Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-02

effective in the same manner as the
preceding one. Ordinance No. 127
amends the jitney ordinance and con-
fines the traffic of the big buses to
Holly Beach avenue exclusively, the
wildwood terminal being between Oak
and wildwood avenues, on the east
side of the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton.
The following resolution was now
passed:
Whereas, on November Sth, Andrew
Mum was elected a constable in the
Eastward and whereas he has taken
the path of office as prescribed by
statute and has filed the same with the
city clerk; be it therefore resolved
that the bond of the said Andrew
Mum, as such constable of the first
ward, with John j.. McNutt and George
w. Banks, as sureties for the sum of
$500, for the faithful performance of
the duties enjoined upon said con-
stable, be and the same is hereby APP
proved, ratified and confirmed, and or
dered to be filed with the city clerk"
Another resolution was passed set
ting forth that the owners of the
land affected by the gutter improve
ment assessments recently laid, have
the privilege of paying the same
within one year; and in case the said
assessment or any part of it shall re-
main unpaid for 80 days after the same
shall become due and payable, then it
shall draw interest at the rate of 6
per cent per annum.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the city clerk to publish a notice of
intention that an ordinance will be in
troduced on December 18th to provide
for the widening of Atlantic venue
from Cedar to Montgomery emu
Ex-Commissioner R. W. Ryan ap-
protest against the paying of a $50
license fee for the privilege of selling
plumbing supplies. Sometime ago Mr..
Ryan sent a check to the city clerk in
the sum Of $25 in payment of his
annual license fee for conducting his
general store. The city clerk notified
Mr.. Ryan, upon receipt of the check,
that this sum was not sufficient to
cover all of the license charges as
sessed against him; that he still owed
$50 for a license to handle plumbing
material. Mr.. Ryan contended that
the quantity of goods he sold in the
plumbing line was so small as almost
to be considered negligible, and he
felt that he was not a dealer in plumb
ers' supplies in the sense contem-
plated by the compilers Of the mercan-
tile tax ordinance.
The Commissioners listened patient
ly to his statements, but promised him
no relief. The Indifferent attitude as
sumed by them might be construed as
indicating that they thought he was
getting off easy at SIS for annual
license, considering the big variety of
merchandise handled by this store.
Mr.. Ryan also asked permission of
the Commissioners to erect a target in
the vicinity of West Schellenger and
Susquehanna avenues, out near the
SOuAu. ne 6dIu d CluU, huOWu dS Tic
Winchester Rifle Club, had peer newly
formed, and it was in behalf of this
club that the request was maze.
This matter was referred to the
chief of police, who was instructed to
investigate and ascertain if target
practice may be safely conducted In
the section named. If there be no
danger entailed and no objections from
citizens out there, permission to put
up the target may be granted later.
Word was received yesterday morn
ing that the attorney general, Thomas
McCran, has already rendered an opin-
ion in the matter of vacancies in the
May County Board of Freehold
ers. He maintains that vacancies do
exist, that the present Board, as con-
stituted, shall remain as such until
the first day of January, after the
next general election. Therefore any
vacancies occurring, ad interim, by
virtue of designations or otherwise,
such vacancies must be by appoint
ments as provided heretofore by law.
An opposite view had been taken by
some legal authorities, claiming that
the adoption of the small board pro-
vision by the voters at the last gen
eral election had the effect of multi
or repealing,a lat once, the act Gre
ating the original board. If this view
were tenable, a vacancy occurring
would remain permanently vacant, as
municipalities would not have the
power to renew the membership.
Adjournment was ordered at 3.15.
At the bankruptcy SAFE of Druggist
last Saturday, the stock,
fixtures and leasehold right were
bought by Shoemaker & Bush, a Phila-
daInhia Wholesale drug hO1Sa ono 0f