Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-02

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Commissioner CARL in the absence of
Mayor Court Smith. The absence of
the head official did not cause any
slowing up of the works of the official
body and the meeting progressed
smoothly and rapidly. Following the
reading of the minutes the reports of
the various departments were read.
The collectors weekly report showed
collections of $1,493.S0. Thewater col
l%ector's report showed collections of
$~10,491.35, and the police reported
seven arrests. The day was that set
aside for the receiving of bids for the
building of the bulkhead and filing in
of the beach front properties East of
Atlantic avenue and lying between
Schellenger and Montgomery avenues,
and with two bids before the clerk the
opening of same was ordered. These
bids were from r. H. Coney and Cray
thorn & Nickerson, and after reading
the various amounts they were turned
over to the engineer and solicitor for
t~abulation. Bids for the installation
of storm sewers and sewer laterals in
this section of the second ward were
next opened, and again the same two
bidders were represented. These bids
also were referrd for tabulation.
A taxi license request was received
from G.. Frank Myers and filed, ac-
cording to the usual procedure. A
resolution revising the 1928 budget,
but not altering the amount to be
raised by taxation was now adopted.
The resignation of Miss Martha Gel
senberger from the office of Deputy
Collector of Water Rents was now
presented. Miss G~eisenberger has
served in this capacity for five years,
as she stated in her resignation, and
this action is only brought about by
unforeseen circumstances which will
keep her from her duties for some
accepted as was also the resignation
of Miss Caroline Clunn from the posi-
ton of stenographer. Miss Clunn was
then appointed to fill the position
left vacant by Miss Geisenberger's
resignation and Miss Mabel Top
ham was appointed to the position for
merly held by Miss Clunn. These
ladies will take their new positions on
February LIST.
A resolution ordering the clerk to
file the proper papers in the County
Clerks office in connection with the
vacating of Spencer avenue between
Park boulevard and Hudson avenues,
as ordered in Ordinance No. 151, was
now adopted. This was followed by
another resolution authorizing the
clerk to file the legal papers in the
County Clerks office in connection with
Ordinance No. 1853 and the vacating of
the blocks between Burk, Davis, Mont
gomery and Baker avenues, lying be-
tween Park boulevard and the freight
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The next resolution ordered similar
action by the clerk for the vacating of
lots 8E and II in block AZ, which con-
tains Fountain Park. The next reso-
publish a notice of intention for the
crawling and grading of the street
ends on Rio Grande, Hand, Leaning
and Bennett n up to the board
walk, and also for the grading and
g%raveling of Montgomery avenue from
Susquehanna avenue to Mediterranean
avenue. The clerk was also instructed
by another resolution to publish a
notice of intention for the laying of
sanitary sewers on Taylor, Andrew
and Burk from Park boule-
ward to Attic avenue and on Mont
gomery avenue from Susquehanna
avenue to Mediterranean e
A ten minute recess was here taken
after the reading and ordering pay
ment of the bills. When the meeting
was again called to order it was for
the purpose of awarding the contracts
for the bulkhead construction and fill
ing in of the beach front land. Rich
ard H. Coney vas given this contract
at his bid Of $41,47S.40. The next
and other bidder was Craythorn &
whose bid of $45, 278.50 was
in excess and whose check was re-
The award for the storm sewer and
lateral construction in this sec
ton also went to Coney with a bid of
.$10,639.20, he again beating Craythorn
& Nickerson's bid of $10,892.
Adjournment.
The following permits have been
granted by Building Inspector Frank
Dickson during January:
S. H. Shinn-for w. j. Cum
ningham, Leaning avenue,
East of Arctic avenue, alter
alton sS5
E. Hoffman & Van Artsdalen
for August Isburg, Taylor
avenue, dwelling ............ 2,400
J. W. Lawney-for William
Schmidt, Park and Montgom-
cry avenues, storehouse >. 500