The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-04
Mayor Ruffu
Lays Plans
For ReSOft
Optimistic For Atlantic Cifys
Future ProgressPlans #
Bus Lines
WOULD IMPROVE IN
SIDE THOROUGHFARE
Plans Connecting Route For
Absecon Boulevard and AN
bany Avenue Rem0ve
Trolley Lines

Indicative of the fact that TIL
rulers of Atlantic City are men III
vision is the attitude of Mayor A1f
thony NJ. Ruffu, Jr.
Mayor Ruffu is for bigger an
better Atlantic City. retaining ~
excellent things it now possess
and building upon them for the H.
ture.
Mayor Ruff says. The fact tiz1
our population and the populatic
of communities close to Abseco
island is growing SO rapidly BRINE
to mind many of the great prob
lens which must be solved succesa4
fully if we are to grow.
Advocates Stadium.
Mayor Ruffu believes that a great
stadium to care for national and
international meets would pay div
idends. "As one concrete example,
think of the tremendous amount 0f
publicity and goodwill would ~
Atlantic City's if it were the head-
quarters of the annual Army and
Navy game"
A logical point for the stadium
in Mayor Rufus view, is the city
owned land on the Albany Avenue
West Atlantic City boulevard.
The Inside Thoroughfare.
"The Inside Thoroughfare should
have a concrete bulkhead instead
OF the wooden one in use at pres
ent. The western edge is the hrst
glimpse that the visitor gets OF ~
lantic City, and the imprexSi6N
should be as fine as possible.
81 believe that the most effective
means of taking some of the pres
sure from our traffic problem. par
ticularly in the summer. would b.
to have a cross boulevard connect
ing Albany Avenue and Absecou
Boulevards. This would permit the
Philadelphia and New York traffic,
to and from Chelsea, Ventnor. Mar
gate and Longport and towns south
to travel without coming into the
central part of the city and adding
to the congestion. 1t would save
miles and considerable time and
would be worth the money it would
cost to construct.
10000 600 People.
There are 100000 people with
in a radius of 100 miles, from which
we draw our visitors. 1t is almost
impossible to believe that "a years
ago, one man, jeremiah Leeds.
owned all of Absecon Island, and
the island was worth practically
nothing, whereas today, it would
take hundreds of millions of dollars
to cover the assessed valuations.
The main thing that | advocate Is
that the people of Atlantic City be
optimistic"
Other Plans.
Mayor Ruffu has numerous other
plans for civic betterment, and for
the Improvement of the Albany
Boulevard section. Among these Is
the abandonment of trolleys, to be
replaced by modern busses. IT'S
about time that Atlantic Avenue
was rid of unsightly poles and car
tracks," says the Mayor. land |
personally will do all in my power
to bring about this change"
Mayor Ruffu believes that. while
the beach front is the most valua-
BILE property. more attention should
be given avenues and side streets.
and more work done on their beau
LITIGATION.
Stress Optimism.
I'VE are weary of listening to.
business men and others of the
town who go about their affairs
duly, and with dismal utterancea
and predictions. In such a way
they create mental attitude easi-
ly contagious-and an attitude
which precludes progressive enter
prise. and insures failure where
there should be naught but brilliant
success.
Eve have no reason here In this
paradise of resorts to BIZ other than
optimistic. and If there were res
son. it is the poorest sort Of busf-|
ness and civic spirit to loudly pro-
claim the fact. We need Ies9|
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