Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-04-13

tract had been awarded him, he
would, despite his demands for with
drawal, put the work through just as
soon as humanity possible and promis-
ed that the Board will be satisfied
with the job when it is completed.
A schedule af advertising for the
year was presented by Mr.. Kay and
was adopted by unanimous vote. The
schedule calls for $2,7O0 to be spent
in leading advertising mediums in the
large cities of the East and middle
West; and for $500 to be used for adj
vertising in agricultural journals.
The total appropriation for advertise
ing is SO, 900.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing Engineer Smith to make a survey
of the route of the Mt. Pleasant-Sea
Isle Junction road and to present a
plan of same for the Boards consider
alton, together with the estimated
cost of construction.
The Shaw house on the Southwest
side of the approach to the Grassy
Sounds Channel bridge was ordered
sold to Thomas L. Campbell, whose
bid of SOB was the only offer receiv-
ed for the property. This house is in
the right-of-way of the Grassy Sounds
work and the terms call for its re-
moval within 80 days.
A written report by the Engineer
showed that no authority for the con-
struction of the Grassy Sounds Chan
mel bridge has yet been given by the
State Highway Commission. State
inspectors, however, were on hand on
March 18th. Carl r. Camp, the con
tractor, began work on March 18th.
The Engineers report showed 80 pill
ing to be in place and he valued the
work done at $165.
MI. Smith reported that 1912 cubic
yards of excavation had been made
on Beach Drive, Cape May, by Con-
tractor William Eisenberg.
Recommendations by Engineer
Smith, to be brought before the State
Highway Commission, were presented
to the Board and approved. The fol-
lowing points were covered:
Immediate action was asked on
Carl R. Camps contract.
Completion of Routes IA and Is
was requested.
Special aid was asked for Roosevelt
Boulevard (from Marmora to Ocean
City.
The following suggestions were
also made: v
Special aid ON the Cape May Point
Boulevard.
Consideration of the Cape May
Lewes ferry line.
The extension of Route 4 southerly
to connect with Route IA at Mar
shall's corner.
The office of County Superintendent
OF Bridges was created, to pay $1,000
per year, as the result of the adop-
ton of a resolution by Director Cham
pion. Mr.. Foster voted mo" An
other resolution named Edward Lore,
of Ocean City, to the position and
this also was adopted with Mr.. Foster
voting mol" Mr.. Foster said that
he had no doubt that Lore was cap
able of filling the position properly,
but his reason for voting against the
bill was that he did not favor having
a Superintendent of Bridges.
A written report was made by En-
gineer Smith, covering the situation
at Turtle Gut Inlet. The report fol-
lows:
ION March 80, a committee from
the Board of Commerce and Naviga-
ton, consisting of Mr.. Engle and the
Consulting Engineer, Mr.. Sherman,
inspected the embankment placed by
the county across Turtle Gut Inlet,
with a view of allowing an appro-
priation of $4,000 from the State to-
ward maintenance and further i'm
provement of this embankment.
"If we get the 1 10000, 1 would rec
ommend that the money be spent in
making the following improvements
in order to guard us against total
loss in case of a severe storm:
1. The projection jetty on South
side af sthe embankment be extended
Southwesterly from the present point
of ending, a distance of about 400
feet or to the land on Two-Mile.
2. Additional sand fill be placed on
the present embankment, sufficient to-
raise the surface grade line to an
elevation of 6 feet above the average
high tide and to increase the width on
the South side from the present line
of the projection jetty with sane fill
extending from the line of the jetty,
with fiat slope, to the low water line.
3. That, after sand fill is placed,
covering of gravel or cinders not less
than three inches in depth, be spread
over the whole area controlled by the
county in order to protect the fill and
prevent damage by high winds until
the county shall deem it wise to on
struct a public roadway owe same"
A resolution by Mr.. Kay was
adopted, carrying "a request for the
$40, 900 for use on the Inlet, since the