Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-31
OCEAN CITY PREPARES TO
WELCOME VACATIONISTS
Sewer And Lighting System lmprov-
ed, New Concrete Street Laid,
And Several Hotels Built

Having been spared thus far an ex-
istence almost entirely free from the
ravages of the elements and the in
roads of the ocean upon it's beaches,
which in previous winters brought
such disastrous results, Ocean City
presents somewhat the appearance of
a progressive, growing, little seaboard
city. The vacationists this year will
be welcomed with extended arms of a
populace we'll prepared to take care
of their needs and provide every COM
fort for their recreation. The housing
problem for the thousands of daily
visitors has, it is believed, been
solved.
With city council, headed by May
or w. w. McCabe, the resort is fully
awake to the things expected of it,
and during the winter months the mu-
nicipal body has overcome problems
which have for sometime been consid-
cred necessity. Already plans have
been formulated and workmen are
now engaged on an improved sewer
system for residences and hotels. A
new lighting system worthy of the
city will soon be installed.
The laying of 5000 feet of concrete
as an extension to Baltimore avenue,
the main entrance into the resort, and
pom interesting streets is under con-
temptation. This will be welcome
news to the motorists whose problem
last year was to "find a place to park
the car" More than 5000 motor We
hicles, according to State police re-
ports, entered the city in single day
last summer. A contract has been let
with the Ocean City Ice Company to
supply the residents with 10000 gal
Ions daily of pure artesian water,
pumped from 260-foot well.
More new buildings have been con-
structed and renovations made since
the close of the season last fall than
ever before in a similar period of time.
Before the 1923 season opens, it is es-
timated that building activities will
pass the 100000 mark.
Among the major building projects
now completed are; Apartment house
at Baltimore and South streets, by B.
J. Constantine costing $4,000; resi-
dence of L. F. Purnell, $4,000; w. T.
Purnell, remodeling and erecting adj
ditions to Maryland Hotel on Allan
tic avenue, $4,000; Mrs. Josephine
Hastings, erection of new modern
daylight hotel on the boardwalk at a
cost of $65,O0O.' Another apartment
house on Atlantic avenue is being con
templated by w. w. McCabe at an ex-
penditure of $4,000, and a cottage, to
be erected by Gillette Gill, on Balti-
more avenue, at a cost of $4,000.
A meeting of the Board Of Trade
has been set for the first Monday in
May, when plans will be definitely
made for making and maintaining
Maryland's only seashore resort at
tractive and beautiful. Mayor Nc
Cabe states that 1923 will be record
year for Ocean City, and with that
statement all residents are in accord
BY long-established precedent, the
Fourth of July has been considered
the holiday for Baltimoreans and va
cationists from other cities. Last year
the demand for accommodations was
so great that practically all the hotels
the pier and amusement parlors were
thrown open to thousands on June Is
This year will probably see a repeti.
ton of, the early opening.