Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-08-11
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

The weekly meeting of Wildwood's
City Commission was held on Tuesday
afternoon in the City Hall. Mayor
w. COPYRIGHT Smith presided and
| Commissioners Alfred Taylor and
Ralph l.. CARL were also present. A
report from City Treasurer Kay
showed that he had received $10,6SS.46
from the tax collector for the past
week.
Chief of Police Oakford Cobb re-
ported the following arrests: Drunk
enness 2. grand larceny, 1, disoTderly
II. The report of the Water Depart
ment follows: Meters requiring mis-
cellaneous repairs, z; consumers hav-
ing water turned on, II; inspections
for readings, leaks, etc., Is; leaking
in streets repaired, 8; leaking meters
repaired, 20; leaking fire hydrants, L;
new consumers added, SO.
Building Inspector Frank Dixon
stated that there had had been an un-
usual lot of building during the past
two weeks. The permits granted fol-
low:
To L. P. Garrison, contractor, for
William E. Trimble, Roberts avenue,
east of Pacific avenue. Apartments
to cost $4,000.
To R. P. Hays, contractor for
Beecher-Kay Realty Company, Oak
avenue east of Hudson. To build
dwelling. Cost $1,000.
To Fred Metz, plumber, for Max
Baker, Montgomery and Pacific ave-
nues. To install heating plants in
apartments.
To S. 'Clunn, contractor, for Mrs.
Mark B. Reeves, West Magnolia ave-
nue.. To install two Arcola heating
plants.
To H. H. Yocum and Son, contrac-
tors, for NJ. Cornelius, 124 East Lean
ing avenue. New sun parlor, to cost
$500.
To C. ]. Scully & Son, contractors,
for Hughie McMullen, Crosse avenue
east of Pacific avenue. A partments
to cost $4,000.
To Frank E. Walters, contractor, for
George McConughy, Poplar and Hud-
son avenues. Alterations to dwelling
to cost $4,000.
To Frank E. Smith, contractor, for
DR.. Charles Furey, apartments, Wild
wood avenue east of Pacific
Apartments to cost $4,000.
To Mark B. Reeves, contractor, for
Wildwood Gas Co., Garfield and Holly
Beach Store room to cost
$500.
Spicer and Susquehanna avenues
Store room to cost $3.50.
To w. w. Corson, Magnolia venue
east of Atlantic avenue. Apartments
to cost $4,000.
Mayor Smith called for communica-
lions and Clerk Winterburn read a
resolution from the Wildwood Minis
terial Association commencing the
Commissioners in suppressing gamb-
ling.
A hacking license was granted Hugh
j. Murphy, 3404 Atlantic avenue, his
application having been on file thirty
days. A resolution was passed grant
ing the Collector of Water Rents the
power to refund ~overcharges in sew
eral cases. The following was re-
ceived from Superintendent H. H.
Garrigues, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company concerning the oper-
ations of the company in Wildwood.
at has been brought to my atten-
ton that the complaints which we are
getting in connection with our oper-
alton at wildwood have also been
reaching you. This is to assure you
that the matter has been taken up
vigorously with all concerned, and in
my opinion we are doing everything
possible to keep down the complaints
to a minimum under existing condi-
lions. 1 had hoped that more improve
ment would have been apparent by
this time, but as you probably know
we have built the extension to Cold
yH n-- $500