Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-20

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appointed by the county commerce
body"
The city clerk was directed to reply
to this communication, stating that
wildwood has a jitney and taxi ordi-
nance already in force, passed long
before the receipt of the letter from
the County Chamber of Commerce.
(3) "As per your order of the 10th
instant, l have made an inspection of
the school houses of this city and
would report to you that l find ample
means of exit from all rooms in case
of fire." Signed, Frank B. Dixon,
building inspector.
In last weeks issue of the Journal
the result of a fire drill at the brick
school building on West Spencer ave-
nue.. near Park boulevard, was mad
y~ertently omitted. On the day when
tests were made in all of the school,
Buildings, there were 46 pupils in at
tendance at the modern brick edifice,
and this little army of scholars was
marched out in double quick time, in
6XdCIlH ~ SGCOuuO. van gOU N0S ~
OF course there were favoring circum-
stances. The school is not so large
as either of the others and the dis
lance the boys and girls there had
to go was very much shorter.
1t is not generally known that the
fire scapes on several of the Wild
wood school houses were condemned
more than a year ago and recommen-
dations made for their betterment.
These recommendations have never
been complied with; neither is it gem
orally known that on points, as re-
CARDS safety 600 being the acme), a
couple of the Wildwood buildings
would probably rate about so. When
asked why such a state of school af-
fairs was permitted to exist, one in
authority replied: "Well, we've been
hobbling along as best we could" can
didly admitting that the escapes should
be enclosed, no open spaces showing.
case of disaster it is questionable
a timid pupil would come down the
present escapes.
Three more applications for hack
ing licenses were filed by
Elmer Dyer, 40 years old, 112 East
avenue, "a H. P. Dodge.
Mike Kane, SO years old, 331 West
Oak avenue, "a H. P. Overland.
Warren C. Holmes, 80 years old, 112
West Juniper avenue, 80 H. P. Stude-
baker.
These applicants cannot receive the
licenses, if granted, before February
18th, when the 30-day limit is reached.
The 1922 Budget Appropriation bill
up for final hearing on Tuesday.
SIS there anyone present who has any
objections to offer to the adoption of
this budget?" inquired the Mayor. Sic
Ience reigned for a brief moment or
two; but not a voice was raised in
If any one present did really
want to object to any of the items as
courage to do so or else he
chose to suffer in silence. The appro-
priations for this year exceed those of
last yea by $43,6S5. The amount to
be raised by taxation this year is
S199, 004.26.
A resolution was passed to accept
he offer of $500 made by Sarah Byrne,
owner of the lot of land on the south
east corner of Lincoln and Atlantic
avenues, for lumber in the old board
uo1L nrnofad INV fhn ntfu q number nf |
years ago, in front of her property.
A permit to remove this portion of the
I'D walk is to be granted her as soon
Is the city has received the sum stipu-
ated in the resolution.
A second resolution was passed con-
the recent report submitted by
he Board of Assessment Commission
,rs, relative to appointments of
,osts among the various property own
RS along Atlantic avenue, when the
vas done-from Lincoln to Montgom-
Try AS no objections had
presented at the time, the COM
nissioners adopted the report and or
same placed on file in the city
Office. Later in the session,
however, an objector did appear, in
he person of Louis Kohler, of Phila-
who owns some lots fronting
N Atlantic avenue, at and near to the
Southwest orner of Young avenue.
lie stated very emphatically that the
assessments made against his prop
frty there were very unsatisfactory to
i'm. He said he owned 80 feet front
N Atlantic avenue and 80 feet on
young avenue, for which he is as
essed, to help pay for the improve
$1,000. He felt that there must
re something radically wrong in the
his apportionment.
After hearing Mr.. Kohler's protest,
he Commissioners voted to rescind the
.esolution previously passed confirm
ng the report of the Board of Viewers,
nd calling upon said board to meet
gain to review their first efforts.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. has
the Commissioners that the
treet in the vicinity of the Wildwood