Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-21
City Hall Doings

Bright Of course seconded the motion
On the roll call the mayor voted no
stating that our own paid city solicito
should be requested to defend the suit
A motion was now passed to proceed
with the opening of the bids for garbage
removal, received up to two o'clock o
that day. The city clerk reported thu
receipt OF five letters, containing pro
posals for the removal of all kinds o.
garbage and other waste matter for
period of five years, beginning March
LIST, of the present year. The first
communication opened was that. from
Freebolder Otto G. Koeneke. His Offer
was 800, 900. The second was by F,
VIM. Cole and Walter H. Treen, con-
jointly, at 1858, $50; the third from j. P.
McKissic, at $4,000; the fourth, Richard
H. Coney, 500, 900; and the last by
Edward S. Graham, Of 1894 South Sixth
street, Philadelphia, in the sum OF
SOL 800.
Mr.. Graham, being the lowest bidder,
was awarded the contract at once by
the passage of a formal resolution to
that effect. A certified check for $500
accompanied each bid. February 10Th
is the date fixed for the filing of the
successful bidders bond in an amount
equal to the contract price. Mr.. Graham
signiied his willingness to have the
bond presented. He is eaid to have q
large experience in garbage removal in
the Quaker City, and to have been
identified with the Ware Brothers in
contracts OF this kind. His bid was so
far below all the others that many eyed
it with su~spicion-did not zee how the
man can ever do the work at his quota
ton, which averages only $10,3 800 for
each of the five years. The city clerk
was instructed to return the certified
checks to the unsuccessful bidders.
After the intense excitement caused
by the big garbage question had sub
sided, a motion was passed to proceed
at once to the opening of the sealed
proposals received to fu rnish aud install
a complete hot water heating plant in
the First ward fire house. 1t was found
that there were five bidders also for this
improvement to the remodeled build
lug, whose communications were
opened In serial order as follows: Geo.
8. Webb, 81, 256 S.; Harry q. Koeneke
and Otto C. Koeneke, trading as
Koeneke Bros, $~2,134.5s; Samuel
Clunn, $2,3S7; William Fl. Law, s. 1882,
aud Christian r. Clegg, $2,250. A GER
titled check in the sum Of 800 accom-
panied each bid. Bidders had been
asked to estimate on extra cost for wall
radiators on third floor, where Hereford
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
meet. These extra bids ranged from
S29 so to $50 extra. George s. Webb
bid Sc. Per foot IN extra wall radiators.
Samuel N. Clunn did not bid on this
extra item. Architect Reeves was
called upon to decide VINO was the low
est bidder be cause of this extra require
ment. He said the firm of Koeneke
Bros. vas the lowest, and a resolution
was passed awarding the contract. The
work must be completed in fifty work.
ing days. Otto G. Koeneke assured the
com missioneis that a surety bond in an
amount equal to the contract price will
be ready by February LIST. Koeneke
Bros bid for the extra wall radiators,
If desired, was $3.50. William H.
Law estimated $50 for wall radiators,
and Christian r. Clegg. $50.
Ed ward Fox, a member of the Board
If Governors of Wildwood's Board of
Trade, addressed the commissioners in
advocacy of an increased appropriation
for that body in 1921. He stated that
So, 800 had been appropriated in each of
the years OF 1918 and 1919, and was
fixed at the same figures for the present
year. This, he argued, was not con-
sIstent with progress. AS the city has
grown materially in the past few years,
and as the burdens placed upon the
OOulO Vi llnOc diC nOlC OuClOuc CnCH
succeeding year, Mr.. Fox pleaded that
a more liberal policy be pursued by
those in whose hands our civic destiny
is tenn porarily placed. w. Courtrigh1
Smith, managing secretary Of the Board
of Trade, followed MI. Fox. The lattel
by means of q chart, artistically de
signed, sho wed in language stronge
than words can tell how the small ap
preparation of So, 800 is split up for thu
many uses it is needed, until onl,
about So, 500 Is lett for the Board o
Trade Office itself. So forcible was tn
presentation by the governor and tn
secretary that the commissioners wer
impressed and voted to amend tn
budget for 1921, 81 as to increase tn
advertising section by 5 5000, with tn
understanding that the Board Of Trad
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