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INVESTIGATORS ! REPORT ON N. W. ; FIND NO CRIMINAL INTENT t IN NORTH WILDWOOD MUD- i DLE, BUT STATE BOOKKEEP- t ING METHODS WERE OUT OF f DATE AND SUGGEST MANY c CHANGES IN DEPARTMENTS V The report of the special investi- i gators appointed by Justice Charles : C- Black, of the Supreme Court, on'jl November 27 last, was made public on Thursday. When handing k overjj to the grand jury recently, the jus- j tice stated that the facts contained in the report warranted the city of |f North Wild wood standing the ex- ; r pense of the investigation. No crim-j( inal negligence is charged in the re- j port- The special investigators are ( former Senator Lewis T. Steven6, t Cape May, and E. Rusling Leap, , Camden attorney- ( The sinking fund was found to be ; intact. This dismisses the intimation ^ of those seeking- the investigation * that the sinking funds were used for ■

private purposes. However, the' re- f port shows that loans were made at j times to the city for city purposes- ( The investigators state, "our only ^ criticism being as to the method of ^ bookkeeping," and "we found there . was too much bookkeeping in some j cases," said one investigator. j ( Under an item headed taxes and . assessment, the investigators stated that North Wildwood had been quite ( extravagant during the last twenty ( years with city improvements such ^ as sewers, new streets, curbing, sidewalks, boardwalks artd pavilions. The result of this is that a large part ^ of the cost was intended to be pro- . vided for by assessment, excepting boardwalks- These assessments have in a number of - instances nearly equaled the value of the lands which were to be improved, with the result that a large portion of the unimproved tend in North Wildwood is so overburdened with taxes and assessment liens (hat the owners have little equity therein. Consequently, it is only when an isolated 4ot is sold . that tax assessments and costs are paidTwo instances were cited, that of the North Wildwood Land Company due to date, $72,256.59, and that of Leveritt Newcomb, $92,261-26. Both of these holdings were purchased by the city in a tax sale of 1919 and1920- The Wildwood Hotel Company . which owns the manor, owes the city for 1918 to 1921 to the amount of over $12,000, and there are a number of individual lots incumbered in the same way. The result being that In the failure to collect taxes the municipality has not paid county taxes for 1919 and 1921 amounting to approximately $23,000. In the various city bureaus the bookkeeping methods were found to be oat of date and the investi gate re suggest more modern methods of bookkeeping. Many other sugges- > tions of details in various departi ments of the city government were I -madeB JANUARY 17 IS FRANKLIN DAY The seventeenth of January is beH ing recognized generally throughout ■ the United States as commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, ^B who was born on that date in Bos^B ton in 1706. It would be difficult to find any phase of early development in the Union with which this quaint writer, ^^■pdblitfcer, philosopher, inventor, am^^Mjasmdor, legislator and -wit was not more or less intimately associated, has long been patror saint of ^^Bprinters, ^ electrical industry ^^Bno less claims him as one of their because of his characteristically ^^^ktfque experiments with kite and key ^^^Lnd thunderbolt As a publisher, he I^^Kchieved the surprising success maric^^^Bdby the circulation of ten thousand yearly of his "Poor Richard's ^^■dnsntc." As a maker of govern^^Kmst*Tfais indefetigoeable work ii

gaining financial and moral support o for his country in her dark revolu- r tionary days will attest his fame as t long as history is written, while his v wit and his wisdom are alike asso- 1 ciated with the framing of the Unit- b ed States Constitution. His is the 8 phrase, 'That all men have a natural c and inalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of their own c consciences and understanding," and 1 his the famous ^-i Ui ci sm , uttered c when some one had said, "we must I all hang together": "Yes, we must r all together, or we will hang separate- t j"" — - — ■; ! PUBLIC UTILITY INVESTMENTS In the face of what must-now be | 'generally admitted to have been well! ! nigh insurmountable difficulties an<l I obstacles of all kinds, the public utiljity corporations of the country have oontinued to function and discharge 1 responsibilities to the people in manner which even their most ardent advocates and supporters would not have ventured to anticipate a few years ago. With the end of the world war, the heavy demands from 1 industrial plants engaged in munition - production dropped off sharply. This di

lost business the central stations had lr to replace and replace it they did with a greatly stimulated demand in A the more profitable domestic field- Pcosts of energy production — fuel. I labor, supplies, eto — rose to unprece- b< 'dented heights, and are still very t« yet by the exercise of more and a: more efficient management and dras- if tic economies in various directions » these expenses have been met with w virtually no increase in rates to con- B sumers. » ' n These particular difficulties have relatively minor handicaps, entailing in their suppression a quality of management only C . possible of development under the L t leadership of the able executives di- L recting the operation of these pri- S ' vately owned public servants. The V , greatest blow directed at the central stations — the greatest obstacle which . could be placed in their path — was, E and is, the closing of the chief source I j of income for the capital essential S , for their oontinued maintenance and I , expansion. The surtaxes imposed £ '"upon the wealthy have deflected the investment of their surpluses - into j government and other tax free securi1 ties — those of states and municipali- £ , ties— with the result that the central \ L stations have been forced to evolve . other markets for their securities. , The most radical of these develop- I f ments, viewed from the policies of . former days, has been the customer- I j ownership movements whereby the 2 t customers of the central stations e have been invited to become part y owners as well as customers of the j utilities- This innovation has made j it possible to raise many millions of j e new capital, has instructed many in < o the problems of the utilities, and has ( 6 afforded many small investors safe ,f and well paying investment for their . i- savings. , Coincident with the growth of the , e customer-ownership movement, a development which is truly significant is the very marked increase in the y investments made in public utility securities by the national banks of the >- country. It is reported that during rt 1920, 40 per cent, more of the funds g of these careful investors were placnj ed in utility securities than were so 5' entrusted during 1919. No other movement could so forcibly place the ,y stamp of approval on the soundness le and desirability in utility paper and ri no other act - should so certainly a- arouse public confidence in these securities. d. These achievements, great as they of have been, will not in themselves sufry fice, however, for the large and es:ir sential capita] requirements for imly mediate and future utility develop - ey ment unless the people in general — he the public — respond generously to the k- necessarily continuous calls for monad ey on the part of the central stationsl's It is a critical time for our utilities, ■n- calling for drastic action. Relief may be secured by a modification of

present tax laws such as will PT' ( mit the incomes of the wealthy to |I used in utility development, t; a (1 general response from the pbto the opportunities afforded t0 utility, owners, or by an eriy 1 and substantial increase in the ti»s charged for utility sen-ice-Our public servants, the utili'.es, cannot be abandoned.^ They are intimate and intergral parts of our _ daily lives, so it remains for the j people to decide how the necesfsry j 1 relief is to be provided? This enttils | ' the responsibility by all of a clear ' understanding and appreciation of { the public utility situation. BASKETBALL" GAMES OF WEEK W. A. C. LOSES TWO. SECOND j TEAM WINS AND W. H- S.| BESTS HAHNEMANN SCIENCE' SCHOOL AT THE AUDITOR! I'M The series of nine games between the Wildawji^-Afrfiletic Club and Cape May opened at Cape May last Tburs-

evening, the Wildwood team lo^ ing by a score of 35 to 26. | Last Saturday evening Wildwood C- lost to East End, of Philadel- ^ phia, by a score of 40 to 28. The visitors outclassed the local | # by • their brilliant passing awl { work and there was no question I as to the outcome from the begit- : ing. The home quintette show-el ^ some minutes of good work, bit { ^ weak on team play. Refers j was absent on account of il? j c ness and McCurdy officiated- J*" W. A. C. | j na ni11 G's C, ' Colberg, f 1 0 8 f 5 1 1 f c 1 0 j . g 0 0, Warrington, g — . — 3 0 ^ Total points, 23- - EAST END ^ f 5 0 £ f . . 2 0, c 4 0 j g — 2 1 ( g 6 1 j Total points, 40. PRELIMINARY W. A' C. 2nd ( f; Cummins, f; Bacon, c; ( c; Coombs, g; Geisenberger, g , ROSE3MORE Woolson, f; Hooven, f; Nidorf, c; , g; McCullough, g. The W. A. C ran away with the ( team, the final scortf-being t 20 to 8HIGH SCHOOL GAMES Last Friday evening the Wildwood School opened its season by playing the Hahnemann Science School. The girls met the Alumni girls' team in the preliminary. The girls' game was interesting and fast from start to finish and was refereed by 'Miss Epps, physical instructor. The line up: ALUMNI Marion Brin9cbultz, Geneva Hartley, Alice Colberg, Margaret Scully, j . Lillian Silen, Edith Brinshultz, Mar- 1 1 ion ZieglerHIGH SCHOOL Evelyn Johnson, Helen Mounts. ' Myrtle Kloo, Katherine Hoffman, ' Una Malcolm, Frances Shute. : Poin^_ scored: . Alumni, Marion 8 Brinshulta, 8; Geneva Hartley, 3; 1 total, 11. J W. H. S.: Evelyn Johnson, 12; - Helen Mounts, 1;. total, 18. HAHNEMANN S- C. r FTd PI G's G's - Brennen, f 0 0 - Rilling, f — 2 0 i- Harlan, c 5 3 - Davis, g 2 1 e Nelson, g 0 0 i- Total, 22. !■ W. H. S. 5, Olson, f 5 0 d Garrison, t 0 0 f Robbins. c 2 C

j Onorato, g 0 0 1 1 Hooven, g ■ 8 9 l Pinker —a 0 0 Total, 29. i Referee, Carter; time keeper, Lloyd; scorers, Albig ani Robinson. CEDAR BAND r Cape May County Forest No. 15 , j Tall Cedars of Lebanon, a aide de- , gree of the Blue Lodge Masonery, or5 jganized a band- The first public apr pearance of the organization will be f at Wildwood when the cermonial is held there the latter part of this - month. Two Cape May oounty mayor- play in the band- Gilbert Smith, of Avalon. and W. Courtrigbt Smith, of Wildwood, who is also director m Both are cornetists. Clem Foster, of [ .Cape May Court House, is assistant • i director. Grand Tall Cedar Robert G. Pierpont and William Austin are Dj-pr®ident and secretary of the newly S- formed organization. Twenty-five E ! musicians are enrolled to date and a M forty piece band is anticipated when all parts of the county are thorough"n ly canvassed for musicians belonging ^ to the Cedars.

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Cape May Court House I There will be a dance given in the Bellevue Hotel on Friday evening, where only refined dancing will be * {allowed- We are glad this amuseIment is furnished for our young peo- - pie. . Our New Jersey farm agen, Cal has moved his office from 1 to S. Main stieetOn Tuesday, January 3rd, John | Sayre gave his annual dinner to his c | clerks and real estate friends. The f J dining room was- tastefully decorated ^ | with carnations and other floweis f ' and the dinner was excellent c Mrs. Haines, wife of the Baptist { minister, is making a three weeks - trip to her home in Doylestown. 1 1 We extend sympathy to our es- < teemed townswoman. Miss Carrie 1 [Holmes, upon the loss by sudden j death of her brother, (Siarles Holmes, , . of Gape May- ( • Clarence Smallwood, one of our 1 meat merchants, is on the sick list ■ Charles Hildreth is taking care of his The Women's Auxiliary of the : Thurston Elmer Wood Post, Ameri- : Legion, was organized on Thurs- ; ' day evening, January 5th- All the ! wives, mothers and sisters of the legion boys are eligible to member- ' shipHie. Tall Cedars of Cape May e oounty have organized a band and ? met for their first rehearsal in the Baptist Annex on Thursday evening, January 5th, under the directorship of Oourtright Smith, of Wildwoodd We wish the band every success, y The members of the Baptist Sun- j « day School who took part in the i ii Christmas cantata, "Foxy Santa, were invited to entertain the Sunday 8 School of the Asbury M. E. Church, * of Swamton, with the same cantata, i- They were very well trained by Mrs. Haines, wife of the Baptirt pastor. Mrs. Haines is a proficient classic pianistt- mir MiN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY ! Notice to Absent Defendant .s, j To FORREST RUSSELL COLE: n, j By virtue of an order of the Court j of Chancery of New JerseyvJnade on >n the day of the date hereof, in a 3; cause wherein Rosina R- Cole is petitioner and you, Forrest Russell 2; Cole, are defendant, you are required to answer petitioner's petition, on or before the fourth day of February, ■"1 next, or that in default thereof, such !'s decree will be made against you as the Chancellor shall think equitable 0 and just. 3 The said petition is filed against 1 you for a divorce from the bonds of 0 matrimony. Dated December 3, 192L JAMES M. E- HILDRETH, Solicitor for Petitioner0 214 Ocean st, Cape May, N. J. 12-17-21-958 ; ' • ' *

This machine will print your Stationery or Booklets without assistance of human hands. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TAXES FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SAID YEAR Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Cape May do ordain, That there shall be assessed and raised by taxation and collected the fiscal year of nineteen hundred and twenty-two the sum of one hundred and eighty -one thousand three hundred and fifty-five dollars and seveotyeight «Tnts for the purpose of meeting the appropriations set forth in the following statement of resources and appropriations for the said fiscal year °' 1922: .92, 1920 revenue, December 31 $8,860-91 $3,665-79 RESOURCES 1922 1921 Surplus revenue £8,860.91 $3,665.79 from water department 2/, 000.00 27,000-00 from Convention Hall 5,000.00 Interest and costs on taxes 7,400.00 Mercantile licenses 2,000.00 1 .->00.00 Gross receipts tax r Franchise tax - 5,000-00 5,500-00 Amount to be raised by assessment of taxes 181,355 78 172,194.08 $2,41,616.69^17,859.87 APPROPRIATIONS Redemption of bonds $14,000.00 $13,500.00 Redemption of improvement notes 4.000.00 2,000.00 Interest on bonds 50,115.00 49,212-aO Sinking fund Interest on current loans 9.000-00 7,000.00 Redemption of school bonds , 3,500.00 3.500.00 Interest on school bonds 4,02:>.00 4 .02 1. 60 Retirement improvement note for schools 2,500.00 Assessment and collection of taxes 7,400.00 Maintenance of police department and life guards 13,000.00 12,000 00 Repairing and cleaning streets — 13,000-00 Maintaining boardwalk •- 2,000 00 1_ ^ 0Q | Repairing and building sewers Lighting streets and public buildings o'JSS™ tnonoo Property repair 3,000 00 3,000.00 Maintenance of water department t 16,500.00 | Laying and repairing water mains 3,000.00 ^ ; I Maintenance of fire department ■ Kim , ^ prMng JJJMJ ' PoJr 400.00 200.00 •' Board of Health 1.700 00 1,600-M '■ S^^SST™1 1™-™" vooo.So 7.S:oS isa . 1«S 300.00 300.00 Overseer of Poor's salary 300.00 300 00 t Civil engineer's salary 1 .500-00 l-^JJ-00 n Electrical inspector's- Aalary 600 00 600-00 .go 1JSts Cont^gent fund "" - 2^00 00 2,500.00' $24 1 ,616-69$217 A59.87 Section 2. And it is further ordained, That this ordinance shall take ' effect immediately. . . P> WILLIAM R. SHEPPARD, Commissionerh is Public Notice _ , 'i 'e The foregoing tax ordinance for 1922, which is to be taken as its Local v Budget for 1922, was regularly adopted and approved by the Commissioners „ of the City of Cape May, at a regular meeting of the said Commissioners held on the third day of January, 1922, and will be token up for final adoprf tion and passage at a regular meeting of the said ColnmisMoners onTuesdav the seventeenth day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-two, g. ten 'o'clock in the forenoon, at the City Hall, cornerWashington and Franklin streets, at which time any taxpayer may appear and object to all or any part of the said Local Budget, or proposed tax ordinance for the year 1822, I D«rf, Cierk-, OffcT®, «f C*» ^erl. 1-7-22-21