Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-07
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

z,Imood's City Commission was held
Monday afternoon in the City Hall.
onor smith presided and Commits
ia1ors Alfred Taylor and Ralph L.
SUI we're present. The Mayor called
no reading of the minutes by City
%orr Winterburn and they were APP
orod The following report was
pSdo nv H. Henrick, water inspector:
r"nsumers having water turned on,
az. inspections for leaks, Is; leaks re-
Ooirod 10. leaking service in streets
p~noired. II; new connections, AZ. Col
actor of Taxes Willard F. Campbell
ronorted collections amounting to
90 0O63 6 during the past week. This
:. an increase of $3,813.93 over the
mount collected the week before. A
u,ontbly report from the City Clerk
aSowed a collection of $3,127.S4 from
tho various licenses issued.
THE building inspector submitted
,is monthly report which showed that
70 nermits were issued during the
Month of June aggregating a cost of
en- $50. The permits issued last
week follow:
To W. A. Thompson, contractor, for
wildwood Lumber Company, Burk and
washington Work room and
storeroom, to cost $500.
To H. NJ. Parker, All West Pine ave-
rue To make additions to real of his
home, $500.
To J. N. Sweet, Schellenger avenue
and boardwalk. Alterations to store
front, to cost $1,000.
To Charles Marion, Spencer and
Burk avenues. Alterations to store
front to cost 500.
To S. F. Brown, Crosse ayenu and
Lake road. Erection Of apartments,
to cost $1,000.
To Augustave Greleman, 126 West
Andrew avenue. Building On rear of
lot, to cost $3.50.
To T. ]. Hamilton, contractor, for
Mrs. AIlhouser, Roberts avenue, West
of Holly Beach n New roof, to
cost $500.
To Harry M. Darrah, contractor, for
Neil Golskin, Bennett avenue, East of
Holly Beach avenue. Dwelling, to
cost $4,000.
To C. Julian, owner, Wildwood and
Hudson Dwelling, to cost
$4,000.
To Frank McAlarnen, contractor,
for R. Lewis, 222 West Maple
New dormer window and the finishing
of attic, to cost 500.
To Frank McAlarnen, contractor,
for M. M. Schriner, ZIG West Maple
avenue. New roof, to cost 5000.
A report from Chief Cobb, of the
Police Department showed that during
the week there were four arrests for
Drunkenness, one for carrying con
cealed deadly weapons, and one for
obstruction of traffic. The chief
spoke of the heavy traffic last Satur-
GAsv and Sunday and said that he had
NyVer seen more automobiles in Wild
wood. An application for a hacking
license was made by Louis Seigle, 5006
Arctic avenue, to operate a five pas
senger Ford ar. The application
must be filed for thirty days before
the license will be granted. Assessor
William E. Forcum sent a commune
cation asking that he be given an as
sistant and that Frank Dixon be ap-
stated that the city was growing and
that it was almost impossible for him
to do all of the work connected with
his office, single handed. The Com
mission decided to talk over the mat
ter with Mr.. Forcum after the meet
ing. The collector of taxes said that
due to repairs which yer being made
in his department he was unable to
get ready the report for the last six
months, but that he would have it
ready for the next meeting. City En-
gineer Weir was instructed to work
with the city assessor to get the map
of the city up to date, showing the
changes that have been made during
the past year.
A communicatioRwas received from
City Solicitor Jonathan Hand stating
that the City Commission has no legal
authority to appoint a committee 10
act as advisors of the city assessor,
but that it has the authority to choose
an assistant to the assessor. At the
last meeting the Mayor had spoken
OF having citizens appointed to act as
advisors to the assessor in order to
get an equalized assessment of prop
critics. The solicitor was instructed
to look up the legality of the appoint
ment and his findings makes the ap-
pointment impossible.
Mayor Smith stated that any games
on the boardwalk not within the law
would be closed and that a war on
games of chance will be Immediately
waged. Someone asked if it was
necessary to pay for parking autos be-
tween Atlantic avenue and the board
walk. The Mayor replied that the
streets belonged to the public and that