The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

n tho Uarbor Commission acting M.
vond it's jurisdiction. but even IL 4, b,a
the power to prevent tho operation,
which IL censures. to do SO would No
severe persecution in tho light Of Ses.
bright's extraordinary troubles with ,,bo
natural elements of storms, wind ana
sea In the winter.
In one instance Ransom objects. mend.
ing the Commission's approval. 10 NOV.
ing a cottage from the ocean fror,
across the peninsula to tho river FROM,
In another to rebulldinc hathhouso'
washed away on land not now urdo,
water. in another to piling IN s,one
filling behind a washed out hreakyater.
In another to fixing M the barren spo,
left by the destruction Of tho Cc,,so,
Hotel, All these operations, too. are q,
land not now und-r water.
AZ any rate the resident. though nro
testing loudly and bitterly. have d.
cided to take no notice Of the sec,o
tary's warnings and threats and TO IL,
him start action in the A~tforucv.Go,.
erals office. Then there will he a agb,
Attention was called YESTERDAY, 10 IA,
fact hat the Riparian Commission ,,
operation for upward OF thi-ty.iva ,o,rs
never found fault with Seahrigh. mo.
ertv owners. whereas this Harbor ,.,,,
mission. itself in force only a year AVID
now o to make It's exit As su,b
advances in justification for It's th-a,..
powers which. IL IL commended. were as.
sumed from the Riparian Comm,ssio,
Fielder Fails 10 intervene.
Seabright residents are particular,
Indignant at the n exhibited hy
Ransom. the commissions secref,r,
who has sent out the warning notice,
IL is said that he boosted OF alwav,
carrying "A CUR and blackjack and dd
not mince words in promising arres, IA
a contractors workmen who refused "a
abandon "A pail OF sand swung h,rh
In air.
The contractor wrote a letter " mr.
test TO Governor Fielder In tho ,u,era.,
OF his clients. but the reply N. gn, IN.
dicated that little hope Of relief conf,
he relied upon from the STATE E~xecutiyo
This. together with the fact that On. m
erations complained of are on the prope-'y
owners land far within their right. ,hsy
say-it being impossible 70 h.lli else.
wi,ere-aDJ the additional faciB tina, ,ns
State has refured aid and the lIlrbo,
Commission has failed To recommend any
plan OF improvement Itself. have aroused
In the affected residents n fighting lie.
termination to see the thing ont IN our,
" necessary.
What does the commission eyrec, u,
10 do asked Mayor George w Elliot.
abandon our places and lot me ocean
take what's left or them while yc v.it
for the commission :" aci9 Ransom stvs
we have no right TO do what were
doing. We'll, If the commission has IN.
risdiction over whereof tho water fAwai
II own the whole Of Scabright. ho-4us
We were all under water. And r "a
don't own the property. then " don =
have to pay the mortgages. w r.t.-
had a clear title to it"
Mayor Elliott and the Board Of ida
last winter asked TO- state ara r1'te~,'
aid for protection against The So, and
II was finally agreed that tho state. 'h-
county monmouth, the muui,.pali'j
and the Government would oa,n ~.
tribute $4,000 70 begin tho protected
quarter mile ~hreakwater. r".yirg on A
large Federal appropriation ncNt fin.
hut the State id not grant H. sh4-.
and the proposition fell through Sea.
bright now must RELY on its own ~.
dividual efforts while waiting 70 TIE
Federal Government 10 como 20 IT, ..
lief.