Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-05-25
A LETTER FROM THE
CITY By THE SEA.
The Business Outlook for the
Summer Improving.
I0RE TALK ABOUT The COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL.
THE BOARD OF FBEEHoLDERs AS ECoNo-
BIIsTs AND DODGES-THE COUNTY COL
WON.

The business situation has not been
affected up to this time, SO far as | can
see, by the war. The unusual cold
weather has kept people away but in
spite of the weather conditions there liz
large number Of strangers here.
The real estate agents report good
Jagged up to within q few days owing,
no doubt, to nervous peoples fear of a
Spanish feet paying us visit. They
have got over that now and are getting
ready for the hot season.
The last term of Court has revived
the talk about the removal of the
County Seat and the matter seems to be
taking a definite shape to that end.
The jealousies OF the different towns in
the county have prevented this great
and much needed matter from being
consumated in the past but the great
demand of the business public is likely
to sweep aside the selfish reasons of a
few fossils who have and always will
stand in the way of public advancement.
The talk now is toward going to the
Board of Freeholders and demanding of
them immediate action on their part SO
that when the Legislature meets the
necessary legislation may be had to
that end. Another matter is being talk
ed about that is of great interest to this
City as well as the County, and that is a
free road over the meadows. People
are awaking to the fact that toll roads
belong to the past ages. The turnpike
at present is well kept, and no complaint
is heard only so far as to its ''stop and
deliver" demand at each end. The pre-
sent owners of the road are not anxious
to sell, as they have it up to a paying
basis and prefer holding on to it, well
knowing that every year will increase
the demands for a free road, when they
hope to line their pockets with ducats.
The Board of Freeholders who see q
great public necessity for good roads all
out among the bushes, and thousands of
dollars is as chaff in their eyes wherever
Jack Rabbit does his travelling, or a
terrapin feels like taking little exercise
but where arOad is most needed they
are as blind as bats. But then it must
be remembered that they are wonder
full wonders that to a man they are
economists" that is when it don't
affect them. : Their action in regard to
publishing their report at the last meet
ing sizes up the dimensions of the
County's legislators better then any
comment of mine can do and S is re-
marked that the only effort toward
reducing expenses for the whole year
is directly against the people having the
means at hand to see what these won
derful men are doing unless they in
tend to mail their circulars in which
case it will cost the County more than
the miserable pittance that they allowed
the news papers for publishing. If one
could fnd that they practiced this
great ecomic spirit any where when
they are concerned themselves it would
be something else. But they take
splendid care of themselves and their
brothers and no doubt spend much
time in looking about for some fellow to
hit and finally give it to the newspaper
chaps. They have even lost their
respect for the Bishop of Absecon who
they know has spent whole days in
reading prayers for them, earnestly
asking that they may not be drafted in
the army where their precious lives
might be placed in jeopardy. His whole
soul was thrown into these petitions
feeling as he did, then, that the County
could not stand the loss of one of these
great heads at this time. But General
Levi Albertson opened his optics when
the Bishop allowed twelve of these
good men to swell bis head by prOmis-
ing him to vote him into the comfort
able berth of County Collector. This
pleasant little berth it is asserted is
worth over two thousand dollars a
year and then it would not interfere
with the Bishops clerical duties. But
his twelve good and true men dwindled
down to six when it came to vote. 1t
said that this change was brought
about by the Generals warning their
men that it was dangerous to get good
men in paying officers. This argument
settled it and six of the Bishops friends
thought it good time for disappear
ing. And now the Bishop is reading
a special set of prayers, gotten up
especially for the occasion, to the end
that nothing, no nothing, may happen
to these good fellows who were hoo
dooed and hypnotized by the eloquence
of General Albertson who had previous
ly paralyzed "CIem." Adams. The
news of these strange deings so worked
on the pious mind of Sam. Kelley, who
thinks it sin for men to lie, that he
went to bed sick man. Even Lew
Donelly declared that he would not
touch another battle of wine until this
great wrong was righted.
The Senatorial candidates are still
serene. They all expect to win Kelley's
friends declare that he has the call.
Ashley thinks that the valuable services
that he rendered the State last winter
entitled him to another term-especially
if Congressman Gardener says 40.
Smith johnson thinks some of going
back to his old seat in the House-to
work off the rust. hear ofseveral Others
who like Barkis are willing.