Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-06-23
A Letter FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
Business Gradually Improv-
ing in Various Directions.
THE COUNTRY CLUB" An ASSURED FACT
THE STREETS OF CAIRO" NOT LICENSED
DIFFERENCES RETwEEN COUNCIL AND
OTHERS ARE BEING AMICABLY ADJUSTED
HAWAII CUBA. CITY AND COUNTY.

Business seems to be gradually i'm
proving here, and real estate has an
| upward tendency in nearly every part
of the City. Other business averages
fully as good as usual perhaps trife
better-for this season of the year. Some
| of our people think the times are dull
unless everybody is on the 60 night and
day and "hustling" as if they hadn't an
hour to live.
The weather has not been playing in
to our hands of late, and the cool even
ings has kept many away but in spite
| of cold weather there are good many
STANCE faces here, and every one hopes
the number will increase in the weeks to
come.
A scheme has been on foot here, for
several weeks, managed, by our local
capitalists, looking to the purchase of q
large tract of land in or near Pleasant
vile, for public park in which will be
grounds for playing, golf, polo, base ball
and other outdoor games. Frederick
Hemsley, the proprietor of The Brighton
hotel, is at the head of the project, and
he returned here, last week, from an ex-
tended tour of the County looking over
available locations for such q pleasure
ground as it is designed to establish.
The Association will be known as the
Country Club, and Mr.. Hemsley is to be
President. The success of the enterprise
is assured, and Atlantic City has cause
to rejoice as well as the whole County
for the Country Club means more i'm
proved taxable property and more busi-
ness for City and County. The most
prominent names mentioned in connect
ion with this enterprise, besides that of
Mr.. Hemsley, are Judge Joseph ThOmp-
son, Harry Leeds and Haines Lippin-
cott, of the new Haddon Hall. Council
man Edward Lee one of our large con-
tractors and builders, G. Jason Waters,
proprietor of the Windsor, Charles Evans
President of the Atlantic City Bank and
proprietor of the Seaside House, and
Joseph Fl. Borton proprietor of the
Hotel Dennis. These gentlemen are all
wealthy and are always ready to put
up their money for anything that pro-
misses pleasure and comfort to Atlantic
City's visitors.
The refusal of Council to license the
Egyptian "show" known as the "Streets
of Cairo" meets with popular approval,
for the place has outlined it's usefulness,
if it ever had any, and degeDerated into
a noisy nuisance that Atlantic City can
well afford to do without Coney Island
is a more appropriate latitude for the
swarthy and dirty camel-thumpers, and
the Egyptian maidens with the nimble
abdomen.
The matter of taking care of the city's
refuse and garbage has been pro-
I1l 60 fr,rf
exists that it may become dangerous
season the present plant is to be removed
to some more remote spot and enlarged
and otherwise improved.
am informed that the City Hall mat
ter is in fair way to be adjusted to the
satisfaction of both Council and Com
missioners, and that something may
actually be done in the way of building
the Hall before the close OF the present
century.
The Presidents action in regard to
Hawaii, and his contemplated move con-
cernlng Cuba is favorably commented
on, and if war should result, Atlantic
City could send a very respectable con-
tingent to the assistance of the govern
ment. Not many here, however, anti
cipate war, or believe that ex-Queen Lii,
or Butcher" Weyler can disturb the
serenity of Uncle Sam.
Things political are very quiet. The
cool damp weather of last week had the
effect of dampening the ardor of the
Dump Masters Brigade and they broke
camp and marched home. They are now
taking an account of stock, preparatory
to another demand for their services in
the field. They can be depended upon to
remain quiet so long as their beloved
''pork" is not threatened. The deserters
have been taken back into the fold and
are happy but the old "pork" gatherers
who have grown gray at the crib with
| many a wink have determined at the
very first battle to put them at the front
and if the other fellows don't shoot them
they will give it to them in the back.
"Bob" Stroud has gone to work with a
will at his business and swears by the
shining stars that he will regain his grip
in the old Fourth Ward, where he will
establish q scalp-factory for his own
amusement In the meantime he has
| had it given out, that his hospital for
decayed politicians, will only be opened
to his old friends. A good fellow is
"Bob" and when he was on top he was
| always ready to do q good turn. |
would be glad to see him back among
| his old friends of whom he still has a
host. "Father" Rose has completed his
study of theology and can prove Darwin
"lunkhead'' without an effort, He is
stalled on the evolution question, because
| he declares that he has seen it work both
ways, right here in his own town. He
has noted some politicians who have
evoluted from one fat Office to another,
| until now they are too lazy to snore in
their Sleep. while others can barely hold
their own, and many have ev luted back
until they can't get on the + lice force.
Even be is working hard at HI business
and is said to be making MI ney. He
looks perfectly happy which indicates
that he eats and sleeps well and ever
| since harmony became assured in Councils
be goes to bed at 8 o'clock. g
George Long and his partner are SO
busy that they don't have time to take
II o'clock lunch till 9 o'clock when, it is
said, they make up for lost time.
Samuel Il. Kelley is also happy. Ever
since he got those appointments off his
mind, he has been taking on flesh.
/ Gus. Parker is happy because he sue
ceeded in Hanging up" that fifteen hun
dred dollar ordinance for compiling and
indexing the city's ordinance. There are
no flies on Gus. and he don't take orders
worth a cent.
In fact the Councilmen are all good
natured and go about whistling, "Wer'e
happy little band of brothers joined
ED" Lee is advocating another trip to
Washington when he insists that Coun.
Gil shall go in q body.
The Mayor is happy because he haa
made up his mind to do just asbepleasel