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VENTNOR, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1926 Three Cents per Copy Vol. 19 No. 32
Trio Have Narrow
(Escape From Death
nThree Men Saved From Drown
I ing When Ice Breaks on
i Thorofare in New Year’s
/ Day Accident
New Year’s Day nearly proved
fatal day for Harry Doughty,
f 126 N. Florida avenue, Wil
am Anderson, of Egg Harbor
nd Lawrence Leeds, of 2444
Sunset avenue.
Early in' the afternoon of Jaij
ary 1st, two of tKe men decided
go eeling in the Thorofare, at
e foot of, Little Rock avenue,
‘he water was covered with ide,
vhich appeared solid enough,
and armed with pronged eel
.spears, they ventured out about
a hundred feet from shore, near
khe pilings of a deserted boat
mouse. . - .
Here they made a hole in the
Ice. The ice weakened by this
'^ole, split in a large radius and
ne of the men fell into the icy
vaters. The other, in a frantic
iffort to aid his comrade met the
'same fate, and the'two, shouting
for help, floundered about, al
most paralyzed by the freezing
water. 1
Several women, whose resi
dences are on the water front,
(witnessed the accident. They
called to Anderson, who is in the
employ of the Ventnor City
Garbage and who was on the
street at the time. He, seeing the
desperate plight of the men, ran
out on the ice and attempted to
pull them to safety. But again
the treacherous ice claimed an
other victim, and the three men
struggled for life in the Thoro
fare, while the crowd that had
collected stood helplessly on the
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Cupid
Busy Person in
Ventnor Tax Offices
For the third time in five years
,Dan Cupid has invaded the office
'of Tax Collector Scull in Vent
nor City and a fourth young lady
'has assumed the role of clerk in
his office.
Miss Anna Komblau, who for
the past three years has been
employed as assistant to the col
lector aiyl also acts as marriage
license Y^EWk, has resigned pre
paratory to her marriage in New
York next month. She will be
come the bride of Louis Korn
blau, a cuosin.
Miss Helene Kohlberg will
assume the duties of assistant
to Collector Scull on January 11.
' After serving ten months in
,9ie office Miss Lillian Twain re
signed to enter the married state,
>and her successor, Miss Rose
Steinberg, remained only eight
'bonths after which she likewise
nrrendered to Dan Cupid and
us in turn succeeded by Miss
brnblau, now about to leave.
B926 VENTNOR COUNCIL
^ APPOINTMENTS '
City Engineer, ate year, $2,806, Estel
D. Rightmire.
City Solicitor, three years, $1,000, John
S. Westcott, Esq.
Police Justice, (me year, $000, Allan B.
Endicott, Jr., Esq.
Building Inspector, one year, lees, W.
Harry Jones.
City Electrician, one year, fees, U. D.
Albertson.
Supervisor of Highways, one year
$2,500, John S. Leeds.
Clerk Water and Sewer Committee,
one year, Charles Reppetto.
Board of Health, four years, Adolph E.
Apel.
Board of School Estimates, one year,
William Bach and Isaac B. Sweigart.
Floor Leader of Council, one year,
Iraac B. Sweigart.
Commissioners of Assessment,
James T. Bew, James H
JjcC'lay and Waiter Jenkins.
W
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Re-elected Secretary
GEORGE H. BRATTON
who, at a meeting held yesterday
afternoon, was re-elected secretary of
the Ventnor City Sinking Fund Com
mission with an increase in salary of
$250. Allen B. Endlcott, Jr., was again
named as solicitor. Other members of
the commission include Chas. C. Beyer,
Adam Freund and Yivian B. Smith
Ventnor Budget Is -
. To Be Much Lower
Many Item* Slashed and Pros
pects for Reduction in Taxes
Likely for 1926. To Experi
ment With Traffic Lights
That the municipal budget will
be considerably less than last
year was determined last Mon
day night by members of Vent
nor Council after a three-hour
discussion of. the items included
in the annual appropriation ordi
nance. Several items have been
considerably slashed and, unless
state and county tax apportion
ments are greatly in excess of
last year, it is not a remote pos
sibility that the Ventnor tax rate
this year will be, less than in
1925.
There are, however, a num
ber of budget items still in abey
ance, a resolution adopted by
the Board of Health asking for
an appropriation of $1,000 not
having as yet been taken up for
consideration by Council.
It is expected that the' appro
priation ordinance will be intro
duced at the regular meeting of
Council on next Monday, night,
at which time changes are likely
to be made in some of the items.
Members of Council'also in
formally discussed the sewerage
problem and there is hope that
early action will be taken to
initiate the plan agreed upon
under which Ventnor and Mar
gate will join forces in the dis
posal of sewage in a common
plant. ' „
Traffic lights are to be placed
at various points along Ventnor
avenue in the nature of an ex
periment with a view t^o deter
mining what shall be done in
this direction. Some citizens
favor the lights, while others
enter strenuous objections to any
delays to motorists thus likely
ttf be incurred.
VENTNOITS MOST POPULAS PLAC
TO DmE—THJZ UTTL* *0
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Ventnor Board of
Trade to Dance
Will Hold Annual Ladies’ Night
at Elks’ Home Ball Room
‘ on January 26th
The New Elks’ Club will be the
scene of one of the best and big
gest affairs of the New Year, on
•the evening of January 26, when
the Ventnor Board of Trade and
their ladies assemble for their
annual Ladies’ Night in the mag
nificent ball room of the club
house. - .
No pains have been spared by
the committee consisting of Wil
liam Riebenack, chairman; Dr.
Walter Rulon, Major Frederick
Hickman, James Leeds, George
L. Craig, Sidney Rosenbaum and
Herman Loeb to make the dinner
dance one of the most successful
and entertaining of occasions and
one that will be remembered
throughout the year.
There will he Inekv-fnvnr
dances, attendance prizes, speci
alty dances, and a varied enter
tainment that is sure to please
everybody attending.
One of the features of the
evening will be a speech by E. J.
Cattell, former City Statistician
of .Philadelphia, and widely
known after-dinner speaker. The
Board of Trade feels proud to
number him among the guests at
this gala affair.
After dinner dancing will be
the order of the evening, when
the "board and their ladies will
glide over the super-smooth floor
of the ball room to the strains
of the Elks’ Club Orchestra.
January 26 promises to be a
date that will not soon be for
gotten by those lucky enough to
belong to the Ventnor Board of
Trade, or by their wives.
Three Councilmen
Retire From Office
Ventnor Official Body Close
Year’s Work in New Yesir’s
Meeting — Praise Bartlett,
Moore and Steelman
Expressing appreciation of
courtesies extended and co-opera
tion offered them by fellow mem
bers retiring councilmen indi
vidually addressed Ventnor City
Common Council last Friday
morning at the final session of
the old body during which mat
ters of minor import were dis
posed of prior to adjournment
sine die.
In making: note of the impend
ing passing from the body of
three of its members Floor
Leader Sweigart called upon City
Solicitor Westcott to express on
behalf of Council its regret.
Mr. Westcott paid a glowing
tribute to Messrs. Bartlett, Moore
and Steelman, anjl incidentally
recounted the excellent govern
ment with which Ventnor had
been favored during its 22 years
of existence, asserting that no
.city could show a more efficient
and honest set of officials than
those who have served Ventnor.'
Each of the retiring council-^
men made a short address.
Messrs. Sweigart and Moore
were named by President Bart
lett as a committee to escort the
incoming members to the rostrum
where Mayor Adams admin
istered to them the oath of office,
after which the old council ad
journed at 12.07 o’clock sine die.
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JAMES G. SCULL
Re-appointed. as , Registrar, Ventnoi
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Dr. Youagman to
Head Health Board
-
Re-elected President at Organ
ization Meeting—Dr. H. I.
Silvers Named Vice
President
Dr. Thomas Youngman was
re-elected as president of the
Ventnor City Board of Health
at the annual reorganization
meeting held on Monday eve
ning at Ventnor City Hall
Other officers elected include
Dr. Homer I. Silvers, vice-presi
dent, and James G. Scull, secre
tary and treasurer.
The report of the secretarj
shows that 13 master plumber:
who had been registered ix
Ventnor in 1925 had failed, thus
far, to register for 1926, a tota
of 86 having registered so far
The board voted to change th(
regular meeting time to the firsl
Tuesday evening of each month.
Walter A. Eulon was unani
mously reappointed as city healtl
officer and plumbing inspector
Mr. Scull was again named a;
registrar of the bureau of vita'
statistics and I also as collectoi
of the plumbing department.
David H. Moore, master plum
ber; Joseph Stringer, journey
man plumber, and W. A. Rulon
representing the board, were
named as a board of examiners
to consider application fox
registration.
Adolph E. Apel took his seaf
as a reappointed member tc
serve four years, having to his
credit’ now 19 years of service.
To Collect Christmas
Trees on Satordaj
Discarded Christmas trees are
.to be gathered by the city rubbish
collection department next Sat
urday, a special collection having
been arranged by Superintendent
Wharton Sharpe. Speaking for
the men in his department Mr.
Sharpe expressed appreciation to
the public for the generous re
membrance during the holiday
season. 5
YELLOW CAB Cmpuiy.
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Marine MOO.
Mayor Adams Delivers Annual
Message to Ventnor Council
Appointment of Assistant City Engineer, Creation of Paid Fire
Department and Hastening of Action on New City Hall
Among Outstanding Points
Appointment by Council of an
assistant to the city engineer,
whose duty it shall be to main
tain office hours at City Hall and
co-operate with both the city
solicitor and tax collector in mat
ters relative to their respective
functions, is th4 outstanding
recommendation made by Mayor
Adams in his annual message to
Ventnor City Common Council.
The mayor made this clear in a
statement to several members of
Council after that body had
adjourned on New Year’s Day.
Other recommendations in
cluded the creation of a paid fire
department and official support
of a. shade tree commission, to be
named by the mayor this month.
The mayor’s message follows:
Ventnor City, N. J.,
• January 1, 1926.
To the President and Members
of City Council of Ventnor
City, N. J.:
in last year s message i pre
dicted that Ventnor City was
about to have its best year. I
am glad -to say that my proph
, ecy came true. Never has our
city had such prosperity. New
buildings, consisting principally
of homes, were erected, costing,
according to our building inspec
tor’s report, over two million
three hundred eighty-three thou
sand dollars, as compared with
one million, five hundred sev
enty-six thousand fof 1924. The
value of our city real estate
holdings has increased to such
an extent that our real estate
owned would more than pay off
our bonded indebtedness, and I
predict that the year 1926 will
be more prosperous than the
year we have just passed
through. New homes are being
erected throughout our entire
town. The development of
Ventnor Heights and Ventnor
Gardens will make new homes
for a great number of people.
These two operations will about
close our door; for expansion in
area.
During the present year I ex
pect to make several changes in
the Police Department, which
will be for its betterment. One
of the things I intend to do is
, to increase the number of men
on duty at night by decreasing
the day force. This, of course,
will be done without any increase
of expense to the city, and I
think will make the department
much more efficient. I also ex
pect to suggest other changes
which will be taken up with your
body during the month of Janu
ary.
I would also recommend that
our Fire Department at some
time in the. near future be made
a full paid one, for our town has
grown to such an extent that we
will have to have one in the very
near future, in order to keep
pace with other communities of.
our standing. I am not criticis
ing our present Volunteer De
partment, for they are doing
their best and deserve great
credit for the work that. they
Deliveries at any time desired daily
and *this insures Ventnor householders
the best service for all kinds of sea
foods, if orders are riven to the
CHELSEA FISH MARKET, 2707 At
lantic Avenue. Phone, Bell—Marine
2180 and 21ftl.-Adv.
VENTNOR *^RU8T COMPANY
have done during the past year.
I am glad to report that one
of the assemblymen from our
district requested me to have our
city solicitor prepare a bill to
present to our State Legislature,
making it possible for us to make
an appropriation for the Atlan
tic City Hospital. He states that
the bill will be passed by not
later than February, so I would
recommend the taking care of
| this item in our budget,
i One of the most important
I things toward the beautifying of
our city has been greatly neg
lected, namely, planting of
trees, so I trust that the Tree
Commission, which I am about
to appoint, will take pride in
assisting us in making our city
one of beautiful homes. I would
urge that due care be given .as
[to where they are planted, how
ever,, for the desires of the prop
erty owners should be considered
in each instance.
Now that we have purchased •
the land for our new City Hall
and Soldiers’ Memorial Building,
I would urge that the necessary
action be taken to hasten the
court decision so that our title
may be safe for us to start our
new building. s/.
During the past year, money
was appropriated for the erec
tion of a new pier. I see no
reason for delay in this project,
and would urge that immediate ,
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Yentnor Council
Organizes for Year
Hickman New President of Coun
cil—V. B. Smith Named Sink- ■
ing Fund Commissioner
Major Frederick Hickman was
unanimously elected as president
of Ventnor City Common Coun
cil last Friday, shortly after noon,
when the lower beach legislative
body organized for the year 1926.
City Clerk Reppetto called the
solons to order at 12.10 and or
ganization was immediately ef
fected, Messrs. Sweigart and
Bach acting as a committee to
escort the incoming members to
their respective seats.
President Hickman promptly
announced appointment of coun;
cil committees. ,
Appointment by Mayor Adams
of Vivian B. Smith, well-known
architect, as a member of the
Sinking Fund Commission, vice
C. J. Wasleski, was confirmed by
council without debate.
Council also confirmed appoint
ment of police surgeons by the
Mayor as follows: Surgeon, Dr.
Thomas Youngman; assistant sur
geons, Dr. Gurney Williams, Dr.
S. Watson Fox and Dr. Edwin H. :
Coward. '
VENTNOR COMMITTEES
FOR 1926
Finance—George Wingate.
Printing and Stationery—Geerge Win
Streets—Taylor Haines.
Boardwalk—Wibner K. Clymer.
Municipal Pier—Wilmer K. Clymer.
Lighting—Byron Jenkins.
Sanitary—Byron Jenkins.
Fire and Police—William BacV'
Property—William Bach. T7
Water and Sewer—Isaac' B. Sweigart.
Rules and Ordinances—Isaac B. Sweig
art.
Bonds—Meggy*. Wingate, Haines and
Bach.