Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-04-08

es were 1eiC IN st. James p. =. Cnapef.
Elder Earris opened with the reading
of Scripture, and finished with few
remarks, followed by Drs. Kunkleman
ana AlKman, revs. T. j. Cross, j. II.
Betting, GEORGE UobDins, and Pastor
White OF Central. At the conclusion
OF these serN ices the cOnEreg alton present,
aOout 1000 proceeded to the new struct
ure, where the corner stone was laid
with the Impressive ceremO Onies laid down
III the Methodist Episcopal ritual.
On THURSDAY, Friday and Saturday
of last week the Pennsylvania r. f. CO.
lines brought DOWN I27 carloads OF pas
sengers, and as nearly as many more
were brought down over the Reading
road some idea may be formed OF the
big travel preceding Easter Sunday.
MotOrman Rolan Hewitt, of the elec
trio railway, ha0 finger SO badly crush
ed by car passing over it on Friday,
while ne was turning a switch in front
OF the Post Office, that amputation was
necessary.
Retta, the six-year old daughter OF
Eugene Colloty was seriously bitten
in the neck by pet pony on Sunday
while sne was caresslng it.
the Easter Sunday parade on the
Promenade was a turnout such as no
otner seasnore resort can offer as one
OF its early spring attractions.
The Walk from MASSACHUSETTS, to
Michigan avenue was a moving mass
OF humanity, in bright raiment. Between
South Carolina ana New YORK avenues
wnere the crowd was grea test, the sight
was one long to be remembered. Nearly
every city OF any size in the country
was represented in that splendiGly-
ed tnrong. They came not alone from
the east and north, but from the far
south and west as well. Even Montreal,
Can, mao several representatives.
Ine day was typical spring day,
with warm sunshine and a chilly wind
that did not seem to affect the stroll
ers. The best dressed men and women
OF all the biz cities in the East were in
the moving cGrong, and finer display
OF costumes 1t would be hard to find
1t exceeded anything OF the kind Allan
tic City mas ever known, both in the
great numDer OF paraders and the bril-
hancy OF the display, and the most sangu1e
expectations OF the hotel men were not
only realized but exceeded.
Many OF Lne houses were yerltable
florai bowers. Blooming flowers filled
the exchanges with exquisite perfume
and stately palms lined corridors and
converted sun parlors into conserva-
tories. Orchestral concerts and special
menus were other pleasant features OF
the cay In the hotel circle. Review.
At Mondays meeting OF City Council
the contract for the construction OF the
new ocean promenade was awarded to
the Phoenix Bridge Company, OF Penn
syiyania. It's bid was $I2, 900 lower
than the next highest bidder, and the
amounts, in the aggregate, are about
$120,000 for the completed walk, includ-
ing lamp posts an0 ratings. The contract
stipulates that the successful bidder
must accept or reject the award within
five days, and finish the $500 feet OF
new promenade within 90 days there
after, the penalty per day for excess
OF this time limit being $500. The Coun-
cilmen also adopted a resolution enabling
any beacn front owner who so desires
to erect a pier extending out into the
ocean not less than coo feet and connect
it with the new walk Such structures
must be OF iron or steel. The intention
is to nave structures on the ocean side
OF the promenade to conform with it
in general Cesign and material used.
This resolution, which also provides
that no railroad now incorporated or
to be incorporated, shall be permitted
to operate along the ocean front, will
be mace part OF the contract to be
entered into Dy the city with the beach
front owners for the right of way for
the new walk. Work on the new prone
made will begin within II days. A repre-
sentative OF the Phoenix Iron Company
SAID Monday evening that the iron Work
could be made in a week