Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30
COMMISSIONERS MEETING


meeting on Tuesday afternoon. July
and August is Wildwood's time of rush
and activity and the bulk of the bust
ness brought before the commission
was that of making preparations for
the thousands of people that will visit
wildwood during those two months.
Mayor w. COPYRIGHT Smith was in his
usual place and Commissioners Alfred
Taylor and Ralph L. CARL were pres
ent. Clerk Winterburn read the min
utes of the last meeting, which were
approved. The report of Tax Col
lector Willard F. Campbell showed
that S5,272:43 had been collected dur
ing the past week. According to
Building Inspector Frank Dixon there
had been a slight increase in the
amount of building since the last
meeting of the commission. The per-
mits granted follow:
To C. Steele, contractor, for M.
Beach, 119 West Poplar avenue,
Dwelling, to cost $500.
To j.. M. Wine, owner and builder,
236 West 26th avenue. Addition of
one room to dwelling, to cost 500.
To William H. Smith, contractor, for
Leon r. Yubas, Pacific and Roberts
enues New store fronts, to cost
$500.
To Frank Sharp, contractor, for T.
Holmes, Magnolia avenue East of New
York avenue. Garage, to cost $500.
To L. P. Garrison, contractor, for
Frank D. Colson, Maple avenue West
of Atlantic avenue. Garage, to cost
5000.
To Eden Mitchell, contractor, for
Harry Heating, Pacific avenue, near
Cedar avenue. New store front, to
cost 5000.
To Joseph Brown, tinsmith, for Five
Mile Beach Electric Company, Spicer
and Holly Beach avenues. To put on
a tin roof, $500.
The report of the police department
is as follows: Drunkenness, Z; lost
children, 4; accident, 1; calls made,
257. Seven men applied for lodging
oEer night in City Hall.
Harry Shaffer, of Garfield avenue,
was granted a hacking license, his
application having laid over for thirty
days.
The following communication was
received from Miss Lydia j. Mech,
chairman of the Music Committee of
the Board of Trade: con Sunday last,
the Music Committee arranged to have
Do4osa1- GAa-rox,- Rand nloU of tho |
Ocean Pier. A charge of fifty cents
was made. According to reports of
persons who attended the concert 1t
was very much enjoyed. 1t is the in
of the committee in the near
to have a meeting of the Music
with the City Commission
ers in attendance to discuss the posi-
bility of having concerts on Sundays
during the summer, probably five in
all. The committee is making this re-
port so as to have access to the city
appropriation at this time"
Charles J. Kinsell, William Mont
and William J. Hartman,
property owners along Rio Grande
avenue, were present to request that
the street be extended to the board
walk. According to Mr.. Kinsell, the
street tends to make an u~nfavorable
impression with strangers entering
the city, and that several times auto
mobiles have been stuck in the sand
as they drove toward the boardwalk
to get an ocean view. The matter was
referred to the commissioner OF
streets. Clerk Winterburn was in
structed to notify the chief of police
to dispose of the dogs that bore no
license tags. Collector of Taxes Camp
bell was instructed to submit a re-
port at the next meeting of all of the
taxes collected from January LIST to
June LIST.
The Mayor stated that the fire chief
was having the fire equipment over
hauled and new tires put on the
trucks. He also said that July Sth
would be Firemen's Day and that fire
men from all sections of the state
had been invited to attend. There will
be a parade in the afternoon and
prizes awarded, according to the mer-
it's of the companies.
The clerk was instructed to make a
drive for the payment of mercantile
taxes. The commission voted to hold
the next meeting on Monday, July Sd,
due to the next day being a holiday.
Mayor Smith reported hat the Enter
tainment Committee of the Board of
Trade had arranged for fireworks in
the evening. Commissioner Taylor
said that the public comfort station
at Glenwood avenue and the board
walk, was completed and would be
opened to the public as soon as
benches were secured. Roland Corson
was appointed to the committee that
is to investigate the condition of the
electric plant. He fills the place made
vacant by the resignation of George
". Banks. The solicitor was instruct
ed to find out whether or not the COM
missioners can appoint a committee to