New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
NEW.JERSEY COAST NOTES.
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND STREET IMPROVEMENT
AT LONG BRANCH.


Long Branch March 81 (speciall.-Thc members OF
the Board Of Commissioners and the Board of Irade o
A,bury Park are greatly exercised In nina over 'ho
ouns,ion Of purchasing an electric light plant for INC
TOWN The streets are lighted now by private COM
pany. some persons have wonderful idcH ABOUT INC
money earned By the company. IL mas Ueeh puoi'S
claimed that the profits last year were equa To ~ per
cent on the capital Of the concern. Inc uuth Is uo
corporation did not earn even : per cent. Inc Dwh
has 10 money with which to purchase an electric ght
plant and no authority by law 10 run In debt Tor one
rho immersion is steadily gaining ground that the
members Of the two boards should take measures I"
have the streets Of the put in frstclass order
before the opening Of the summer season. lhSte" oi
INDUCING in idle talk about an electric Ight pant
The condition Of the streets has been steadily growing
worse for several years. Ii Is known mat the cot
agcrs and hotel quests who their own horses and
eduipages constantly complained last summer OF Inc
moor condition of the streets. In Kingscyst. there
we're many holes which remained filed with water
for hours after rainstOrm. Grand ana tOoKmtn
avcs were also full Of holes. This winter some OF inc
ucrmancnt residents have partially leveled up the
street i'm front OF their houses with ashes number
OF the people arc advocating the purchase by tho
town Of the sewer system, the beach front and
Wesley Lake which are still owned by James y.
Bradley the founder Of the town Mr.. bradley wants
1928 900 for the property. II from 5000 TO $4,000
were expended this spring upon the 'trces Of Asbury
Park il would do more for the prosperity Of the town
In two years than the ownership OF the 'front.'
the sewers and Wesley Lake would do in ten years.
There is great activity in the rcaleStae market at
Loeb ArbOur, the new resort the north side Of
Deal Lake.
Thomas r. Rogers, OF New York, has purchased two
tracts Of land at the Atlantic Highlands.
The State Encampmcnt at sea Girt is the favoritc
fadn Of certain politicians The feeling against 10
is Incoming stronger every year That IL is nuisance
ard an injury 70 the surrounding property cannot be
questioned This coming summer there Will be strong
gse made 10 stop the use Of liquors I'm camp. ex-
cepng those ordered by the surgeons III case OF Illness
The mains of the Long Branch Gas Company are To
be extended through Monmouth Beach TO sea Bright.
Tho strcets of Point Pleasant City are being re-
graded for the coming sedsoh'
I,.ce brick market building is being erected in
ua,tison.aye. near Emory-st., Asbury Park. 1t will
contain stalls like the New York markets. 1t will be
,ho only buding Of the kind the Ncw-Jerscy coast
william W. Conover, Of Red Bank is grading and
| improving his new tract Of land on Rumson Bun.
Erwin Pike Of wabash; ina;, has s purcss sr Tic
Ia WSashnrton T. Conner, the Newlork broker, will
build big fishing p s Sd 'G has yaeGt bier 81 o1 g
Shrewsbury River front. ,,,--.,,- ,,,,- ..
The new brick Office and publication building Of "Thc
| Long Branch News is nearly ready for occupancy.
| The ElberOn IS being handsomely iepalhted and
renovated for the coming Season; ,Nei,y al Ile
Elberon cottage already rented icr The coming
| NIss simmons, the proprietor o, the Avon Inn, al
Avon. the sea has also leased the new Bryn MawI
| Hotel near Philadelphia. . NJ,
| TT The new. hotel OF the Monmouth Park Association
| which was blown down by the hurricane of sunday
| January IL Is nearing completion.
several gymnasium classes have been formed by TIL
members Of thc Young Mems Christian Association
| hsbUry Park including one for women.
| Tile Pennsylvania Clubhouse at west End. Lons
| Branch is TO have an electric plant OF its own.
| A number of wealthy New Workers are negotiatnl
| for tract OF land for new cottage resort on tn
d. =. H. Hunt, the president OF the Monmouth
| Memorial Hospital Association OF Long I:ranch. /
spending several weeks inspecting the hospitals OF New
| York. , - -.
The Lcnox, on Fourth-ave., Asbury Park. has beer
| enlarged and rcmodeled II Is now one OF tho hheS
builcia6s Of its Size in the town.. - ,, 81.
| Mrs. PHOEBE Truck has purchased the RIVER View
Cottage, at Be!mar. ,.,,,f ,,,.
/ The Rev. j. Ward Gamble. Methodist Epscopa
clergyman OF Long Branch says that S9O0OO Is faise
there annually for the churches and H*OoOOo IS eA
pended in the hotel barTooms and saloons Yet he la
becn told there were too many churches thefc
4 large addition Is being made 10 the tIamercy,
FirSt-avc and Berch-st.. Asbury Park . .
The furniture and fixtures OF Leland's ocean ilote
at Long Hranch will be sold AT public Selc In ivy
weeks by Frances =. McDermUtt. the receiver OF IN
hotel. -, .,. nj. 1, i,
| be extended TO Loeb Mbour Interlaken and Dea
| A new driveway is to be opened for the summe
visitors of Spring Lake Beach villa Park and Sea Gil