New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
ATLANTIC CITY 4CTIVE
Fine Weather ON The Beach---A NezC
Trolley Line.

Atlantic city. n J., Dec. Is (speciaD.-Atantic
City has had only little rain and snow this week
While the Thermometer has been low in other
places the weather has been pleasant here 1t
was only a few degrees colder than usual, and
only few persons have been wearing heavy
topcoats and furs- In fact, the weather here has
been would ordinarily be looked for the latter
part OF October or the first part Of November
II reports now current true. the Pennsyl-
vana Railroad Company intends TO construct troll
lev lines in this city large scale In few
weeks the company will petition the City Council
for franchise The projected line will relieve the
congested condition OF traffic 20 and from the IN
let In the summer. and will enable people living
along the route get to and from the boardwalk
without having to walk to Atantic-ave. to take a
car. The company has already begun the convert
ing of its steam road between this city and Somer
Point into trolley line, with entrances at South
Carolina and Georgia aves. This will bring per-
sons living on the mainland in closer touch with
this city and will be factor in building up both
places.
A. several places along the beach life lines and
buoys have been distributed for use in the winter
season. These are placed in accessible places. and
are for the purpose of use IN the event OF some
venturesome winter bather getting IN trouble. or
to rescue luckess fisherman swamped In MS
boat the shore.
Ferdinand stadIer. a business man of this city
and well known in club circles. took party OF
friends up the bay cunning the other day MI
stadIer has a shooting box on one of the islands
in the upper part of the bay, and thither they
made their way after ducks. During the storm or
Thursday night last the launch belonging to Mt
s;adler was driven high and dry on the island
and when the party awoRe the next morning they
saw that If they wished TO use the boat to get
home I'm they would have to dig a canal TO get
the craft back into the water. They began dig
sing and found the work far too arduous to be
pleasant but Il necessary in order to get
home so they kept at II until they had ioated
the boat once in the bay. 1t was sorry
looking lot Of hands that home. for they
were not hardened to that sort of toll
The recommendation of Quartermaster General
Richard r. Donnelly. of the National Guard OF
this State that s25 coo summer residence be erect
ed the of the Governor, his family and his
personal staff at the camp grounds at Sea Girt
has caused no little interest among the hotel men
of this city. Business men and hotelkeepers are
thinking seriously OF the matter and If that
amount of money is to be expended for summer
home for the Governor they would very much
like have it erected in this city. The cottage If
built at Sea Girt would replace the little wooden
structure which now does duty as the home of the
Governor In the summer
Captain Henry Bowen fisherman, who leaves
the Inlet every morning TO lift his travis. set five
OF six miles out at sea- rather surprised one
morning this week when he lifted his lines. In
stead of having Goldfish one of the hooks.
he expected, he found large lobster hooked.
With no little difficulty he lifted the crustacean
into the boat and Immediately the denizen of the
a basket. however. and brought ashore When
weighed he ,lpped the scales at fifteen pounds.
Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed by the
owners of beach front land over the increased val
uaton placed on the ground by the assessors for
this year. They will apply for reduction by the
Commissioners Of Appeal. and. fully expecting that
this will be refused, they have organized and
tanned counsel to carry the matter to the State
Board Of Taxation.
The trustees of the Atlantic City Public Library
have purchased property at the northeast corner
of Pacific and Illinois aves., and in the course OF
q week will remove the library from the
City Hall to its new home. The library has
thing two thousand volumes at the present
time, and another thousand have been ordered
and will be here in time to place the shelves
when the library gets settled In its hcme The
trustees will try to have the library ready to be
opened New Years Day.
The settlement on the western end of the island
known South Atlantic City is waking up. Only
few weeks ago contract was awarded TO an
Atlantic City builder for the construction of a new
City Hall. and a contract has been given to a
Wilmington Del. man to erect waterworks for the
place. number OF other improvements are con-
tempated, and 1t looks though effort was
being made to rival this resort for opularitys