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^"tlTTAFFAlRS At a regular meeting of the Com- < ■ij Manners. 11th insL, the Budget for i the year 1921 passed the first read- • tag. It will be found in full in these j columns .as published according to ( J»w. The second and third readings t are set for January 25th inst., at 10 « a. m. This is the time for hearing ( abjections and declaring your opinions < concerning the proposed expenditures t for the current year. Many matters ' of public interest were discussed. T?ie Commissioners are looking ahead for the coming Summer season, with an «ye upon establishing improvements as well as to conserve the treasury. ! COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The regular monthly meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will meet in the high school .building at Cape May Court House on Friday evening, January 21st. This is the first since its organization that a similar meeting has been 1 held in Cape May Court House and ' the officers are looking forward to a • large attendance- | MASONS ATTEND ] DIVINE SERVICE } Cape Island Lodge, No. 30, F. and , A. M. and Adoniram Chapter, No49, j R. A. M., will unite in attending di- c vine service at the First M. E. church r on Sunday evening, January 16th. »s» J CARD OF THANKS We take this opportunity, of thank- ^ ing our many friends for the liberal t way they cbntributed to us through , Mr. A. M. Pittinan last week. The , amount received was $20.00. Mr. and Mrs. Highland Howard. ■ 1
ASSESSOR'S NOTICE. Borough of Cape May Point. Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Borough of Cape May Point, that for the purpose of enabling taxpayers to ascertain what assessments have been made against them and to confer informally with the assessor as to the correctness of the assessment, and that any errors may be corrected before ^the filing of the dup- ■ Jicate, the assessment list for the year 1921 will be open for inspection at my reside noe on Cape Avenue, ^ O&pe May Point, N. J., between the 1 Jjours of 1:00 and 4:00 P. M., January 15th, 1921. MILTON H. BAIR. ; Assessor. l-8-21-2t-73-pf$3.78. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. i The hnnual Stockholders' meeting of J the Cape May Building and Loan As- ] oociation, will take place Monday ] evening, January 17th, 1921, in their ] moms 506 Washington Street, at 7.30 , P. M., at which time an election of ( officers for the ensuing year, will take place. The auditor's -report will be ] given, an amendment to the constiti- j ticm will be taken up for consideration allowing the directors to sell Prepaid Stock, to raise mondy for loans and to transact any other business that may come before the Stockholders for consideration. H.S.RUTHERFORD, Secretary. ' Gape May, N. J., January 1st, 1920. . NOTICE TO NAVIGATORS. . 1 The Drawbridge of the West Jer- • sey and Seashore Railroad, at Sea 1 Isle City, over Ludlam's thorough- 5 fare will be closed to navigation in ' connection with repairs between 7 A. 1 M., February 1st, 1921 and 7 A. M-, 1 April 1st, 1921. < W. J. and S. S. R. R. A. G. MITCHELL ] Superintendent. ' 1-8-21-3^74 NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT The Camden \ ' National Bank. I , Plaintiff, \ Actlon at Law- I Peter Shields, \ In A,lachment. Defendant. / 1 Notice is hereby given that a writ ' of Attachment at the suit of the Cam- ' den National Bank against the rights 1 and credits, moneys and effects, goods 1 and chattels, lands and tenements of Peter Shields, a non-resident debtor, - for the sum of twelve hundred and seventy dollars and forty-one cents, 1 issued out of the New Jersey Supreme 1 Court October 29, 1920, returnable n November 18, 1920, and hoe been ( served and duly executed and returned * by the sheriff of the County of Cape May, on November 5, 1920. Doted December 1, 1920. ENOCH L. JOHNSON, James M. E. Hildreth, Clerk. Attorney. C 12 4-20-5t-P-F.llO.50 j
NOTICE TO LIMIT CREDITORS Estate of George Ogdeo. Deceased Pursuant to the order of Harry S- Douglass, Surrogate of the county of Cape May, made on the 20th day of November, A. D. 1920, on the application of the subscribers, ex ecu- j tors of said deceased, notice is hereby ! given to the creditors or said deceased , exhibit to the subscribers under oath : affirmation their claims and de- i mands against the estate of said de- : ceased within nine months from the ! day of November, A" D. 1920, or they will be forever barred of- any action against the subscribers. Dated, November 20th, A. D. 1920. ANDREW THOMAS SMITH, WALTER L. PHILLIPS and LUTHER CUMMJKGS OGDEN, Executors. Samuel F. Eldredge, Proctor. ll-27-20-9t-2104-P.F416.54 BOROUGH OF CAPE MAY POINT CAPE MAY COUNTY BUDGET • AN ORDINANCE relating to taxes for the .year nineteen hunderd and twenty-one. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Cape May Point, County of _Cape May and State of New Jersey, that there shall be assessed, raised by taxation and collected for the fiscal year nineteen hunderd and twentyone, the sum of seven thousand three hundred and sixty-two dollars and eighteen cents, for the purpose of tijeeting the appropriations set forth in the following schedule of resources and appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and twenty-one. Amount in surplus revenue account ending December 31st $750.24 ANTICIPATED REVENUES: i Revenue Appropriated — $750.24 Miscellaneous Revenue $808.06 Amount to be raised by tax ation " $7362.18 i
' " $8920.48 APPROPRIATIONS 1921 1920 Salaries $1500.00 $900.00 , Lights 1000.00 900.00 Highways 2000.00 1000.00 Board of Health 50.00 50.00 Sinking Fund . (School Bond)-. 170.48 85.24 School Bond Interest 100.00 100.00 Interest on Notes 400.00 500.00 Advertising & 300.00 300.00 1 Porough' Hall Rent 100.00 100.00 - Mosquito Extortion 50.00 . 60.00 i Audit 75.00 PtK>i" Fund 50.00 50.00 , G. A. R 25.00 25.00 i Auto Truck 1000.00 ' Fire Department 75.00 50.00 3 Pier 500.00 • Beach Front Im- ] provement — — 500.00 1000.00 ] ^Emergency Note 397.23 j j Expenses 75.00 i : Note — 1500.00 ■ I Buttress Notes In- 1 ■ 450.00 ! 1 , Contingent Expen- | ses g.., — 250.00 250.22 j , Note — 1475.00 i 250.00 jj $8,920.48 $8,732.69 j j The foregoing budget was approved | by the Board of Commissioners of the \ < Borough of Cape May Point in the 1 1 County of Cape May and the State of | 1 New Jersey, at a meeting held on the j ] 3rd day of January 1921, and will be : taken up for final adoption at a meet- 1 ing to be held in the Commissioner's ( Room in said Borough, at 8 o'clock in i the evening on the 18th day of January 1921, at which time and place any , objections thereto on thp part of the j ' taxpayers, may be presented and will j be heard and considered by the Board : of Commissioners. FRANK W. HUGHES. l-8-2t-P-F-$15.48 Clerk. TOWNSHIP OF LOWER— COUNTY 1 OF CAPE MAY ( Statement of receipts and disburse- 1 ments of Township of Lower, for the 1920, Scott Seymore, Collector 1 and Treasurer. < - j Cash on hand January 1, 1920 1,171.09 s Interest arid costs *1 80-34 Forest Fires : 2.00 ! Franchise and gross receipt c tax 787.01 I Taxes 1917 52.75 < Taxes 1918 1 x 124.49, * 1919 ; 664.19 * Taxes 1920 17,900.47 fc Second Class R. R. Tax 540.61 s $21422.95 I ~r - " f Disbursements iCr. r Amount paid Fire Warden— $ 40.80 „
Amount paid Beard of ( Health 230.85 t Amount paid Collector* Treasurers and Aasee- £ sors Salary 900.00 r j. Amount paid Cleric's Salary 250.00 * e Amount paid Committee Fees 279.00 * ' ] Amount paid Poor 7545 , Amount paid Roods 2,95649 f J ! Amount paid Delinquent Tax t Collector and Solicitor — 28240 j " Amount paid Contingent Ex- j ® penses 11640 ; y Amount paid Printing and - Advertising * 303.58 * I. Amount paid Property and f , Improvement 145 Amount paid Police and' < L Lighting 140.30 c Amount paid State of New | 1 Jersey for Audit 1 175.00 j - Amount paid ' County and i r State Tax — 10,620.48 1 Amount paid District School Tax 3400.00 £ s $19,872.60 < j Total Receipts' $21422.95 J Total Disbursements 19,872.60 j * Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1920 $1,45045 j e « t STATE OF NEW JERSEY.) « f COUNTY OF CAPE MAY,) , \ 1 ss. c - SCOTT SEYMORE, being duly « e sworn according to law, upon his oath j 1 says that he is the Collector and a f Treasurer of the Township of Lower, t > County of Cape May, State of New 1 B Jersey, that the foregoing is a cor- ® r red and true account of the receipts a and disbursements of said Township fc t of Lower, from January 1, 1920, to e 1 December 31, 1920, inclusive. SCOTT SEYMORE. 8 Sworn and subscribed before me t this 31st day of December, 1920. d j SAMUEL F. ELDREDGE, } ; M. C. C. of N. J. a l-15-21-2t-141-p£$13.50. e t - ? I - —
SPECIAL MASTER'S SALE By virtue of a decree of the Court j of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, bearing date the fourth' day of ' January, nineteen hundred and twen- > ty-one, in the cause wherein Hattie ) Kline, et al. are complainants, and . Gertrude Nichols, et als., are defendants, there will be sold at public vendue on 1 WEbNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1921 I at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, at the City Hall, corner of ' Washington and Franklin streets, in the City of Cape May, in the County l of Cape May, and State of New Jersey, t ALL that certain lot of land and S remises situate in the CRy of Cape lay, in the County of Cape May and i State New Jersey, and lying in the southeasterly side of Lafayette street, adjoining land of Isaiah Wilson, for- ■ 1 merly S- Shorter Hawkins, Thomas D. 1 Clark, deceased, and Alexander Stidi um, and is butted and bounded as ! follows: ' Beginning at a corner of Isaiah Wilson's lot in the old side line of Street, on the southeasterly side, the said corner being now. out the side walk six feet from the fence: and running thence along said line at right angles with the street. South forty-eight degrees fifteen minutes East, ninety-nine feet to i corner in said Clark's line; thence along said Clark's line, South fortyj two degrees West, fifty feet to a eorthence bindine upon lands of the j said Alexander Stidum, North forty- : eight degrees fifteen minutes West, j ninety-nine feet to the said Lafayette Street: and from thence along the I said old side line of said Lafayette ' Street. North forty-one degrees and thirty minutes East (old course) fifty feet to the place of beginning. | containing four thousand nine hundred | and fifty square feet of land, more . j or less. | Together with all and singular the I hereditaments and apnu rtances to the j said premises belonging or in any wise appertaining. To the highest bidder, in the presence and under the direction of LEWIS T. STEVENS, - Special Master in Chancery of New Jersey. J. Spicer Learning. Esq.. Sol'r. Dated January 10. 1921. | l-15-21-4t-140-pf$21.42 Sheriff's Sale By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias de bonis et terris to me directed, issued out of the New Jersey Supreme Court, on the 26th day of November, i A. D. 1920, I shall expose to sale at < public vendue, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1921 the hours of twelve and five 1 o'clock, p. m., to wit, at one o'clock ! in the afternoon of said day, at the i Sheriff's office, in Cape May Court i House, Gape May County, New Jer- ' seyVAll the following described lots of 1 land situate at Schellenger's Landing. ! in the 'city and county of Cape May. > State of New Jersey, as laid out on "a 1 plan of lots prepared by N. C- Price, i Civil Engineer, January 18. 1905, and i recorded with a deed from John Pet- i et ux, to Frank B. Wrisley in 1 deed book No. 209, pages 213," etc., 1 and described as follows: Lots Four and Five: Beginning at 1 point in the Northerly side line of i old ditch running in a Westerly I direction from Devil's Reach, ninety- s feet Eastwardly from a red cedar post 1 in the Easterly side of a right of way I numing into Yacht avenue, said point 1 being the Southeasterly corner of lot 1 number three, on said plan; thence
(1) Nertharty olo«w the Easterly side line of lot number three, fifty feet to a point in the Southerly aide line of another right of way, also being in the Northeasterly corner of said lot number three; thence (2) along the line of said right of way. heventy-six and three-quarters degrees East forty feet to the Northwesterly corner of lot number six, on said plan; thence (8) Southerly along the Westerly lie of said lot number six, fifty feet to the Northerly -side line of the old ditch, also being the corner of lot number six; thence (4) along the Northerly side line of said old ditch, North sev-enty-six and three-quarters degrees West, forty feet to the place of beginning. Also all the right of a water way channel, twenty feet wide, from the creek on Devil's ' Reach to the red cedir stake at the head of the East end of about one hundred feet from concession from James V. Clark et ux, to dig out and widen of twenty wide, as may be desired. Lots Six and Seven: Beginning at a point in the Northerly side line of old ditch running in a Westerly direction from Devil's Reach, one hundred and thirty feet from a red cedar post in the Easterly side of a right of way. running into Yacht avenue, said point being the Southeasterly corner of lot number five, on said plan; thence (1) along the Easterly side line of said lot number five in -a Northerly direction fifty feet to another right of way and Northeasterly corner of said lot number five; thence (2) South seventy-six and three-quarters degrees East, along the Southerly side line of last named right of way feet to the Northwesterly corner of lot No. 8 on said plan and one and five-tenths feet from Smith's lot; thence (3) along the Westerly sWe of said lot number eight, a Southerly course, fifty feet more or less, to the Northerly side of said old ditch and Southwesterly corner of lot numeight; thence (4) along the Northerly line of said old ditch a Westerly course, forty feet to the place of beginning. Lot Two: Beginning at a point in the Northerly side line of an old ditch leading Easterwardly to Devil's Reach, which said point is fifty feet Eastwardly from a red cedar post in right of way; thence (1) North ' eighteen degrees East along the Easterly side line of lot number one on | - CIIJ MUC line UX IVl IIUXlBlXcl * VIIC Oil
said plan, fifty feet, to a post; thence (2) South seventy-six and threequarters degrees East, twenty feet to ' t a point and Northwesterly corner of 1 - lot number three on said plan; thence f (3) along the Westerly side line of - said lot number three, a Southerly e course, fifty feet, more or less, to the d Northerly side line of said old ditch - leading from Devil's Reach; thence , - (4) along the Northerly line of said old ditch a Westerly direction twenty . . feet more or less, to the place of beginning. Also the right to use at all times, f in common with other property owni ers, the ditch or stream, directly ad- 1 joining said premises and running to I - Devil's Reach.. i Being the same premises which J. < 1 Harvey Bennett, et ux, conveyed to 9 said Edward Van Reuse! by deed dat- 1 i ed February 17, 1912, and recorded < ; February 21, 1912, in deed book 1 , 271, page 90, in the Clerk's Office of - Cape- May County. Lots 10, 11, 12 and 13: Beginning - at a point in the Southerly side line ; of Yacht avenue at the Northwesterly corner of Smith's lot; thence continui ing South fifty-seven degrees West, f ninety-seven and two-tenths feet to . right of way; thence South eighteen t degrees West along the Easterly side s line of said right of way, seven feet I to the Northerly sideline of another ■ right of way; thence along the North- I ■ erly side line of last mentioned right > of way, South seventy-six and three- : quarters degrees East, one hundred . and fifty and seven-tenths feet to the . Westerly side line of said Smith's lot: > thence North thirty-three degrees . West, one hundred and thirteen feet , to the place of beginning. : Being the same premises conveyed 1 > to said Edward VanKesse! by deed • from John Peters, et ux. dated May 1 9. 1907, and recorded in' the Cape May I County Clerk's Office, in Deed Book . 209. pages 242, &c. 1 Lot Number One: Beginning at a : point in the Easterly side line of a right of way at the head of an okl j ditch leading from Devil's Reach; : thence (1) North eighteen degrees • East along the Easterly side line of said right of way (said right of way ■ being sixteen and a half feet wide) , fifty feet to a red cedar post for a corner; thence (2) -South seventy-six ■ and three-quarter degrees East fortysix feet to a point and corner of lot number two on said plan; thence (3) along the Westerly side line of said ! lot number two to a Southerly course, : fifty feet, more or less, to the Northerly side of said old ditch leading into Devil's Reach; thence (4) along the Northerly line of said old ditch in a : Westerly direction fifty feet, more or • less, to the place of beginning. ; Together with the right to use at , all times in common with other prop- ; erty owners the ditch or stream di- t recti y adjoining said premises into | Devil's Reach. Being the same premises which J. i Bennett, et ux, conveyed to Edward Van Kessel by deed dated 29, 1912, and recorded in the cleric's office of Cape May County, in Deed Book 174, pages 155, &c. And also all the right title and interest, of, in and to those certain two story buildings situate on the Southerly side of Washington street, between Jackson and Decatur streets, in said City of Cape May, New Jersey, and known as Nos. 422 and 424 Washstreet, together with the fix- E tures therein contained now belonging - to the defendant, Edward Van Kessel; And also all the right, title and in- ( of the -said Edward Van Kessel and to a certain lease dated May 21, 1917, between Susiana A. Schuyler and said Edward Van Kessel for the and premises on which said are erected; said lease being a term of five years, commencing 1, 1917. 1 Amount due under execution is
I $79644. with ratera* and Sheriff's ' • fees to be added. ' || r „ S«i5Bd " *** Property of Edward , i Van Kessel. defendant, taken in exe- ■ «rt»o«i at tbe suit of Christian F. J \ Huber, William K Ruber, Charles B. 1 « , Berry man and Horry A. Sailer, port- « n ere, trading as Oelberman and ; t - Huber, plaintiffs, and to be sold by 1 1 i MEAD TOMLIN, Sheriff. ] r Dated January 12, 1921. r James M. E. Hildreth. Atty ; l-15-21-4t-143-pf$64.60 ' ' Sheriff's Sale j! i ' By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, | 1 for sale of mortgaged premises, to me J . directed, issued out of the Court of , Chancery qf New Jersey, on the 2nd ' ; day of December, A. D. 1920, in a cer- 1 tain cause where Weisbrod A Hen ' Brewing Company is complainant, and ' . Bel ton Cannon, et als., are defendants, ' . I shall expose to sale at public vendue, ' on ^ t MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1921 f between the hours of twelve and five * . o'clock, p. m., to wit, at one o'clock . in the afternoon of said day at the 1 P sheriff's office, in Cape May Court i r House, Cape May County, New Jersey. J 1 All that certain mortgaged prem- 1 - t^ie appurtenances, in the 1 ; bill of complaint in the said cause J , particularly set forth and described, * . that is to say: — 1 All the following tract or parcel of j . land and premises hereinafter partic- , ularly described, atuate, lying and : s being in the city of Wildwood (for- 1 ■ merly Holly Beach) in the county of ! . Cape May and state of New Jersey. J - Beginning at a point in the south-!' , westerly side of Garfield avenue at * . the distance of 300 feet southeast- 5 | wardly from the point of intersection 1 . of the southeasterly side of Artie s i avenue with the said southwesterly f [ side of Garfield avenue and running . thence along the said side of Garfield c . avenue, South thirty-eight degrees ^ . East forty feet to a point and at right ■; . angles to said Garfield avenue be- 1 tween parallel lines(with a width of J , forty feet) southwestwardly in length 1 I or depth a distance of one hundred 8 ; feet to the rear line of lot fronting • on Spicer avenue, being lot No. 24 on £ ! block No. 134 as shown on the record- 1 , ed map of Holly Beach City being the 8 same land and premises which the ' i Continental Hotel qnd Reality Com- 8 , pany by deed bearing even date herewith and intended to be forthwith re- v , corded, granted and conveyed to the c - said Belton Cannon in fee. 1 Amount due under decree is 1 • $3457.32, with interest and Sheriff's . , fees to be added. MEAD TOMLIN, Sheriff. ) Dated December 22, 1920. v J. S. Westoott, Sol'r. t 12-25-2-4 t-2519-pf$20.0< I Sheriff's Sale \ ! By virtue of a writ of alias execu tion to me directed, issued out of the I Cape May Circuit Court on the 4th c day of October, A. D. 1920, I shall r expose to sale at public vendue, on MONDAY. JANUARY 31, 1921 the hours of twelve and five o'clock, p. m., to wit at one o'clock in •- the afternoon of said day, at the *
Sheriff"* office in Oh May CM Cope May oEkyTS— *r*AI1 the right title end internet off the said defendant, of, in end to one cabin launch bearing the name "Ctae May," and number 244 L, together with ; the two engines therein contained and all fixtures and appurtenances beto said launch now situate at her moorage at Schellenger's I in the CitJ* and County of Cape May, Jersey: And also all the right, title and ipj terest, being an undivided one-fourth { interest, of, in and to all that certain • or piece of meadow land S. Rutherford on the northeast and Southeast, Southwest James ' Thornton (formerly) and a by the name of Wilson and on the Northwest by the Creek lying on the Main Creek oelow Schellenger's Landing in the City of Cape May, 'County of Cape and State of New Jersey and located and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stake standing in Northerly corner and end of right of way in the line of said Wilson's land, said stake being two hundred and seventy feet Northeasterly of the Northeasterly line of another lot of said Price, measured along the Northwesterly aide of said right of way and running from said stake, North thirtyfive degrees West sixty-9even feet or less to the creek still the course out into the creek, sevenfoe feet, or as far as the law of the • — will allow; thence along the creek North sixty-five degrees East twontyeight feet to a point in the line of Henry S. Rutherford's lot; thenoe I thereby South thirty-five degrees East I seventy-five feet to the bank of the creek, still in the same course along Rutherford's lot one hundred thirtyand five-tenths feet to a stoke and corner of Rutherford's lot; thenoe . by Rutherford's Jot South sixty-five degrees West twenty-eight feet to a stake in the line of what was formerly James Thornton's lot; thence thereby North thirty-five degrees West seven-ty-five feet to the beginning. Containing of marsh and creek five thousand nine hundred and fifty square feet. Subject nevertheless to the right of boardwalk to Henry S. Rutherford three feet wide and thirty feet long, along the Southwesterly line of the Southwesterly corner of above described lot. Also said Price reserves the .railwith all its fixtures and an unobstructed use for twenty-one days and right at that time or before to the same. Being the same premises which C. Price, et ux, conveyed to Maurice Cresse, Judson D. Bennett John W. Mecray and Robert C. Hughes deed dated Sept. 20, 1899, ana of reoord in the Clerk's office of Cape County in Deed Book No. 147 pp. 20 etc. Amount due under execution is $577.85, with interest and sheriffs fees to be added. Seized asthe property of Judson D. Bennett, ^defendant, taken in execution at the suit of Joseph Elwell, plaintiff, and to be sold by MEAD TOMLIN, Sheriff. Dated Jan. 6, 1921. Samuel F. Eldredge, Attorney. l-8-21-4t-pf$30.26
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