New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02
.-rH EACL,-sWELPsTAKL SIX TCELONG!
SOCIH or SHARK RITER.
IMPROVEMENTS AT BELMAR COMO. SPRING LAKE,
AND Sf.A GlRT.

Beluar. y. J.. MAY - lsp'cialL-The town u Bel
mar appears tls spring better advantage than ever
before. excepting only ocean ave. which. owing -
the drifting Of sand during the great september storm
Of last year is stu In bad condition. but VIII Doe put
in good order during June The sewerage system for
the north half Of the town. all that portion lying be
tween silver Lake and shark River, j now completed
and the ocean connection made. TIL, viii prove Of
great benefit to all the property contiguous 10 IT,
Plans are being perfected ior the draining Of the
southern portion and. If possible the entire town VIII
be undcrdraincd during tho next veal s few new
cottage, have been erected since lat season and
many materially improved. Cottage have rented a.
well and about at the figures d lat wear. which
were most satisfactory. 4 complete rc-urtcy o. Tie
town has been made and over 100 large -tone m0uu
meuts are being planted for The purpose II
readily defining every Dot, line and grade. From these
monuments sidewalks curbs and street, can poe readily
located and graded regarded with absolute pr
csiOn.
At Como two handsome cottages are being erected
by Mr. Tordyce. Of Newark. y. j. stone I- being
literally used in their construction They are l'' ated
on VroOin ave. about block from The ooean-
What j. known a. the turnpike in A-bury Park, Est
in lIenar. and Third-ave ~ spring Lake. has been
cut and graded acr0,s Lake como and through tho
woods Of the Como tract. that now The drive from
spring Lake q, the shark River bridge }, practically
over straight and direct road on the Wc,t side -
the railroad and directly opposite tic Como -iAu'h
a block Of land has Just been secured by the ''A-t
Water and Light Company. and TINS corporation i-
about 81 erect a large AID handsome stone and b1'h
building n BE- used dynamo and pumping
station. The building vlll he about 40H7o i'f~
built Of rock-face syenlte about 1--WE feet M-1
from the Wayne stone quarrlc, ~ Ihlah"pi"A
and finished ont above with pressed brck I'lu
in colored The sllr, nutcls AID trimmings
viii be all Prince WllliN> rcdstonc from quaTc' hoA
Manassas. Va Two boilers Of - hOr,c power "'l''
together with much Of the building material are aIi''p'
upon the ground, and although The company doc h'
promise 10 have everything in working order h- snm
mer, it proposes 20 directly on with it, WORK OIL
preparation and installation without Unnecessary delay
II j. probable that IL electric lights will De illunhA
ing HelmaJ, Como, spring Lake and sea @irt before
August !. The water 20 be used will b. drawn from
srtcsan wells wholly. TIE piping necessary for It's
distribution cannot be laid IN time for hi, season. IL
probable that this company viii also undertake the
sewerage systems for spring Lake and ~et "Fi inc
running Of electrical ra,lways The manull"ture ana
distribution Of ga, etc. provided for in IT. char
ter.
At North Spring Lake .x or even handsome cot
tagcs have been erected during hc last year ana many
Others materially improved The roads have received
considerable attention, particularly the one referred
70 Thiri-ave.. leading ~ shark River bridge ana
Asbury Park The widely known store Of O. H. Brown
has been materially changed and enlarged
No handsoner place than spring Lake exists III 'c
state Of New Jersey. The management n the Town
has changed last season by the formation Of
what is now known AZ The spring Lake and sea cart
Company and the purchase by this company Oh all
the lands recently owned by the spring Lake EcNh
Improvement Company. During This year tins ne"
COMPANY has already expended some 10000 IN Inc
improvement OF roads. sidewalks, Iots, etc. put'hp
everything in perfect shape and order. force OF
over 100 men with many teams have been working
constantly since January last The entire sewage sys
tenn has been overhauld, wherever needed full repairs
have been made, and much new and additional pipe
laid The system this year Will be in perfect ORDER
II is the intention Of The company 10 lay Iafe'
and separate drain 10 carry the overflow Of spring LAKE
into wreck Pond This formerly went INTO the Ola
scvcrage system and at time, seriously ncrf th WIN
a., usefulness for house drainage Heretofore the side
,p.lls were but ten feet vide and the wae0n"aYs
.tvty feet wide. In all the portions Of the U"l
,hc sidewalks being made twenty feet wide and the
rnanways forty. The twenty foot sidewalk gives aihp
room for broad g7tss border upon each side OIL inc
vide tagging and affords good opportunity Ior
tho growing of shade trees planted, as i
the r,Ie three feet inside the curbs. About T'o
600 worth OF building has been done during inc pas
winter: the principal cottages being those "i 'i'
scott of the firm OF Allen, Lane d scott OF Thll'o
mia william J. swain. DR.. Reeves an"
wss Allen, also Of Phndclpha, and H. NJ
limiting Of New York. l.. T.. Maltby' pf"pilo
Tor NJ the Lafayette Of Philadelphia and OF the mon
,uoptb House al Spring Lake. Is having the l"'Voi
hotel put in nrst~cass order. all the plumbing o'is
po made OF the most modern character. ana i puI'H
dowo AN srtesan well Of depth Of over 800 iec' "
,rhich the Monmouth House will be supplied Mr..
pichardson propr1etress Of the Allaire hao also pro
vided an aresan well and thoroughly per''''-' vi