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

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galow, $500.
To Lemuel P. Garrison, contractor,
for Ralph Lock, Leaning nj
West Of Pacific avenue, apartments,
$4,000.
To Saunderson & Martin, plumbing
contractors, for Louis Sagel, Spicer
and Pacific avenues, to install a heat
ing plant in this big building.
To Saunderson & Martin, for Julian
and Greco, corner wildwood and Hud-
son avenues, to install a heating plant
in new brick dwelling house.
When the subject of communica-
tions was arrived at the city clerk
had one to offer. 1t was from John
Bright, the attorney employed by the
city in the foreclosure proceedings on
tax sale certificates instituted a veal
or more ago. This letter had refer
ence to rentals belonging to the city
on property to which title has been
taken or about to be taken. A por-
ton of the letter is given below:
"In going we the tax foreclosure
matter the thought has occurred to me
again that the city should take some
steps for the enforcement of the col
lection of rentals from the improved
properties on which the city holds tax
certificates and in some instances
final DEGREES. No doubt the assessors
books would show which lots have
buildings thereon and in each of those
cases, of course as you well know,
the city is entitled to receive the rent
ais. This is an item we'll worth con-
sidering. If the collection of rentals
on these properties was enforced it
would not only bring in considerable
revenue but in all probability would
! cause the owners to come in and re.
deem at once-when deprived of the
revenue from these properties. l
might add that owing to the pressure
from other matters I could not under
take rental collections, but possibly
through the collectors office with the
aid of the police department the col
lections could and should be made"
This letter was ordered received and
filed and to be taken under advise
ment. The Mayor did lot take kindly
to the attorneys suggestion that the
aid of the police force be invoked in
the collection of rents for the city.
He was very emphatic in expressing
his opinion that rent collecting was
not a function properly belonging to
the Department of Public. Safety and
stated that other means must be found
of enforcing what the foreclosure at
torney said could and should be done.
Mr.. Bright reported that II add1-
tional foreclosure cases had been
brought to a successful termination,
not long ago, and that he expected to
clean up three more very soon. He
explained that the processes move
slowly because the Cape May Title
and Trust Co., of Cape May Court
House, cannot make searches last
enough for him. Before closing his
letter to the Commissioners Mr..
Bright added:
81 am leaving no stone unturned to
get this work cleaned up so that the
CITY may have a sale of these proper
ties during the coming season at a
time Wnen IL may D0 COuoiuCiOu gu
yantageous to the city to dispose of
them"
The opening of bids and the award
ing of contracts occupied the attention
of the Commissioners next. Upon the
recommendation of the city electrician
and the chief of the fire department
a contract was awarded to the Game
we'll Fire Alarm and Telegraph Co.,
with general offices and factory To-
Gated at Newton Upper Falls, Mass,
to install one of their "Diophone Com
pressed Air Plants" consisting OF a
number of units, chief among which
was specified an electric motor of the
single phase type adapted to a N6O-
cycle circuit with a voltage running
from 10 to 220; a large reservoir for
compressed air; an auxiliary reser-
voir; a Diophone Horn and housing
for same. The cost of the outfit COM
plete, including installation, is $2,215.
At the request of the Commissioners
the fire chief and the electrician made
a tour of investigation before making
their recommendation. They inspect