The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
PROSPEROUS PAV0NlA.

It Has Become One of the Prominent
Yacht Clubs of the Country.
The Pavonia Yacht Club Is now classed
among the prominent clubs in the vlcin-
ity. Excepting the New York Yacht
Club, the Eastern and Sewanhaka, it
equals in membership, fleet and wealth
any of the clubs in the country. 1t is
recognized by the clubs of the first class,
who have extended the courtesy of
their anchorage, which NEAR that
Pavonia yachtsmen are welcome at these
two hundred and thirty active members.
Each has an interest that will induce
him to remain. for the clubs property
has become valuable. 1t has been pro-
gressive for the past decade, and from n
mere shadow OF an organization has
rapidly advanced until 1t has be-
come a permanent institution. Rare
courage and confidence have been
shown. The steady Entertainments of the
railroad companies on the water front
satisfied the thinking men that in a few
years the yacht club houses must Vacate
the Communipaw Bay shore, n they de-
cided to have q summer house elsewhere.
1t was then that the club house on the
Highlands was suggested. 1t was a
great undertaking, but it was one of the
best moves the club could have made to
increase its prosperity. A beautiful
site was chosen, and the cost
was $1,000. This has enhanced In value
aud is now valued at $50, 900. They have
refused an offer of SIS. 900 for the prop
erty. The clubhouse is located near the
dock where all the Long Branch boats
land since they were ousted from Sandy
Hook by the Government. There is TO-
a fine railroad depot there, II the club
received nearly one-fifth of the original
cost of its property for a strip of land
sold to the railway. A handsome
dock was built last season, aud
it was paid for promptly. Now the club
house is being raised and a new story ad-
ded, making 1t a four story structure.
The new ground floor will be used for
the bar and billiard rooms and store
rooms. The second floor for the dining
room and kitchen. On the third floor Is
the ball room and ladies rooms, and the
sleeping quarters, now being changed
and improved are on the fourth story.
These improvements have been pro-
vided for and the bills will be set
tied when presented. The club is
not out of debt. There is a mortgage
of SO, 200 which does not fall due until
cent to cancel it They offered to do 1t,
but the holder of the mortgage, a mem
Der. preferred waiting. as the club may
want to use the money now IN hand for
other purposes, and are certain to have a
much larger balance when the mortgage
natures. The clubhouse is a good invest
ment, as it has returned a handsome sum.
The clubhouse at Communipaw, too, is
paying a neat profit. During the
winter months an average OF
thirty members dined there on
Sunday, and the attendance last Sunday
was over one hundred. The receipts
were enough to defray the expenses of
club for a month. They rarely have oc-
casinn to draw on the fund in the trus-
tees hands, as Treasurer Mittllesdorf in
variably has abundance to liquidate the
current bills. At the meeting on Tuesday
night the receipts Tor dues II other
sources aggregated nearly four hundred
dollars. The club will formally open its
two clubhouses on Decoration Day. The
house at Communipaw is never closed.
The Pavonia has fairly distanced its
rivals. 1t is now In the first rank in this
country.