Excerpt from Trusty Five-Fifteen<br><br>In this connection it may be remarked that it is a matter of record that, while a member of the New York city council, the Hon. Mr. Hennessy had de feated an appropriation for public baths on the ground that it was dangerous for poor people to wet themselves all over in winter, and that in sum mer they could go to Cape May, or to Atlantic City. He did not mention Coney Island, as he just then was in a mix-up with the managers of the various entertainments offered at that interesting resort over a matter of license renewals. The city father had ideas of his own as to the price at which certain things should be kissed through at the City Hall.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.