The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
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God Roads R65ttss
100 Miles of Boulevard.

T HERE is in contemplation an
ocean front ride for automo-
bilists and others from New
York to Atlantic City. The
scheme has unfolded itself by action
on bill now pending in the New Jer-
sey Legislature for a continuous boule-
ward along the ocean front.
The statement is made by the Com
mittee on judiciary of the House of
Assembly which has been considering
the two ocean front boulevard bills.
that it will report the bill introduced
by Assemblyman Snyder. OF Monmouth
County, which provides for the inter-
secting of all country roads, so that
there can be an almost continuous
ocean front drive from South Amboy
to Atlantic City.
The Snyder bill is substituted for
the Ocean Grove boulevard bill be-
cause it does not force the right of
way through Ocean Grove, having 4
clause preventing the building of
roads through religious resorts with
charters. which eliminates the drive
way through Ocean Grove and causes
the drive to go around it.
The upper coast plan contemplates
that New Workers can ride across Sta
ten Island, then by ferry across to
Perth Amboy, then across the Raritan
on the new steel bridge to South Am
boy. then. keeping close to the Raritan
Bay, through Keyport to the Atlantic
Highlands; then through Seabrignt
until the ocean drive is reached at
North Long Branch; through West
End, Elberon, Deal and Asbury PARK.
around Ocean Grove and down through
Spring Lake.
There is no certainty mat the drive
can go through the Sea Girt camp, be
cause the rife range occupies all the
land facing the ocean. There would
at present be no use OF extending it
through the State reservation unless
the Ocean County people would erect
new road along the ocean line lead
ing to Point Pleasant. The disposition
on the part of the Point Pleasant resi-
dents is to do so, because OF the advan-
tage it would be 10 that resort and the
new ones below it.
The continuous ocean boulevard en-
counters serious problems after it
leaves Sea Grit because of the long
bridges needed and the low lands.
There is rot only the Manasquan Riy-
er. but the wide inlets of Barnegat
Bay. The most delightful part of the
ride would be on the narrow stretch
between Barnegat Bay and the ocean,
where are situated Seaside Park and
and Beach Haven. Here roads would
have to be built. All these obstacles
have been anticipated by the promOt-
ers OF the boulevard who expect that
State aid for road building could be
secured during the next five years for
hard roads, particularly since the drift
of the stone road movement has been
to seashOre roads. The cottage own
ers in Beach Haven, who have limited
drives, are willing to do their part to
get the extension that far.
Below Beach Haven it will not be so
liluCl lldltCl VI Lltil u iOduo as II
would be of long bridges to get across
Egg Harbor Bay and all the numerous
that would be encountered be-
fore Brigantine would be reached.
From Brigantine it would be a ques-
ton of ferrying across to Atlantic
City, because the residents of Atlantic
City would not permit a bridge. Boats
can be taken at Beach Haven for At
lantic City.
This would make a jaunt approx
mating 100 miles, beginning at South
Amboy and having the terminus at At
lantic City. 1t would not be a tedious
ride, for the route takes the rider, af-
ter leaving South Amboy, through
thirty resorts, giving ample accom-
en- route for rest and re-
freshments.-Po