Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AI0NG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
The new school shows an increase OF
nearly 1000 children.
The Morris Guards will go to Ham
monton on Memorial Day.
Proprietor Charles Evans of the Sea-
side House has gone to Colorado for q
couple weeks outing.
The semi-centenuial anniversary of the
Philadelphia Medical Association will
take place in this city June 4th. More
than seven hundred doctors are expected
to be in attendance.
W. F. Webb. young man employed
in the receivers Office of the West Jersey
and Seashore Railroad skipped the
town" on Friday afternoon with $3.50,
which had been intrusted to him to de-
posit in the bank,
Mr.. G. L. Cake, of Haddon Hall. who
planted some cotton seed -a-la-sweet peas
some time ago was delighted to see the
same had born fruit on Saturday morn
ing last. On examination it was discOv-
cred that some cruel person had pur-
pOsely put some small punches of cotton
on the branches.
The case of Atlantic VS.. the Camden &
Atlantic Railroad Company, over the
laying of new style electric rails on At
lantic avenue, came up Monday before
Vice Chancellor Reed, and upon motion
of Judge Gaskill and Judge Thompson,
further consideration was postponed
until June 29th, in this CITY.
Louis Rosenfeld, who is said to be
wanted in Russia for abscOnding with
$4,000, came here last week with 16-
year-old girl, alleged to be his cousin,
with whom he eloped from Boston. A
lovers quarrel between the couple led to
disclosure and arrest, and he is held
under $500 bail, to await further devel-
opments and possibly return to Russia
to cool off.
slick young rascal by the name OF
Poole, with several aliases, and who has
recently completed q term in the Eastern
Penitentiary, of Pa, was arrested here
Friday evening for robbing his employer
in Philadelphia. Among other interest
ing revelations made concerning him it
has been found that he was engaged to
be married to no less than five young
ladies of this city.
Mr.. J. Haines Lippincott is seriously
considering the advice of "Argus" in last
weeks issue of the Press and has started
out to look up companion. He has
been informed of darling located on
Broad street with q very fine mansiOD,
the proprietor of good crop of red hair
and plenty of rocks" His visits to
Philadelphia are looked on as being quite
fire equent in the future.
At the meeting of the Council, Monday
evening, not very much business was
transacted except to receive and examine
the architects plans for the new City
Hall. Three sets of plans were submitted
from Philadelphia architects, the average
estimated cost being about eighty thou
sand dollars. The Reviews report says:
"a pictorial sketch of the exterior view
accompanied each set of plans, and more
attention was given to the outline than
to the interior plans. All three architects
contemplate a very attractive looking
building, but that of Mr.. NewsOn is
certainly the most attractive of the lot.
The outline shows a massive structure
that would be imposing and a very
creditable municipal building, especially
as it would overshadow any structure
in the city.
All three sets of plans provide for a
building to cover only those portions OF
the City Hall and Opera House lots that
are now clear, the ground occupied by
the United States engine house not being
taken into consideration. Either of the
three may b.. built without necessitating
the removal of the present brick city
prison. In each Jail yard and patrol
station are provided for. The interior
plans are also very similar except that
Messrs. Cope & Stewartson contemplate
only a three-story building while Messrs.
Davis and Newson have provided for q
four-story structure.
Offices for the Mayor, City Clerk, Comp
troller, City Treasurer, etc., are laid out
on the first floor with a large hearing
room and police room connected with
the jail. On the upper floors quarters
are provided for the other city officials
and departments. In each case the
Council Chamber and large hall, the
latter capable of seating 1,200 people in
| the auditorium and galleries are ar.
ranged for on the second floor. Each set
of plans has a great stairway as well as
elevators. Messrs. Davis and NewsOn
| in their plans, have arranged for room
| or rooms for the newspaper men and 8
law library, the latter also being 9
feature of the first set of plans sub
mitted.
After an informal discussion in com
mittee of the whole Council referred the
plans to the Properly Committee in con
junction with the City Hall Commission
ers, to report back next Tuesday evening
when an adjourned session will be held. :
| The Board of Health submitted 9
statement setting forth it's future course
of procedure, as to the disposal of gar
bege.
| The communication was referred to
the Sanitary Committee in conjunction
with the City Solicitor, to confer with
| the Health Board and report back.
The City Hall Commissioners submit
ted a. set of plans for the new Municipal
Buildings, stating that the cost, as pei
| the plans presented with the COmmis
sioners' recommendations would be lesi
than $50 900.
Mr.. Lee moved that Council 60 into
Committee of the whole to examine thu
plans, Mr., Parker taking the chair
Architects Cope & Stewardson, of Phil
adelpma, who drew the plans offered
were present, and members OF Counci
discussed the plates in an informal man
ner. It was commented that the build
ing as pictured greatly resembled {
church.
The committee arose and Mr.. Kelly
asked the Commissioners whether an,
other plans had been submitted.
Commissioner Hemsley was presen
and replied that another set had beeI
presented and that the Commission hat
selected those exhibited.
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