Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-03-24
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
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conduct a building business or VINO
shall erect or change any building now
erected in the City of wildwood, shall
first register with the Building Inspec-
tor of said City and file with the City
Clerk an application for the issuance
of a Builders License, which shall
hereafter be levied upon said builder
or builders, who may build or make
alterations to any building in the City
of wildwood.
The License Fee shall be twenty-five
dollars (S25.00) for each firm, person
or corporation, per annum
To better determine the merits n
ability and qualifications of said ap-
plicant or applicants for a license 10
construct, alter or improve any build
ing in the City of Wildwood it will be
necessary for an applicant to file his
a%pplication on blank form provided by
Building Inspector at least sixty days
prior to date of examination, for the
fitness of applicant or applicants 10
secure a license, which examination
shall be held annually between the
first and fifteenth day of December OF
each and every year hereafter, or at
such times during the year as the City
Commissioners of said City may direct.
There shall be a board of examiners
for all applicants for licenses COM
posed of the City Commissioners and
the Building Inspector, who shall ex-
anime the said applicant or applicants
as to their fitness to erect, alter or
repair any building in the City OF
wildwood.
An applicant must show he has
studied the Building Code OF the CITY
of wildwood, and is familiar with all
the provisions thereof. That he has
taken out Compensation Insurance, as
provided by law, and shall be required
to give the number of policy and the
name of the company he has insured
in.
The purpos of licensing and regis
tering all builders in the City OF Wild
wood being for the safety of the occu-
pants and lessening the hazards OF
fire, ability and c%arefulness in the con-
struction Of all buildings and enforc-
ing strict compliance with this Build
ing Code, and that the City Commits
sioners may better be able to control
the erection, alteration or improve
ments to all buildings hereinafter
erected and to penalize all persons
who may disregard or violate the pro-
:. g 4ls1 D,i1dino Cndn
All persons, firms or corporations,
who are how engaged in the building
business in the City of Wildwood at
the time of enacting this Building
Code shall be entitled to a license upon
payment of the before mentioned fee,
without undergoing an examination.
The holder Of a license can renew
same from year to year without taking
an examination and no license shall
be transferable.
No person, firm or corporation shall
erect or cause to be erected any
building, alter or improve any build
ing, without first obtaining a permit
from the Building Inspector of said
City, no permit shall be issued to any
one except a registered or licensed
builder of said City.
Property owners doing their W
work must have a licensed contractor
or builder in charge thereof"
At the March 14th meeting another
petition, containing Is signatures, was
presented to the Commissioners asking
that John White, colored, of 12S West
Spicer avenue, be appointed-a police
officer. 1t was ordered to be received
and filed.
The Mayor stated that no vacancy
exists al present on the force and that
there is no demand now for the SER
vices of any special officers. If at any
time a vacancy should occur, the pc
titioner was assured that his name will
be considered along with other appli-
cations that may be made from time
to time.
The annual report of City Treasurer
Kay was submitted to the Commission
ers. 1t is too voluminous for publica-
ton. 1t gives the assessed valuation
of the city for 1921, as follows:
Real estate ........ So, 1885, O5
improvements .......... 3,O95, OPS
Personal property 49,. 462, 400
Railroad property 500. S4,S73
Total assessed valuation ~$7,53S,503
The total tax receipts for 1921 are
given as $377, 1884.
Total sinking funds on hand, De-
cember 81, 1921, are stated to be $242,-
1881.
The Commissioners authorized the
city clerk to obtain estimates for the
printing of the city t~reasurer's annual
report and to order a sufficient num-
Der struck off so that each property
owner in the city may receive a copy