Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-04-07
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Continued from page 1

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Lodge, l. o. o. F.; Degree of Pocahon-
tas and Logon Norden, No. 4OS. Each
organization pays s25 per quarter. The
last named association is a Scandi-
nayian order.
That's all of the reports" re-
marked the city clerk, as he rested
after passing in his own resume.
Communications" the Mayor pro-
nounced the word with great firmness
and with the falling infection. His
manner and method indicated that
some had been received; no doubt
about it; and that the contents of the
letters must be given attention.
The first one to be read was from
Harry E. Weir, city engineer, who, at
the request of the Commissioners, at
tended the recent meeting of the
County F~reeholders' Bridge Commit
tee at Rio Grande d%rawbridge to wit
ness the diving of the expert to deter
mine the condition of the center pier
foundation. He said the diver vent
under four times in making a thor
ough inspection. Freebooter William
Stein, of wildwood, was chairman of
the committee The name of the diver
is w. Lowell Campbell, of Bridgeton.
Mr.. Weir took down the divers state
ment: 81 find nothing of a serious ma
ture, as previously reported, and the
only minor defect was in the southwest
side of the pier, where a small break
about 6 inches in diameter in the steel
caisson was found. The concrete at
this point was broken to a depth of
only 4 inches"
Mr.. Weir said: 81 personally con-
slider from my own observations of the
surface of the concrete that the pier is
in good shape. AS the surface does
not show any cracks the indications
are that the foundation must be firm.
If the foundation were not secure
cracks would soon develop all over
the surface"
John B. Lopez, a business man,
whose store is at the corner of Davis
and Pacific avenues, asked the Com
missioners a couple of hard questions.
His queries were jotted down on a
small leaf torn from an order pad
bearing the advertisement of the Cere-
sofa flour mills in Minnesota:
'How much longer are you going to
allow saloons to keep open on Sunday
and stores to keep open in front OF
churches on Sunday?"
The letter was filed and the matters
complained of were referred to the
police department for investigation.
AS to the propriety of s~hopkeepers
opening their stores on Sunday for a
few hours to accommodate the large
number of visitors who come here on
that day, the Mayor thought that no
serious objection would be urged
against that practice, providing dis
erection was used. While services are
being held in the churches, he thought
propriety would indicate the closing
of business places at such hours. AS
to the charge that saloons are open
here for business on Sunday, the police
department has received instructions
to investigate this phase and report as
soon as possible.
G. H. Huppert, of ia West Magnolia
emu wrote the Commissioners as
follows:
''This letter is'to advise you of the
fact that l have for several years
planted flowers around my house and
have also made a flower bed on the
party line and upon the Fountain Park
property, with the idea of adding
beauty to the park and making things
more pleasing to look at for u sum
mer visitors and year around resi-
dents. l have also erected a temper
airy chicken wire fence, about 2 feet in
heighth, all along the flower bed in
order to prevent people from walking
over it and animals from destroying
same. This fence is over the city line
about 4 or 5 feet and is of temporary
structure; but should the Commission
ers at any time desire the fence re-
moved and the flowers taken up, l am
willing to do so. Please be informed
that my object in planting these flow
ers is to help to beautify the place
and make wildwood more like what it
should be.
L AL A0AA RPNAS 49, ~ $780, -
money to keep the park in this condi-
ton and I might also state that l have
planted or have been the means Of
having planted the trees in Fountain
Park, all, except, perhaps two or three.
l am writing this letter to inform you
that it is through my interest in civic
welfare and pride that I have done
these things and also to let you know
that if 1 should receive any criticism
you will have a full understanding of
how matters stand"
The sequel to the motive for the
writing OF the foregoing letter was dis
closed when the city clerk began the
reading of another communication
from Mark B. Reeves bearing on the
selfsame subject. 1t ran as follows:
1.-THE undersigned would request that
you instruct the city engineer to sur
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