Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Number of bonds

All bids were referred to the direc-
tor Of finance and solicitor and the
morning meeting adjourned.
The afternoon session began about
2.10, at which time the minutes were
read and approved. Director Of FL
nance Kay reported on the tabulation
of the bridge bond bids, saying that
Lehman Brothers, of New York City,
were the highest bidders, A resolu-
ton was passed awarding the bonds
to this company. Mr.. Kay's report on
the bids for the Beach avenue bonds
was 10Y given and they were awarded
to the Bankers Trust Company, of
Ventnor, N. ].
Director Foster reported that Chas.
D. Crist had been taken to Trenton on
January 5th.
Director Champion now presented
some communication from the engi-
neer of the Board. These letters were
read by Clerk Fitch. The first was
from Contractor Carl Camp, of the
Grassy = Sound bridge job, relating
what materials had been ordered by
him for this contract. The second
letter vas Engineer Smiths reply to
this. The third letter was from the
State Highway Commission stating
that R. w. Hunt Co., of New York,
would be the inspectors on this con-
tract, and the last letter in this bun
die was from the state engineer say
ing that the expense of the inspection
of this work would be borne by the
state. The letters were ordered filed.
A letter from John Mecray Post,
G.. A. r., asked for the usual $3.50.
Granted.
The matter of the bill due the
county from e. Riley Mixner under
the Goshen road paving contract, was
brought up by Director Foster. So
licitor Way stated that he had taken
the matter up with Justice Black and
that he advised the county to accept
the offer as recommended by the en-
gineer and adopted by the old Board
of Freeholders. Approved.
The notice advertising the public
hearing on the County Budget for 1923
was now read and objections were
called for. The room was crowded
with people interested in the matter.
The first speaker was E. o. Howell,
Jr. Mr.. Howell had come prepared
with a long list of figures CLEANED
from the meeting of the County Tax
Board held the day previous. This
list showed the assessment of the va
rious portions of the county for 1928.
Interesting in these figures were the
increased valuation for North Wild
wood of 100000, and for Wildwood,
$4,000, 900. The total increase in valu-
atoms for the entire county is over
SIS, 900, 900. Mr.. Howell said that with
the appropriations given in the budget
for 1923 that the tax rate for the county
would be higher this year in spite of
the increased valuation. He then
quoted former presidents of the coun-
try in regard to feeling the pulse of
the public" and stated that he be-
lieved that the increased budget was
not as the public desired. He then
went over the various items in the
budget speaking briefly on each. Cap
tain Wood, an old resident of Cape
May Court House, next was heard. He
was armed with a petition signed by
some rs voters and taxpayers who
were protesting against the items in
the budget. 1t spoke of the trouble in
the County Freeholders in 1921 and
how the voters had decided that the
small board would be more economi-
cal. 1t then went on to say how the
first act of the small board vas to in
crease the budget $4,000 over that of