Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-12-08
Seem to Favor
e Boulevard
Freeholders Hear Views OF Coun-
~ City OffIcials-S0me OBJ
iecti0ns to Plan

aoOPhto W a OaRC HAoJ Doa
of F%reeholders, the members Of the
board, with the exception of Director
Charles n. Clouting, met, as a com
mittee, in the City Commissioners
room In Ocean City, Saturday after
noon, November rs, 1916. The pur-
pose of the meeting was to confer with
representatives of the governments of
the several seashore resorts, boards of
ascertain the prevailing sentiment in
respect to the expenditure of money for
the construction of bridges and roads
contemplated by the advocates of an
Ocean Boulevard for Cape May County.
Henry Rutherford, Of Cape May,
presided at the meeting and stated its
purpose.
Continuing, Mr.. Rutherford stated
that. being chairman of the commit
tee, he took up the matter with several
bodies in the county but these organ
izations were not ready to report to the
board of freeholders at its first meeting
in November, us called for in the res
olution, and it was decided to hold the
meeting in Ocean City at this time to
hear from those desiring TO express
their views.
Mr.. Rutherford read a remonstrance
from the members of the North Wild
wood Borough Council against the
board building the contem plated tou-
levard because it would increase the
already high taxes.
He next read a petition, signed by II
citizens and taxpayers, requesting the
board to build a public road from a
point In Pacific avenue In the borough
of Wildwood Crest, beginning at the
southerly side of Rambler road, and
extending southerly to Cold Spring In
let or Schelienger's Landing.
Next was read a resolution adopted
by the Stone Harbor Borough Council
approving of the proposed boulevard
and urging its completion at the ear
Hest date possible; also requesting the
early improvement of the county road
in Stone Harbor from One Hundred
and Sixth street to the life-saving sta.
ton and from Eightieth to Eighty-third
streets, this being a portion of the
Seven Mile Beach boulevard connect
ing Stone Harbor and Avalon.
A letter was read from City Commits
sioners r. M. Atwater, ]. P. Delaney
and Frank w. Fowkes, Of Sea Isle City,
in which they expressed the view that
such a highway as proposed would be
of i~ncalculable benefitto each and every
resort through which it passes, as it
would undoubtedly materially enhance
land and property values along the
route as we'll as throughout other parts
of the county by reason of the largely
increased patronage that would result
therefrom.
Continuing, the commissioners said
that it would, in their opinion, be un-
wise to undertake too much at one
time and thus largely increase the tax
rate, and they were in favor of extend
ing the work over a sufficient length of
time to permit of its being accom- plish-
ed without any further increase in the
rate of taxation.
State aid In the work was also adj
vocated by the Sea Isle City Commits
~sioners. at is, we Think the letter
read, "a proposition of such magni-
tude, of such general benefit to the
State, as well as county, that there
should be no hesitation on the part of
the State to lend aid, and, with such
assistance assured, we see no reason
why it cannot be undertaken and COM
pleted within a few years."
A resolution was read from the Bor-
ough Council of Avalon heartily ap-
proving of the proposed undertaking
and urging its early completion.
There was also read a letter to Free
holder Augustus Hilton from the Wild
wood Board of Trade asking the free
holders from Mild wood to oppose any
action by the board of fTeeholders look
ing to the building of bridges or roads
in the proposed Meadow Boulevard
from Ocean City to Cape May.
Mr.. Rutherford stated that after the
board of freeholders had received the
petition from Wildwood Crest they de-
cided to appoint a committee and re-
port back to the board. HI announced
that if there were any persons present
who desired to speak for or against the
proposed improvement the committee
is anxious to hear from them.
Freebooter Fox said he would like to
hear from the Rev. James E. Lake.
Mr.. Lake gave it as his opinion that
there could be only u voice on the
entire subject, and that is to put
through the great ocean boulevard.