Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-04-29
City Hall Doings
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of this hearing at Atlantic CITY on May
3D." Accordingly a motion was passed
authorizing the publication in our local
papers of this important hearing.
Attorney G. l.. Cole, OF Atlantic City,
sent this communication to the Wild
wood city commissioners:
"I am enclosing memorandum from
clerk of the Supreme Court, showing
that Judgment was entered on April
18th in favor OF A. l.. Sherlock, in the
sum of $500 damages and $50.12 costs,
total $40. H."
This letter and the memorandum ac-
companying 1t we're ordered to be re-
ceived and filed. Commissioner Smith
then announced that he understood
that John Harris, attorney for the de-
Tense in this Case, has given notice Of
appeal to be taken to the Court OF
Errors and Appeals.
An elaborate communication from
DR.. j. &. Price, director of the State
Board of Health, was next read. 1t
uGdlL Wlbu ub6uA1Si0OtOAy
said to exist at the sewer disposal
plant. The letter began as follows: "At
q meeting of the State Department OF
Health, held on April 10th, a report
was presented relative to the inspection
of the sewage disposal plant at Wild
wood, and after consideration of the
same the following preamble and
resolution were adopted"
This preamble was quite lengthy. Ii
had reference mainly to the use OF
chlorine gas as a disinfecting medium
in the treatment of sewage. 1t was
pointed out that the use of this method
of disinfection was lone of the units
contained in the plans presented to the
State Board for its approval when the
building of the plant was under con-
sideration, and which led to the ap-
prevail of said plans by the depart
ment." 1t is admitted that the disin-
fecting plans as originally arranged for
have never been put into effect, aud
this omission afforded the State Board
an opportunity to say that it sis of the
opinion that the effluent as discharged
into Sunset Lake is unsatisfactory
purified, in that no disinfection occurs
as provided for in the plans approved.
Therefore the resolution sets forth that
this municipality be notified that I'M
less the chlorine gas disinfection ap-
paratus, which is one of the approved
installations for the treatment of sewage
at the municipal sewage treatment
plant in Wildwood, be placed in opera
ton within thirty days from the date
of the service of a notice upon said
municipality, the department will pro-
coed, through the office of the attorney
general, In the prosecution of an action
against the same, under Section Z Of
Chapter ", Laws Of 1900, and the rules
and regulations adopted under the pro-
vision of Chapter 278, Laws Of 1916"
The communication vas officially
filed and the city solicitor instructed
to take up the matter with the state
authorities for adjustment.
1t was casually remarked that neither
the city of North Wildwood nor the
borough of wildwood Crest has any
arrangement in use for sterilization of
sewage going into Sunset Lake. Mayor
Hendee ventured the opinion that it
will cost about $500 per week for
chlorine gas during the busiest part of
the season.
A petition was presented to the CONT
missioners, containing fifty-four names,
asking that the public park, situated
west of New York avenue and lying
between Poplar and Juniper avenues,
be cleaned and put in condition. The
petition was received and filed and a
motion made that the request made
be complied with.
Ordinance No. 120 was introduced
and provides for the construction of a
municipal-memorial building and pro-
poses to raise $50, 900 therefor by a bond4
issue. The Athletic club has contrib
uted $4,000. Thus, the total sum pro-
posed to be expended for the present
is $3S, 900. This ordinance will come
up for final reading on May 10th. In
accordance with the legal requirements
City Treasurer Kay furnished a sup
Elemental debt statement to be filed
with the clerk. The amount of the
net debt was stated to be $483 ,4l4.44,
and the ratio of net debt to the average
assessed valuation was given as 1853
per cent. With the passage of this
ordinance the city's borrowing capac-
ity will be wiped out for the present.
A building commission, consisting Of
five members, was named to superin-
tend the construction of the proposed
odi6oa uuda nm of tho fhraa Com mis-.