Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-07-15
FROM THE CITY
BY THE SEA.
Dedication ueek Did not Pan
Out as anticipated.
THE NIGHT PARADE A VERY 1AIE AFFAIR
PLEAsANTvILLE WAS MISSED IN THE DIS
PLAYs-ANOTHER BICYCLE PARADE con-
TEMPLATED-THE COUNTY SEAT MOVE
MENT-BICYCLE TRACK AND ARC LIGHTS.

The iubilation over the unfinished
Boardwalk has kept the city in a sea
OF excitement all week, with the attend
ance OF breakers and foam. Some OF
the foam was on glasses of beer; and
by the way, there is much complaint
that there is entirely too much foam
on the beer this season.
The parade on Wednesday did not
develop the display OF talent that was
anticipated by the fuss made. There
WASH t float in the line, and if it had
not been for the Red Men and the Elks
and few advertisers it would have
been tame affair. There was great
deal OF red light that shot up in spots,
making the places where it was not
blacker than hat. Pleasantville was
missed in the parade. Your town ought
to have sent delegation over the bay,
but the Pleasantville band was there
and made fine appearance. 1t looked
quite as handsome as any other band
in the line, and played no worse than
some Others. l do not mean to say the
band played badly in spirit OF rude
criticism, but that it did better than
was anticipated.
Pleasantville was also missed in the
cycler's parade on Thursday night.
That was mistake. You have, / un-
derstand, more than a score OF fine rid
ers. Your town could have captured
prize. We are going to have another
bicycle parade next month and then
Plea santville ought to show it's pride
and grit and come over the bay so to
loo wheels and some startling decora-
tions. The removal OF the County Seat
will afford an opportunity for float
on wheels and striking banners.
The status of the County Seat remov-
al is pleasing to most of our citizens.
Indeed I do not know OF one who has
influence who objects to the Bay City
catching the plum. 1t now seems almost
certain that you will have the Court
House within two years. Do not be
surprised if crafty real estate dealers
are seen sliding around the alleyways
of the Borough looking out for soft spots.
1 was talking with one OF the premot-
ers of the elevated bicycle track the other
day and he said it would be built, and
that an effort is being made to locate
an electric plant on your side of the
Thoroughfare. Before this is done
canvass will be made to secure patron
age. The Borough will be asked to use
few lights to illuminate it's streets.I
am sure private residents would find
1T profitable to use electricity. This won
derful fluid is now used for cooking pur-
poses, and every day the principle adopt
ed for it's use in this direction is being
improved.
Bowker and Lee are still holding out
against the signing of an easement deed
for the passage of the new Boardwalk
around their dirty old sheds. There
is one thing that has been said on the
sly to which some publicity may be Civ
en-. Both Lee and Bowker say that some
of the city fathers are not honest and
that they can prove it. They say they
are afraid to sign the easement deed,
and that in the end, when the right of
way is condemned it will be for 40 feet
and no more. They believe the court
will not give the right OF way for the
other 20 feet. This fight may be full
OF interst before it is finished, but at
the same time Bowker and Lee are sores
that most people would like to see re-
movpd.I thought I would be able to
tell you something about the proposed
electric line between Atlantic, Pleasant
vile andAbsecon, but the men who are
promoting it have gone under cover
for the present. One plan of the enter
prise is to run the line out Arctic ave-
nue., but the return is not so easy. Arc
tic, unfortunately, is a narrow street,
and objection to a double track is rails
ed. However, where there is will there
is way. Last summer the right OF
way on this avenue was almost secured
for a double track, but the project of
a cross-townline was defeated altogether.
I am sure OF one thing, and that is
that you people must keep your think
ing caps on and be ready to meet every
advance made to bring your borough
into the march of progression. II there
are drones in the path, they must be
swept aside.
The great banqet on Thursday night
at ST. 0 plate, has floated out OF men,
ory like summer cloud. 1t WAS like
almost anything else Of that character
promoted in this city. It was az selfish
as it was highpriced. 1he banquet was
a good one. The st. Charles was at
it's best, for it was paid $3.50 for every
plate and napkin laid. But did you ever
hear OF function like that at which
the Pen and Pencil toilers were not cor
daily welcomed? Well, every blessed
mother s son was invited to pay ten
dollars or neng on the outside. There
WASH t even a chance for poor devil
to crawl under the canvas. AS conse-
quence, not one OF the daily newspapers
OF this city contained good account
OF it, and the outside papers had little
to say. Our evening glimmerer, which
is usually bright and fulsome on such
occasions, rising out of the ordinary
on extraordinary occasions, was quite
modest and ordinary.
am told, but do not know how true
it is, that not one of the county editors
was invited to even pay ten dollars.
1t is usual to court the favor OF the rural
editor, but there seemed to be spirit
of flunkeyism lowering about that ban
Quet.
l had business at the st. Charles that
evening, and the book-keeper allowed
me to peep into the dining hall. 1t looked
as if a new Atlantic City was indeed
dawning. Mr.. Reilly is certainly credit
to Atlantic City.
RAMBLER.