Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-08-04
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AIOAG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPoN-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.
Fishing off the coast is unusually
good.
There were great crowds at the Inlet
on Sunday.
The war between the Sunday amuse-
ment people and the city authorities is
on again and arrests, suits, counter
suits and certiOraris are threatened.
The Mayor has again suspended
and he will be given an opportunity
for defense at a hearing Aug. 10.
Millie Christine the two-headed colored
lady skipped the town on Monday.
The bad weather has been pretty tough
on the "freaks" who depended upon
dimes to pay their rent.
Margaret Carr, widow of William Carr,
who was killed in the meadow disaster
last July when trains of the West Jersey
and Reading railroads cellided, has sued
both companies for damages. She asks
for $5, 900.
The life-saving crew at the Atlantic
City and Absecon stations, went on
duty along the beach front, Sunday night.
Surfman Seaman, formerly of the Allan
tic City station, is doing temporary
duty at Longport.
The contract for building the new
school house, at Chelsea, has been
awarded to Cramer & MulOch for
$16S79. The contract requires that
the building shall be completed and
ready for use within three and "a half
mOnthS.s
Mrs. Lorenzo thinner was arrested
Saturday, for threatening to shoot
Mrs. frankie Adams of North Caro-
lima Avenue, for alternating her
husbands affections, Mrs. thinner
was held under a $40 bail, with the
prospect of trial. for twirling a
loaded shOoting-iron.
Amos Parsons, local bus driver
residing at 2S n Mo. avenue, was
killed in consequence of au accident
that happened to the vehicle he was
driving, Being thrown from the
bus by the drawing of the king
bolt, he landed behind the horse he
was driving, and the frightened
animal kicked him in the head so
DttulN tudt lC w uS ICHuCICu
sible and died within an hour.
The record of three railway lines for
Saturday and Sunday morning exceeds
the inflow of visitors for the same time
over last week, and is the heaviest SO far
this season. The Reading carried as
follows: aturdav, 125 cars on regular
trains; Sunday, rs; Sunday. 81 excursion
and 78 regular. Pennsylvania, Satur-
day, 147 regular; Sunday, 81; Saturday,
36 excursion and 147 regular. Grand
total of both roads, 745 carloads
Nearly all the cars were crowded and
some overloaded. The estimate lis that
80, 900 came by rail. Add at least 1000
wheelmen.
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.
The Council met at Odd Fellows Hall,
Monday evening, the Presi dent and every
member being present.
After the reading and approval of the
minutes of the previous meeting, COIN
munication was received from the Mayor
appointing Louis III. Kuehnle and E. A.
Riley, as Water Commissioners, and the
Council Immediately confirmed them un-
animousIy on a yea and nay vote upon
the motion of Mr.. Rose.
A certiorari to test the Prohibitory
Sunday Amusement ordinance granted
to John S. Flood, was read and referred
to the City Solicitor and Law Com
mittee.
The bill of Policeman Jesse r. Leeds,
for $162 so, for salary while suspended
from duty, was referred to the Mayor
and City Solicitor.
The report of Mercantile Appraiser
Parsons announcing the collection of
$5. ia was received and filed.
The opinion of City Solicitor Endicott
that money could not legally be trans
ferred from the City Park appropriation
while there were unpaid bills was re-
ceived and filed.
Ordinance 124 to transfer money from
the Board of Health budget to the
Property Committee. passed first read
ing.
Mr.. Knauer presented the annual ap-
preparation Ordinance No. 125 which
passed first reading and was referred to
| the Finance Committee without discus
sioE-other than q motion to haye it
printed.
The following licenses were granted
without opposition Antoine Celia, 2O16
Atlantic avenue Samuel Gregson, 72S
Atlantic avenue Theodore M. Scherff,
| % north Massachusetts avenue Arthur
| Black, Missouri and Atlantic avenues
| M C. Allen, Arkansas and Pacific ave-
nues John II. Tucker, wholesale.
The following licenses were referred
Louis Kuehnle, Atlantic and South
| Carolina avenues Louis Bergdoll Brew.
ing Company, Baltic and Michigan ave
| nues.
| Mr.. Rose moved that when the Council
| adjourn it be until Monday evening Aug.
| ust 9. when the City Hall Commissioners
are expected to report. Motion carried.
Sundry applications for reduction o1
| taxes were refused.
| Mr.. Kelley said the Electric Lighting
| Cos. were not fulfilling their contract. On
July 3. there were 80 lights not burning
on the Boardwalk, and last Thursday
and Friday nights all were out. He die
not believe in paying the Co.'S for lights
not furnished. The report showed that
| about one-tbird of the lights were not
burning during the month of July. A
motion was adopted requiring the police
to keep q lookout, and make fuller re
ports and to turn over to the City Comp.
| trOller the books of original entry.
Mr.. Lee from the Committee on streets
reported progress in reference to com
pleting the Boardwalk through the Lei
and Bowker properties.
The request of the Board of Governor
of the Atlantic City Hospital for $25O(
to expend for hospital cases was re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Leeds presented new set of speci
fications for the paving of Pacific ave
nue.. This was necessary, he thought
| in conss quence OF 60 many changes need
ed to perfect the old ones. Referred tt
the Street Committee with request tt
/ report at next meeting Of the Council.