New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

Wesley lakes before they close the bargain The
Founder it is believed. will consent to the
proposition
Asbury Park was discovered, founded developed
and nurtured by Mr.. Bradley. It wilder
ness and barren sand waste Ia 1871 when the
property bought by him for $4,000 1t was he
who purchased the first lot ever sold in Ocean
Grove and when he down to that embryo
campmeeting resort to inspect his new property
he was struck with the beatty of the property ad-
Joining Ocean Grove on the north, and he pur-
chased L.
Mr. Bradley was in poor health at the time. but
he came here had his possessions surveyed. acted
as his own SUPERVISOR worked hard getting his new
town in shape for the inhabitants, who soon began
10 pour in. and the tasks he performed in the sea
air soon restored his health.
The new resort named in honor OF Bishop
Francis Asbury the pioneer Of Methodism in
America This name chosen partly as com
plnent 10 Ocean Grove and partly hecause EHr-
Bradley was local preacher III the Methoulsl
Church. II the first made to order resort "h
the Atlantic Coast for Mr.. Bradley insisted 'lal
the streets should be uniform and wide, and that
there should be numerous parks and squares i"r
The thousands who he predicted would hock 10 me
place Then. again. he decreed that the Town ne
discovered and built should he free from the curse
80 l;,,,or ssfoors and every deed contains clause
tbat the nropertv shall to the original pro-
prietor in case the purchaser permits hquor 10 oe
sold the premises
this day there are licensed saloons in Asoury
Park or in fact. within mile of Wesley Lake.
which divides Ashury Park from Ocean Grove
Liquor is sold in the hut surreptitousiy' ana
Mr. Bradley has spent thousands OF o"iaIS "a l.e
lss+ ,bir,, ,.rs in prosecuting those who violate
the anti-!iquor selling laws
The resort prospered far more ina" ...t
Founder" had dreamed. Because of its pfohlpllloh
Ieanings and the straight laced rules governing 'e
beach II WAS ridicued by the press, but despite Au
yersa criticisms the resort continued to hourlsh
until now the winter population OF the cry anu l'e
.6i.oe,t ,o,7s numbers 10000. and III summer
Asburv Park alone contains $1,000 persons
NJ pradIav has made considerable money out OF
ais investment but not one-tenth OF "ha' II H 80
.ess conscientious spectators would nave maui
Fen cars ago ne insisted that the city should own
he beach and he offered to sell it TO the municiia
rv for $50 COO. Enabhng acts were paSseu - -
legislature but obstacles arose from tlhle 10 'i
s-a,-, she transfer from being made so the mat
has hung fire -. 49, ,o;r+ that
ra.a,,l,- however q lawyer raised the point 'n"'
a. Eradlev. when he plotted the io"r iaiu ,,ie
,e.cb front out public PARK. anu nc ~
original map on file in the Couli'y -, his dis
r.LoIs elbows this be the fact w lii4 Tel
sIeenoo 81 made the Board OF lrAoe; l,o'en
Keepers Association ana t surrender the beach,
oeefher with several parks and ms n vent stem
t -aTS s vere about bring suit IN e2 tt
when Mr. Bradley an elpir.1 the ownership of the
seacb and marks in dispute rms M "a 1891 70
blocked the aldereId e vears ago sell the shore
o3t 70 The civ for $4,000 ana Tor 200 - s75 600.
s2gid fhGoW are Worth Library sqgare
sbnb oId be cheap $3.50 and s I've 70, 01ner
slo - as brear hing spots, valued az $3.50 ~ IL
r. bssh nroperty alone, with the oos1o marI1'
,aTlions fishing pier bashhopS Sc tb cttV has been
sfersd nearly 81 10000 worth OF noioiI sS i0 ''7
or $4,000. ,,sr.I offer was made the
axpayers held mass meeting ana Te,s shanSon
hetr rorase5 suit ejectrnent ana A.oepn az az
--oaosition This tn Aldermen d
80 o bb,t they insisted that MI Bradley
.bn,d 20 90 reI;,o1is his rights In the lakes ana
Ia little
The city as soon as IL comes IN - -oyer1ents
.hore front. will spend s2so sy9 If mourn design
hreeqasrters of mile long and nifty tsei batbins
sssinn -n.ic stand and paVilions nsM .. 20 30 lie
houses and IN fact everything necessary 10 Mi if
bea CHI front the finest IN the @orIu enc sew
municipal Ownership OF the beach VIII SNAAA'