New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
The Steel Pier Company Making
IreDrOUements.


Atlantic City. Oct 15 (SpeciaD.-The Steel Pier
Company has decided TO tear down the little frame
structures opposite the pier on the boardwalk and
replace them with modern brick. stone and iron
buildings, Of the hrepr0Of variety. Already the
tenants OF the properties are moving out. and by
the early part Of next month all will have been
vacated and the work Of razing the buildings
will begin 1t is expected that the new stores will
be completed by the early spring. that the ten
ants will be able again go back n the board
walk There was some talk 70 the effect that the
company would put up a new theatre IN the rear
OF their buildings the inside OF he boardwalk
but that project has been given Up. and they will
stick the stores alone
The Savoy Theatre. has closed for few weeks
so that alterations can be made They VIII widen
the place by taking in what was formerly the
dining room OF The Blue Cavern Grotto. and will
run the side walls up that they VIII set about
double the present height The stage will be great
ly enlarged and improved. and every effort made
make first class theatre It is said that the
theatrical syndicate has taken an interest IN the
place and that soon the improvements are
completed viii present number Of the syndicate
attractions there. About $1,000 VIII be expended IN
improving the theatre.
The fortune OF the amusement enterprise known
as Luna Park at Coney Island. has not scared the
men who have been negotiating for a lot Of beach
front property IN the lower part OF che city with
q view TO establishing similar attraction there
The men still carrying their negotiations
through the medium OF a local real estate man.
and he is responsible for the statement that It Is
likely TO be closed in a few weeks They are ne
gotiating FOR nearly a million dollars worth OF
property
Judge Allen b Endicotr has recommended that
& decree OF divorce be granted Wan Kee. China
man. OF this city. from his wife. who is barely
more than child. She was sold to him when moth
ing much more than baby. But she brought
up In this country. liked the ways OF the American
women with whom she came in contact. and De-
cause she wanted 70 live and dress Ike them she
and her husband had q number OF quarrels he
tried 70 make her live like the women do IN China
and she rebeIled. They had some words ard she
broke out OF her husbands house with an AKA
great deal Of interest is centred in a coming
race between the yachts owned by Captains Parker
and Mills Of the Inlet deeJ- Both men are conf
dent in the sailing qualities Of their boats. and
each has put up $500 toward the purse Of 800
which will be the stake for which the race viii
be sailed AL arrangements have been made ex-
cept fixing the date and that will be done the early
part OF next week by regatta COMMITTEES which
Is to be appointed
The work Of building the new boulevard across
the meadows is getting along well and by the latter
part OF next week all the sand Will have been
pumped in between the mud and sod retaining
banks which have been completed The con-
tractors VIII then lay the TOD dressing OF gravel.
and when that is done the road VIII be thrown
open 70 the public The road was TO have been
com pIeted last spring. but the contractors en-
cOUntered salt ponds. 20 which there seemed to
be bottom at all and Il took them much longer
TO pump in the sand than they had calculated upon
The boulevard viii be kept exclusively for the
use OF teams and automobiles No trolley line viii
be permitted build that road. a new road
Is being surveyed along The meadows between
Soule-s Point and Absecon. and soon as the
boulevard across the meadows Is completed work
Will be started the other road The trolley line
the present shore road spelled II TOR driving
and aUtonObiItng purposes.
AL speculation 10 the sale OF Young's Pier was
ended yesterday morning. when Captain John l.
Young transferred al his interests n the pier.
hotel. ice plant and fish market the XoUng's Pier
Corporation The transfer OF these properties in
vClyeu the OF g. 90. The new owners Ilnrne-
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possessions Al meeting OF tnS stockholders
OF the GOungs Pier Corporation held yesterday the
following olcers and directors were elected; PresI
I---t So7eI4 4AoIHLs2n seeEsl4ry and treasurer
EraeS- s7--.1cnettoEe oo-T9 q directors yosep 2
vii 5eyin iun1edsteIy TnaIIIu, series of radicsI
changes IN the appearance OF The Pier. Just soon
On tie Sutsiie ana nside Of the s1rtctu-e sx5ire
10 take their places The pier will be run Tor the
visitors and residents OF Atlantic city. and not as
advertising medium The entire exterior OF The
pier Will be tepalaIed- - VII oe ilSnt Dun with
white trimmings The structure Will also be re-
sreaLy oeelolsd N "a C,;1t-s ~ - Cs
WILL De the sole manager OF the pier under the
ownership Oc the corporation Among the visitors
from New-TOrk and Brooklyn registered at the
GhaISonts-1Ir and SIrs. J. Forsheira. the Rev.
r l. Whitney. Mr. and Mrs. ". SJendardC, Miss
Gilbert Harry Nichols, Z F. HaighL G. Hunter.
and Mrs. d. Falks Z W. ROckafellow. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Z Dewey. Mr.. and Mrs. =. W Sewell.
7. 7. OckarSJn, Mrs Il l. Boswell. 7 W. SurbTuE
and Mr. and Mss WardenbUrg.
Deunis-Ailss Davis, Mrs. \ G. Dickinson. Mrs.
Q. \ Norris, J. w. Lester, Harry Nichols, Mr.
and Mrs r r. Ealght, Mr. and Mrs. q. H Hun
Duu.Up-Alr and Mrs Grapewin. Miss y. Beau
mont, Mrs. II. Nsnderhof, y r OCoDnoC. S A.
Miller J. 3. Moore, E Neuman. Mrs. NeUUan and
Ciregn's-Mr ana Mrs. Roberts Mr. and Mrs j.
T Smith Mrs @. \ Bushnell H @. LOnery. J. P.
Joseph. j. Walsh. J. DaIny and " ?. DaIuy
stauheld. Mrs Tweed NJ I. Morgenroth. T. J.
Lewis Or and Mrs 5. . Wilgres. ~ J Ford
bard. Mrs W. H Treaves. ?. Neisen, Z. Brunce
Mrs. W 4. Stearn- p Nexser Mrs. A. P. Meade
and J. P. Dryden
Jackson-ars. T. Ballen. Mrs W Fl Nelson. T
r Mclaughlin. A H Runk, w. z. Copland J. W
COldwell. J. II. Bross, A Rel, Miss Bell E. D.
Woodruff. Mrs. Woodruff. T. E. lockwood and
Marlborough House-C. C Thompson. A Graft
j JJ;-N a. Hartman F. A; Scranton. E T; Belan, H, T
White J. 9 Richardson, T Artland- g r Hen
drlcks u stewart and A. Z. SerriOne.
. Rudolph-E G Paima6urg, .. Katznan. F. A.
Scranton, F. e. Palmarly. A c. Dsrmis II c.
Dermls. W Cohen, Mrs y. Booth. II. T. Martin
a. e White. Mrs d. T. White A Q NJ Waite.
D G. White J. .. Rockwell and NJ Frank
Traynors-Alr aHd Mrs. s Llchtenstein z. NJ.
BuLowa. Mrs Lpser. Mrs. j. W. Earl A. II.
HaUght. q. Babcock. Mrs. ]. d. Ryter " FTeTnpIe
Mrs n g. DlcRinSOn Mrs. @ A. Morris = Risk
f Nauhelm, H Unger and Mr. and Mrs Upiohn
Rutter. \. Schider. ]. A Nench J. : Ioft and A
schericS-