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Atlantic City Hall Project
Talked About.
solE IMPORTANT INSIDE INFORMATION
couNcILMEN TALK TO THE Press CONCERN
ING THE PROPOSED LAND SPECULATION
AND THE LEGAL POINTS THAT MAY ARISE
IN CONTAIN CONTINGENCIES.
The "Press''-Hello, Central!

L
Central-Hello!
The 'Press"-We want to get th'
latest news across the meadows con
cerning that City Hall project and th'
inside of it in general.
Central-Well, who shall l ring up!'
The Press you might start IN witt
the City Hall Commissioners, or. still
He seems to be the leader of the Counci
when he don't get tripped up.
Central-Tll call him. Just moment
All here he is.
The "Press'-Just the man we wan
to hear from, Mr.. Lee. You know al
the ins and outs of everything III tht
Councils. Now tell us where Atlantic
City will be ''at," from a legal stand
point, if the proposed deal for City
Hall site goes through?
Lee-WOn't it be a glorious thlns
though if we can only persuade Coun
ellis to reconsider their action in the
closing days of the old year? Why, il
we could only manufacture sentiment
enough to bring about such result
| Charley Evans and | would agree tt
set 'em up" for the whole crowd. Now
honest Indian, don't you think it woulc
be a great scheme?
| The Pres" ess"-UndOubtedly it would
for-somebody, but whether maJorit!
| of the taxpayers of Atlantic City would
| eventually be the gamer is matter that
will bear some discussion.
| Lee-Oh, that will be all right. Hes
| ton has figured it all out in one of his
statistical tabulations, and proven con
| clusively that the city will soon be rich
| enough to give everybody ten-acre lot
| and barrel of cells if it will only in
! vest $4,000 in the Schaufier property
| Really, l don't see how anybody can
| remain poor if we can manage to put
| through the little deal"
The Press" Probably not, but that
is not the matter upon which the Press
| desires information. What we par
| be the city's advantage in the event of
the consummation of the proposed swap
| ping of real estate with the Pennsylva-
| mia Railroad Company?
Lee-Ah, l see now. You want to
know who would get the big end in
breaking the wishbone.
The "Press-Exactly, and that little
metaphor about the wishbone is very
appropriate in these days of Christmas
turkey and cranberry sauce.
Lee-Well, now, really, l don't see how
the railroads could lose anything, do
you?
The "Press''-They are generally sharp
enough to look out for No. l.
Lee-Indeed they are, and l fancied a
few of us had the pins set up so well
that the whole thing would go through
the Council like a fat woman slipping
down CREASED toboggan slide. But,
dear me, what world of cruel diSap-
pointments this is! We had no sooner
got things nicely fixed than George Long
and Sam Rose began to lay plans to un-
dermine us, and, would you believe it,
majority of Council followed them like
a flock of sheep when their old gentle
man leader jumps the pasture fence
Really, it was worse than that. L can
compare it to nothing but a company
of soldiers sitting around smoking their
pipes in the bomb proofs of a fort, when
some fellows all unbeknown to them die
hole away under ground and al L.
them all up with gunpowder U dy1ia-
mite. /. could have sat down and cried
worse than when Pete Tucker threw me
in a lime bed when I saw such magnl-
fcent possibilities as we had in view dis
appear like the morning dew on hot
June morning. Charley Evans feels just
the same way. 1t was such an opportun-
ity as comes but once or twice in life
time. When think what good we
might have done; how we could have
piled up wealth for the city and various
other things that will readily occur, it
makes us feel as if our disinterested SER
vices are not appreciated at thei. true
knocked us plump out Of the generosity
business, and we are half-tempted here
after to look out for No. 1, instead of
devoting our valuable time and services
exclusively for the benefit of the public.
The worst of all this business is that
we don't know exactly what it was that
upset our plans. Everything seemed to
be all right. Congressman Gardner came
on from Washington and thought we
ht1fy
it came to decisive vote in Council.
The "Press"-Tell us something about
the legal status of the case.
Lee-Really, you must excuse me, Mr..
Editor, am no lawyer, and even if l
was perhaps it might not strengthen our
side of the case to discuss it from that
standpoint. Why don't you call up
George Long or Sam Rose?
The "Press"-We'll adopt your sugges-
ton, Central, give us George Long.
'sPress''-Hello, Central!
Central-Well.
"Press"-Will you kindly give us Mr..
Long, Rose, Parker Postoll, Doughty,
or some of the Councilmen who voted
for a non-concurrence in the project re-
commended by the City Hall Commits
| sioners?
Central.They are about all here. Who
will you have?
'Press''-Give us Gus Parker to start
off with.
Central-Hello! is that you "Press?"
"Press"-Yes. Well, am Mr. Parker
from the First ward.
"Press"-All right, Mr.. Parker, we
have been interviewing some people in
relation to the new City Hail. Can you
| give us any information?
Mr.. Parker-Yes. At first / was very
much taken up with the matter, as we
a W uorv rnnnh in nao6 Of rIIhlir b,1il1.
ings; but when my attention was called
to the apparent hasty action of Council
/ was compelled to consider the question
as had not before, and the more ] look
ed into it the greater was the impression
to move slowly. You know a man can
spend his own money to his hearts con-
| tent and it is nobody's business; but
when a half million dollars are involved
and one is appointed to protect and look
raise the money, for one / am going to
be very certain that they know whether
| they are getting what they buy.
"Press'-Mr. Parker, we join the peo-
pie in commencing you for your manly
MI. Parker-Of course delegation Of
| Council went up to consult with the rail
road officials in the matter, and every
body but Mr.. Rose seemed to be satisfied
and he did not say he wasn't satisfied,
but merely desired to look into the mat
ter, and no doubt Mr.. Long or Rose
4 might give you some light on the subject
n If asked.
y "Press.,- Thank you, Mr.. Parker, we
Twill call them up.
..A "Pressn-Hello, Central. Please give
Mr.. Long or Mr.. Rose?
~ Fentral-Well, here they both are.
lgsPress"- George, we are informed that
(be Us City Hall project has never beer
- jdersteod. Can you eplighfen rs?
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