Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-04-27
BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS
IN FINAL APRIL SITTING

The fourth and final regular weekly
meeting of the Wildwood City Com
April fell on it's oath day TUESDAY
LAST the Mayor rapping for order at
the appointed hour, 2 o'clock P. NJ,
Eastern standard time. Mention of
this matter is stressed on this occas-
sion for the reason that before an
other week rolls around a species of
deception will have been practiced
upon the city clock, whereby its hands
while appearing to indicate as usual
the standard brand of the ages, will be
registering what has been denomi-
mated as daylight saving time" This
new-fangled time being one hour
faster than the good old standard kind
will keep the citizens of this munich
pality and others within it's borders
guessing for several months to come.
Like some other disagreeable things
this Objectionable tampering with the
peoples timepieces is a remnant of
wartime emergency methods; but
since that reprehensible world wide
conflict ended nearly five years ago
the unusual practices it developed
should be forgotten.
Last Tuesdays meeting was beyond
doubt the most interesting and most
exciting one held this month. There
we're several reasons for this, the
main cause being the final p%resenta-
ton by the Beach Realty Co. of it's
side of the case in the beach front
tangle, the defense by the city and
then the final solution of this matter.
Another subject to engage the atten-
ton of the Commissioners and to
arouse interest in the breasts of the
numerous spectators present was the
request of the Wildwood Gas Co. to
have the court proceedings re-opened
wherein and whereby the City of
Wildwood was granted sometime ago
a final decree in the Court of Chan
Gerry in foreclosure action on tax sale
certificates, because of non-payment
of taxes by said Gas Co. The amount
due for taxes in this case vas ST.
219.S2; costs of prosecution, $235.29;
interest, $155.38; recording fee, $500;
total amount involved in this final de-
cree in favor of the city, $7,613.49.
Another topic to stir up interest
and fix the attention raj the presen-
tation of a petition signed by a num-
Der of electricians praying for the pas
sage of an ordinance providing for the
examination, licensing and registra-
ton of all persons engaged in the cleo
trical business in this city.
All of the foregoing subjects were
entitled to distinction under the cap
ton of headlines: Sand, Gas and Elec-
tricity-a mighty trioi No wonder
excitement was at white heat, while
all of these vital topics were under
discussion. Thus the last session Of
the Commissioners in April took the
premium for spice and variety.
Financial receipts did not show up
nearly so we'll in this weeks revenue
report as they did in last weeks re-
port. This weeks statement read as
follows, being only about one-fourth
of the magnitude of that of the week
prior:
Amount received for taxes. $599.52
Interest on delinquent taxes 1892
Costs of collection ........ 32.5S
Amount received for assess
ments $685.
Amount received for water
rents 279.47
Tanning fees ........... 7.50
Off and on fees ........... 1885
Penalties 4.89
Total weekly revenue. ..$1,094.9S
The report of the chief of police
force was very brief: One arrest had
been made the foregoing week for
drunkenness; another arrest of a man
for being drunk and d~isorderly, and a
third action for assault and battery.
The hospitality of City Hall lookup
had been extended to one wayfarer for
a single night. Patrolmen on their
beats reported to central 378 times
during that week.