New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
THE ERREA TENED BLUFFATLONGB hAhOa
ocyAN.AvE. LIKELY SOON TO FALL PREY 10

OCEAN.AvE' LIKELY SOON TO FALL fhIi ~
THE sEA-FUTILE SCHEMES TO SAVE IT.
Long Branch, Now 30 Special. the property
owners are wondering what is 10 be done 10 saw
Oceanave the famous NewJersey coast driveway,
from the further encroachments of the sea, the sun
IS steadily tearing away the bluff and eating US N~
toward the west line of the roadway At nearv
every high tide the gaps in the bluff that forms tnc
eastern line OF Ocean-ave. are made larger oy w
assaults of the surf. There are many gaps m tne
bluff now from Ocean Pier down 10 the properly W
Mrs George c. Presbury, Of Baltimore, who owns m
cottage between Hidreth's West End Hotel and TIE
Rowland Hotel. In many places the sea has ms's
big cuts in the roadway In other places It has cus
the bluff out up to the roai line. The new ouik
heading erected by the Board of Commissioners Iaes
summer at the foot of Cottage Place, ~ o w
s6 600. Is badly strained and warped. Il VIII un'
doubtedly be enirely wrecked before the "ln'e, I"
over Above tho Ocean Pier, near the orADn low
Hotel, there IS long and dans''o
the roadway All of these ouls "o'
,,orco, Nv, rho storm NJ wednesday night, in which
tho harl, Germauis went to pieces on the beach inc
nrorosed terry system will probably never be accom-
nlsb,d as II IS impossible 10 secure concerned acnoe
upon the part of all the property owners Inc pec'~
oommittee appointed last sumner by me coUags"
and hotel men 10 prepare plans Tor the pro'ectn
NJ the bluff Is working slowly. The members OF 'oD
.ou,,,eo have decided that the best way 10 secure
the expense of capitalists, who have Offered 10 ere"
a nsrmauent line Of bulkheading from North Long
nrancb TO the West End Hotel II they can have ms
-,gbt to build and operate a steam. electric or car
railway along the sea front Inc c s.
r,,tteo Is now trying TO secure
unanimous consent of the owners of blun pOl"y
As some of the property owners arc strongly opN.
10 tho building of the proposed railway, this pisn A
fall A.. blu6 a
Many persons favor the protection OF ID, $50,
the EXPENSE of the National Government :" ,,ss
the county or the town. They DO not "a" ~ "a.
ser Of authorities does the work, as lons a. ,A
IS prevented from cutting it's way inr'ne 10
This scheme + also doomed TO failure % - "a
front has never been dedicated 10 tne p's", hu
there arr no laws at present under VIM :, as
money could be expended FOR the pfo'e' ,,.ss
private property Of hotel proprie'ofs s"1 ..sops
owners most OF whom rent during the sun''n. No
No ono denies the right Of the town a u"V
ooc, h,lkheads after the sea has cut INTO tue IA
b.. mn 4, actually breaks through inc III" "a
o"' u',u- mo, LEGALLY expend any sum upon ~
-. Meantime the sea Is working such havoc "a.
"o'" -, and arlvewsy that there is no ressona'.
,a,,. that most Of 0ceanave., from me r'M Motsl
IIotel south to Hildretns MIS- hrs ~ be sban.
ulsla" g.. ,rave before the opening of he ,. ,hre4
don9 t Siob tides and strong surf OF the Sd milo
dogs have completely w,eTH .sd inc IN tSe erection Of
orr ta,,v ar the foot of Cottage Place ,ea1y
DIE Daly has new style OF buDNnesIh.e cotfags
1ohm al M the foot OF the bnf fiontns M s,hbesd
con Od icIubhou The wall at the foot OF tne ~ boed
a only TWO feet high Heavy oak plshhs a. degrees
tast 10 the wall. and run at an ahse rayes strls
ias' 70 - the top Of the bluf. When the Wnn,ns ~
up Y ,Ikbeai they expcnd their fury In rphni"e "
,be planks and do no damage
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