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CAPE MAY HERALD.

^01..‘1X. NO. I.

CAPE MAY. N. J" THURSDAY. JANUARY 7. 1909-EIGHT PAGES

SI.00 PEE YEAR

SEWED BIDS ARE All REJECTED Council Declines to Get Into City Treasurer Dispute

COMMITTEES NAMED

Bid Chvckt Ordered Returned—Smith and Millet Both Claim Treaaurer •hip—Smith to Hold On—Bond* of Collector and Treaaurer are Appro

of Deceun aren* re»d

The flrat rorular meeting. of Citj Council occurred on Tueedaj evenin;; with all uiemoera preheat, except Mr Eiwe.i. woo waa lil wila tonallltii and with Preeidenl Jacoty Ui th

chair.

The minutes . ot PeceiuU:: 21 aiul Jam 1. The folloving coBmuaicaLoD ware ad from Ereach & kkaards. Cam den lawyer*: Jan. 4. 1999We represent Isaac H. Smith. Jr., CUy Treaaurer of your city. We daft, that Chapter SI of the Laws of 19<m has superseded the City Charter all previous acts of the Legislature and that when Mr. .Smith was appolnted City Treasurer of 1907. he become entitled, under Act of 1904. to bold office for the term of three

year*.

A report of the engineer of the water works was read, showing the amount of water pumped the past year, and other statistics concerning the operating of the works. The treasurer's report for December was read. It showed that $47,OIK bad come In for taxes; that the treas Brer bad paid State School tax *11,340.45. and county tax of *9.00S.6So the county collector; had deposit «d In the sinking fund, $11,000; and paid off a $1000 school hood. ana bad a balance on hand of 19,324.1!. Mr. Gilbert offered the foHogring resolution, which was adopted, all present voting yes: WHEREAS, on December 21. 1908. this council opened bids for the building of a part of thq Storm Water Sewer SysUm of this city, known particularly a* four contracts E. F. ti and H.. and WHEREAS, the amount of tbs Several bids for the construction of the said sewers Is far in excess of the amount Of money available fo; such sewer Improvements; there

Anniversary School Treat.

The anniversary exercises and treat 3f the Sabbath-school of the First Presbyterian Church was held on New Tear's Night In the church, and the

id If Ice was filled. The program

tlcely carried. Superintendent John

W. Mecray, of the school, gave

acts concerning the school, saying that it had 171 members, aside from

ta cradle roll, a library of 700

nore books, endowed by Mr. Nelson

£. Craves, of Philadelphia,

year of 1908. It lost no members by leath. Financlally.lt had done well; ud bad contributed to the following

ee: Domestic missions. $61.40,

Foreign missions, $60.20; school expenses, $140.00; toward the building lund of the parsonage. $237.00; Child-

home at Trenton, $3.60; at

teneral Sunday-school work. $19.35.

on the said 21st dsyruf Decern 1908. be and the spine hereby rejected, and that—The clerk oi Council Is hereby directed to retun. to the several bidders the certlllea <7V-cka which accompanied the bids Ja accordance with the said term* of the specifications. President Jacoby announced the {oUowiag standing committees foi the year: Judiciary—Messrs. Desk. J. Ham. and 8. Hand. Finance—Messrs. Suelke, Moore.a d 8baw. Fire and Water—Messrs. Eiwell G1 ben and Deak. Property

and J. Hand. Mr. Doak moved that Officer Geo. Hickey's full pay he allowed him. as bp bad been 111 Cor several weeks am SPdpr heavy expense; and tbs mo-

Mr. Gilbert mpr*d WUUam Hickey, be re-elected engineer at tb« aewei

, dUpoeal Jlant, and Be

Mr. Moore moved that the clerk procure all outstanding bills, in or dcr that preparations could be made tor the annual appropriating ordlTbe !>ood of Thomas W. Millet as irpapurpr far fa*,**, with the- Na MoBa) Surety Op, as surety; and of — —. Hughes, as collector "

Mr. Moore moved the finance mi Vise make the proper transfer of .{Se books from the old to the new

In Annum! Session New Members Take Their Seats—Business Speedily Done—Dr. Ware and .Mr. Town aend Make Remarks on Closing of Their Services

Mr. Moore offered a resolution, ‘bleb was adopted, authorising tue i..owing today of a note for $iu.l» j the Security Trust Co. Current bills were paid.

EOARD OF FREEHOLDER3 rhe County Legislators Organise on New Year's Day. The Cape May County Board <■ hosen Freeholders met at the Corn. rouse laat Friday, New year’s Day. nd organised for the year by re-elec -ing Anthony B. Smith, of Beesiey't i , olnt, director. The other officers si-Vice-Director—Jesse D. Ludlam, o Iputh Dennis. County- Collector—Joseph t Scull. Ocean City . Solicitor—Joseph Douglass. Jr. of Jape May Court HouseAll of the selections are re-appolnt-

COUNCIL ELMO JACOBY PRESIDENT By a Vote of Five to Four He is Named Over

Mr. Doak

OFFICERS RE-ELECTED

BABKET-BALL NEWS West Cape May Defusted Cape May

Last Saturday.

The basket ball game hot wet* Capo May and West Cape May High School teams, which occurred In the Auditorium laet Friday evening, ■lilted In a victory for the Wen Cape May team by a score of 18 t The feature was the exenllent shoot-j Ing of Channels and Teal for 1 Cape May, each making four field

Cape May Positions W. C. May Mecray forward Channels Entrlken forward Teal Robbins center Graves Hines guard Rear. Phillips guard Smith Field goals. Wen Cape -Why, 9. Cape May 2. Foul goals. Cape May 4. Fouls, West Cape May 11. Cape May 12. Referee, Schelleoger.

up fallot Wildwood

Rlsley Clark Taylor

portions

forward forward center

Ewan guard Sleber sub.

Improvement Notes. Contractor William has nearly completed the Improve ments on'the Baltimore Inn, which •ted of the addition of a nua.--er of bath rooms to this hotel. Mrs. Pease Is enlarging her prop ty on Stockton avunue. The new cottage of WUljam He jenlhal on Corgle street Is completed md Is a splendid addition to the Improvements in that section of the dty. Street Supervisor Edward Sayre be tad recent improvement* made on ila.Queen street cottage. The Maguire cottage onJ Jackson .tree! baa been enlarged "l>y Sharp 1 Fault, a number of rooms being 1 to the house.

Baptist Sunday-School Officers The Sunday-school of the First Bap--1st Church on Sunday evening electad the following officer*: Superintendent—Ottway Brown. assistant 8 upt —Everett 3. Jerrell. Secretary—6. Irwin Stevens. Treasurer—John T. Hewftt. Librarians—Mrs. HargMon Shaw rod Mias Bessie Swain. Organist—Miss Flossie Ware.MU* Jarrie Focer and Miss Esther West

n, on New Year's Day. last .-rlday. the new council began bustThe old council wsa called to jrder first, when the retiring presliL Dr. Ware, made a few remarks. . sHd that the three years just »t wen.- the most Important in the cent history of Cape May. He de.eaded the course of council, which - asid had been misunderstood. He it the uody with some regret, aljugh the work had at times been strenuous. If any errors bad been ..ade, they were of the bead and not af the heart, he aald. Townaead said that be retired ifter being In almost continuously •luce 1883. The election returns showing the -lection of WUUam B. Gilbert, John Jacoby and Adam Buelke were read, and Mayor Melvin administered ib oath ot office to them, and also i other officlatk: Alderman—Joseph B. Hughes. Assessor—Irvin H. El dredge. Collector—Gilbert C. Hughes. Treasurer—Thomas W. MUlet. Overseer of Poor—A. G. Bennett. Recorder Thompson called the new cooncU to order and Mr. Moore nominated Mr. Doak for President of Council and Mr. GUbert nominated dr. Jacoby. Upon roU call Mr. Jacoby wai icted by the following vote: / For Mr. Jacoby—Messrs. Eiwell, Albert, S. Hand. Jacoby and Suelke —6 For Mr. Doak—Messrs. Doak, J. land, Moore and Shaw—4. The foil owing other officers were .-lected wlthput'division: City Clerk, Register of Bonds and superintendent of Water works—J. A'. Thompson. City Engineer—SUlwell H. Town-

ien<L

Chief Engineer of Water Works— Frank C. B. Speace. Assistant Engineer af Water Works -Samuel C. Barton. Street .Supervisor—Edward

Building Inspector—W. T. 'Stevens. City Carpenier^-Enoch W. Hand. Street Laborer—Edward Long. All of the above are re-elect!one. When the election of City Engineer was under discussion Mr. GUbert asked why it was that It was^neceasary to elect that officer wlu* under the law that office, the city solicitor and treasurer had been lected last year for three years. Mr. J. Hand re-

not care

to take advantage of that law In or-

der to hold the office.

For assistant engineer Of Water A'orfca, Mr. Doak stated that no el-

-•ctlon was necessary

’as a veteran of the Civil wkr and could not be discharged only open proven charges. The matter was not

further mentioned.

Mr. Suelke moved coum-U go Into the election of a chief of police. Mr. Doak objected on the groun&that one

ot the candidate# for the office was Deposits, $2,41

the hospital, and ont of courtesy

APPIAN WAY ALONG NEW JERSEY COAST Plans Also Include Constructing Boards With fevery County Spat

A SEASHORE BOOM

The HoBby of Governor Fort Being Urged By All Resorts Along the Coset—WouM Increase Values Materially—Towns Through Which the Road Passes.

High School Defeated by Wildwood The WUdafoid Juniors defeated the Cape Msy Hirh School basket ball team at the C-r'-ro rink wlldwobd ooJP Wednesday night 6? last week, by a pi score of IS to 3. '.'he game was Interesting from the etart, but the Wild-

wood boys were a little

the Cape May -lads and the first half j conjunction with Governor Fort, ended bj^W score of 4 to 0. The line- ! The IntentJou Is for the State — j take over a line of highways running

Cape May through the various counties, to be

The first full -particulars of the proposed Appian Way along the coas line of New Jersey and through the interior were given out recently by the committee of prominent clitren*

swift tor which Is working oh the project

Nra cues HHWISE I Big Crowd al City Hall at J Mitfnigbt Usher in 1909 With Music

ir. it tee vAL MENTION

Those Yoi

Mecray Entrlken Robbins

Hines Little

’Ocean Boulevard,

aisoto establish by State a highly finished connecting system of highways, such as the old Romans had In Europe, stretching from one county

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New Parish Aid Officers ' . '. Arthur He*s, rector of the P. K. Church of the Advent, on Sunday muounoed the selection of the following officers for the Women's ParAid Society of that church for

the current year:

President—Mrs. WUUam A. Knott. Secretary—Miss Estelle Hack.

Harry Lemmon.

Rssl Bargain. 6 room cottage with city waterin'!

gage. Property rente for $110 per year. Will deal quickly with any person wanting to b^. immediate j

THE HERALD LEADS Last week the Cape May Herald contained two and half times as much, reading matter as its contemporary published in this city. The Herald contained more reading matter than any two other newspapers published in Cape May County. The Herald'leads all others.

AN EXCELLENT SHOWING

The Financial BtaUment of the Se-

curity Trust Co* for 1908.

A mon excellent showing la proby the Security Trust ComJ paratiyely Rule re pony, In Us itelement of Us coodl- j n (aot, lass than

lion at the dees of business on De >ber SI, 1908, which U as follows:

to him the matter should ee laid over He also proposed an amendmebt that hereafter no man be elected to thy 1

Time and demand loans, $1,606,837.

L

Bonds and mortgages$205,919.39. Stocks and hoods, $477,334.38. Overdraft*, $73.30. Banking houses Camden and Cape May May, $130,600.00. Other real estate, $350.00. - Cash and reserve, $343,002.48.

$2,663,926.89 Liabilities

Capital, $100,000.00. Surplus. $100,000.00

Undivided Proflu AM,292.58.

:2,412,634.01. $2,663,936.59

Mrs. Jacob Garrison Dead

Mrs. garrison, wife of Jacob- Garrt-

poiloe force until he had been physl-1 son. formerly of this dtr. but now of u*Hy examined, and this was agreed ' Cape May Court House, died suddoeto. Council then choee Dr. James Me- ]y at her home. She had not been

cray to make such examinations. After adopting th^ old r$le* to govern obucell, the new body adjourned.

De You Need Money

If so, and you can secure la firs* mortgage, covering city property 1 hare anna from $1,000 to $4,000 in

seriously Ul and her sodden death was a shock to, her many friends In this community. She was a slater to Mrs. Harry a Davis. Mrs. Edward M S iweU. and Mrs. Albert SUlwell. all

this dty.

v *w;~. -1. -m, u 1

From Atlantic Highlands, the extreme northern secUon of. the route to Cato Mky, the extreme southern *ecUtfl5; Js*about 127 miles. Moat ol tala route'is' already- improved. Com-

faot, less than 25 -miles. All the

746 mHea of woads—of Mikhr distance only 169 miter are M&liJU time unimproved. ' '**•' ! •^ ,e " Sweeplnjf'fhe bade af the grave, hiUa at Atlantic Highlands, the Ooeai Boulevard will paaeithrough the Run - son Neck district and: meet the coas, *t Seahright. From Long Branch tin road wlU run wltiln a st^s throw of the ocean through ElKroa, -•each and Allenhurst Iplo Park. A circuit la made at Grove, the road again const ht Bradley Beach. It • Inuus south through Aro shark River Into Bel mar and there to Sea Girt, where anotner circuit U made In order to avoid the State military shooting ranges, ’ extending through Como and . Spring

from Bea\Qirt

i\the

. _ RltoY tb'Point WeaaahL From there it is proposed to continue directly along the coast to Bay Head, jiantoioklqg 'and Sea Side Park, crossing the Toms Elver Inlet that point to the malniaad at Bay rllle. From that point the road con.wkln, Tuekerton-, New Greta*' Weiaanivllle srUhln sight of Atlanthf*Clty, and * "" me in an almost straight line

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Many Facts Concerni

Know.

The borough Cuuocil "<rf_North Wild ■rood have re-e!cit ?d J. Sjtcur Loam Eng aoUcitor Mr.’and lire. N. Z. Graven ar u ot upylng thejr cottage- ai Lafayetto an Jongreas streets lor a tew o-ys. Word has been received of the •afety of Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Sion, -.ad Miss Stoke*, summer visiters to 'spe Msy Point, who were l:i Itxiy i the recent earihquaZe. * Percy F. Kothcll has been duw». unning over his native happy hunt •ig grounds, cad on Monday return •d to Philadclpiaa, prepared to start t once- on a buai^es* trip to Can da. to be absent about a fortnight. Mies Caro.lnc Rudy Fox. wc-li aca opuiarly known to Capo May art pujons, and who ha* passed the last -hree months on tho banka of the iudaon at Saugheruca, N. Y., has «jdined her sister -at 1341 Coiwy,. ■treet. Philadelphia. Mr. and l.:a. Louii -Washturii ccl i .own from their country recl-c .ie a. ansortlca. N. T.. to New York Lit., where llit) auvo laaeu aparta-.r-ct-•t 1692 Broadway for the rumaiadu. j< the winter. Mrs. Washburn wu. lalt her pc-opli- hen- aeon.. Officer George F. Hickey, who wa* -Uten to Cooler Hospital. C-mde-aveh week* ago. and was pporato. •pos for gail stout a, by L>r. i*aul M decray, came home New Year * i*o -le la graduady togalndig el. trength. cad hopes to be ahie to re urn to duty soon. Miss Helen Way. of South Gearllle. »ho was a muaic pupli of the 1st. Ira. Helen Learning, of this d.y.hc; ..aced herself under the InstrucUo, < Miss Coie. 1921 Chestnut street. .'hlladelpUa. Miss Colo was -ime instructor of ilrs.- lA-apringjtnc ins a fine reputation as a music

tacher.

Mayor Frank S. Rutachman, of South Cape May. was here on Sotur day, attending the annual meeting of •he borough council, which could not jc- held on New Year’s Day owing to * absence of a quorum, lie predict* bright outlook for seashore busine. I *he coining Summer, owing to the re urnlng prosperity In bnalnesa. ^ Elected Directcr of Safety. Among the officers elected by City joan'cll of Briagelc;i on New year's Jay was_ George rf. Hughes, as DI • eetor of Public Safety for that city dr.- Hughes la a son of Alderman J. J. Hughes at this, city,. and has re ided Ib Btldgeton for the past twee _ 'has taken an active Inin the political affairs there. BAPTIST-CALL A PASTOR Offer Pastorate of Rev. E. E. Valen-tine-Officers Elected, he congregational • picetlng of at Baptist CbVch last night a LBhlW ,JUl -Jft. £ £. valNeVart, N. Jj'fo become of- the church, htx. Vaioal the mini, try fSr and baa Serrcd but In* that Gmo.j tBe firet Pattcraon, N. J., 'where

VALE 1908; SALVE 1909 The Civic Club Have Good Parade on New Year's Day—Man/ Floats— Fire Department and Others in Line —The Line of March Gave All a Chance to See the Make-Upe.

OiBrt Homtq and Cape

Anna M. {land and Jcnncit|llam T. Stevens, E'J- • , _ .lemon Dickinson and Vriftt Church Cleffc-iWllilam H. Stevens Flaaactsf C4erL—J. Spicer fceiim-

Noise, Noise, Noise! All sorts and • arleUes and conditions of noise. That was the feature of the going < the Old Year and the Coming of he New. If on the stroke of midnight that ■larked the going of 1908 and the ruling of 1509 there was any one inlined to retrospection, reflection and . rospectloa. It was not ; .ip.rcut In ae streets, particularly about the Jlty Hen t That each a one—If such there was —could hare indulged in such an oldlahioned custom, no matter where ■he or he might have been. Is almost eyond belief. The predominating note was one ■( revelry. Forget the old! Look not a the new! Live fori this night! May : be Dieny! Think not of the uerroWl Away with corking care! -low the trumpets, ring the bells, ouad the scymbais—anything, everyhing that will make a noise! Sing •ad Yhout, laugh and dance. This was he spirit that was rampant from challengers Lanaing to Grant slre-L The Civic Club, led by the Cape 'ay Baud, marc he J to City Hail, and rrived there Just m the time when ■ie town clock to the MetUbtfUt nnrch steeple struck the dividing •our, and Uie tooting of horns, tue ooming of cannon, and the huzzas J those In the parade and on the idcwalla. The Methodist bell rang In the -ew ycaf as. U has far years, but It - „* only slightly heard above the .in which reigned. It mutt have been a relief to the are of the palsied Old Man—1908— rhea he pasted over the line, away • on, the shouting and, to him, heedss world. The shy, shrinking Infant -li*0}*—must have faltered Just the .-action of a second, awed by the tn.inltous greetings. ■ But he is here. Vale 1908! Salve .909! In the afternoon tM. Civic Club's v'ew Year's parade took place. The bund led off with members of Jgallalla Tribe of Red Men In ocsume on horseback and acme walking •Bowing. The Capo May Fire Department, he Weat Cape May Cadet*. Cape Ma: -Wot Fire Department, numerous losts and fan making arrangements .tade up the line. The parade was •reditable and helped to maka the vow Year enjoyable.

Preabyterian S. S. Officers. The fiattbalh School of the First I’resbyterian Church on Sunday afernoon selected Its officers for the year. Superintendent John W. Mevay, was re-elected for his twenty■ocond year. Other officers chosen Assistant Supt Gilbert C. Hughes. Secretary,—Joseph S. SUte*. Treasurer—L Harry Smith. Librarians—L Harry Smith and

William. Mecray.

Organist—M Ms Edith M. Edmunds. Chorister—Mias Georgians H. £d-

- 'Applications Refused.

Judgfe Hildreth has recently been refnsirg applications for liceasew. In

where there !• already a

'here he number of saloons and white public V. ~ 1, _ , , ..

policy did not noed an increase to the number. Last week ha refused two

In Holly Beach.

Stricken With Paralysis. Pcur W. Smith, who hga for sometime been Janitor of the piwtic school. wsa stricken * Ilk. paralysis on Monday meruing. Aa ^consequence school was not opened until afternoon. • ' ' Week of Pryysr. Tola week of prayer ia being ©brorved ln the First' Presbyterian Ctforeh. with meeting■ bach evonlng, at YSST ' '