Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-16

To H. M. lowering, for A. H. Brum-
back, Pine avenue, West of Park bou-
levard, block Is, lot 16, dwelling,
SIS, 900.
To James w. Brannan, for A. Fox,
Roberts avenue, West of railroad,
dwelling, $1,000.
To F. b. Troxell, contractor and
owner, 144 East Davis avenue, addi-
ton Of several rooms, $500.
To j. Russo, owner, to enclose
porch with glass, corner Baker and
Arctic avenues, $3.50.
To L. Johnson, owner, 100 East Rio
Grande avenue, addition and repair
ing, $3.50.
To Sanders & Wheaton, to repair
roof on Hygienic bath house on board
walk between Glenwood and Magnolia
avenues, $125.
To A. Maggie, owner, to add rooms
and a shed, 1873 West Baker avenue,
$500.
When the reading of communica-
lions was called for as the next order
of business the city clerk opened up
with the one addressed to the Commits
sioners by H. H. Garrigues, superin-
tendent of the Eastern Region, Allan
tic Division, ETC., of the Pennsylvania
System. His offices are in the Cam
den terminal of the West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad. The letter was
couched in diplomatic terms of a high
order. 1t ran as follows:
Referring to correspondence rela-
tive to u driveway at Wildwood
range to make necessary repairs as
are required in order that we may
maintain this driveway in good condi-
ton for the summer traffic"
The second communication to be
read was from Architect Mark B.
Reeves. This was in the nature of a
bombshell thrown-into a quiet camp.
The Commissioners were evidently
taken by surprise and a motion was
passed to refer the matter to the city
solicitor for his opinion and advice.
In order hat the public may thor
oughly understand the cause of the
controversy Mr.. Reeves letter is here
with printed in full:
Having noted that at your regular
meeting of February 9Th a resolution
was passed authorizing the prepara-
ton of plans by Architect Boyer for a
proposed Public Comfort Building, I
would respectfully call your attention
to the minutes of the former Commits
sioners, in which Mr.. Boyer and my
self were requested to prepare for the
city competitive plans for Three Pub
lie Comfort or Toilet Buildings. These
plans were presented and plans sub
mitted by me were approved and &C
cepted and 1 was then authorized by
resolution regularly passed to prepare
the said plans and specifications for
buildings to cost the sum of Sc, 0 90
each, location to be decided later. The
foregoing work was not done at that
time owing to lack of funds, and for
the same reason l did not then present
bill for this work, assuming and being
assured that when the work was done
I should be authorized to supervise
the said work. The Commissioners
will probably recall the precedent es-
tablished in connection with the First
Ward Fire House, in which plans made
by Mr.. Boyer were rejected and 1 was
authorized to furnish plans and did
so, and in which you may also recall
Mr.. Boyer presented a claim and was
paid for his rejected plans out of my
commission just as much as I re-
ceived for making the plans and super
vising the work. Now 1 do not care
to follow such method without cause.
but l consider that there is due me
some reason for this deviation from
a square deal which 1 have been as
sured was the practice of the present
Commissioners"
The third and last letter to be read
was from Willard F. Campbell, col
lector of water rents. 1t contained a
hard luck tale. The sum involved is
$125, representing five years rental
service for fire plug located along Rio
Grande road, just West of the Phila-
delphia and Reading track. The plug
had been installed, the latter stated,
by Messrs. Kimble and Brown, two
men who live in that vicinity. The
collector of water rents informed the
Commissioners that he has been I'M
able to collect any part of the amount
due and requests their aid in his thus
far fruitless efforts to collect the
money. This communication was also
referred to the city solicitor for adj
vice as to what is the best method to
pursue to obtain prompt payment.
One application for a hacking Ii
cense was made last Tuesday by Will
liam J. OBrien, So years of age, resid-
ing at 314 West Juniper avenue, to
operate a % horse power Ford ma
chine. Under the rules the applica-
ton was filed and held under advise
ment for 80 days.
The Mayor announced the appoint
ment of Albert X. Blinn as a member
of the Board of Education to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Ed