Evening journal., 1898-03-04
IMPROVEMENTS At OCEAN CITY.
NEW RAIIRoADE STATION TO BE
BUILT AND A BOARDWALK
WTDENED. AMONG THEM.

BUILT AND A BOARDWALK
WIDENED AMONG THEM.
Ocean City. March 4.-The contract
for the building here Of the Summer
home of the girls and sisters of st.
Roses Industrial School, of Washing
ton, has been given out, the successful
bidder being ID. ]. Adkins, of Berlin,
Nd. the contract price being S15,270.
This proposed structure will be one
hundred feet frontage on the beach,
extending to The west about one hum
dred feet. IL will in reality be two
buildings, connected by a wide corri-
dor. set back a little from the front
line The buildings will be elevated
ten feet from the grcmnd level, and
win be of two stories, with a pitched
roof, a broad porch extending The en-
tire frontage The style of architecture
is mostly colonial, and when erected
Ocean City will have one of the mcst
spacious and attractive buildings Of
any seaside resort on the Atlantic.
Word comes to us here to-day that
the Atlantic Hotel win be managed
this year by Theodore L. Page, who
was in charge of the hotel for sevearl
seasons prior. to the sale by the Sine
puxent Beach Company last year to
John f. Waggaman, of Washington.
The dancing pavilion of the Atlantic
Hotel is to- be raised and enlarged and
underneath, on the first floor, is to be
constructed a women's and mems
cafe and mems buffet bar. The
structure will be extended to the west
upward of twenty-five feet Upon the
second floor, which will in part be the
present structure, there will be built in
the extension a well-equipped and spa
cious stage, so that both dancing and
theatricals will be INDUCED in during
the season.
Plans are now being formulated by
w. S. Mexican, publisher of the News,
and manager for John f. Waggaman
for a two days sculling and rowing re-
gatta on SinepuXenlt bay during the
week following the national regatta at
Philadelphia, in July. 1t will be an
invitation regatta, and the events will
be four cared shells and double and
single sculls for amateurs, intermedi-
ates and seniors. Medals and banners
will be the prizes, 50 far as now ar
ranged for. hut there is a strong prob
ability that a citizens cup for four
oars will also be offered, to be con-
tested for annually. Mr.. Mexican has
already had the assurance of several
entries from Baltimore, Washington
and Philadelphia, and both New York
and Newark, n. j., will likely to be
represented.
All signs now indicate that Ocean
City will be taxed to it's utmost next
Summer. More inquiries are being
made and earlier than ever before. If
one-haM the families decide TO come
that are now contemplating doing 50,
1t will be a problem where they will
find room.
Two more contracts were made last
week for new cottages, one on Atlantic
avenue. between North Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, by Mrs. l. L. KIM
ball of Washington another en- North
Division street, near Baltimore avenue,
by O. NJ Purnell of Snow Hill. DR..
James Kerr. of washington, viii also
build ON North Sixth street. Miss Hill
ton contemplates some very attractive
additions to Sutton Lodge.
The proposition to bond the town
for $50 900. to be expended in water
works and sewerage, meets with great
| favor. A bill for the purpose is TO be
| introduced in the Legislature. The am
| nouneement made some time ago Ci
| such intention has already called forth
| bidders for the bonds, one being from
a wel;-known Chicago banking firm.
That portion of the boardwalk which
! Is being rebuilt will be much wider
| than ever before.
There is a strong probability that an
ice manufacturing plant will be estab-
| Hshed here very soon, the water of The
| artesian we'll to be used.
A long and bitterly felt want is to b.
1 supplied by new and spacious depO
i building. upon which work is to b'
| commenced within a few weeks.
Rowing on the bay will be one Of th'
features of next season. "A number o
first-class boats are to be brought her
for that enjoyable pastime.
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