The sun., 1901-05-12
REAL ESTATE NEWS.


i27 miles long, from the north point OF SANDY
Hook 90 the south point OF Cape May EX-
| ccptfr Monmouth Beach % Point Pleasant
| and at the Cape May bluffs the oceun IN hinges
against a barrier Of sand reefs. or beaches.
| between which and the mainland IL maze
| of bays, cham els. sounds, and salt marsheS
For 100 miles out the ocean doepens only
| three iect % tho mile, presenting an even
| sandy wholesome bottom Al 100 miles out
| the depth Increases IN twelve miles from
600 feet to 5000 The shore Is tempered
! by the proximity of the Gulf Stream, which
| causes cold current from the north TO run
! between itself and the coast This current
| expands over the shore when the land air
rises in summer rarefed by the forenoon
| heat
That part OF the coast which falls properly
| within the suburbs Of New York reaches
! from Atlantic Highlands to Ocean Grove,
| distance Of sixteen miles. the settlements
| extending inland into the hills OF Monmouth
county In a region Of POO square miles
| facing the Atlantic for sixteen miles, there ara
| forty stations on the railroad and as many
| more settlements within convenient reach
! or railway transportation Most OF the
ssashore settlements care strung along the
| sand reefs that separate the ocean from
the mainland
! Back OF the reefs are the Neversink and the
! Shrewsbury tidal rivers that expand into
| bays and give rise to peninsulas Two Of
| these, the Neversink Highlands and Rum
son Neck, attain an elevation of 100 TO 26O
! feet The ooast and inland region Is grid
| ironed with exoellont roads. anording un-
! surpassed water views and cutting through
| m lies OF shady woods surf bathing Is avail
able at all the shore settlements and between
Highland Beach and Monmouth Beach one
has choice OF tho surf and the N"versink
and Shrewsbury There is no suburban
section Of Now York that presents opportu-
mites for so great a variety OF aquatic sports
as the Jersey coast.
From May to October, inclusive. the Sandy
Hook line Of steamers pl o. between New York
and Atlantic Highlands whence passengers
are distributed by rail along the coast Tho
sail occupies a little more than an hour and the
boats are generally preferred to the all-rail
routes The season this year. however, Is
unusually backward and although the steam
ers went into commission last Monday COM
paratively few or the regular summer resi-
dents have made any move 20 take possess
sion of their cottages large part OF the
summer population IL composed OF brokers
and bankers and the preOccupation Of Wall
Street In an unprecedented stock movement.
coupled with inclement weather. accounts
for tho situation in the seaside settlements.
StLl as 1t IN, there are only about forty houses
unrented between North Long Branch and
Neversink Beach, a number which. relatively
speaking, would bs considered very small
In other suburban seotions,
Last season was the most prosperous which
the coast hns experienced In many years
and there Is no reason to believe that the
present one viii he less active though posi-
tly somewhat shorter Indeed. a oonsiders-
BILE mount Of construction work was under
taken this spring. induced by the Inadequate
supply ~ modern Gotta ges last year 40
cordina to the r " Dodge Company. which
furnishes reports Of construction work.
thirtv-siS new houses Rrs under erection at
Deal Beach, fifteen at Ashury Park, thirty
two at Elh-ron. thirty-soven at Long Branch
and thirty three az various other PLACES
These houses are for the most part cottages
Intended for the owners occupancy The
enumeration u kes no account Of the houses
which have been already completed this year,
and which would Increase the aggregate num-
ber by about n third
Atlantic Highlands, an od-estahlshed
resort famous ~ Methodist camp ground.
can lways count on a good dsmand for inev-
y si}e cottages IN the height Of tho
season because OF its proximity 70 the
boat landing. and Ocean Grove and As
bury Park at the other eNtreiae OF tho
sen -horo suburban residence section are as
much in popularity n. ever with the religious
element. majority of the cottages having
already been engaged while the boarding
houses and hotels have obtained applications
placing an ample patronage In sight
Water Witch. on the hills between Atlantic
Highlands and highland Beach. Is a coopera-
tive q! III for residential and social purposes.
which has met with unqualified success since
IT, organization In 1905. II contain, a club
house and some thirty cottages, additional
dwellings being constantly erected az new
members are admitted Streets have been
laid out with gas and water and further In
proyements will be made this summer At
Highland Reach. a popular resort rather than
aIlnce ~ summer residence. and at Nevesink
Highlands, few changes are 20 be- noted over
last year
SeabTight. one OF the most important of the
coast settlements. " situated on the yenn 'ula
between theAulnttc Ocean and the Shrewsbury
River. being connected by a bridge over tho
shrews bury with Rumson road and Rumson
Neck IL contains four hotels. and isa centre OF
seashore traffic, with banks and stores, schools
and churches The former iron bridge hns
been replaced By one Of steel which Is 70 be
opaned to-day The new bridge l. hand
some structure INTELLECTUALLY, and contains
A driveway thirty feet wide There are only
Ave unrrnt~d houses left In the town these
are to hc had at from 800 to s25oo The
l. II Buiiard lot which remained unlul-
proved IN the heart Of tho settlement since
il was e-ta bllshed has been bought by T G.
Camp. who is erecting on il tne house
Eumscp Sock Is occupied lv the estates of
wealthy people. and as land rarely cou"s
into the market new buildings are rarely
erected Three new houses however. may
be scen on Buena Vista avenue, belonging
to John Slade, Chester SimmOu, and John
duncan, and extensive Improvements have
been made 10 Thomas McCGrt"-'- "-t3cu,o
The \ q SpAliing property waE bought Tn-
Gently by Bernard Smith for 81. 600 At
Monmouth Beach. William { keiok has
bought the Colby place for s?0oou and soy
eral nov houses have been built Near
North Long Branch. on a tract fronting Lino
iact on the ocean, Nate salisbury, the show
man. has erected ss an Investment a group
Of cottages. called The Reservation The
group contains uinc hous"s which arc 20 be
rented furnished Long Branch presents no
notable changes At West End and Elbcron
important building impr ovemruts have been
Undertaken. Including two large blocks ~
stores and hHt- AT Wast End
b.,l,,v ha,