Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-30

Rsw People Msy LaTe their NET
RoaaeS In fhe Ohio.

Rsw People Hay Lave their Het
Bedies In he Ohis.
Tie question Of the sdvissbility Of put
ling mp bathing houses at the wharf which
vas discussed at great length among .
number of our citizens several months
$50, died an easy death and was not again
brought b light until the last meeting of
Council. when . resolution was offered
and passed. i~nstructing the Committee
on Ordinances to draft an ordinance
ALLOWING persons to battle in the Ohio
river in bathing costume. Yes
terday. q REGIsTER reporter during
q stroll through the city interviewed seve.
raj prominent gentlemen in rega:d to this
move. One gentleman said: - have
always thought this city should have q
pubic bath for the citizens But since the
CRY of economy has been raised, in Coun-
Gil, and only there, l had almost given up
hopts Of ever having anything in this city,
that would II the least, be q benefit 20 its
citizens. When / read the morning papers
and found that such resolutions had been
Iassed, my hopes were again revived, and
/ think. il the project is worked properly.
We will have a bathing house at
the wharf before another year rolls over
our heads"
Have you any idea that the citizens will
make up q purse TO purchase q suitable
bath house?' asked the reporter.
II certainly think they would il the
thing was broached to them in the proper
light. i was informed, however, that q
certain gentleman had agreed, or partially
so, TO buy q suitable boat for the purpose,
and have suits for hire, SO that all OF our
citizens could, for nominal
figure, procure suits from
him and take a bath at any
time. Now, really, Think the much
better plan is to have some one W the
bsth-house and suits and hire them out 70
the citizens: then, and then only, woHld
the boat, suits, towels, etc, be kept in
proper order, for it would be to the benefit
of the proprietor OF the boat to keep them
clean and tidy. II he did not, an opposi.
ton bath-house would soon be built and
all of his trade taken from him"
DO you think the people would patron
ize such an establishment
Most certainly l do. OF course, for a
short time, the ladies would MOI
patronize it, but then false mod
esty would soon wear of and you
would see plenty OF ladies in bathing OF a
nice summer evening. Tn ladies IN this
city have Just as good a right to battle as
those at the eastern watering places, and
you can bet they would embrace the OPP
o~ortuuity here il a suitable bathing house
would be erected and run On a first class
basis"
Not one gentleman out of every ten seen
was against a bathing house, in fact, 1t
seemed as if they were nearly an unit on
the subject, though one gentleman said:
IL really do not believe that the project
will be carried out this season. for II
will be TO say the least, nearly the
lst OF September, before the new ordinance
can be adopted, and then it will be too
late to talk of putting up a bath house for
this season. But | want you to understand
am not speaking disparlngly OF it, for |
am in favor of a bath house and always
have been. There is not a more suitable
place in the country for a bath than the
Ohio river, and any person starting a bath
house can, at very little expense, make il
one of the most popular institutions, ana
also tie most beautiful, in this vicinity
Ii is 10 he hoped Council will act on this
new ordinance at its first meeting, so that
something can be done towards putting
up nice bath houses.