Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-04-01
City Hall Notes

on this great solar trunk line. Ask
any schoolboy and he will tell you all
about the free ride he and every other
boy is getting on this annual journey
round the sun; and he will also tell you
about the additional ride of
5 5000 miles he is taking every twenty
four hours because of the diurnaI rota-
ton on its axis of our speedy motor.
We are going $500 miles per hour
on ward and round l GAO miles per hour
In a top-like manner. Thus 1t will be
noted that between the two modes of
rapid motion the passengers on the
"globe g express" can have "no kick
coming" about poor time being made
or complaint to offer that the schedule
is too slow. The big double ride
maintained without jar or friction and
with perfection of management, and
all for nothiDg-excites our utmost
wonder and admiration.
When the committee of five West
Jersey Railroad men were here last
week our city commissioners might
have called their attention with pro-
priety to the marvellous system of
transportation to which we have Just
alluded, and held it up to them as a
model Of equipment and service, after
which they might pattern to advsn-
tage. Wildwood needs far better train
service and lower rates; and the oppor-
tune time to go after these requisites is
now.
The last March meeting OF the COM
missioners was held last Tuesday after
noon, the session opening at lao and
closing at 2.52. In that period a con-
siderable volume of business was trans
acted. No less than seven communion
tions had been received, and these, too,
had TO be given consideration.
After the usual preliminaries of roll
call and minute reading had been gone
through with, the customary weekly
financial reports were called for. Tax
receipts took a squirt last week, and
jumped from a few hundred dollars of
the week previous to $~4,924.47; while
water rent collections footed up about
the same as the week before. $476.35 {.
Water was turned on for 4S more CON
sumers, showing that the population is
increasing and that 500 the summer
throngs will appear. The city water
system was further extended the past
week when mains were tapped in seven
places for the following persons: East
side Of Philadelphia avenue. south of
Lotus road. for Isaac and Elizabeth
Parsons; northeast corner Roberts and
Su%squehanna avenues, HI. HI. Ottens;
northwest corner Roberts and Susque-
hanna avenues, Mrs. Hasson; south
side of Roberts, west of Hudson, and
north side of Baker, east of Susque-
hanna, both for H. III. Ottens; north
side of Eighteenth street, east of Della
ware avenue, Charles A. Killeen; and
north side Of Sixteenth street, east of
railroad, FL. H. Ottens.
Frank B. Cooling, of Philadelphia,
a lumber man, for the second time ad-
dressed q letter to the commissioners.
This time he wanted to know If the
city s'stands behind its engineer" He
says he was informed that "a surveyor
who was once connected with the city
in an official capacity is authority for
the statement that lot No. IL, on east
venue near boardwalk, en-
croaches something like seven feet on
lot No. IL, which / have recently pur-
from the M~anayunk National
Bank. I naturally wish this matter
to be cleared up by competent authority
and 1 therefore again apply to you for
information and explanation of how
this ~encroaching or overlapping condi-
ton was brought about" The city
clerk was Instructed to write Mr.. Cod
ling in regard to the matter and explain
the city's position relative thereto.
A letter from Wilbur B. Craig, secre-
OF the Wild wood Hackmep's AS
ISOLATION, was next read, asking "if the
commissioners will accept the spplica-
ton Of the members of that organiza-
lion for licenses from q representative
thereof" The letter further stated
there would be about twenty appli-
,ants. To avoid the necessity of each
,ne appearing individually to make
application for a new license the above
communication was sent. Permission
was sought for one man to apply for
Inc whole twenty. This privilege the
commissioners refused to grant. The
,ity clerk wal instructed to mail the
9 copy of the ordinance, SO
hat the members may learn from its
provisions that hacking licenses can
lot be Issued In punches.
A second communication from Score
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