declined positively.
saying he felt that he being a new
member he did not want to accept
John X. Groves, of Ocean City, was
then nominated and he also declined
az did Mesgrs. Foster and DeBow-
Mr.. Groves was again urged to accept
and he did. being unanimously elected
Messrs. Groves, DeBow and Mac
Kissic we're appointed a committee Of
three { prepare a get Of suitable reso-
Iutions on the death Of Director Hev-
fit, and they were prepared and e
at the afternoon session.
A bid was presented by the purchas-
ing agent for the furnishing of mate
rial for the resurfacfng OF a section
OF the Cape May Point boulevard A
bid for $67.4S per ton for 40 tons OF
LagnOne from J. s.. Robson, Inc, was
read, 1000 pounds to the ton, and the
contract was awarded to them. This
amount Of cement viii cover about
one mile Of the road and is done as
an experiment Of a new material which
is said to give a surface equal to q
paved road. The Robson Co. is will
ing that the county retain Is per cent
Of the contract price for n year, to
be paid oyer to them If the road is
satisfactory.
A letter was read from the State
Highway Commission to the effect that
counties would not hereafter be al
lowed to draw on the state road fund
In advance, and another letter was
read from the same department Stat
ing that the county's a~pportionment
of the state motor vehicle fund of
$4,000, 900 would amount to ssS,3S0,
and the county must make out its
schedule Of road work to be done and
In their hands by April 18th.
Another communication read was
from a state department in reference
TO a statewide examination Of dams
and other water bodies In the state,
and It was referred TO the engineer.
Another letter was from the rail-
roads in reference to watchmen at
Gath street. Ocean City, and at Sally
Marshall crossing. The former has
beer taken care Of and Mr. MacKissic
stated that there was no Waterman at
the latter and he thought there should
be. The clerk was instructed to re-
quest a. Waterman there.
The Hill Dredging Co, contractors
on the Grassy Sound-Burleigh road,
askedsthat they be granted an extern
sion OF six months time for the com
pletion Of their contract, and a resolu-
tion was passed granting same II ia
yorabIe to their bonding company.
The opinion of the solicitor was read
stating that It Is not necessary for
members Of the Board to o. K bills
when properly sworn to by the person
for whom the bill Is made out. This
settles a matter which is said to rave
been responsible for quite a number
OF indictments against some of the
F~reeholders.
Another opinion was read to the
effect that the county would have no
jurisdiction over streets within NUM-
cipalities which are county roads so
far as traffic regulations are con-
cerned, and recommended that the
municipalities through which such
roads run be requested to pass suit
able ordinances to regulate traffic.
This was brought up at the last meet
ing when 1t was reported that heavy
rucks were cutting up Central ave-
nue., North Wildwood.
A letter addressed to Mayor w.
COPYRIGHT Saith. 81 wildwood from
Senator William H. Bright stated that
he would urge the payment by the
State House Commission of the 100000
provided for by an act Of the last ses-
sion of the Legislature for the Turtle
Gut Inlet road.
Mr.. Eldredge stated that he had a
phone call Monday evening from the
superintendent of the Atlantic County
institution at P~leasantyille regarding
a tuberculosis patient who had beer
brought there from the State School
at Railway, who was a Cape May
County charge. The matter was re-
farrod IN tho county nhvcfcfan and fha