Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19

old board, was mex heard. Mr.. Ed
redge said that he wanted to voice a
protest against the omission of the
item of $500 for the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument in Cape May. This
item was unanimously adopted by the
old board, but had been left out of the
budget through an error of the clerk,
and he said he would like to see it
placed in the new budget before its
passage.
Director Kay now spoke saying that
the budget had been practically the
same one adopted by the old board be-
fore its retirement from office. They
had reported that the 1922 budget had
been insufficient and the figures they
had recommended for 1923 had beer
taken practically without change by
the new board. He then spoke of the
difference in amount to be raised by
taxes as being $50, 900. He then show
ed that 100000 of this increase was on
interest on debts. He then referred to
Mr.. Howell's figures of the SIS, 200, 900
increase in valuation in the county.
"All these improvements reflect some
of their cost on the county" said Mr..
Kay. Director Foster told of the old
%priations. In answering Mr.. HowelTs
comments about the increase in the
a~lmshouse appropriation he said that
many improvements are necessary
there for the general economy of the
county. In regard to the monument
matter brought up by Mr.. Eldredge
he said he was in favor of entering
this in the budget and moved that it
be done. Carried.
Director of the Board Champion
now gave his views, saying, 81 am not
at all surprised to hear a protest
against this budget from our young
Democratic friend, Mr.. Howell, but I
am indeed surprised to see the num-
berry rallying around him" He went
on to say that all the protests had
seemed to come from one section of
the county. The seashore had voiced
no protests, for they stood for pro-
gressiveness. Give or ten dollars
more to your tax bills each year make
no difference to you if you are pro-
crossing and increasing your bust
ness" he said. He then told how
Ocean City had increased their NUM-
cipel budget for this year almost as
much as hat of the county, and how
the people there were clamoring for
ever more, for they must go for
ward" $50 must Cape May County go
forward. We cannot stand still and
we cannot go backward. We must go
forward and so with progress our aim
I do not feel that we can consider
protests from one section as sufficient
to alter these figures" said he, in
closing. Sheriff George Redding now
replied to Mr.. Howelrs remarks about
the sheriff's contemplated automobile.
Sheriff Redding told how his deputy's
privately owned car had Travelled over
1 100 miles in the first two or three
weeks in office. Another gentleman
in the audience asked about the salary
increase and this was explained by
Clerk Fitch and Director Kay. No
other remarks, Director Kay moved
the petition of protest be received and
filed. He then offered a resolution
adopting the budget as advertised for
1870 anu II WdO uudliillOuoly opOpbOO'
The reports from the Mosquito Elk
termination Commission and from the
Sealer of Weights and Measures for
the month of December were received
and filed. A communication from the
Commissioner of Finance of Cape May
Point regarding the road from that
borough to the City of Cape May and
wishing that the Board of Freehold
ers might ride over this road every
day. was also received and filed.
other matters given the same action
were resolutions from the Crest Coun-
ell, giving the County Park Boulevard
from Rambler to Farragut roads.
Resolutions from the Wildwood Board
of Trade advising employment of a
county detective and urging that the
Publicity Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce make an investigation
of the advertising program for 1928
with the view of especially consider
ing the erection of attractive road
signs along the highways.
The acceptance by the Atlantic City
Electric Light Company of the Free
holders permission to run a high ten
sion line along the Ocean City boule-
ward and shore road to DuvaPs Run
was received and a bond on this &C
c~eptance approved by the Board. Sew
eral resolutions were now adopted.
The first was accepting the check for
SS3O.S7 from Contractor Mixner on the
Goshen road contract. This was
adopted and the action was followed
by several questions from Mr.. War
wick, of Cape May Court House, who
protested to the action of the county
in this matter. After he had been
answered by the engineer, solicitor,
Director Foster and Mr.. Kay, Director
Champion stated that Mr.. Warwick
was out of order. Other resolutions