, 1898-11-18
Wildwood.

A brief review of the development
and Improvements that have been
made since the close of the season may
be of interest to our readers. The Ba-
ker Brothers have had a strong force
clearing and grading on the new tract.
The work between the railroad u the
beach has progressed to a point above
Magnolia avenue, which is the third
street north of Pine avenue; and along
the west side of the railroad everything
has been cleared up to Twenty-siXth
street, the northern borough boundary
line, showing off to fine effect the splen-
did tree growth of bright berry-laden
hollies, moss-fringed cedars and other
varieties of evergreens. The water
mains have been laid by the Wildwood
Water company on Maple, Glenwood
and Magnolia n and extended on
Peeific avenue as far as Magnolia. The
first cottage built in the new tract (by
Carl l.. Siebert, the enterprising Cam
den refrigerator manufacturer and
sold to Col. d. p. Brown, of Pottsville,
who for a number of years has been a
regular visitor to and a great admirer
of Wildwood, is occupied by the Colo
mel and his family and is being put in
splendid shape, enclosed with a neat
fence, flagstone sidewalk and other
finishing touches. Upon the sale of
his first cottage Mr.. Siebert imme-
diately commenced the erection of a
second house which is now nearly COM
pleted, and with its double verandas
and covered overhead porticoes, is of a
very attractive style of architecture.
The united effort of a number of per-
sons of Mr.. Siebert's stamp would in a
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toward the building up Of a new town
and adding much to the value of all
property. He is not only al ardent
advocate of Wildwood as a place of
resort and has confidence in its future,
but also in his manner and converse
ton has the happy faculty of inspiring
the same feeling and spirit in others.
A very neatly designed cottage is APP
preaching completion on Glen wood
avenue for Mr.. Griffin, of Philadelphia,
who visited Wildwood last season for
the first time and was SO well pleased
that he at once arranged with Contrac-
tor VanHorn for a summer home by
the sea. The Misses Ward, of Phila-
delphia, will be the happy wner of
one of the handsomest cottages in Wild.
wood, located on Maple avenue between
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now under roof and about ready for the
plasterers. The sidewalk in front of
the house will be laid with flagstOne,
which makes a most substantial and
commendable improvement and one
which should be followed by property
| holders wherever possible. This prop
erty will have all modern conveniences
and when completed will be very at
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frame going up for the new house be-
ing built by Contractor VanHorn for
r. J. Kirby, of Philadelphia. EST
mates are being prepared on a number
of additional cottages and large houses
to be erected as soon as arrangements
can be concluded. These people are
showing wisdom and foresight in hav-
ing the work commenced now, as il
can be done at more reasonable figures
as well as more satisfactorily than
! when the spring rush sets in. Con
tractor Smith Bacon, of Bridgeton, is
building a drug store on the corner OF
Pacific and Oak II for Edgar
Brown, the genial and popular Maurice
River oyster shipper who spends his
summers in Wildwood. This store
will be occupied by DR.. Cohen as a
pharmacy. The opening and develop
ment of the new tract by the Baker
Brothers has not only started a move
ment in the real estate world in that
section but it has also stimulated &C.
tivity in every part of the place, as is
evidenced by the number of transfers
recently made, among which may be
mentioned the cottage of Mr.. Siebert to
Colonel Brown, Woodbury. Mill and
Lumber company's cottage to Henry
H. Ottens, the Ware cottage to VIM.
G. Gross, of Philadelphia; a lot and a
half by Mr.. Winchell to Mrs. Wilbra-
ham, the Rodgers lot on Oak avenue
to the Rev. Chester Bridgman, etc.
1t is gratifying to note that the needed
improvements in the electric light plant
to give efficient service in the incandes-
cent as well as the arc systems, are be-
ing arranged for. The citizens of Five
Mile Beach are united in their determi-
nation to secure a wagon road to the
mainland, and responsible parties have
in hand the matter of interesting cap
ital in the construction of a trolley sys-
tenn the length of the island. This i'm
portant improvement is sure to come
and will pay the projectors.
New White Beans, 4 quarts for 25
cents; new Kidney Beans, 3 quarts for
25 cents; new Lima Beans, 3 quarts for
% cents at Wildwood Bazaar. n
We are happy to be able to say that
there is not a property in the borough
of Wildwood against which there is a
single dollar of unpaid back taxes
standing, up to and including the year
1896, a statement which could probably
not be duplicated in any other borough,
township or city i'll the state of New
jersey, and is an evidence of the bust
ness like character of the people who
own property here. Over ninety per
cent. of the property holders have paid
the 1897 taxes, also a considerable num-
Der the 1898 taxes, which are due on OF
before December 10Th. The continual