davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-23
$6S,39O
FOR manual training
$1,000

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1t was specified by the Board of
School Estimate that this sum is ex-
elusive of state, county, federal and
other funds. The Board of School Es-
innate is made up of Mayor w. Court
right Smith, Commissioners Ralph w.
CARL and Alfred Taylor; also Jed
Dubois and Robert G.. Pierpont, the
latter two members of the Wildwood
Board of Education.
The Commissioners recommended
that three taxi licenses be granted:
To Elmer Dyer, recommended by
Charles A. Allard and William J.
Hunter.
To William Sydnor, recommended
by G. H. Huppert and H. Foster Cos
lin.
To William H. Kennedy, recon-
mended by Laura F. Kitchener and
Charles A. Allard.
Upon recommendation of the city
engineer Edward S~chlenzig vas ap-
pointed inspector of city work to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Martin Long, Sr.
When the proceedings had drifted
along to that point where it was con-
venient to heal petitioners or other in
terested persons, the Mayor asked in
his blandest tones: "Is there any one
present who has anything to bring
before the Commissioners"
Four citizens took advantage of the
invitation. The first to speak was e.
S. Culver, followed by John T. Byrne,
Charles L. Heinle and Chris. ]. Scully.
These men urged the Commissioners
to accelerate the proposed beach front
filing in improvement with all pos
sible speed so that the work may be
finished before the coming on of the
summer season. After listening pa
tiently to all that was said on the sub
ject by these speakers the Mayor ex-
planned that there were legal obstacles
in the way that must first be overcome
or Strengthened out before any fur
Their progress can be made. Legal
processes move slowly, but City So
licitor Way said all possible effort is
being made to expedite the condem-
nation proceedings recently instituted
by the city. He emphasized the i'm
portance of caution on the part of the