Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-03-03
Notes From
Wildwood City Hall
By A. F. LEIBY

of the wildwood City Commissioners
occurred last Tuesday afternoon, the
2Sth, on the very last day of that
month. 1t was therefore in order to
take a good look at the calendars on
the walls, for the purpose of scrutiniz-
ing infinitely the layout thereon of the
second month in 1922; for if it should
come to pass, as we hope it may, that
a 13-month veal shall be adopted in
1928, then the month of February, as
outlined this year, with a slight
change, would serve as a sample for
the printing of the other twelve. In a
13-month year, each month will have
four weeks or % days. Monday will
be the first day of each week and Sun
day the seventh. Monday will be the
first day of each month and Sunday,
the 2Sth, the last day. All of the
months will look alike on the calen-
dars. This arrangement, it is claimed,
will be scientific and logical and of
inestimable value to millions of the
earth's inhabitants in keeping track of
the flight of time, without the confus-
ion and annoyance caused by the ir-
r%egularities existing in the present
system of misunderstanding.
At a few minutes after 2 o'clock last
Tuesday afternoon, the Mayor was
heard to say:
Lets go; give me the hammer,
will your" This request was made of
the city clerk and had reference to the
mahogany-hued gavel used recently
by the Mayor at each meeting. When
the gavel was produced a sharp tap
made by it on the hard oak table re-
sounded through the chamber, an
nouncing that order was desired and
the proceedings ready to begin. By
unanimous consent the reading of the
minutes for the previous weeks ses-
sion was omitted, the Mayor stating
that anyone who wished to see these
minutes might have access to same
after the meeting or prior, if de-
manded. The object in dispensing
with the reading of the minutes was to
hasten on to the opening of the sealed
proposals for the supplying of 1000
feet, more or less, of double-jacketed,
rubber-lined cotton fire hose, with
Boyd-Jones couplings, warranted to
stand a pressure of 800 pounds to the
square inch and guaranteed to last
four years.
The names of the bidders and their
offers follow:
. Robert G. Pierpont, Wildwood, rep
~resenting the B. F. Goodrich Co.,
quoted White King brand at $1.15;
Jupiter brand at soc.
United States Rubber Co. Eureka
Fire Hose Dept.) quoted Royal brand
at SIC.
Hamilton Rubber Mfg. Co., Philadel-
phia and Trenton, quoted Energy
brand at SIC; Apex brand at &c;
Safety brand at $1.10.
The Fabric Fire Hose Co., of New
York, quoted keystone brand at $1.30;
Patrol brand at $1.20; Arrow brand at
$1.15; Safety brand at $1.10.
After all the bids had been read the
Mayor requested Fire Chief Nickerson
and Solicitor Hand to take all of the
bids and samples of hose presented
and proceed to examine same in a
room on the opposite side of the City
Hall building. While this examination
was going on, the Mayor ordered a
brief recess. 1t was 2.25 when the re-
cess was ordered and 2.45 when the
session was resumed, whereupon the
award of the bids selected was i'm
mediatly announced. An order for
300 feet of Safety brand hose was
given to the Fabric Fire Hose Co., at
it's offer of $1.1O; and an order for
800 feet of Energy brand hose was
given to the Hamilton Rubber Mfg.
Co., at SIC.
In explaining the reason for max
ing these awards, the fire chief said
these selections enabled the fire de-
partment tt keep within it's appro-
priation this year for fire hose, namely,
1000.
Afterthe awards for the hose were
announced City Solicitor Hand was in
structed to draw up contracts to be
signed by the representatives of the
successful bidders, who were present
at the meeting. All of the competing
firms had a representative at this
meeting.
Reports were next ordered to be
read. The revenue report for the pre-
vious week showed up pretty strong.
Amount received for taxes. $4,000
Amount received for
interest 1,S49.40
Amount received for costs 1929
Amount received for poll tax LOO
Total tax receipts $5,S74.71
Amount received for assess
ments $5S6.S3
Total for taxes and assess
ments .$6,461.54
Water rent receipts ....... 1881
Total evenu for week ..$6,799. O5
!, Some of the taxes paid extended
back as far as 1904. The item of tax
sale interest was specified as $963.27.