Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

1N0 ~ NllACAdlhs III luis
report it listed all the patients at these
places, coming from Cape May County,
ana also gave the committees state
ment that they had found the patients
receiving the best of treatment and
the institutions in excellent con-
dition.
Mr.. Norton, for the Finance Com
mittee, spoke Of the large cost of
printing the ballots for the election.
This bill totaled SO, 07.23, and Norton
advised that in the future work of this
size should not be let out without first
getting estimates from various firms.
He also advised that the Purchasing
Agent make all purchases of supplies
for county institutions in the future.
A motion to this effect was carried.
He now spoke of a bill the committee
had received from the New Jersey
Village of Epileptics in the amount Of
S45, for care of Margaret MONEY!. He
went on to say that this patient had
not been in Cape May County for
years and had no relatives in the
county and he felt that the county
should not be forced to pay for her
care. The matter was placed in the
hands of the County Solicitor for in
v~estigation. Mr.. Norton next brought
up the matter of the gravel pit sold by
the county and which is now in use
by the purchaser, although the county
has never as yet received the money
for the sale. The Solicitor stated that
he had conferred with the purchasers
but had got little satisfaction from
that source, and so a motion was
made and carried authorizing the
solicitor to take action necessary so
that the matter would be settled by
the meeting of December 5th.
A motion was now made that the
proper officers pay the election bills
when same were all turned in and the
money was on hand for the payment.
Road Supervisor Lopez stated that all
work on roads had been stopped, with
the exception of actual necessary re-
pairs, and asked who was supposed to
keep Main street in Cape May Court
House clean. After a lengthy discus
sion he was authorized to have his
clean the leaves off this thor
oughfare. A communication from AS
sistant State Engineer edward e.
Reed asked that the supervisor of
roads and the Road Committee meet
him in Cape May at 1890 on November
10th for a tour Of inspection of the
Cape May County roads prior to the
state making appropriations for next
A motion was carried that this
be arranged and that the
newly elected members of the small
board be invited to make this inspec-
ton trip also.
The engineer reported that he had
plans and specifications prepared for
the paving Of Beach avenue in Cape
May. A letter quoting coal prices
brought up a discussion finally ter
minating in the purchasing agent be-
ing instructed to purchase the neces-
sary amount to last until the end OF
the year at the figure quoted IN the
bid of William Tyler.
j Several financial resolutions were
now brought up and adopted. A reso-
luton presented by Mr.. Eldredge
asked that the clerk advertise for bids
the paving of Beach avenue in
Cape May according to the plans pre-
pared by the engineer. This resolu-
ton was like a match to a firecracker,
and a heated argument followed its
introduction. Several members of the
Board felt it foolish to advertise for
bids and to accept bids for work when
there was no money to pay for 1t. MT.
Eldredge tried to explain that the cost
of advertising for bids was practically
nothing to the Board and unless 1t
was done it would be a slap" from
the Board to himself and to all Cape
Mr.. Norton proved to be the
peace maker in the dispute by ex-
planning that he felt the bids Jul
be advertised for and then he believed
that some means of financing the mat
ter could be discovered. He stated
that by paving this stretch it would
mean a great saving in the end, Tor
the present upkeep of this road is
large. Vote on the resolution was
finally made and it was adopted with
three members voting mo" A reso-
luton next was in regard to the
tracks recently laid by the WILDWOOD
and Delaware Bay Short Line Rail-
road crossing Park avenue near OAK
in Wildwood. 1t seems that these
racks were laid without either con-
sent of the City of Wildwood or of the
Board of Freeholders, and so the reso-
luton ordered the tracks abandoned
and removed. The resolution was
adopted. The next resolution was for
issuing of an emergency note on
Ocean City Trust Company for the
sum of $4,000 to make up the shortage
for the payment of election bills, t
printing of ballots and payment OF
officers. The resolution following was
the Board take over the piece
of road known as Philadelphia avenue
between Rambler and Farragut ROADS