New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
ATLANTIC CITY NOTES.
INDIAN SUMMER WEATHER ENJOYED
BUILDING 1PERATIONS-TO PRO
TECT BEACH FRONT

Atlantic City. N j.. Nov. % (SpeCiaD.-'This week
has been one of beauty and sunshine in Atlantic
City. Regular Indian summer weather has pre-
vailed throughout the entire week As a natural
consequence, most Of the people in the city have
spent the greater part of the daytime outdoors.
either the board walk or in driving or riding
The speedway has been filed every afternoon with
teams. fast and otherwise. and the display Of hne
horses and smart turnouts has been worth seeing
Yachting has also taken on late season inter
est. Several owners of steam and naphtha Launches
have had their boats out nearly every day:
The splendid weather has had a good effect on
building operations also. Many Of the improve
rnents on the large hotels practically com
pleted and from the present outlook all will be in
shape to receive visitors. James b Reilly. pro-
prietor of the St Charles. is having extensive I'M
provements made to his house The roof Will be
raised to allow of adding another story to the
hotel and the house will be improved in other
ways The Hotel Dennis. Michigan-ave. and
the beach. is also undergoing alterations Inc
capacity of this house will be materially increased
through the building of new front on the beach
side The addition 10 the Brighton Hotel is almost
completed The new building is inclOsed. and the
mechanics finishing the interior A new Motel
to contain hundred rooms IS being Quilt In New
York-ave. and it is reported that syndicate of
New Workers will soend something Ike 100000 IN
building another new hotel building at New-Jersey-
ave and the beach
Jettes for the protection of the beach front are
being built at many points. The efficacy or this
method or recialrnlnB ldIu iIOIiA tiIV 'CC@Ai -
easily seen in a walk along the board walk or
beach Behind the pilings which have been driven
there already large hills OF sand carried there
by the tide 6 Alanson Winn, an English expert
engineer. is IN this city at present intent on
.tudy4ng the conditions which prevail along the
coast al this point Mr.. VIM has made study OF
The problem Of the reclamation Of ocean front land
and says that he has scheme which Is oetter
than the building OF tetties- The engineer mas
tested his ideas along the coasts of England ana :
SI|a for
hare Should he be successful in furnishing a
cheap and thorough way 70 save the oeach Iront
without the use OF piling ne will receive the THANKS
and money OF many real estate owners in Atlantic
City.
Persons who have ridden on trains running II
and oct Of this city within the last two WeeAs
have had an opportunity TO witness several lofes'
a,c, n full operation. Hundreds OF acres of wood
land have been destroyed, and while the rail-
,oad corpsnies have cleared land so that there
Is absolutely no danger TO their passengers OF
property. those who have ridden through the burn
Ing country have passed close enough 10 the nreS
TO see well.
>o-,bsAId the home of the Atlantic City Coun-
,rv Club is enjoying lively boom Several mem
ters OF the country club conceived the ldea IhaI
So-,haed would make an ideal place for summer
homes and they have formed company Tor the
nurro.e OF placing the land in shape for building
purposes and for placing the lots on the market
several prominent Atlantic City residents nave
ALREADY taken lots for the purpose Of building
houses thereon the summer w T. Eu1S- 80
rerarv OF the club is one of the number.
Prominent citizens Of Atlantic City are at pres
ant discussing the advisabty Of asking the legls-
latur. 70 grant a new charter 10 the city. The
rres.nt charter is considered antiquated, and has
several provisions which iniu2ical 10 the best
interests Of the city. Should a new charter be
granted It will probably be one which will allow
the city government considerable latitude IN the
handling of city affairs
The New-Jersey Court Of Errors and Appeals mas
decided that the franchise granted by the CITY
Council 10 the Atlantic City Street Railway CoIn-
uanv is invalid The franchise in question was tor
The running of \ crosstown trolley line, wnlch vas
Ia start al South Carolina and the ooarQ wax
and r1la TO the inlet by way or +ArcLlS ana
TriSnd oyae The Council granted the franchlSe
abHnt ry-o wears ago The fight against the oulld-
;rr ~ rha road was taken up by some OF tht
prCperry owners along the me on tle E.Ou'I LItI
tte con5Dsnv had not received the consent OF a ma
;crir,, ~ the property holders 10 run me une-d
Necessity under New-Jersey law Ihe supreme
Court decided that the trancnlSe was an fi-- ~
tLn Ste II is said that the company VIII a.
once take up the matter again. ana GudtdNcI -, 20
ger another and better franchise me o9ject o. E
Iira il n open I'D a large tract OF lana, lIC =
-, ~ counars tiyelv small value on account OF lIS
distance from the centre OF the CITY, ---.7
The members of the Entire NOUS CLup;, ScLL2oSeH !
OF young OF Atlantc GlIy. it5.o9z WI slFe az
entertainment. which they cal iIlisCiileit1d
On +ha night OF December 8 Inc nature OF tHe
entertainment has not been Hade puolc oLt + tir@
renr+arion of the members or the Si11 d SiLtSt
BuiIders Of new hotels in this clty nave run IN
against a novel proposition Inc ouIie -
~st+ip the hotels built but 10 find names 1or Ihel
55,,Sands OF hotels already in the city nave
used up most Of the available names anu 'He