Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22
F%REEHOLDERS MEETING

The regular meeting of the County
BOARD of Freeholders was held at Cane
Nav Court House last Tuesday morn
ing, the Director, Charles E. Foster,
in the chair. The meeting was called
TO order at 11.25 A. NJ, all members
being present. The minutes of the
previous regular meeting and the
special meeting held at the solicitors
office in wildwood, Monday September
18th, were approved as read. A bid
of $40 for four pieces of old pipe lying
at Petticoat Bridge was presented and
it was voted to accept this price for
the Junk. A communication from the
Burnall Fuel Saver Co., of New York,
was received, in regard to installing
the device on furnaces of the county
buildings. Logan Bockins, a repre-
sentative of the company, was present
and made the statement that this in
vention would save from 25 per cent
to 40 per cent of the coal bills. He
had investigated the Court House, jail
anu ClClh . fOolANAh6D5 dllQ Save all Co
innate of SIP to equip the three build
ings with the fuel saving device. A
motion was passed to refer the matter
to the Building Committee. A COM
munication was then read from the
State Board of Commerce and Navi-
CATION acknowledging the receipt of
the check and enclosing therefor the
riparian grant for the new bridge at
Grassy Sounds, connecting North Wild
wood and Burleigh. w. H. Stein, for
the Committee on Bridges, reported
that the stone for the abutment of the
Stone Harbor bridge had been prop
erIy placed. A communication from
Foss-Hughes Co., containing a check
for SAL for a bearing that had been
returned, was presented. w. H. Stein
reported that the bridges throughout
the county were in good shape, except
the bridge at Corson's Inlet, and that
work was progressing on that struct-
ure. G. A. Norton called attention to
the damage to fencing on the Wild
wood road to the mainland caused by
apparent careless driving of trucks.
In one place four sections had been
destroyed by one of the moving vans.
Twelve sections at another place had
been destroyed by an Inquirer truck.
The committee was trying to learn
who was responsible for destroying
the fence at another section. A motion
was carried to send the bill for the
repairs to the companies whose repre-
sentatives had caused the damage. A
report from the committee named an
other Wildwood express as responsible
for damage to the drawbridge and
knocking the red light into the stream.
1t was voted to send the bill to the
expressman assessing him for the
damages. w Pfeiffer reported that
electric lights had been smashed on
the road leading out of Sea Isle City
by miscreants in an auto. The num-
Der of the car had been secured and
action will be taken to bring them to
account. G. A. Norton, for the
Committee, reported for county work
on the Stone Harbor bridge. 1t was
voted to pay the bills. 1t was voted to
lOdu IuC 0CdlllCl " q ~ ooJP w
the State Road Commissioner, pro-
viding they brought it from Wildwood
to Dennisville for the work needed, and
returned it in good condition to the
fair grounds at Cape May Court House.
The Roads Committee reported that
the old oak tree at Schellinger's cor
ner was dead and in danger of falling.
The matter was referred to l.. T. Swain
to learn if the tree was on county land.
At this point it was moved to adjourn
for lunch. The Director called the
meeting to order at Ito P. M. All
members answered the roll call. At
the morning session all were present
at roll call except L. T. Swain, of Mid
die Township. A call to refer back to
Roads" report resulted in much dis
cussion in regard to transfer OF money
from certain sections to complete the
~graveling of Park boulevard and sew
eral other sections. A motion was
adopted to send the solicitor and
county engineer to Washington to per-
sonallv appear before the Wal Depart
ment to secure the right to build the
bridge across Grassy Sound channel.
This motion was made to include he
same representatives going to the
State Highway Department at Trenton
to secure an appropriation for this
bridge that it may the sooner be built
to connect Anglesea and Burleigh. A
communication was received, signed
by 200 residents and land owners OF
Grassy Sound, p%etitioning the Free