Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17
PLANS FOR THE GRASSY SOUND
BRIDGE APPROVED

cane May County Board of Freehold
ors was called to order at 11.40 on
wednesday, November Sth, with all
members present. The delay in start
ing the meeting was natural, for
where a ten or fifteen politicians be
gathered together On the day follow
ing election without some conversa-
tions being INDUCED in? Following
the reading and approval of the min
utes communications were read by
clerk Fitch. The first of these was
from the U. S. Wal Department ask
ing for information regarding the ma
chinery at the Stone Harbor bridge
and also in connection with the re-
pairs of the Corson's Inlet bridge.
The next communication was from
the State Highway Commission in
answer to their receipt of a resolution
passed at the last meeting asking that
the commission put a glutrin coating
on the road from Goshen to Court
House. The letter stated that the
matter would be acted upon at the
next meeting of the Commission. The
State Board of Commerce and Navi-
CATION asked in writing for a map of
Turtle Gut Inlet and inland waterway
and this letter brought out a lengthy
discussion. Mr.. Eldredge finally
moved that the clerk notify the Board
that the only survey of this locality
was now held by the Board. This
motion was voted down s to 6, and the
matter was held owe till later for
action. A letter from the Progressive
League of Ocean City asked that some
thing be done in connection with the
condition of the 34th street bridge in
that city. Messrs. Chadwick and
Stein spoke on this matter and the
letter was filed. The State Board of
Commences request for a survey of
Turtle Gut Inlet was now brought up
again with the engineer estimating
the cost as 5000. A controversy re-
suited in the engineer being instructed
to investigate and report at the next
meeting. The attorney for the At
lantic City Electric Company now
stepped forward and the clerk an
nounced that this was the date for
the public hearing regarding the
granting of permission to this COM
pany to u a line from Ocean City to
Duval's Run on the shore road. OBJ
iections we're called for and as none
were voiced the resolution granting
permission was adopted unanimously.
Following this action the meeting adj
journed for lunch.
Though the meeting was supposed
to reconvene at 1.35, a meeting of sew
eral of the committees delayed start
ing until nearly 3 o'clock. A letter
from the Wal Department was the
first matter brought up following the
calling of the roll at which all were
present. This letter ordered the
Board to install electrical power for
manipulating the Stone Harbor bridge
and a motion by Mr.. Stein instructed
the clerk to write the department ask
ing that the present hand power pc
permitted to remain in use until Janu-
ary 18th, when the new electrical line
is to be completed. The matter OF
paving for this installation of cleo
trical equipment now came up, and as
the Stone Harbor Railroad is expected
to nav for half of the installation cost
a motion by Mr.. Eldredge directed the
clerk to communicate with the Of
ficials of this road about the matter.
An application from Carl Lockenhof
asked that he be appointed bridge
tender at the new Grassy Sound
bridge when same is completed.
Lockenhof evidently believes that
1.-THE early bid gets the worm" for his
application is in ever before the bids
for the bridge are advertised for. The
letter was received and filed. A com
munication from Justice Black was
in regard to the final settlement of
condemnation proceedings on the
right of way for the North Wildwood
Burleigh road. Solicitor Way stated
that he condemnation proceedings
were now completed and that all titles
were perfect except for the riparian
rights for the bridge in Grassy Sound.
In speaking of the bill for this work
he stated that his firm had handled
this case and that he believed that 1t
was the largest case of it's kind ever
attempted in the county. He fixed the
price at $500. The report OF the
County Collector for sinking fund re-
uuirements for 1928 showed a sum OF
$9,336.12. The next report was that OF
the Inspector of Weights and Mea-
sures and showed that seven scales
had been condemned during the
month. The clerk now spoke OF a
bill for renewal of insurance for the
County Hospital. He also stated tnat
he had the corrected bonds on hand
for the Road Supervisor. Reports
from the various committees were now
in order and in these the Aims House
record of sales for the month was e
showing sales amounting to Sloo.oo.
check for same being turned over TO
the County treasurer. On the report
n.l-a nopnnittnn Mr. Stein