Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-24
A Letter FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
Business Outlook Better as
The Season Advances.
THF Reorganization OF TIE CITY COUNCILS.
1T WAS AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE WHEN
THE COUNCILS DECIDED TO ASSUME THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPOINTING COMMIT
TEEs-"ARGUs" DEFENDS HIS ARTICLES.


The business outlook continues to i'm
prove and buyers and renters have been
more plentiful this last week than usual.
am told that considerable inquiry for
Pleasantville property is being made,
owing partly to the announcement in
last weeks Press that better comunica-
ton was to be had, thelack of which alone
has kept your town back. Now that
all the service that may be requisite is
at hand there is nothing to prevent a
a "boom" in that direction. A number
of our citizens own lots there at this
time and quite q number have cottages
which they occupy during the summer.
That many will be added before this
season is over is certain. The beautiful
location, together with the Bay pri-
vileges and cheap living, insures for
Pleasantville a brilliant future. The
low fare to Philadelphia and New York
is another inducement to people who
want quiet and comfortable place to
go during the hot months at q reason
able cost.
Comfort and cheapness accounts for
the great popularity of this city. One
hour from Philadelphia and rates for
transpOrtion, together with our system of
hotels, which are the best in the world,
tells the whole story. Atlantic City has
only just begun it's career. l am told by
hotel men that the coming season prom
ises more visitors than ever before and it
is particularly noticeable that a large
number of strangers who never passed
the Summer here before have engaged
quarters for this season.
Tn 70 off ho nd 10 70
has not been affected. A gradual rise
in price is noticeable, and in no part of
the city have values shrunk. / don't
know of another city in the East OF
which the same can be said. may be
wrong, but don't thiuk SO,
The reorganization Of Councils last
week resulted in some surprises not gen.
orally expected. allude to the naming
of the Committees by Council. Hereto
fore this duty has devolved upon the
President of the body-but it seems that
the past distribution of places was not
satisfactory to majority of the men,
bers, and they concluded to try their
hands at the business for a while. Time
will tell whether they can better please
themselves in this way. In any event it
is q new departure, and from my stand
point, must say they seem to have
used good Judgment in their selections,
and it is to be hoped that the plan will
prove success. / know of no complaint
against the gentlemen who previously
served on the different committees. In
deed it must be said of them that they
gave very good satisfaction-and few
complaints were ever heard of their ac-
tions. But it is said that the members,
at least some of them, felt that while re-
form was in the air it was a good time
to change things that had become, to
good many, rather monotOnous. One
thing is certain. They took a load off
their Chairman's shoulders for which |
have no doubt he is grateful. In looking
over the personnel of the present Council,
Atlantic City has occasion to feel proud.
We can safely compare our "City Faith
ers" with any other city in the United
States. There are some people who con-
tinually find fault, no matter what the
facts are. As soon as q man is elected
to public office he becomes a target for
these gentlemen above alluded to; and
" ithout asking for reasons they are al
ways ready to condemn and seldom will
ing to give credit where credit is due.
There is one thing want to call partic-
ular attention to at this time, and that
is this: There isn't member of City
Council who hasn't visible means of
support and not one who hasn't also
the respect of his neighbors. The new
members are fully up to the standard OF
what goes to make up men-and the old
ones are not wanting in this particular.
The long service of some of the members
places them where they can be of partic
ular value co the taxpayers at this time,
and we expect them to continue to show
their good will for these same taxpayers
by helping, in every way in their power,
the new members in the discharge of
their duties. and l confidently predict
that the people wont be disappointed.
The experience of men like Rose, Long,
Lee, Barton, Southern and Harry Leeds
is valuable at this time and l shall feel
in these gentlemen if they
don't toe the mark. | differ with some
OF them in some things, but l respect
them all the same for | know they are
honestly for the good Of the City. |
have defended them manv times when l
believed them to be right, and have hon
estly stated my opinions when Thought
them wrong. Some of them, hear, are
not in love with me; but that makes
not one particle of difference to me. III
write for the PRESS or write for my liv
ing, it is as much my business to write
as is theirs to build, to prescribe for the
sick, to sell lumber, to manage hotels,
etc. respect them in their several Occu-
patione, and / am entitled to their res
pect in the occupation that havechOsen
+ in hnnnr-
able manner-and challenge any one to
say that / have failed in any OF the con-
ditions that go to make up the man.
don't look for perfect man in the
world. We have been favored with only
one such so far. | am perfectly consci-
GUS that l am fallible, and liable to be
but am always ready to be
but never ready to be brow
beaten or "bull-dozed." Ny information
is legitimately obtained, carefully cODsid-
cred, and then given to the public with
out fear or favor.
was engaged to write for the PRESS
upon terms satisfactory to me. l was
told to give the news of the town as 1
found it; this have done. and the read
ers Of the PRESS can say if it has been to
the interest of the taxpayers or other
wise. am willing to stand or fall on
their verdict. Threats have not had.
nor will they have, any effect on me. |
have taken the ground and fearlessly
stated that the Board of Freeholders
have treated the taxpayers with con-
tempt in reference to the removal of the
County Seat. have said, and repeat it
again, that there is no necessity for q
road from Mays Landing to Egg Har-
Dor City at this time, nor is there any
considerable demand for it. say that
Aseemblymsu Jackson has Willfully re-