New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
Officials Tell Coney Island FOLK
How Grateful They Should Be.
BUT IT ISN'T FINISHED
Contractors Protest Is Ignored
and Crowd Enjoys Fete-
Presentations at Dinner.

dedicated Yesterday with musi'' Pa' ''
water carnival and speechmaklns' III
u,hiob civ officials We'd in praising eac"
o,h.r both for the project Of free puoiic
hatbbouse and for it's near-compietoh az
most time. .o,.,
The building is not finished, ana won
a.,st,ad for month" said Daniei a
CARRIER. president 81 the Nertn haSe"
Construction Company, when mas ."s
tract 10 build the house 7 shsh ho'' ~"
o,,y of1ciaIs responsible for any danas'
that e. done to II by opening II now
Nfrsd " steers, President OF the poi
.,sh az Rreoklyn. under whose once w
orao,ior ~ the building was cariieu "''
rofus.d N say anything when MI "d'
-, rro,ss, vas mentioned to him. LEWIS
TT pornds Commissioner OF Puohc No'n No
Of Brooklyn. said Mr.. CARRIER w.
nro,es, had come 10 him Inc oiiiy
ace 70 he feared. he said he 'ho"s"' 49,
,r the form Of scratches to SUCH VI
ara,,a,,sd lockers and dressing coinp''F
man,s as had been put in place
,,o,a,.r when he learned that cro"u
| 80 &c vay to the roof 10 We" VIC
water parade and aquatic sports
80, ,,o,, down. Mfr CARRIER was ail'ohs
the spertators who had chos7" '''''
I vantage point. from,
.irhev have taken the house away iion ,
o >. ho was reported TO have sah' '''
H., can't chase me of the ROOF .bo
r.sn,te This furry over whether 7
.o,hs should he opened, the iahu iesu,
! 49, o,o6adnsd the eyes even OF '''o OOo'
-. rha narade took ten mnut IS 10 pas
I'm ,isv,,g stand, but IT had an enc
nhart and three bands In H. as
pnan' ,,o1 of pleasant speeches. wa
iuo 80, BOROUGH President steers IL
h'a, a ,ha, the thanks OF the people "ei'
A. Rhard Of Aldermen the oou-
que 49, roard Of Estimate and nnrner-
ous other minor ontiais for the Voon
I,rrrass about 90 be bestowed upon
=, ito shape ~ a municipal pain "ou'e
.v,l,ined that the greed or the pa'i'
on,n.rs along the beaches forced the 'i''
. -, ,be hath Some Of the bath pro
u.,o,ors ysrA charging Is cents, or even
douor for bathing privileges, he sala' o"'
~. ,,,. horse would no doubt keep the
nrices down within the reach or the peopie
Of small rocketbooks
We also told Of projects Tor the future III
the minds Of city officials involving the
srection OF more and greater baths fooi
gardep atom OF the present structure loi
| ,h. VISA ~ tpcalias and warm SAIL water
nool for public use in the winter time, I'LL
finally New York's municipal bath would
he the model bath for all the world re
then officially turned the structure over 70
Controller Prendergast. representing the
| city Of New York
Controller Prendereast Speaks.
Mr.. Prendergast began BY consratulating
Mr. Steers on getting the building erected
almost on time. He then went on 10 eN-
plain how his own department had eXpe-
dited in every possible way the bills for
the contracts, ana how he personally nan
! favored and promoted the movement for
the bath house when II was being agitated
before the Board 81 Aldermen.
The sreed Of private enterprises forced
/ the building Of this free municipal bath
upon the city," he saide and we ought 70
be glad that the time has come when We
! have a city government with the courage
| TO carry out such projects when the people
need them think 7 truthfully reflect the
! conscience and opinion of the other mem
hers OF the present city government when
say that We stand ready TO carry out all
such needs OF the people in accord nce with
The commission given us when we we're
tonored with office
Mavor Gaynor was Announced as a
speaker but his regrets were expressed
IN the crowds by George Curtss. Assistant
| CORPORATION Counsel who explained that
the Mayor had twenty-one legislative bills
J 49, and 81, ina IN
/ come.
Mr. McAnenv. Borough President OF
| Manhattan. spoke of the hathhouse "a A
feature NJ new municipal policy govern
! ing the present city administration.
our idea is not to give the people some
! thing for nothing" he said, but TO put
things AZ a nominal price within the reach
o. the great majority. Pursuant 10 this
| policy We have fought for and obtained
for YOU a fve-cent fare 10 Coney Island.
| This bAthhouse will make the ocean avail
able to every one at a nominal price. IL
won't be used only by YOU Of the Borough
81 Brooklvn. but throngs from Manhattan
as well will come here for their baths
They need it," interposed Mr. Premier
CAST.
y ignore the unSarranted remark Of the
gentleman from Brooklyn Mr.. McAneny
went on. 1t can truly be said that Coney
Island is now the breathing space Of the
whole people OF New York city"
Fun on the Water.
The afternoon exercises were completed
By an aquatic carnival There were swim
ming and diving contests and naval
parade consisting Of gayly adorned yachts
and revenue cutter The feature Of this
part Of the programme vas one OF the
new city hreboats. which lay in the otfing
with all of her streams going NJ i'm the
air a, once. till she looked on a mammoth
scale like a ladys bonnet. WITH plumes
OF aigrettes for trimming
The municipal bathhouse was opened
to favored few that held commit
tee tickets. although there We're two or
three sudden rushes for the doors, by
which a few hundred Of the unlimited get
IN. IN the speeches. It was explained that
when completed me house will have locker
and dressing room accommodations for
seven thousand persons AZ time
Before entering each bathsr Will deposit
a dime, and II he stays in more than TWO
aud a half hours he will forfeit this coin
II was said that on the average the house
would be filled four times day. The open
ing yesterday was only FOR inspection. no
one being allowed 10 use the dressing
rooms.
At night dinner was held al Reisen-
webers Casino, where more Mandatory
speeches were made about each other by
city officials Again the Mayor was ex-
pected. but failed to- come. The mutual
admiration Of those involved in the realiza-
ton Of the bath house project reached IFS
height when Controller prsndergast. with