Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
COMMISSIONERS PASS ORDINANCE
ORDERING BEACH FRONT
IMPROVEMENT

VLlOLANhLNU
IMPROVEMENT
At the Tuesday session of the Wild
wood City Commissioners the adoption
of Ordinance No. 1876, ordering the
beach front improvements, was not
only a matter of Importance for that,
particular meeting, but also for the
betterment of the city. 1t was passed
without objection. The annual budget
of the city was also approved on it's
final passage, as was also Ordinance
No. 155, granting the Wildwood and
Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad
the right to run tracks across Park
avenue.
Bids for the rental of the municipal
dock at Ottens Harbor were opened.
The highest bidder was Otto A. Hut,
and the contract was awarded to him
at $500 per yea The unsuccessful
bidder was Martin Long, Sr. who bid
s255. Bids for the purchase of 1000
feet of iron pipe were also opened
The United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry Company bid $3.50 per
net ton, but could not deliver same
until May. The award was given to
R. d. Wood & Co. at $57.2O per net
ton. because delivery could be made
at once.
Two new police appointments were
made. One of these was Stephen
Salayi, whose term will run from
January I'd to June I'd. The other
was John /. Phillips, who will serve
on the force from January 10Th until
June 18th. Salayi will fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Othcer
M. H. Tucker, while Phillips will be an
addition to the force and will fill va
cancies where patrolmen are now
needed in the city. The WILDWOOD
CITY police force are proving them
selves unusually efficient during this
administration. They have done con-
siderable work of commentator, Dut
the growth of the city means a greater
protection force and so the necessity
of additions from time to time for the
enlargement of this force. The pres
ent complete force consists OF Chlet
O. M. Cobb, Captain w. S. Crawford,
CITY Detective Chas. Unfreed, and Of
icers Howard Cattell, Michael Shee-
han, A. Lynn Forcum, Martin Long,
Jr.. George Keller, Robert Poindexter
and Stephen Salayi, the new ap-
pointee.
A communication from the Home
Section of the Wildwood Civic Club
thanked the Commissioners for their
help in making the Christmas exer-
cises a success and wishing then a
Happy New Year. Another commune
cation was from the collector asking
for information in the matter of col
lecting bills against property improve
ments. The matter was referred to
the solicitor. A third letter was from
the Philadelphia members of the Wild
wood Civic Club giving suggestions
to the Commissioners on ways of i'm
proving the city for 1928 and also
thanking them for closing the games
on the walk last summer and for the
rest pavilions and rooms along the
walk. Many of the suggestions made
have already been taken up by the
Commissioners, while others are
somewhat impossible. The letter was
received and filed. A motion was
made by the Mayor giving the solicitor
power to bring suit against Samuel T.
Wimley for police paraphernalia held
by him and belonging to the city. Re-
ports for the week and month were
received from various officials. The
collectors report for the week showed
SIS, 229. 29. For water rent the total was
$25S.40. In the report of the electrical
inspector for December, SO certificates
were recorded and 33 permits. The
plumbing inspectors report showed
Is plans filed. The building inspect
or's report for the month showed So
permits issued with an estimated cost
of construction of SITS, 055.5 For
heating installations the estimated
figure was set at $2,603. The clerks
report stated that % mercantile Ii
censes had been issued and 10 street
permits let out. The collectors re-
port on searches showed 33 had been
made during the month. All of these
reports were filed.
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