New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
.rrANTIC CITY CROWDED.
,o~cs INDICATE THE GREATEST
me EASTER on RECORD THERE.
vs1 n PAVING AND OTHER CITY M
" ,povrMENTs- PREPARATIONS FOR THE
COMING YACHTING SEASON.


COMING YACHTING SEASON
..,.,,ic CITY y. j.. Ap'n s-Accordins 70 an
A''1" .he eliminating point Of the spring
precsden,' - re-or, g. reached today and the
season. -. greatest Easter on record. given
prom o,.ds mat came here earlier in the sea
w hon fully realizei. Never were the no.
so' crowded during the spriaE months ana
"H os there 50 much promise Of continuance
h. rsmarka0ie patronage until long ai'er haS
" Nay Of the hotels today are 50 CROWN"
tr -, arc absolutely unable % accommodate
ma ..o,a guests and The bookings for some weeks
sns NJ o-o such IS 20 indicate that there Will he
10 Gun .ailv large crowd here until the beginning
.. 80 -.suiar summer season. Indeed the WINTER
o. -" I'D summer seasons have become so nearly
Spin. =. lac wears that il IS hard 20 discriminate
So" So, them They are gradually being merged
w. owe season continuing all the year
- civ authorities re exceedingly anxious 10
90. a number OF Improvements which have re-
80, baer authorized but they are met At every
~ unforeseen difficulties. one OF the most
..,ar. Of these Improvements Is the matter o.,
., ,aying and efforts have been made for some
49,. % accomplish something n this direction
~. 6rs, difficulty was owing % he fact that the
,v being placed in the fourth class tosetheT
- o,her seaside resorts. had no authority 10
..na bonds f,r street paving or 10 provide for
-re-, for the work by general taxation. After
- Tine A bill was passed By the Legislature
,ovidnc for this contingency. and then 1t was
iso,rh, tha. an would o. plain sailing. In order
- nave improved pavenents laid on the prncii al
,vs,ues this summer an ordinance VAS hurrediy
,,sv- and presented 10 tn Council for adoption.
:. ,sss.d ars. reading successfully but subse-
,.snty was found 10 De not properly drawn
- no~atrz was not technically correct. and II
iii ROW De- necessary 10 ~cintroduCe IL This can
~. be done until next Monday. when the next
regular meeting OF the COUNCIL VIII os ne 20, ~
ne time The ordinance Is finally passed II WI! De
-, late % begin the work before HE rush OF the
sumner season begins. and there arc large num-
~ % cf zfnS who say tAat they Will oppose. ny
legal means; II necessary ne ie9ring up OF me
avenues while ;he city : nued with summer Visit
ore T. IS extremely urohlble that TIE actual work
MS together with ;he legal means ;hat have been
,akcn r.t up the new city Han project ana
other propose 'mp!oven en- haS S9new h uS
Costume heir efforts
FOX i 3mbns a9 x9 reason S5p
Yachts will he launched in a shor, lime both hey-
he sloor-yacht championship pennant. They will
both be commanded 10y men who have won the
pennant Ia years past and who hope 20 win Il
again. captain samuel Gale. VINO new the pen
nant az me masthead OF MS boat. the John r.
1sich Re viii cali the John F. Mehrer H. in honor
Of his patron and backe- John + Mehrer. Of this
city Captain l.. A. Parker who sailed the yacht
zela for number q FEARS and once won me
pe9nar- WIKI her. has decided to name his ne "
soop the s. Charles Tha two boats are built on
will prove the swif;er.
s1ed prncpa!iy to 1 20 ra Suere parties
The various hotels. although a few dances have
he Casino and the Hotel Rudolf p, which places
The sem. weekly dances attracted large gatherings
Ner@ begun his evening whom dances w~re held
h large number OF entertainments Of various
kinds both formal and informal. At the hotels
Prominent citizens are amused, but al the same
n some quarters abor; he so-callrd exposed pos
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