Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
FREEHOLDERS REFUSE TO RUSH
THROUGH FUTURE RESOLU-
TIONS WITHOUT CAREFUL
INVESTIGATION

action at their meetings must be in
the hands Of the clerk during the
morning of the day of the meeting if
action is to be expected during that
day. Director Kay urged this rule
and said he hoped to enter it in the
bylaws to be accepted by the Board.
He said: There has been too much
hurry in passing resolutions and
sometimes this has resulted in sor-
. row." This new rule will do away
with this.
The resignation of S. H. Calhoun as
custodian of the Court House and
grounds was read and accepted at the
meeting and Harry Spaulding, of Cape
May Court House, was appointed on
the recommendation of Director of
Public Buildings Foster. A recon-
mendation from the sheriff, surrogate
and clerk suggesting Richard Smith
for the office was not acted upon.
A communication from the Mosquito
determination Commission asked that
S 5000 of their appropriation money
be given them. The request was
granted. Another communication in
vited the Board to attend the State
Highway Convention at Trenton on
February 18th to 18th. The clerk was
instructed to notify them that the
county engineer and director of High
ways of the Board would be present.
Director Foster asked authority to
ings. A motion was carried giving
him this authority in an amount not
exceeding $1,000.
A resolution making an initial ap-
preparation from the hospital item of
the County Budget for $2,400 to
Mace's Hospital, of Wildwood, and
S $1,000 to Scotch Hall, in Ocean City,
was adopted.
A letter regarding a settlement on
the Erma road was referred to the
solicitor for action.
AS the Wildwood and Delaware Bay
Short Line Railroad Company has laid
six tracks across Park avenue, and as
the right to do this has been granted
by the City of Wildwood, a resolution
was adopted at the meeting granting
the railroad the necessary permission
from the county for this work.
The adjustment of the county Of
fees of auditor and purchasing agent
was now brought about by a resolu-
ton adopted by the Board.
A resolution ordering the acceptance
Of the deed from the Board of Com
merce and Navigation for the riparian
rights for the proposed new West
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resolution also calls for the payment
of $225 for the rights granted by the
Board.
A resolution now introduced by Di-
rector of Finance Kay and adopted
by the Board appointed all the
county banks as repositories of
the county for the year, and also
provided that all funds shall be placed
in these banks by the treasurer, and
that with the exception of trust funds,
which are also to be placed in these
banks, no money can be drawn with
out the signature of the clerk, the di-
rector of the Board and the director
of finance. Mr.. Kay also reported that
the bonds for the Grassy Sound bridge
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jobs were being printed by the Sc
curity Bank Note Company, of Phila-
delphia. This report was spread upon
the minutes.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for gravel and cinders to
be used by the county for the year.
These bids will be received at the
naafipo on Eohrf,orv 18th
Director Foster reported that $500
would be required for. the erection of
a silo at the County Farm, and he
asked that he be authorized to order
the erection of same at a cost not to
exceed this figure. A motion gave
him this authority.
A communication from the farm
demonstrator asked that Director of
the Board Champion sign a bill of
sale for the trading in of the old car
for a new car for this department.
This was ordered done.
Solicitor Palmer M. Way is confined
to his home with grip and his place
was filled by Attorney Leap, of the
firm of Leap, Sharpless & Way. The
solicitor was instructed to secure a
lease on the Mechanic street building
occupied by the Vocational School
offices. This will be reported on at
the next meeting.
Engineer Smith stated that he had
made an investigation of the work on
Pittsburg avenue in Cape May and
that he had found it according to re-
ouiremenfS This contract covers the
work ordered by the government fol-
lowing the war and paid for by them.
Attorney Leap stated that recently
before the Board of Commerce and
Navigation he had learned that that
body had $4,000 to be used in de-
fraying the expense of the fill at Tur-
tie Gut Inlet. He advised that the
Board write to this Commission ask
ing what method of procedure is nee