Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-12-01
HEALTH OFFICER APPEALS TO
COMMISSIONERS TO STOP
MEASLES EPIDEMIC

Health officer B. c.. Ingersoll ap-
peared before the City Commissioners
on Tuesday afternoon and urged their
support in his attempt to curb the epi-
demic of measles that is prevalent
here now. Mr.. Ingersoll stated that
between % and 80 cases have been
reported to him and he estimated
that probably 200 cases are now prev
alent that have not been reported, as
no doctor is in charge of the same.
He advised that the city publish the
state ruling that all members of fam
lilies where this disease exists shall
stay out of public meeting places and
that strict quarantine be enforced on
all violators of the order. He also
suggested that the State Nurse in this
section be brought to Wildwood to
give her attention to the epidemic. A
motion of the Commissioners gave him
authority to take all necessary steps
to abate the spread of the epidemic.
1t is the sincere hope of the Board
of Health and the City Commissioners
that the public will cooperate with
them in this work.
Another matter brought up by
Health officer IngersolI was that of
the unsanitary condition prevailing
in houses on the east side of Arctic
avenue between Young and Roberts
venues These houses, said to be
owned by former Mayor Frank Smith,
have been investigated by the Board
of Health before, and the owner in
formed that something must be done.
AS this work has not been done the
Mayor ordered the Board officials to
take the necessary steps in the matter.
Some little time raj devoted by the
Commissioners to a discussion Of the
beach front improvements. Maps and
blue prints of this work, drawn up
by City Engineer Weir, were in
spected and changes in them sug-
gested and the Mayor stated to the
press representatives that the next
weeks meeting would see the intro
duction of the resolutions and ORR
nance for this work by the Solicitor,
and that the actual work on the pro-
ject will be started as soon as possible.
This will mean a widening of Atlantic
venue between Schellenger and
Montgomery and the improv-
ing of the streets crossing Atlantic
avenue between this street and the
boardwalk. Following the introduce
ton of the ordinance and resolution,
a public hearing will be given on the
matter after two weeks, have elapsed
and then copies of this resolution will
be sent to all property owners along
the streets to be improved. This
manner of procedure does away with
the publishing of notice of intention
and speeds the matter up to some lit
tie extent.
By a resolution adopted at the meet
ing, George A. Keller and John Martin
Long, Jr., were made police officers
for a six months term at a salary Of
$11O per month. Mr.. Keller was a
member of the force during the sum-
mer months and proved very capable
at that time.
A communication from Engineer
Weir advised that the city erect mar
ker monuments throughout the city
to avoid future disagreements as to
building lines, etc. This letter esti-
mated the cost of this work at $500,
and the letter was ordered received,
filed, and the contents spread upon
the minutes.
The collectors report for the week
showed total collections of $6,076.5O.
The water department collections to-
tailed $223.71. No arrests were shown
by the police department report for
the week.