New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

Only Led Dogs on Board5caB-
Separate Place for Roller Chairs.

Atlantic City. April l (SpeciaD. because Of a
recent act enacted by the State LegisIa ture.
compelling all municipal contracts of 5000 or
more TO be let out bids. the work OF widen
ing the boardwalk is being held back and will
not be completed in time for the accommOda-
ton OF the Easter throng. But the work viii
be hurried through as soon as the forms OF
the new law can be complied with. and the
walk will be completed in time for the OF
the summer crowds.
The hotel men are now urging that a part
of the walk be set aside and rallied off for the
exclusive use of roller chairs. This has not
heretofore been done. and the roller chairs are
constantly running into pedestrians and caus-
ing annoyance. if nothing Many OF
the hotel men are DESTROYS that the cycle
chairs, popular at Palm Beach, be intro
duced on the boardwalk here, and If the part
of the walk is set aside for the chair users
solely it can be done without endangering the
comfort of the pedestrians. The matter viii be
laid before the members of the City Council at
their next meeting.
Plans have already been perfected by Josiah
White & Sons. OF the Marlborough House. for
building another wing to their house. the dupn-
cate of the present structure, the opposite
side of Ohio-ave., at a cost of about SJOOOOO
The two wings will be Joined by bridge across
Ohio-ave The work on the operation will begin as
soon as the bill permitting the bridging OF the
street can be got through the City Council When
the wing is complete this one house will be
able to accommodate nearly fifteen hundred
persons 1t viii then be the largest house on
the island.
Captain Clark. the veteran volunteer" life
saver. has returned TO Atlantic City He stiu
wears the high hat and the velvet coat which
have gained for him the sObriquet of the Vel
vet Coated Hero" Clark comes 70 the shore
as regularly as the summer follows the spring
and when ne makes his appearance one may
safely wager that tho summer days are not
far distant. Just a. present he is making
preparations for applying for one Of the hero
medals offered by Carnegie. Captain Clark
declares that he has been instrumental in saving
more than thousand persons from drowning
and holds that should entitle him recogni-
ton in the claims for a Carnegie medal
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Godfrey OF Merton
Penn, who have leased the cottage OF +. NJ.
Downs, No. 3.525 PacIfc-ave. Chelsea. arrived
in the city to-day. Mr.. Godfrey. who is presi-
dent OF the Philadelphia National Bank. VIII
shortly sail for Europe leaving his family here
for the spring ana summer.
No more dogs running loose ON the boaydwa!.,
after to-day. That is the order which has gone
forth from Mayor Stoy. and II dogs are rot held
in leash by their owners attendants they Will
be picked up by the dog catcher and impound-
ed. This viii fan harshly ON the owners OF many
of the pet dogs which have held their sway on
the walk in the past and. incidentally on the
dogs. TOO. There has heen so much complaint
about the nuisance caused to pedestrians espe-
cially children, that the Mayor has decreed that
dog shall be permitted the walk except in
leash.
Captain and Mrs William Palmer and Miss
Palmer. of Philadelphia. have come To their
summer cottage here. after spending the vim
ter in their town house.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hume. Of New York.
are among the visitors at the shore for the Len