Evening star., 1902-01-24
CHEER AT ATLANTIC CITY
FINE PROSPECT FOR A MOST PROS
Ferrous SEASON.
Inquiries for Accomm o datf Coming
= From All Sections of the Country
Building Boom On.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. %, 1902.
Clear, crisp sunny weather has been the
rule here the past week or two, tending
to make the beach and drives delightful
Golf, riding and driving are popular and
visitors who indulge in out-of-door exer-
else find that 1t tints their cheeks with the
glow Of health. The boardwalk crowd is
large and imposing and many prominent
society people are seen daily on the IA
nous promenade. The brilliant days have
been ending with the disappearance Of the
sun in the sea on a range with the Longport
beach. Later in the season the sun moves
behind the city before 1t sinks to rest and
gives very little opportunity to enjoy the
true beauties of sunset in the sea. Just
now the dying day has all the features
that make the sight in mid-ocean so beau
tiful Sea and land are afiame with the
scarlet rays of the orb Of day as it iisap-
pears in the western horizon.
Washington's birthday, Lent and Easter
are being talked about by hotel men. They
have been comparing notes and learn that
many persons, covering a wide expanse of
territory, are already preparing to visit
Atlantic City either at one period or the
other. More inquiries for rooms and more
engagements have been made than were
expected, and consequently the hotel men
are happy over the prospective flood tide
of visitors shoreward These letters come
from Canada, the far west and the south,
as we'll as from the east. Without excep-
tion the same story is told of there being
every promise of greater season of pros
perity in store for the resort this spring
than ever before.
Boardwalk improvements.
a The project of moving the uptown board
walk seaward is under way and steps have
been taken to put the city in possession of
all riparian grants along that section of
the ocean front without expense to the
municipality. There Is a law that prohib
its the riparian commission from selling
grants to private parties along the beach,
except under certain conditions, one of
which Is said to be the consent of the mu-
nicipality. City council has now directed
the mayor to give such consent in the name
OF the city, 1t being agreed between the
owners in question and the local authori-
ties that when the former have come into
possession OF such grants they are to
transfer the same to the municipality by
park act deeds, through which medium the
city is gradually coming into possession
and absolute control of all the strand
oceanward OF the inner line Of the board
walk. An ordinance is also before the
council for the rebuilding of the Inlet and
Chelsea sections OF the promenade de-
stroyed by the recent storms
All who realize how necessary 1t is that
Atlantic City's reputation as a health re-
sort should be jealously guarded are happy
over an event Of the past week. The board
OF health. long political body. and the
sanitary committee Of the city council had
been at loggerheads for eight years. but
they have settled all their differences and
resolved to work amicably for the city's
welfare in the future. The health board
Also for the first time in many years, or
ganized unanimously and elected a COM
petent stafr of inspectors without regard
for their political afi1liations. The health
code Is to be vigorously enforced In future
and all that can be done by the health au-
thorities to make the city more attractive
will DE accomplished.
A Monster Cod.
While fishing from the sIoop Admiral
Schiey several miles on this city few