New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
ON ASBURY PARK BEACH.
Many Improvements Under City
OzCnership-PIans for Summer.

| Asbury Park N. J.. June II (SpeciaD.-With two
| new pavilions the boardwalk. a new and modern
| bathing establishment. and with the entire shore
| front embellished with pretty flower beds. Asbury
! Park prdes herself having the finest stretch OF
| beach front in America. The improvements to the
nile OF beach ACQUIRED by the city little
more than year have cost in the nelghborhood
OF $4,000. thousands more are to be expended
before the betterments contemplated are completed
At the foot Of Asbury-ave.. adjoining wesley
Lake. up to date casino occupies the former site
of the stuffy old pavilion at that point The casino.
of Colonial design $4,000. 1t is 225 feet
long and $50 feet wide. 1t will seat 5000 persons
The boardwalk extends through the west end of the
structure while a smokers gallery occupies por-
ton of the building. wide promenade extends
around sides. 1t is glass inclosed so that II
be used in winter we'll as summer. A dozen
booths for the sale Of merchandise, as we'll as
telephone and telegraph Offices parcel rooms and
information bureau, occupy portion OF the
ground floor. At night the casino is lighted BY
three thousand incandescent lamps. the power being
provided by a plant recently Installed by the
city and located Just west of the casino.
At this same point. has been built the new
bathing establishment. There are two tiers OF
lighthouses each compartment much larger and
better ventilated than the old ones. The lower tier
of houses is underneath the boardwalk and all
bathers patronizug this group must use an under
ground passage in going TO and returning from the
beach In all. there Will be three thousand bathing
houses scattered along the beach this summer. and
innovation be introduced provides for night
bathing by electric iGht.
There is now nearing completion at the end
OF FIfth-ave. pretty arcade OF Moorish design.
This building is to cost $4,000. IS 30 feet long and
80 feet wide. 1t wall seat FIVE thousand and will
be lighted by thirty-ive hundred electric lamps. n
feature Of the arcade is the massive circular gal
iery from which an excellent view OF the espian-
end the boardwalk, The arcade IS glass inclosed
700, az 20 oe DoyS LOT me Sale o. "s"'
The boardwalk. after dark IS a blaze OF light
a festoon Of lncaEuescent lamps eAJeA4ing along
the entre sea end OF the promenade.
dsHsuIed the leach have been oaAtcratcd. and IN
Sr afe eG aGdae s @a ePoyed
by he King Of Wurtem5eTg-has adorned these new
teal plants. and later a suHken garden is TO be
clubhouse for ANGLERS. This is located on the hsh-
under The supervision Of the Asbury Park Fishing
club wacA is composed OF resident and visiting
Excellent music has been provided by the city
years associate leader of sousas famous olEsn!za-
uon. has been engaged as bandm2ster and has
over forty musicians. TWO concerts are given
evening sacred concert is rendered. These CON
cs ss are re- 1ut dualio.s desiring reserved
grade entertainments is to be given in the casino
Nth the recent grading and eraveilng Of Fourth
and ocean aves, every thoroughfare in the resort
Is now improved and IN fine condition cor wheeling
CIlVlng or mO5llnR.' OCean-aVe.. which skirts the
boardwalk; is nearly mile in length and makes an
ideal speedway.
Plans for Carnival Weok-the last week +. Au-
Gust-have already been completed. and the com
mission having charge OF the various events prom
ises number OF agreeable surprises. The masked
fate on the boardwalk is down for the evening OF
Monday. August %; the queens coronation ball
for the evening Of Tuesday, august 80. and the
baby parade for the afternoon OF the following day
| '.MUmmer" organizations from Ncw-York. Phila-
delphia and other nearby cities will Invited to
! participate IN the masked revel Queen Ttania
viii b. crowned in the ca no. and later in the even
| Ing will dance with her subjects and admirers The
queen this year Will be a Nsw-York miss.