Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-21

An adjourned meeting of the Wild
wood Crest Borough Council was held
on Monday evening, with acting Mayor
Whitley, Councilman Campbell, Crane,
Richardson and Turner present. Clerk
Harry Nickerson and Solicitor Zeller
were also present. The principal OBJ
ject of the meeting was to introduce
an ordinance granting the West Ier-
sey and Seashore railroad company
the right to extend it's tracks on Phila-
delphia avenue SO that its line could
be continued to Two Mile Beach. OBJ
lection was made to it's introduction
by Attorney Charles Bonnell, of Cape
May Court House, who represented
Thomas j. Beck, who owns property
along the avenue, where it is proposed
to extend the tracks. Mr.. Bonnell
claimed that under the law Council
must have the consent of all abutting
property owners before the ordinance
could be introduced. Mr.. Beck was
present at the meeting and spoke
against the ordinance. Charles ].
Hammar and Jacob Stieger, other
property owners along the street, also
spoke against the ordinance. If these
consents could not be obtained then
condemnation proceedings must be
started was the contention of Mr..
Bonnell. John Gloeckler, who owns a
big property along Philadelphia ave-
nue., spoke in favor of the ordinance.
He said that all property owners along
the street were annoyed by the storage
of cars in the vicinity of his house
and that he was in favor of giving
the railroad company the right to ex-
tend it's tracks so that the cars could
be stored and trains could be made up
on Two Mile Beach. Councilman
Crane spoke of the nuisance existing
for years by reason of the congestion
of railroad facilities at the Crest, es-
pecially on Saturdays and Sundays
and holidays during the season. He
said now was the chance to remedy
it and that there should be no objec-
ton to the extension on the part of
anybody. Herbert Moffett, son-in-law
of the late Philip P. Baker, also spoke
for the ordinance. Solicitor Zeller x
planned the legal aspects of the stu
alton. Mr.. Bond, a civil engineer, was
present to represent the railroad.
Solicitor Zeller said that it was up to
the legal department of the railroad to
proceed according to law in the mat
ter, and Mr.. Bonnell was probably
right. The ordinance was Withdrawn
and proceedings will be started anew.
Councilman Crane introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously passed: Whereas, the State
Board of Health has condemned the
use of the waters of Sunset Lake in
the zeal of the Borough OF Wildwood
Crest, in the County of Cape May and
State of New Jersey, on account OF the
alleged pollution of the same caused
by certain drainage into said lake
which has become more or less stag
nant on account of filling in sand at
the Southwest inlet Nof the same and
tees declaring said waters to be pol
luted and forbidding any shellfsh or
any other fish or oysters to be taken
from the same; and, Whereas, said
waters of said Sunset Lake are extern
sively used for bathing, boating and
particularly grabbing, ETC., and for
other pleasures of the residents and
visitors of wildwood Crest, and consti-
tute an important asset to the place;
Now Therefore, be it resolved by the
Mayor and Council of the Borough of
wildwood Crest, that the Inland
Waterway Commissioners be requested
to have the sand ~dredged out of the