Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-09
A Brooklyn Man Makes Sugges
lions TO the Board Of Trade

Albert Hart and his wife left for
their home in New York City on Mon
dav afternoon last. Mr.. Hart owns
the Brooklyn Apartment house, At
laptic and wildwood avenues, and
everything being rented now for the
summer in his building, he says he
was crowded out and forced to cut
short his vacation. His son, Lewis
Hart, IS year old and standing elk
feet one inch without shoes on his feet,
enlisted July IL in the u. s. Field Ar
tillery, I'd battalion. and sent to Camp
Zachary Taylor, in Kentucky. Upon
arrival there the young man, much a.
gainst his will, was assigned to a cler1-
cal position in the paymaster's of1ce
Lewis was anxious and eager TO train
and be hurried over to France, where
the battles are on; and now wishes he
knew nothing about typewritiDg and
office work. MI. Hart is a member OF
the Wildwood Board of Trade and an
enthusiastic boomer Of the city. He
desires to be placed on record as favor
ing for next season, the employment
of a band to furnish music free to prom
enaders. He is an advocate Of a pier
to be Owned by the city. Immediate
ly in front of the band stand or stage,
he would have placed q number OF
chairs, to be sold by subscription at
S. each, giving the purchaser a season
right to same. Let us call this group
of seats the parquette. Next to the
parquette, he would arrange the family
circle. to which a general admission OF
ten cents (1Oc) each would be asked
for each concert. Outside these W
groups of seats, Mr.. Harris diagram
shows a big, wide, free promenade, en-
circling the entire hall, and carried out
to the ocean font. To some persons
this plan of Harris may seem chemeri-
cal; but we give it to the public for
consideration at his request. All prom
enaders could listen to the music as
they passed or paused in their rounds.
This is an English arrangement. MI.
Hart says this lie the way they DO 1t
over at the watering places in merry
England. Mr.. Harris diagram may
be seen in the Journal office window.
Asked if he favored the completion OF
the newly-projected golf course, Mr..
Hart replied, Yes and non' He said
he was game when he paid his $50
Board of Trade fee, on Saturday May
Sd, the day after that sensational and
exciting Board of Trade meeting on the
night of May I'd, and at which meet
ing Mr.. Hart made a speech. 1t is
probable he would have taken one, or
maybe two Of the 400 golf subscrip-
tions offered at SIS each, but for n GER
tain clause in the proposal. Mr.. Hart
plainly is in for a free-for-all arrange
ment; and thinks that no privilege
should be accorded to a hotel proprie-
tor that would not be similarly extend
ed to any other member. His denun-
citation of the present inadequate SER
vice in present garbage removal was
severe. stStraws often show which
wsy the wind is blowing" and indi-
cations seem to point now to some
change in the music plans for next
season. What the Mature of these
changes will be, it is too early yet to
speculate. II the gates which have for
so long a time barred the public from
passing around the Casino, were sud-
denly thrown open, the impetus given
to this first radical change would be
so great as to be magical to behold.