Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-24
SECOND NOVEMBER FREEHOLD
ERS' MEETING

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Vice-Director 1. H. Eldredge on Tues
dav morning, with all members pres
ent except Director Charles Foster.
The reading, correcting and approval
of the minute of former meeting
opened the days business session. A
communication from the Stone Har-
Dor Railroad Company enclosing a
bill for raising up the Stone Haroor
bridge, and asking that the Board pay
half of this bill was now read by
Clerk Fitch. This matter brought up
a discussion in which it was disclosed
that the work of lacking up this
bridge had not. been properly done,
and in fact had been the III OF the
county having to make future expen-
ditures to readjust the machinery
which had been put out of alignment
by the work. The solicitor and engl-
neer will consult with he railroad
officials on the matter. A letter from
the State Board of Professional Engl-
neers quoting the laws in which 1t
provides that all county and state
gineers shall have certificates from
this board to permit them to hold
Office in the future brought out the
fact that County Engineer Smiths holds
these certificates. A communication
from the State Highway Engineer re-
ouested that the board make their
recommendations as to what part OF
the motor vehicle funds of the state
will be required by the county next
wear, and as this matter requires some
little study it was laid over till later
in the day, and when again brought
before the board resulted in its being
the main reason for a special meeting
being called for Friday morning OF
this week. Guy Shriver and Company,
professional auditors, asked fer an
opportunity to audit the books OF the
county budget and the letter was re-
ceiyed and filed. Another letter from
the New Jersey Legislative Manual
publishers announced the new issue
OF this manual at a price of 81 a copy.
The report of the Cape May County
MOSQUITO determination Commission
for the year 1922 was now read and
disclosed some surprising figures.
This report was ordered filed. The
consenting resolution from the Upper
Township Committee granting the
county the road from the West Jer-
sew Railroad to the Woodbine-Belle-
PLANE road was presented by The clerk
and the report was received and filed.
Two letters were now e by the
engineer. The first of these was from
the State Bureau of Navigation re-
garding the need Of a map showing
the shore line of Turtle Gut Inlet.
The second letter was from the State
Highway Commission in answer to
Engineer Smiths submission of plans
and specifications for the paving of
Beach avenue in Cape May. This let
ter stated that the plans and specifi-
cations would be put before the board
at their meeting on the 21st of No
vember.
In the reports from the various COM
mittees which followed, Engineer
Smith said that he had had more bid
ders ask for plans for the Grassy
Sound bridge than he had plans to
accommodate them with and he asked
permission to purchase ten more
copies from the printer of the book of
specifications at a cost of one dollar
per copy. This permission was grant
ed him. The road supervisor was now
instructed to leave the piling at the
Middle Thoroughfare bridge and not
to move it to the Gath street bridge,
as he had been previously instructed
to do. The matter of changing the
heating system in the Court House
was brought up by the Building Com
mittee, but laid over till later in the
day. Mr.. Stein, for the Lunacy Com
mittee, reported that he had taken
Mrs. Anna Sophie Tyne, of Anglesea,
to Trenton on Sunday, November 18th
The road supervisor now requested
that the purchasing agent buy six
scraper blades and a carload of grave
to be used on the roads in WILDWOOD
and this permission was granted. The
meeting now adjourned for lunch. /
re-convened at 2.30 with all members
present and Director Foster in thu
chair. Two financial resolution!
opened the afternoons session o
business and both were adopted. TIT
clerk now brought up the matter o
a check for the Hill Dredging Com
pany, which he had held since las
January awaiting the o. X. from tn
solicitor before paying same. Tn
solicitor informed him that as soon a
he hears that the proper offer of con
demnation payments have been mad
that the clerk may give this check t
the dredging company. A motion or
dering this act followed. Mr.. Dean
a plumber of Cape May Court House
came before the board to describe tn
change in the heating system spoke
of earlier in the day by the Buildin
Committee. He stated that the presen
system of heating in the court nous
necessitates a vast waste of coal, 10
the entire building is only used 0
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