Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-28
BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICIALS CALL ON
WILDWOOD CITY
COMMISSIONERS


When the roll was called at the
Wildwood City Hall last Tuesday at
ternoon, the 25th, onlyNtwo of the COM
missioners answered to their names.
This occasion was the fourth and last
meeting of the board of city commits
sioners in the golden month of Oc-
tober, now rapidly nearing it's close.
The Mayor was found to be absent.
Inquiry as to the cause disclosed the
information that he had gone to Had
donfield last Saturday to attend the
funeral of the late J.. Fithian Tatem-
to whom wildwood is much indebted
for its material advancement in the
past decade or more. From Haddon-
field it was stated, the Mayor went to
Philadelphia, whittier he had been
summoned on account of the death of
his wife's aunt, Mrs. Hope Anna Hanes
whose funeral took place last Tues
day. Thus his absence at the Commits
sioners' meeting that day was unavoid-
able.
The session was short, lasting only
40 minutes. Commissioner of Revenue
and Finance Ralph CARL presided and
Street Commissioner Alfred Taylor
was in his usual place. A former
wildwood commissioner was once
heard to say that this municipal COM
mission is mot a one-horse team, but a
th%ree-horse team!" When one of the
number is absent, it would then be
permissible, perhaps, to refer to the
remnant as a tandem or a two-horse
team; and the pair pulled well to-
gether last Tuesday-they had to
otherwise things would have come to
a s~tandstilI.
The question is often asked if the
present commissioners get along well
together? The answer is: they do.
The teamwork is excellent. The har-
mony existing and the unity of action
manifested are in marked contrast to
the exhibitions given by the preceding
administrators.
For the week preceding, taxes were
collected to the extent of $2,920.35;
assessments paid for street improve
ments amounted to $44.69, making to-
tai receipts in the tax office for that
week, $2,965.O I.
In the water department the receipts
we're $3,320.13.
Nine new connections to the city's
water system were reported to have
been made the previous week, at the
suhioined designations.
Southwest corner orchid road and
Pacific avenue, Crest, for D. w. Cat
ford.
South side Stanton road, west of
Pacific avene, Crest, for D. c. Nedwill.
South side Buttercup road, east of
Park avenue, Crest, for F. P. Brewer.
South side Crosse avenue, west OF
railroad, Crest, for Anna Sparks.
No. lis East Heather road, Crest,
for William Mack.
No. 113 East Fifteenth avenue, North
wildwood, for Mrs. H. Lister.
North side of 25th avenue, east of
trolley, North Wildwood, for Gegen-
heimer and Green.
South side of Spencer avenue, east
of Atlantic avenue, Wildwood, for Mr..
Uehlin.
On Green Creek road east of Pump
ing station, for Charles B. Crosse.
1t was also stated ON the report that
the laying of a new main on Spruce
avenue, west of Virginia avenue, is
now under way, being known as
Extension No. 49,"
The report of the chief of police
followed next. 1t showed that only
one arrest had been made between
the dates of October 18th and 25th,
and that that was for drunkenness.
One other person was held, as a wit
ness, to appear at the inquest con-
corning the fatal accident last week,
near Cape May City, to a motor bus
of the Reliance Transportation Co.
This inquest was held at City Hall
last Monday afternoon.
All reports now having been read,
communications were called for.
Some of these proved to be rather
interesting. One from Wilbur B.
Craig, produced a ripple of mirth be-
cause of the intensified manner in
which he pleaded to the commission
ers for the return of some of his
~"hard-earned dollars" On the 21st
OF May, last, MI. Craig said he applied
for and obtained a license-No. 10
to jitney, for the sum of $35. He
claims that he never made use of the
privilege thus granted-'not for one
minute" On the 23d of May he said
he was appointed baggagemaster at
the Readings Wildwood terminal. AS
no benefit was derived from the IL
cense granted him, this petitioner
asked for a refund of the money paid,
or at least a portion of it. Hacking
licenses date from January 1st of
each year.. AS he did not receive his
license until May 21st, this applicant
feels hat the commissioners should