The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-05-01
Great Number Of Visitors
Makes the City By the
Sea As Gay As If It W ere
June
ON The BOARD WALK
EARLY OPENING OF THE SEA-
SON BRINGS SMILES TO cor
TAGE OWNERS AND HOTEL
KEEPERS FACES
Special to .The Jersey CITY News.,,l

ASBURY PARK, April 80. 1906
Advanced spring weather brought peo-
pie down to the shore for over Sunday in
larger numbers than had been antici-
pated, and the hotel men had busy time
Of it taking care Of the unexpected in
fiux. The boardwalk all day long had a
mid-June aspect. With the arrival of
May tomorrow the summer season will
begin in earnest. Band concerts daily
on the beach from now on are entirely
within the range of possibility. Signor
Campoina, of Newark, and his thirty
piece organization, have been in negotia-
tion with the beach commissioners. They
desire a contract to end at the beginning
Of Arthur Pryor's contract, and 1he prpo-
osition is regarded by the citizens here
very favorably.
The beach bond bill election has been
carried through quite tamely, but with
entire satisfaction. and the beach com
missioners now expect TO have in hand
shortly all the ready money they need. In
the election but 107 votes were cast, and
only thirteen of these were not in favor
of the measure. It is believed the pre-
hminares of the bond issue will have
been perfected to insure the sale of a
small portion of the issue by June 1. No
great improvements are called for at
present, and certainly none win be at
tempted this spring.
Both Mayor Atkins and the beach
commission are in favor of sweeping
changes next fall, however. It is al
ready planned to extend the Arcade, at
the foot Of Fifth avenue seawards so
that its capacity will be twice that of
the present structure. Another of the
improvements to be taken up then viii
be the extension of the board walk north
lLolI It's plescHL tSAuluuS aL tAS 1oot "a
Eighth avenue
Preparations are being made at cot
tages throughout the resort for their
summer occupancy. and the first of the
month will see the return of host of
the summer colony Folks are coming
down earlier and earlier each year A
half dozen years ago nobody thought of
beginning the season here until at least
June /. Inc season at t sent stage
is at least month le his end,
and has been lengths ee that
much on the other, 50 scores of
summer places are open half of the year.
A decided stimulus TO the early COM
ing of the summer contingent is furnish
ed by the railroads, which this year are
doing more than they ever have done
for the convenience Of the early trav-
eler. Season Communication tickets were
issued April /, such as formerly could
not be had until May, and the early
railroad service is also improved. Sey-
eraq new fast trains go on the first of
tle month, anu the sodHuy 1ooh uott
service Of the Central Railroad begins
next Saturday
Citizens of the town have raised CAL
ifornia relief fund. which has reached the
1900 mark. and quarters of this
sum came from the popular subscriptions
of small sums. The rest was taken in at
monster benefit performance furnished
by local talent at the Casino. A contri-
button of $40 came from residents of
Spring Lake
Word has been received by Mrs. Bruce
S. FSeator from her sister, Mrs. Isabelle
Harrington, Californian. who was at
Berkeley during the earthquake, and that
she, her friends and their home escaped
damage. A communication has also come
from Joseph Harris, an Asbury Park
business man year ago, that he and
Thomas Fletcher, with whom he was
staying, have escaped physical injury,
though they lost all their property. Mr..
Harris, on the afternoon before the dis
aster, purchased half interest in print
ing business in Laguna street. San Fran
cisco, which was totally destroyed the
next day.
So many legal complications have fol-
lowed the two Sheriff sales of the beauti-
ful Allenhurst Clubhouse. across the lake
it begins to look as if this property
would not open this year. Objections to
| the second sale, made about ten days
ago. have been fled by Counselor @. Y.