Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-10-13
FREEHOLDERS URGED TO BE
ECONOMICAL
Shortage in the Financial Condition
Causes Resolutions Prohibiting
Further Expenditures

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Causes Resolutions Prohibiting
Further Expenditures
The first October meeting of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Cape
May County was held at the Court
House on Tuesday, October 8, 1922.
Economy was the popular word at this
meeting.
The communications followed the
reading and approval of the minutes
of former meetings. The first two of
these were from the State Highway
Engineer, stating that the detours that
this Commission have ordered will be
put in good shape by the state. These
were received and filed.
The next letter was from the Bor-
ough Clerk of Stone Harbor requesting
that the Freeholders install a drain in
this Borough on Sd avenue near 10Sth
street. This matter was referred to
Mr.. Swain, who is in charge of this
district, for investigation.
The Ocean City Chamber of Com
merce were the writer's of the next
letter. They asked for a larger bridge
to be erected over Cedar Swamp in the
upper part of the county. This matter
was ordered referred to the State
Highway Commission as it is on a
state road and so the county has M
jurisdiction over this matter.
A communication from Attorney
Robert Bright was in regard to prop
erty along the right of way of the
Grassy Sound bridge. This letter was
turned over to Solicitor Way for
action.
A letter from the J. s.. Robson Co.
was in regard to a balance On a bill
for road materials. This letter was
also given to the County Solicitor for
action.
A report from the city clerk of
Ocean City was on a coroner's verdict
given in that city for an accident
brought about an exposed drain on
33d street and Asbury avenue. This
letter was received and filed.
The Monarch Sales Company had an
estimate in the mail for the meeting in
which they made a price on the in
s~tallation of their "Burnall" device for
furnaces for each of the county insti-
buttons. This letter was ordered turn
ed over to the Building Committee.
A notice from the State Board of
Freeholders stated that their next
meeting would be held on October 18th
at the Court House in Jersey City.
A report from the Almshouse show
ed that sales for the month of Sep
TENDER amounted to owe one hundred
dollars. The visitors at the County
Farm during the month of September
were unusually great. Some weeks
ago we urged our readers to pay this
county institution a visit of inspection.
In the report of the Bridge Commit
tee it was learned that the Stone Har-
Dor Bridge is complete except for two
more carloads of riff-raff being placed.
The Corson's Inlet Bridge is broken
and the Middle Thoroughfare Bridge
work is progressing slowly. The rail-
ing on the Middle Thoroughfare Bridge
is torn down for 100 feet on one side
and they recommend that the bill for
the repairs to this railing be sent to
the motorist who caused the damage.
The engineer now made a report on
the Grassy Sound Bridge in which he
stated that he had sent copies of the
resolutions, grants and plans to the
War Department and through Clerk
Fitch had made an appointment with
this department last Thursday when
he and Fitch met the officials and they
informed them that the plans and full
data should be back in two weeks.
The department men assured the
county officials that all possible aid OF
the department to hurry this work
would be given by the department.
The engineer went on to say that
he had sent specifications and plans
to the State Highway Commission fo1
their o. K. This o. K. had already
been granted by the Bridge Committee
of the Commission but the State High.
way approval is still forthcoming. L
was moved that the engineers repor
be received and filed and that he. bt
permitted to have the plans and speci
fications printed as soon as the Wa
Department gave their approval tt
them.
Mr.. Shaw, of the Building Commit
tee, recommended the installation of
Burnall apparatus in the furnace o