Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-04-14
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest from Ad-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS lI0HG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPON-
DENTS. EyERYBODY'S BUSINESS.
ATLANTIuCITY.

Miss Myra Albertson is home spending
Easter holidays with her father and
| sister.
Mr.. Harry Leeds of Haddon Hall it is
understood would like to fill the office oi
Supt. of the new City Hall, just created
by councils, and his friends are urging
his appointment.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Cloud, had the
| pleasure of extending to few of their
friends on Friday evening last to the
| number of eleven, where a very fine shad
! Of TX pounds was dlsse cted.
Messrs Nassano Bros. of 1919 Atlantic
avenue are now in a position to serve
| any and all who desire the best grade OF
| fruits and nuts. A full line of Southern
vegetables always on hand at reason
able prices.
The Beach Pirates Fire Co. had quite a
| run to fire on Friday last, when they
were called out to Pennsylvania and
Pacific avenues. wrong signal had
been given as no fire was discovered at
that point. They returned to learn the
fire was next door.
McCullough's lunch cafe at 1908 Allan
tic avenue is well known to shore people
who will be glad to learn that meals
can be obtained there again under great
|, improved surroundings. The room
has been greatly enlarged and new
furnishings applied.
One OF the prettiest places to be found
on Atlantic avenue is the shaving parlor
Mr.. VIM. Caemmerer's. 1t has just been
enameled in white and trimmed in gold
making beautiful contrast. With such
pleasant surroundings and capable me-
chanics. as Mr. Rice and Mr. Meyers, to
WELD the razor. Mr.. Caemmerer should
be happy.
The bids for city bonds were opened
on Monday with ten applications.
Mfssrs. N. W. Harris & Co., of New York
were awarded the contract; they beng
the highest bidders which was $36 $50,
for $35 900 of bonds. This premium
was $36.72 per 900, aud the highest
ever re tceived for Atlantic City securities.
This is profit TO the city of $1,775, the
| first year, and $525 annually thereafter
during life of bonds.
At the meeting of City Councils Mon
day evening, the following business was
transacted:
The action of Finance committee in
selling city bonds to the amount of $685.
900, was approved.
City Treasurer's report was received
and ordered printed.
A substitute was offered for ordinance
No. 102 regulating the placing of wires
beneath boardwalk.
A substitute for the water rates meas
ure was given to widen walk crossing
Tennessee avenue.
A fire alarm box was ordered placed
in vicinity of Hotels Rudolf and st.
Charles.
The ordinance regulating rolling chairs
on boardwalk passed second reading.
The Pacific avenue paving ordinance
passed third reading.
Mayor Stoy was authorized to appoint
dog catcher tor the board walk.
A resolution favorable to q free library
was passed.
An ordinance providing for an issuance
of $12 900 bonds to buy water meters
passed first reading.
1t is rumored that the City Hall Com
the city their salaries of $500 per year
each for the time they serve. While this
would be q very generous act on their
part duu dppIcCidteu very IuuCu ny tuC
city yet it is SO absurd to the writer
that it sounds ridiculous. 1t however
is not Inor would it be strange were such
course taken by Mr.. Hemsley. 1t
would only be carrying out and con-
tinuing some OF his noble attainments.
Your columns would not hold the num-
ber of kindnesses he has. performed,
known to the writer whose acquaintance
is slight aside from reputation. No one
need go furt her than his subordinates to
ascertain many of these truths. have
never heard of either Mr.. Evans or
Champion giving christmas turkey to
| the life Savers and many Others who
might be mentioned but space forbids.
Then again the commissioners fees on
the new school house at Illinois and
Arctic avenues have not been returned
''and there is no reason why they
should" But we see no more necessity
for such a course on the city hall ques-
ton than on the school house.