Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-14

" LIE COlHlulSSlOHeTS Nat ali OIL Tue
electric light poles which formerly
stood in the middle of Atlantic avenue,
at intervals from Lincoln to Mont
gomery avenues, have been removed
and that the newly ~graveled thorough
fare was now ready to be turned over
to the city. He was informed that the
city is ready to formally accept the
improvements made to said street by
the contractors (Craythorn and Nick
erson), when the engineer submits to
the commissioners a certificate to the
effect that all of the specifications and
conditions of the contract have been
faithfully complied with.
Curt c.. Graef, manager of the news
stand at the Wildwood Pennsy station,
wrote a letter to the commissioners,
asking for light. Mr.. and Mrs. Graef
live in their apartment house at 410
East Glenwood avenue, close to the
boardwalk. Here is what he said:
when the lights on the boardwalk
were turned off for the season, the
street light at the corner of Ocean and
Glenwood n was also removed,
leaving the entire section from Allan
tic avenue to the boardwalk and from
Maple avenue to Juniper avenue in
darkness. An equal distribution Of
street lights will be appreciated by the
taxpayers of this vicinity" This com
m%unication was referred to the direc-
tor of streets.
Burdette G. Lewis, state commits
sioner of the Department of Institu-
lions and Agencies, at Trenton, wrote
as below:
Gentlemen: An inspection of your
lookup by Mr.. Thompson, of our de-
partment, on August oath, shows the
same to consist of four lattice steel
cages located in basement of a frame
building.
Our inspector reports the cells to be
in first-class condition; but says that
the room in which the cells are To-
Gated is lilly ventilated and dark. He
suggests that the cells be placed in a
different dollhouse, where more light
and air may be had, and recommends
that 10 prisoners shall be confined in
this building without the constant at
tention of a Waterman"
The city clerk was instructed to an
swer the foregoing communication and
wrote, in part, as follows:
"We have your letter dated October
4th and thank you for it. Since the
date of your inspection we have made
a number of improvements to the en-
vironment of our city lookup, so as
to insure more healthful conditions,
and we will have a guard stationed as
a jailer whenever some one is con-
fined there in the winter, and during
the summer we will have a jailer on
duty there "a hours every day.
We are glad to note that the state
departments are cooperating with the
City of Wildwood in all its phases.
Respectfully yours,
City Commissioners"
A communication from Ernest w.
Lloyd, an attorney in Cape May, in
troduced a claim for salary alleged to
be due A. A. Clegg, from middle of
May of this year to October 18th, a
period of five months, at the rate of
$500 per month; or a total to date,
of $275.00. In order that a clear I'M
~derstanding of the case may be had
the attorneys exact language is re-
produced:
Il am writing you at the instance of
A. A. Clegg, a faithful and efficient
police officer of your city for many
years past. Owing to the arbitrary
action of former Mayor Hendee, at a
time when but two commissioners COM
prised your board, the salary of Mr..
Clegg remained unpaid. He has never
been removed from office, and having
been regularly elected can only be re-
moved by charges and trial.
He Is in need of the money and
being legally and equitably due him,
it should be paid without his being
compelled to resort to legal action.
May I not depend on you to rectify
this matter promptly"
Referred to City Solicitor Hand for
solution.
William Early, a Camden attorney,
at 426 Market street, asked again for
settlement of a claim against the
city by his client, Mrs. Anna E. De-
laney, who was injured on Thursday,
August &c, 1920, when a section of the
boardwalk collapsed on the occasion
of the baby parade held that year.
Lincoln L. Eyre, Esq, of Philadelphia,
represented Mrs. Delaney at first. In
closing his letter lawyer Early ex-
pressed the hope that the matter would
be adjusted as soon as possible.
This letter was also referred to the
city solicitor for consideration.
After all of the communications had
been disposed of the reading of bills
was ordered. A motion prevailed i'm
mediately after the bills had been
read that they be paid and vouchers