City Council Discusses Signs Graveling Cookman Avenue
Long council sessions run past midnight with debate on street signs on Mattison Avenue and graveling Cookman Avenue. Actions include appointing Marshall Smith for graveling, an awning height ordinance, and a new 12 inch drain contract, plus discussions on asphalt versus gravel and budgeted street improvements.
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Brosh
Kealer
Tes Brosch
Messrs
Wilbur
Jones
Bradley
Kirkbride
Dr. Keator
Pimancoe
Adame Esgress Company
Mattison Avenus
Mada
Goenell
Ordingnes
Deane Pump Company
Jelter Hawkine
Hawkins
Marshal Smith
Cookman Avenue
Keator
Fire and Water Committee
Fiescher Lake
Board of Health
Hhis
Manning
Ten Broeck
Wurroughe
Milan Ross
John F. Hawkins
William Applegate
Coastal Storm Destroys Outer Bulkhead at Ocean Avenue Pavilion
A severe storm last Saturday damaged the boardwalk between Asbury Avenue pavilion and Gehring pier with waves reaching fifty feet in height. The outer bulkhead failed overnight. debris pounded pilings as crews worked to recover timbers and preserve the inner bulkhead to prevent seawater intrusion toward Ocean Avenue and the engine room behind Asbury Avenue pavilion. Senator Bradley instructed protective measures. no pilings were broken, though some were weakened.
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Asbury Avenue Pavilion
Gehring Pier
Ocean
Ocean Avenue
Batley
Bradley
Asbury Avenue
Eea
Joto Ocean Avenue
Steinbach to Light Building with Arc Lamps
A new Steinbach building shows an arc light glow on the first floor last Wednesday evening. Fourteen lamps at 1200 candle power create daylight brightness for color testing, with a private plant deemed cost prohibitive. The Atlantic Coast Company will supply lights and power two elevators. The firm plans to open May 15.
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Steinbach
Steinbach Company
Girt
Atlantic Coast Company
Lamps On Wheels Ordinance Adopted In Asbury Park
City officials discuss bicycle light requirements and speed limits in Asbury Park. Gevator Bradley argues for lights, citing safety for pedestrians. ordinance committee votes to enforce lights and cap carriage and bicycle speed at six miles per hour.
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Gevator Bradley
Couvell
Mesme
Keator
Wilbur
Asbury Park
Orter
Brichwalk
New York
Senator Bradley Corrects Local News About Lung Testers
The article reports Senator Bradley reading a local paper and correcting erroneous items about lung testers on his pavilion beach. He recalls a past lung tester business and explains an inspector warned it could spread diseases, leading to removal from the pavilion to prevent an epidemic.
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Bradley
Iti
Cts
Asbury Avenue
The
Board of Health
Beacheg
Sean
Parker
Bluecoats Ride Bicycles Across City Streets
A police committee ordered officers to ride bicycles for patrol, not for sport or races. Chairman Bradley explains the aim is better local and visitor impression, with officers covering more ground with less effort, and the force approving the new routine.
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Bradley
Saddley the Flower Mounds at Railroad Square
Before the season opens, Railroad Square gains improved look as the Board of Trade and Superintendent Blodgett implement a large mound south of the Main Street crossing to the depot. The heart design is shelved for a substantial new shape, using dirt from Cookman Avenue, topsoil, and Middletown sod. A new sidewalk on Main Street’s west side is also planned.
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Railroad Square
Board of Trade
Blodgett
Main Street
Depot
Cookman Avenue
Middletown
Can't be Chief and Pelicemen
Officer William B. Rogers notified by Council that he cannot serve as chief of the fire department if elected. He had been nominated for the position but withdrew after learning of opposition. Councilmen say he cannot hold policeman and chief simultaneously due to conflict of offices. Sehneider nominated for chief by Wesley Company.
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William B. Rogers
Rogers
Cornell
John L. Sehneider
Wesley Company
Krorhi
Man Kirkbeide
Kirk
Ely
Asbury Port
Atficce
Hawkins
Benjamin Heyman
Supreme Court
Mublinbrink
Long Branch
Muhlenbrink
Otty
E. Schnitzler
Mr. Schnitzler
Schnitzler
Kirkbride
Kingsley Street
Auantic Coast Electric Railway Company
Asbury Park Tax Fight Over Beach Business Licenses
Local council debates a new twenty-five cent tax per bay stall and fifty dollar licenses for livery stables and other beach attractions aimed at funding city services. Deputies challenge equity, outsiders’ payments, and the need for a fair, uniform levy with hearings slated for next Monday.
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Council
Keator
Charles L. Smock
Sewall Avenue
Hoe
Morford& Wikoff
Hawkins Aguredt
Bradley
Smock
Jobn Winans
Hawkins
Mr. Winans
Opening of Steinbach Mammoth Store Delights County Trade
The Mammoth Store opening at Cookman avenue and Emory street on Saturday May 15 promises the largest shop in the region. Four floors host dry goods, fashions, furniture, and more with an electric freight elevator and a new staff led by J G L Schneider.
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Steinbach Company
Cookman Avenue
Emory Street
Hate
Cape
Furni
A. T. Stewart
Lord & Taylor
Sehneider
Oreos Athletic Club forms in Asbury Park
The Oreos Athletic Club is the newest group in Asbury Park formed by local young men last week. Officers include President Charlee Marten, Vice-President E Hendrickson, Secretary J L Vertis, Treasurer H A Watson with E Hendrickson elected baseball manager and H A Watson captain. Finance committee consists of Prem Upham, A Davison, and H Rushton. Constitution and by laws prepared.
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Asbury Park
Oreos Athletic Club
Charlee Marten
E. Hendrickson
J. L. Vertis
H. A. Watson
Prem Upham
A. Davison
H. Rushton
Justice Collins Presided At Monmouth May Term Opening
An unusually large audience of lawyers and citizens attended the opening of the May term of the Monmouth courts at Freehold. Justice Gilbert Collins, recently appointed to the Supreme Bench, presided with a courteous firm manner as jurors and attorneys observed his quick, clear rulings. The court docket included numerous transfers and licenses, with many petit jurors excused until next Monday, and hotel and saloon licenses approved with total fees reaching about 19,150 dollars.
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Monmouth Courts
Freehold
Gilbert Collins
Jersey City
Supreme Bench
Heasley
Monmouth
Bat Association
William
Stevens
Thomas M. Antisell
Wilson Errickson
John
Sickles
J D
James McBeight
I. Borcher
Sanvoe
Rhorid
Alfred Hardy
Hellate
Robert Ka
Horne
Y. Crawford
James Enright
Chas. D. Hendrickson
J. Trafford Allen
Messrs
Waln
Cutberly
Allaire
Mr. Walp
Justice Collinge
Petit Jurame
Collins
Jonathan Dizon
Justice Dizon
Supreme
Common Pleas
Conover
Peter Capobianco
David Garriggane
Marianpa DePessier
John W. Mecen
Va, Middell & Co
Sean Ve
Thomas Dowd
Paul Ate
John S. Hubberd
M. J
Mr. Blake
New York & Long Branch Railroad Company
James S. Parker
Il- Man 8
Combs
Phoebe A. Cottrell
Od Minietratrix
Jeanie B. Cottrell
Supreme Court
Abram L. Osborn
Board of Chosen Freeholder
Mita J. B
George W. Price
Isaac van Leer
John K. Wallace
Circuit
New York Metal , Ceiling Company
William M. Pawley
Sarah P. Walling
Matthias Woolley
Con
Cheap Stationery and Its Effect
An advertising and printing expert advises merchants on printed matter. The author prefers well printed bills on quality paper, arguing that attractive bill-heads reflect a progressive business. He recalls a costly copper plate bill-head with excessive matter and poor layout, urging tasteful office stationery equal to capability.
Six Tons of Iron Spikes Used Annually on Boardwalk
The city uses about six tons of ten inch spikes each year for repairs and additions along the ocean front boardwalk. Spikes arrive in kegs of one hundred pounds. The yearly bill nears six hundred dollars. A barber comments on the scene calling it a clear take-off.
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Ocean Front
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