Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-10
REPAIR
| HOLLY BEACH BRIDGE
mick Action Necessary to Keep
Main Arteryto Five Mile Beach
in Good Running Order
tEETING OF COUNTY BODY

Nane May County Board or
4rs was held on Tuesday at Court
House with the following members
present: Director Hewitt, presiding,
Sramp. DeBow, Eldredge, Foster, Fox,
handy. Groves, Koeneke, MacKissic,
shaw and Stein. Also Clerk Fitch,
Solicitor Way, Treasurer Headley, En-
tineer Rice, Auditor Scull, Purchasing
gent Eldredge and Road Supervisor
NcLinden.
BY motion the board decided to work
BIZ daylight saving time.
A letter was read from H. Y. Clout-
he asking that he be paid $500 per
day instead of $1,000 per year as the
blan now stands, saying he believed
Il would save the county money. His
Proposition was accepted.
A letter was also read from the
State Highway Commission asking
hat the county engineer accompany
he members of the board to the meet
ing of the Commission when they meet
fo.apportion the motor vehicle fund.
A communication was read from the
Vocational school department stating
hat the amount needed for 1922 would
Be $3.50, and the request was COM
Billed with.
The Mosquito determination Com
mission asked that $4,000 be placed
Ii their disposal, and the request was
sranted.
The almshouse reports for April and
May were read, showing a balance of
$90.86 on hand and asking that $3.50
be advanced toward expenses for
June, and the request was granted.
Nessrs. Fox and Eldredge reported
some of the buildings painted and that
The water tank and stand needed
painting, also a new stove needed.
The matter was left with the aims
house committee with the understand
ing that if the needed repairs and
stove could be secured without over
funning the appropriation they be Sc
&ured.
The reports of the clerks, sheriff's
md ~surrogate's offices were read and
erdered received and filed.
Messrs. MacKissic, Stein and Camp
stated that the bridge tender on the
Holly Beach bridge has asked for as
distance on the bridge, as it was al
most a continuous task of turning off
and on the bridge during the "a hours
'pf the day, and suggested an additional
maj be put on for the summer This
was granted with a limit of not over
BIS per month.
Mr.. Eldredge stated that Cape May
bad paid their delinquent tax, except
the interest, but other municipalities
mentioned at the last meeting had not
paid and the county would need this
money by July list to meet notes then
due.
Mr.. Stein stated that he had taken
Two patients to the State Hospital for
fhe Insane the past week.
E. Riley Mixner stated that the year
was up on the Simpson Lane road,
and as there was one small hole in it
pc would have it repaired in a week
pr so and would then like to have it
inspected and the five per cent that
has been held back of the balance on
the contract.
The report of the Mosquito Exter-
mination Commission was read, show
ing progress in the ditching work,
(which was ordered received and filed.
Mayor Fitch stated that Lands ave-
nue, Sea Isle City, was in a deplorable
condition and asked that something be
done there at once. 1t is a new road,
not yet complete, the contractor hav-
Ing stopped until warm weather. The
matter was referred to the engineer
% notify the contractor to complete
fhe contract according to plans and
specifications.
Mr.. Stein asked that something be
Zone in the matter of paving Park bou-
levard in orderthat it be put in some
l OF presentable shape. The county
sometlme ago bought considerable
materlalfor this work, the plans and
specifications were drawn and ap-
proved, but the work was held up as
he state refused aid owing to lack
Pr funds. Engineer Rice reported that
everything was ready to go ahead with
the county wanted to proceed with
he work alone. The clerk stated that
mere was $11, $50 in the fund allotted
for this work.
A motion to have the work done
py paving only on one side was lost,
s the plans had been approved to
ave twenty feet on both sides and
&annot be changed.
Mr.. Fox stated that the Corson's
nlet road was in bad shape where the
and had blown over it and the solicit
pr and clerk were instructed to take
Hp with the land company interested
that location to take steps to stop
Re drifting of the sand.
engineer Rice reported that the
Jolly Beach bridge was needing re-
|RAlrs n it was being looked after as