Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-09
this sketch the grade appears much stsspe,
than it will be in fact
THE APPROACHED

THE APPR0ACHEA
The approaches to the beach by carriage
way, &C., will be an after consideration, a. also
will be the fences at the end and the arrange
ment Of shrubbery, a. IL is not expected that
the present appropriation il sufficient to cover
those items. A large portion Of this plane Is
now covered with willows growing in dense
| tangle about as it appears beyond the further
fence. In course of time these fences will be Q
positive necessity to prevent the beach being
order that the policemen in charge Of the
beach may have only the beach property and
the bathers to look after. The Commissioners
have given this matter in charge Of Mr.. Ent-
wisle the building inspector OF the District,
, and he is doing all in his power to push the
matter ahead. but there are innumerable delays
| consequent to the red tape necessary to comply
with the law, because this il on the United
states government property, and the work
must be done under an act Of Congress which
TENDER.
Work is already in progress and IL IL hoped
and expected that the beach and houses will be
entirely completed and ready for occupancy
before the end of June Mr.. W. < Stevens,
who is the originator Of this idea and has en-
glneered it thus far, is still engaged at all
hours Of the day in looking after the various
details, in clearing the way for the different
operations and in pushing each one who has
anything to do with 1t to the promptest posi-
BILE action.
PROPOSED kE0ULATIONS.
1t has been planned to furnish the colored
people with two houses and q wharf at one end
OF the beach exactly like the two houses and
wharf provided for white people at the other
end Of the beach, and in order that decorum
and good feeling may be maintained it will be
insisted upon by the policemen in charge that
each color shall keep to themselves and not in
any way interfere with the rights and privi-
leges Of the other. All who come to battle
will be expected to provide themselves with
neat and respectable suit covering the body in
the manner usual to bathing costumes. Boys
will not be permitted to clothe themselves in
old rags, as some did two years ago here. The
cost of bathing suit Is SO very little that these
matters Of propriety will be insisted upon. 1t
is desirable to conduct the management Of the
beach in q manner to insure the freest enjoy
ment to all well-disposed and orderly persons.
1t is suggested that ladies and gentlemen all
over the city form themselves into little COM
panies Of congenial friends and go to the beach
in companies. who may enjoy one another's
society, and it is expected that every
one will yield little good humorsdly
the same time. if any are disposed to crowd or
act the bully, or make themselves dissgreeable,
the policeman will have orders to stop il at
once. 1t seems to be a universally conceded
fact that such bathing beach may be made
great source of enjoyment, conducive to the
health Of all classes, If all will behave them
selves properly. The policemen in charge will
soon become acquainted with truant boys and
some reasonable limit Of time will be set during
which they may be permitted to occupy the
beach When all gets to running smoothly
some system will be established for assisting all
to learn to swim and to teach the stronger ones
how to save a drowning person.