Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-10-20
Notes From
Wildwood City Hall

Tuesday last, the 18th, was one of
those delightful, nut brown October
days of which the dreamy poets like to
tell. Gentle zephyrs from the south
land were waited over City Hall, Gre
ating a balmy, dream-like state of the
atmosphere, so conducive in promoting
a cheerful frame of mind. 1t was un-
der such auspicious circumstances
as these, last Tuesday afternoon, that
the three Wildwood City Commission
ers assembled preparatory to opening
their forty-first regular session in the
current year. A quorum is nearly al
ways assured and full house is re-
corded all the year round, except at
rare intervals; hence under triune
commission form of local government
the legislative wheels are seldom
blocked.
Some recent changes at City Hall
have not escaped detection. For in
stance, the dark-green ceiling, once so
conspicuous in the Commissioners
room. for its morbid sameness, has
been obliterated and the gazer upward
now beholds tint of pearlish gray,
forming a pleasing contrast with the
greenish painted walls. Another al
teration or substitution may be noted
and this concerns no less a matter
no less important piece of public
property-than that of the city clock.
The former timepiece is missing, the
one whose octagonal frame of natural
oak drew many admiring glances and
in watching whose pendulum swing to
and fro, many hours had been spent by
the clerk Upon the selfsame spot
where once the pride of city hall held
sway a rotund timepiece now is an
chored, no pendulum seen swinging.
1t is a clock of mystery, so declared
by no less an authority than the city
clerk himself. All efforts to induce
him to draw aside this veil of mystery,
to tell us how and why this substitution,
have thus far proved fruitless quest.
If it be true, as the clerk stated, that
a column and half could be written
in the unfolding of the tale, interesting
indeed as fiction must be the story OF
the transfer or the swapping" OF the
clocks. Until such time as the obdu-
rate city clerk relents, this question
able transaction must remain, per-
force, "shrouded in mystery"
For the period ending October 10th
the collector of water rents reported
receipts in the sum of 81 ,460; and the
city tax collector reported receipts IN
that department as $4,656.55.
According to the weekly report OF
the chief of police there had been IL
arrests for drunkenness, for grand
larceny, l for vagrancy, 1 for house
breaking and 1 arrest on suspicion.
For the alleged theft of money or per-
sonal property in excess of $40, the
charge is designated under the head OF
grand larceny Police calls for the
week reported had been 523.
The building inspector received
eight applications last week for build
ing permits, as follows:
BY John Werner, contractor and
owner, to erect a dwelling at the cor
ner of Glenwood avenue and Park
boulevard, to cost, approximately,
$2,5OO.
By Frank Bianchi, contractor, for
Natal Bonita, apartments, Maple ave-
nue., West of Pacific avenue, frame,
brick veneered, $1,000.
By Ober & Woolson, contractors, for
C. Kerrigan, 224 East Garfield avenue,
to raise and move big apartments
seven feet westward, $1,000.
By John Greco, contractor and
owner, to construct garage of tile and
brick, corner Wildwood and Hudson
avenues, $3.50.
By Corado Julian, contractor and
owner, in same location as the fore
going, a similar garage, $3.50.
By Frank B. Sharp, contractor, for
Mrs. Margaret Franklin, los East
Glenwood avenue, alterations and re-
pairs, $125.
By George Wigham, plumbing con-
tractor, for Ellen Baker, to install
Radio boiler for hot water heat, on
Taylor avenue West of Pacific avenue.
BY Elden Mitchell, contractor, for
w. Frank Yorker, Spencer avenue East
of Pacific avenue, addition of one
room, $3.50.
All weekly reports now having Deen
submitted the reading of communica-
tions was the next order of business.
A letter from Edward T. Nye, super
intendent of the West Jersey Electric
Co., is self-explanatory
I'VE have your recent inquiry in
regard to the possibility or probability
of our disseminating the supply of
steam at the power house, in which
event the city fire alarm system would
not be able to blow the whistle in case
of fire. In reply would state that we
are taking this matter up with the
proper persons and shall advise you
in few days. We may also have some
suggestions to make in connection
with this that will help you out of the
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