Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-04-22
Wildwood Board of Trade
Recommends Better
Beach Conditions

day afternoon beginning at l.37 O'Clock
and ending at 2 So. In that shoIt period
of time a considerable volume of busi-
ness was transacted. One new ordin-
ance, No. lis. was introduced aud
passed on first and second readings; a
contract was awarded for the grading
and graveling of a sectioniof Atlantic
avenue; an order given to advertise for
bids on the completion Of gutter work
in the second and third wards, and a mo-
ton carried to dismantle and remove
the BASEBALL fence, grand stand and
bleachers from the beach front at the
foot of Garfield avenue. Some interest
ing communications were read, and an
alleged frog pond, not far from the
strand, came in for a liberal amount of
discussion In a serio-comic vein, bring
ing to the fore once more the former
query, ''do frogs sing?"
For reasons not stated, no tax report
was submitted to show receipts for the
second week of April. The water rent
receipts, however, were reported to have
been $35O.07.
Twenty more regular season water
consumers asked for turn-on service
last week, and thirteen new consumers
were added to the constantly increasing
list, taps OF mains having been made
at the following designations:
Southeast corner Cardinal road and
Philadelphia avenue, for William H.
Bats.
South side Crosse avenue, west OF Park
avenue, for Jennie Harper.
South side of Montgomery avenue,
west of Atlantic avenue, for George
McAnny.
Southwest corner Garfield and Pacific
avenues, for Sol Oettinger.
South side of Lincoln, east of Park
avenue, for Sylvia Prescod.
South side of Glenwood avenue, east
of Atlantic, for Robert j. Kay.
North side of Fourteenth street, east
of railroad, for H. q. Ottens.
East Of New York avenue, between
Tenth and Thirteenth streets, four for
North Wildwood improvement Co.
North side Walnut avenue, west Of
railroad, for Robert Moore.
315 west Eleventh street, for Charles
Searfoss.
The first communication to be read
was a lengthy one, from the secretary
of the Wild wood Board o Trade, setting
forth that that organization at its last
meeting had passed a resolution EN-.
bodying no less than nine clauses look
ing to the betterment of beach and
boardwalk conditions. The resolutions
started out this way: "Whereas God
has seer fit to give Wildwood-by-the-
Sea an ideal location, a superb bathing
beach and other natural charms, etc.
t'Therefore, Be 1t resolved that the
city commissioners be requested to pass
an ordinance compelling owners and
tenants of boardwalk stores, dwellings,
or other buildings to screen the rear ends
of same with lattice work not less than
ten feet in height, which must be kept
In first class condition.
"(2) That stores, restaurants and
amusement places be required to fur
nish receptacles of sufficient size to
contain refuse, waste paper and garbage
accommodating daily on and around the
premises.
v(3) That a competent inspector be
selected to see to it that these containers
are emptied daily.
"4) That the city authorize the
placing Of two receptacles at each
street end-one on the boardwalk and
the other on the strand below. \
"(5) That appropriate sign boads be
placed near the containers to encourage
the public to use these sanitary aids,
and giving warning that a fine of not
less than 81. 90 will be exacted for esch
infraction of the law.
"(6) That it shall be deemed a mis-
demeanor to throw on the beach glass,
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kind, tin cans or any other instrument,
device or refuse likely to cause injury
to bathers or strollers on the strand.
"(7) That the entire beach front,
from Twenty-sixth street to Crosse
avenue, be thoroughly cleaned at regu-
lar intervals.
"(8) That not less than three men be
employed continuouslyduring the busy
q 10 keeping the beach free Of all
waste matter; and
"(9) That board walk renters. mer-
chants and amusement men be pro-
hibited from throwing, sweeping or
placing rubbish, litter, waste paper or
garbage on or beneath the boardwalk,
under penalty"
eff the foregoing suggestions be &C.
cepted by the commissioners" the