Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-05-12

BY Albert Cline, 100 West Eigh-
teenth avenue. =
BY Philip M~arkowitz, Strand Hotel,
Lincoln and Pacific avenues.
The Mayor announced the appoint
ment of two additional police officers
for the season. Their term of service
will begin May goth and expire on Sep
TENDER 18th. The salary Of Zach is to
be at the rate of S110 per month, pay
able semi-monthly. The names of the
appointees are Irwin Kirkwood and
Lynn Forcum.
Three resolutions were passed au-
thorizing the issuance of three tenn
porary improvement notes:
"a In the sum of So, 900, to obtain
funds for the installation of sewers
under Ordinance No. 1870.
(2) IN the sum of $500, in anticipa-
ton of the issuance of bonds, under
Ordinance No. 1873.
go In the sum Of $685., for grading
and ~graveling, under Ordinance No.
1874.
A letter from Mrs. Ella Crawford
was read protesting against the pro-
posed erection of a chicken slaughter
house at the northeast corner of
MONTGOMERY and Holly Beach ave
nues; also one from Mrs. Carl Il.
| Siostrom, 113 East Montgomery ave-
nue.. adding her mite of influence TO-
ward the tremendous efforts being
put forward in an attempt to block the
plans of the promoter or promoters.
Last week a very length communica-
ton had been read, alleged to have
been written by the % signers OF the
petition presented to the Commission
ers a week or two before. This letter
read, in part, as follows:
Sometime ago 2S citizens petitioned
your honorable body for aid in causing
Max Baker to abandon his contem-
plated plans of erecting a chicken
slaughter house at the northeast cor
ner of Montgomery and Holly Beach
avenues. Evidently this petition has
been ignored and permit granted to
the said NJ. Baker, as preparations are
being made to start the building, the
lumber being already on the premises.
We now write to ask why the vote OF
one man should weigh more than the
votes of % other citizens? We all
worked hard at the last election to
have a change of Commissioners,
thinking we would have u interests
better taken care of; but since then
the only thing we have gotten is a
higher tax rate, with a chicken
slaughter house on n hand and the
railroad on the other. How are we
going to be able to make enough out
of our properties to pay the carrying
expenses, let alone make a profit for
ourselves? Three years ago ex-Mayor
Frank E. Smith refused to permit an
other party to erect a similar estab-
lishment on the east side of the rail-
road and compelled the applicant to
locate on the west side. Why should
a permit be granted now to the detri-
ment of the surrounding neighbor-
hood"
Mrs. Helen Carlson, of the Angelus,
123 East Montgomery avenue, was
present at last weeks meeting and
spoke in support of the petition. Miss
O'Brien, of Davis and Holly Beach
avenues, accompanied Mrs. Carlson to
the Commissioners Chamber, but she
did not speak on the subject upper
most just now in the minds of the 2S
signers of the petition.
The Mayor explained to the COM
plainants that the Commissioners were
doing all in their power to discourage
Mr.. Baker in undertaking this enter
prise at this particular spot and he
invoked the aid of the city solicitor in
the matter. He tried to calm the pc
.titioners and counseled them to be
patient and await developments.
Among others who spoke against the
project were Edward Fox and Mr..
Halpern. Benjamin Gliding backed
up Mr.. Baker in the project. Health
officer Ingersoll also gave his views
on this engrossing topic. He said his
jurisdiction in the matter might ap-
pear later-at this stage of the game
he confessed his impotence.
The petitioners informed the Com
m%issioners that an appeal had gone
forward to the State Board of Health
to come to the rescue of the local au-
thorities, and thus the merry war
goes on.
Dp2fh Of R2kQr AUpuuo