New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
ATLANTIC CITY AA,EEF AIRS
TO Celebrate the Com pletion of Pav-
ing atlantic 4Cenue.

Atlantic City. Sept % (specian.-The merchants
along Atlantic avenue and the townspeople gener-
ally are so pleased with the paving of Atlantic
avenue that big celebration will occur when the
work Is completed. The usual parade of the Fire
Department has been postponed so that the fire
fighters will be in line the celebration parade.
and in addition nearly all of the local military
companies. lodges and business associations will
participate There will be fireworks and red fire
in abundance, followed by speeches. etc.
Governor Claude A. Swanson, of Virginia, has
been spending the week here. partly for rest and
partly for the purpose Of attending the Bankers
Convention. which he of the speakers
Thursday.
The Hotel Raleigh. in the upper end of the island
has closed its doors for the season, as usual ana
will open them again until in the spring
The house has had most successful! season In
the winter the house will undergo thorough renova-
ton.
E. NJ Morgan, Postmaster of New York City.
has just to Atlantic City from Washington,
where he went to President Roosevelt Mr.
Morgan is accompanied by his wife. and they VIII
spend two or three weeks in Atlantic City before
returning home. They at the Hotel Dennis
John E. Bird Attorney General Of the State OF
Michigan. has over to Atlantic City for an
extended stay. He is accompanied by his family
and they at the New Belmont Mr.. Bird ex-
poets to spend the entire winter here.
The Council has at last authorized the moving
of the boardwalk in the upper part of the city, and
the boardwalk committee is preparing to adveruSSe
.
will be set three hundred feet nearer the ocean
than the present walk, and about thousand
feet of its length will be built of concrete as an
experiment The cost OF building the new walk IN
the new location will be between $4,000 and $4,000.
but the city will lose much in the end because
the change in location Will bring about 100000
ket that is lying dormant It is hoped TO have
the boardwalk built and ready 10 open early
next spring.
Atlantic City is growing so rapidly that there is
there is not anywhere near enough TO supply the
demand and the only hope seems TO be the de-
velopment of lands in the lower part Of Chelsea
Already there is a great amount Of building going
in that quarter, ana later in the fall and early
in the spring many houses will go up.
Colonel Robert z. Lee, tr., a grandson Of the
MS. He IS above six feet in height and weighs
over three hundred pounds. He is enthusiastic
bather, and in spite of his size is as agile in the
water as many man not half so big
Miss Irene Ackerman OF New York, IS spending
q couple of weeks at the Hotel Ostend. accom-
panied by her mother. Mrs. Katherine c: Fay.
Miss Mary Devine. Miss Eleanor Hampton and
Theodore Hooke. OF New York. who spending
some time here, had enjoyable afternoon the
Chelsea beach, where they built a fire gathered
A party of New York autOmObilists who arrived
the other evening and registered the Hotel Tray
more. was composed of J. T. Benham. George B.
Adams, Albert Covert. Edward Wheelwright and
4. G Nois. They spent the greater part OF the
week here and motored back TO New York yester-
day.
Mrs. c. ". Brandon. of New York accompanied
by her TWO daughters. Is among the fall visitors
at the Hotel Abbey.
John d Montross. New York business man. is
spending couple OF weeks at the Hotel Jackson.
Miss Adelaide Gleason, is spending a fortnight
here as the guest Of Miss Lena Haberly at her
cottage. No 15e states avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. John 5. Markham. of New York.
spending a fortnight here They have taken
a suite at the Hotel Traymore.