Ocean City Sentinel CUTS FINANCES Hvi

IN GOOD SHAPE;Sss

tot the‘r»»l i«n J « rxJ*r<ltriK'yMil it would be better t<

R. CURTIS ROBINSON

Editor and Prop"''" 0 '

OCEAN CIT*. - - NEW JERSEY

Inter-State ’Phone No

et. and lbey me i' rt m, Ijtt a> <-«r- j.

SE ti: E , 1 ^ K i,,. ^ T3 AcoB scHUFF REMARKABLE X-MAS SALE LlSSt-SSK JJ. " SUITS OVERCOATS and SHOES lac^ti^embertEiii. mo. rnaa nr«wd. PMw «ad Cafeae Jany. -wvd in.* T . ’ . . i ■ i •.«..! .ii- <t\-l>-xiu SIhks. Take attY^intarm or

erwleit rlwek.drwtrulo'llie oMcr «il itir ak«a a >:o iallj Qrlera

' The host make of Hijlh C.ra.ie Clothing ami up to-rl.ite Styl^ m raoidiirviry low prices before Christmas laa’k at out goods ami ] n

*“* 0. «^srt?3f"w . VSi^.tssaffffss’fssal The Pontiere • : „'V. ;*■ > - < boot ; shoe i»2Kj1 every year aim* tbe city waa Ints.r P ,^ Ulll pef cent.! J-et.-.,'.» .11 mu. or ' P -..,«-.i. Dv/W 1 „ IV/I-e

MEIN S SUITS AND OVERCOATS

$7 50 $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 and $18.00

Our Regular «.o.oo, S15 00, JrS.oo, OV, 1 " 1 ff 5 ,- 00 ™“'» *

ertalii Jew obitBalioua of I lately and exactly be • r In advance, but tnaii; unly t* approximattsl, and

REPAIRING

SHOP

Indulged I

>K awImmluRly, with I f tills policy tuo lane |. only . mo ”*** h ^ d

Mack aotne. poor child bappy by

giving It a CbrUtmaa pr«aeut. ^ | leaa. but uaually more!, II

■ ; to transfer from one app

Now there l« talk! of abcllablng tbe anolher. Kor instance, atiTn.rrgvnry j “‘.'.•'rna’ (lolley boards of freeholder* In lbt» Hlafe and unex|>ec(e<llv rotulre the plac- our mi-take, h eaUbllahlng eomml.«lon. to lake their ( mg of addllloiial policemen or delee'| |reae In tiot P.la«.’ 1 U*W during Ibe.ummer. or •nre bo«-'«'‘ | 'J^J^“.v, ow , 1 ,

ituight rut or burd. uecediitallng tbel r ,. h th ,. ye , r matead of lettlug

There's qurtt a little »lre pulling i |(Urcll>lK . of> , houMlld ol rbou*- i«oeflelatte* bear a ' now going on among th<« who de-| snl , dld |.r.' worlji bf im-e. whieb dens In the future

sire Jobe uuder the city for tbe next I ^ no , liavr bce’/provlded lor. or an year or two. ; | unusual amount .f bathing or a -eric

>f'ba<V,underto«'* might unexpetjedly ’ 1 neceesltate additional guarda lo pro-

REPAIRING NEATLY DONE »lb-91fl Anbury Ave.. Ocean City, N. J.

ABBOTTS’

S.?SpaSsfSM5’5.|Ald«niBy. Dairies . - : ■ ■ 1 V l- , ........ •

T remeridou Bought a New York manuf.icutn

t this time of tbe year..

,alou to 1, there

.-•1 ;

“ * oompialul about expm- ... The rates. From tbe amount of dlvldeud. ] 0(>l L tbe expreas companies are said to pay • b|||( aod H | irUn >rt unpanl.' Year* atock-bOlden. It It evldeot that th* 1 ^ ,„| lcplue u were not paid Kir three

' month-. Bird from that time uutil thin

always bad to wait tllljtie

the year.

•Now. referring|o lire flpwurl dll lop «f Ocean I'Hy Id'-getieti not newrly so bad as painted., i cuogratulation rather than otherwise A* a maUer i the deficit wukfti Mr. Headley ■rred to J* a cumulative quantity, aud, bile it doe- exist this year or at this me. it ha> been accumulating to years, and It la nut fair-.to ^-bargr i against this year merely because wc us a: thl- time 1 her ibat the year before I a-sumed office there was a deflcll flOOUO Prior to that and sut quent to that there have been smaller deOcits till llie aggregate since the bom >ue of about twelve years ago amouu about fIS 000. as ueatly a-'can b tlmated before tbe eud of this yeai Ho,it Is uut fair to say there 1* a dcticlt of $18,000 IhU year andfurther err by that tlte IISJSW deflcll will rally In tbe future latter of fact, the appai deflrtl of Ibis year la due

(Incioded

Iwud .issues unless clearlj

id warranted

hlcli has accumulated hei

Ith the shortage due-to .uncpiiecteu j

■out thirty minutes by. a boud* l-'Uc.. 11 'i* c-hici— i.s - ..id I title would have ticen said or 01 He*" 11 ie thought of It. but It Is belter to take 1 tu. u#D«ro( sal public Into our ooufldence. and a r-uj»* u^ssmr n,

Seventh St. and West Ave. Ocean City, N. J Ivolce Dairy l>rodi

Butter and Eggi

CITV** FUSAJSCKW CfOOO - Tboaeof tbe city’* taxpayers who were net fortunate enough lu be at the meeting of tbe Board of Trade. Friday evening, missed a munMpal treat lu tbe form of a frank and tboroogb dlseuaaion of the city’s financial affairGathering f.om tbe remarks heard after the dlacusalon, those present mere well sells Cod that the city is lu good hands and In flrsl-class shape

Tbe Hkxtinki. » Ubes Us rea ’ere a

very ‘’Merry Cbgtatmas!'

This la tbe season of good-w III to all. May this * pint be prevalent throughout tbe world. May II especially ifppaal to tbe people of Ocean City, a /reaort founded upon Christian prioapie*, and Iftiiee* ba any bare with unkind fast logs or anUmenU against ano let him thoughtfully ponderpvetntie words of Him who said: Peace

goad will to men oftble earth.

uSSv night,' "expra-ed the view

that property owner* should be nr fled by the city whan etreet Improi

meotaarelo be aiade Property owneraboaMbevean opporionlly to build their atraata If they ep desire. All prop«rt» owner* do not ice the ctly notice*

to tbe local papers. ' Other

Blswtwc.

-^AlOmncti’s meeting Monday night. Mayor Crease again called atteolion lo aaod Mowing tntn streets Borne steis should be taken lo here lots covered with gravel, an ae lo bold tbe sand Mr. Craaaa referred partleulariy to Bay ard Haven avennes. Sixth. Beventb and North stivets Owners of lots ' - ^ <ft „

City Eogineer B. L. Goff, Baardoffmde meeting Friday nlgbt. again anted that act ton be taken look bag toward tbe bunding of tbe proposed br>«gs acraas the bay. Heal vocated that U be construi ’

‘ an City

Of tbe Kev. E. K

tbe eppropriation raise $8,114 #0 for adeflcil created . ago. and the cash payment of $8 iiui * ■ nermaneul or lasting Improieits. which, under the ordinary practlce.spould hair been subjects of. a

liscussiou of Ihe whole I

••l am sorry tb have taken -o unsii ] ' yonr time. but. by. w ay of recapltulaon, I wish to emphhstagjtie reference isde by Mr. Headley to tbe nearly flO.tW worth ol permanrut Improvements, and add to that tbe >40 000 State school nod county tax. tbe f-l.-OiUfiHretiring old bond Issue*, tlie iriy llO.OUtl appropriated for retiring old floating deflrit. jud you will gt with me, that, with the over 000 first deducted, there I- little ready money' lo run the ctly with: but we cau Ibis year, or any year to tbe’ future, take care of $40 UIIO Slate school and county tax. $£'>.000 for bunds aud take care of the running ex|*aaes of the rtty, provided we do not attempt to make permanent aud extensive improvement* or take care of past drlU-U-aud provided the’ county and Slate school taxes do nut continue To gn out of all proportion to our own lor ex penses. So j consider Ocean City excellent liuanclal condition, and its prospects were never better than now. ’•It has always been a bobby of mine ty bave a city comptroller One has at last been aiccted It is not fair to calf on him yel. for ba baa not taken oflicc. but I know he has •done -omr hard.couscienliou* work.aud I should le glad to learn whal be has lo say of Ocean City’s financial coudllinu. Hr lias not been In ofliue loug enough to become corrupted, and. while lie Ipare and undeflled. 1 know yon will

believe him "

City Comptroller-elect Mow rer said e had gone far enough Into Ocean lly’s affairs to satisfy himself Ibat tlie resort I*In good financial shape

learn roller which should last t>

. r twenty years, add which cost about $1700: the building of Ibe best dram Ocean City has—a Hr*4-claas Iron drain u piling down' Eleventh street, an '

bleb, constructed large and permi

eutly as it la. ehould last for generakiua. It eo* $4000. .Another Iters

Oder Ibis head Is tbe tot nei pre«etit etty toU on Asbury a-

w hich was paid for this year entirely

for tbe benefit of tbe future, Ocean City could not be aqpeex r eucoessurs build a creditable city

ill Tula lot oo-t IJfofxi

These Hems, paid for this year, lount to about $8,700, which, jdded to Ibe $8,114 tbe old deficit wl ipted to-^4ire Mils yealV < . at for-any apparent or so-called

of appropriatloni

rar's Uicome has tebn entirely take care of tbts yc&a> running

expenses andean do so ku Ibe fulurt w ltb-ea-e if tbe same economy Is u-ed In tact. Ocean City could pay Its bllh fur 1810 out of 4be appropriation* aud have money to loan If It were not for a eomhlnaUou of circumstances over

which we hare oo control.

"Oureouuty tax baslucreased in Ibe last three year, from $1X000 toailllle more than |24.a» Our

Jax In the same lime h from no,000 lo .more I ban

that, out of Ibis yegf’s taxes from the first money* reeel fed. we pars over ‘ tbe county for Biale school aud couu taxes over $38,000. Oat of the ne mooey that cornea along we have ~ le over $24.008 for slukiug fund

e arhoo

be (raid this year. bati_ past. Tbe only part 1811 plays In Ibis transact ton Is to produce the $24,OU(i. and it must bf done. * -In felling'to bond for the W.tTto worth of permanent Improvetneoi

rter Seminary Che-ter. Fa. Tbe Kev Mr..White will visit his parent* H North Carolina, during tbe bolldayi

Mlas'iAxxie Bcbdck and Mrs K A. Bourgeois were each presented snb a aoM ptacaby tbe paetor. the I lev. K E. White, at tbe Immanuel .Baptist I'bureh, Buoday evening: In epprecla-

Hc added Rial there is no reatoh whv ie cily sliould uot close tbe year 1811'

Hh cash In tbe treasury. s

Mayor t're—* pud Harry Headley icb took exeeptlon to tbe wr •“

» post-card railing Ihf ie Hoard of Trade lo thk Secretary Otter M Tuwm

issued tbe ‘Joker” call, lo get a crowd out, said ba Ml Ibat almost any kind ol a call was vindicated, fur I he meet - ig had been efieettve In bringing uut _ good deal of valuable Information which tbe public has not understuud and therefore ha* mi-judged Ha said Ibat for bis part he was glad tu get*tbe (arts direct and felt that Ibe city was In excellent financial couditlun.

» mi-judge »ie said ' , >u«tlc really knows ie better tbe |>eople

HI* object was to exaod try lo get elty-af

fairs straightened. All tbe adfbluis'rations have been almost alike. He would not try lc dodge respoustbilltlea for previous administration*. The ap propria Ho ns bave been overdrawn Mil* year Ibe same as In every year, and I Cannot be ebown lo the oontrarv. Just because tbe money has not been paid out It cannot be said ttiat the appropriation* are not overdrawn $5000. George Barrett, a cottage owner Ii the ubrtb section of the city, said he

arltb t

uaocla! coadltton. a* revealed by tbe

discussion during Ibe evenlug. Otben spoke In a similar vein, all appeared glad there t}ad been an open discussion of city a flairs.

Three masses a III be said In Augustine’s i’bureh by tbe rector. Kev. John J. Bweehey, on t'brisUr . as announced lari Sunday. These will be at 6 $0. 8 and 9 JO o’clock.

William L. tJlbb. representing u Cily Bewer t o.. Tucaday afterinspected tbe sewage dl-p sal being erected af Veutooi Aik a look at tbe sltoattoo at CJ

Ing Monday nlgM tbat

of ibe o for permaui we have a t little laxet we city's current expfiisew u-usllt of a tot of unpaid taxes tbat along In dribs and i» finally converted Into tax Itons aud aoM eventually, often at a cost' about equaling Ibe revenue from the sr— roXImatelv ibe <

supper-at tbe Biscayoe Tbursvening lari, city officials and ne* invited guests discussed local uulctpal affairs at some length.

ASORIUSAATK. Ire!* ** r rireri frsm . j-o City*. Ns« ierssy. Hsctlse I Hs it orteiasd by tbs i onunoo TWsonsiL sirset

Order- llellvered

of Bper

Ii Fh

DENN & HEMSLEY Wholesale and retail dealer* in

Bovs’ School Suits and'Overcoats in all {he Swellcst N..veil lev, uell-madc.1 orrcct Fit. up-lo-dale styles; prices

$1.48, $1 93, $2.75, $3.48, $4.98 and $5.50

Bargains in Boys’ Overcoats

98c. $1.45, $1.95, $2.48, S3.50 and $4.50

O-jr Stnos3 Dapartmant Bafore Christmas m Compkle*Wilh all UtC ladinil styles u,.-t.. a.ite I.Hittvait.- P*«8 tvillm. the reach ol'ev. n I.tilit' Men's, ami Cliiljren ■. Ft H JnlieL* and Slippers m all colors, prices 50c, SI, SI 50 Ud S2.

99c

vl 21X1 pairs of $S .V) Men hoes. 2 full nijes. hand w : $2.48 and ^

SI.9,1

Men’s and Women's $2, $2.50, $3. $3.50 and $4 Shoes

OTIS H. TOWNSEND

boat, n sliyll Pol b> luwM u-i

• on In- part lo volwvl t IH rr-fUr s pro-lt« oT II

.juter lo faiiitejte bW8by*lfnipo!-ni t.. pr.- ur.

^roueboot lbs vv

OevebsraUrarbMv^sl cr-Dl lb* erivtlsgs to sayoec 001

SEALED PROPOSALS. a rii — -“-soT the rl'y fir

DENN’S CELEBRATED ICE CREAM

BIG DRIVE IN GENTS’ FURNISHINGS

$3.50 Garnet and Gray Sweater Co ,, brown, gray, and white fur 96c

Men’s 75c Gray Fleeced Underwear, f»r X-Mas 38c $3.50 Garnet and Gray Sweater Coats, til tool lor X-las $2.48

. $1.56 "SweaterXoats, b— — *‘ J " fc, “

A. HIRSCH

1603-05 Atlantic Ave.

id Pit

.Ilya, Your trade aolh Oldtfsdellvered. Prumptatleinio Milk aud Cream always on baud. Both Phones. Real Estate and Search Company of Cape May County. X. J. FIDELITY TRUST CO. TITLES INSURED .

FARM PROPERTIES BOUGHT AND SOLO

Cape Hay Court House, N. J.

BUILDER iFFtCK: 8th St. Opposite P. O. ' Plans and Specifications prepared without charge Only galvanir.ed nails used on

exterior work

ALLEN SCULL BUILDER I Consult with me freely on Seashore building. There is no charge. My ■ long experience is yours for the j No. 6io Central Ave. Ocean City New Jersey

HEADQUARTERS For anvtliiih' y >u want to know ahonl

building.

Are you undivided how to plan yonr hottse ? You arc invited to come and see our splendid collection of up-to-date plans^ Would you like to have your ideas of a house developed and know whal *t would cost to build i We have a draughtsman always at your service. Free. Are you unfamiliar with building materials ? You are invited ir show rooms, where samples may he seen and tlfeir relative

t disc

’ Are you undecided who to.have build your hottse ? It will cost you no more to have a man who hasdesigited and built many, of the finest buildings in Ocean City. 1 JOS. G. CHAMPION BUILDER Eighth St., Opp. Pcnna. R. R. . Depot

YOU SHOULD HAVE

A Reliable Builder

after we take out *sii tMu' i Irilwc ■ CMiaar. there i* Unto available Cksb on which i o.j.uaa— b. ret-ur U>s xredlaa. ^url •rW’llllbmH Jobhroirr^*'" 11 "*^ , — ; "Tii* original Ibeiirdof trmilUto'i was aui n. mb, an* ib, aareadiasiii- ux . ,- that Mi* .appropnstlous aluiuhi Iw ... I ib. i,rori..o.,.of lb. crear ..rjic.r Tiled alMielwgm,lb. year The o? ^ta^ atoriea. aud M ,bo ' ^ », ld . dlvxlu * in* total — — ♦ -Y a»-e—men' lulu the »l'rrol-Tlali,.u- p«,iM *d. lb* .*4 ibe corbio* jtbe tfbottemwoukl b. tbe Irequired

v suit the ordinary uieih.—i- of calcula- arevslrea of

I sarmumn*

„ ■ ‘iSlgCBBI

! factor to b* dri.rmiiMd. aud rail Y*

. , rat-erf or lowered to Bull • |t ,, . - re in tbia baw* t* ah' adver- ,l *e l** rale could, have tefeo raised t-' ■ ' ^nelleeUou of “Iwhlly heiond^lhe maximum fixed 'j;

Dcsaii mtu ice au Coal co. Pnn £ , N “ L !!" ., smith. Joeiraciois aim fimmers oMaiaasiv ■ saa aivan acsire're > ,1240 A all It ry .itenu*. I

pure ice

! KstlmaM Three full j cure. BEST COAL «"« 1 mitEtii i mu — Carpenters and Builders j oak XrsL> 04 > '* M CITT ' *' J ‘ i

! KsnmsMS ri»ss Buliciaes erselto h* ess i WOOO ~—i

.uo,™« s .ltd,.™,. ,0.,.. rj enera l Contractors and Builders

Olfice. Ko. 634 iSBURi ifEWJE Spencer B. Swan — — Jobbing Carpenter

ITUKIIC ICE COMPINf |- So—clan, and Builder!'"' 1 -” 5 ?- u - ... . Jo—WA-m.s«>.ndr™..

l LI " "• Pocono Mountain Icp

To erect your Ocean City cottage. You cannot spare th# time to look after it closely yourself and must dej>end upon the

honesty of the contractor.

Among others I have built for Rev. C. W. Bispham. 4244 Pine st. and Joseph K. Myers, 1237 Ridge avenue, Philadelphia.

Ask them about

Otis M. Townsend OFFICE D| Ml nCTD 0CEA8 CITY, tlb SI.Opposite T. 0. D I LU L F* • W-'J.

Scull and Marts Company

’resident. John Marts. S._ , _...

io«o Asbar. Aresav Oreaa cu» n j I vrmees, SUfh and Haven Avenue. Ocean City. N. J. -_J_L '4/ BHI.L TKEKI’HONK

JAMES H. TODD Hotels. Apartment Houses, 'Cottages, Bungalows C ?o r B P B 'HG e « r s i PE^l , A?Ty"' Millwork and Builders’ SuppUes

UKADLKY A AUAHM ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

p ~ 1 ^-■■ Reading: Coal TiityTnew jebbky

CSTIMATXS and PLANS FURNISHCD

JOHN E. TOWNSEND Electrical Contractor 1137 Asbury Avo. Ocean City Now Jersey Leonard Krauss Co. . Electricians Isi Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, N. J. COAL COAL COAL COAL COAL Bay "your Coal from t he SHOEMAKER LUMBEK CO. TWELFTH HT. AND WEHT AVE A* you' are always sure of getting 2240 (stood* to tbe tun

JOHN T. SEAL

BUILDER

6. S. Moon. W * Urn 6E0. 0. ADAMS & BRO. PLASTERING, RANGE SETTING

BUCK LAYING, Etc., Etc. 11 II Work In Mason Use Promptf-

Attended To.

OCEAN CITY. N J

City Mill and Lumber Company

I.LKN rifULL. Heerelary and Tree* n Avenue, Ocean City, N. J.

JAMES B. HAMILTON WALTER V. HESS

Hamijton &. Hess

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

WE GIVE JOBBING SPECIAL ATTENTION

Office 1133 West Avenue

OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY

SPECIAL DESIGNS in

r .w CRT HOUSE mLOlKP

5a hu-£/c^a co. UII W CQ

Superior Workmanship

CIHS. t. IDIMS OBD. Plans and Specificalions Furn shed Estimates Cheerfallll Biren. p , „ '•“'T’"; BOURSE? B-U'ILDING, EIGHTH STREET Fare hart, Cara«u, OUtU.i x.d Beddiag OCEAN CITY - Phone 412 X " \ * NEW JERSEY’

Wladeer- Shade*, Etc.

TSfl :2 kabnrv avamu* itoean t'lty. N J'

la# in tb* City ot MreanOir. re t.b* 1- •»# opr tear bed toai# of Stsw lni~ r •teelaalbe 00 lb* M.Milbaa*l*ri* SIX# Ol “—"iwareiy hb*wf TbiM strash eaeisiniDe a*r in Irani or brearflb an lb* #0111 Wart

” Com

a.

1 the next ten.year* ju*l ■

rtty garbage nexi yeaM Proposal- ' y law. we could luive wtpe.1 nut ...ir .„,h m.i^avXii.roi *- . cnuai be reertved by Connell FrMai deUrtt thl. or any pm-eedlog year, but *3.4 reculiar renmo even mg. December M. *' ba», hreu compelled merry 11 \Z^T, SJTSf — — - ibre— . . . — along fur yeara, and »v .-.hiId drag 11 i** iith# b«.*oi rert. sbsii 1* OreWS w.

“ 1

lity. | bvrina IbrOlb UH «■*. - • rnaidaSl adOsauaos ■•aesrii. i ' ""^'***’*'A UAdaET^j.v"

i»a dsotrable lo-aili.u* 11, liras 1 TrZZz Apply to A l o'luu 618 Asbury a Friday, X<w Janar *

und wae baM In $M> bail

' T * ' I < ou cau get "No Trr-|w>slnx Bank will mail Properly ” >.«toes. j-nuted on mu. rr H 1* wt*bed at the Kr> iikxi. Prmilug iiuuut.

At lb* special meeting of tb* Board of Trhde, K. L. Goff suggreted that tfow te the propat Mm* fur tb* board'* Iren*ponation commlUa* to take up w lib lb* railroad oompauM*.. tb* u$M*r-of next

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TOUR WASHINGTON PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26. 19lt> ROUND TRIP RATES SI4.05, $13.05 Bad $11.55 from Ocean. City . ACCOKtllJtU TO Hurkb HBUP.-TKU

DO IT NOW

• and HpertllcaM'm*

Polhamus &. Pontiere - 7 'CONTRACTORS AND- BUILDERS ahlog prom|dly ^tteudrd lo. AM work guaranteed fint-c'ai

L, S. CoftSQN.

^Seashore Cottages a Specialty ' Hotel* and Bungalowa

Contractor and Builder. 7 iKwrything in tb* Building un* ^ Plans and Specification* Furnished. KaUmate* Cheerfully Given* KKrilUKXt’K-blO Aatwry Avenue OFFIt.'K—744 WeeC Arenu*