The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
DIFFICULTIES ARE
Being MET With
CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE is IN.
voLvED IN FITTING UP
FAIRGROUNDS.

City Manager w. w. stockIy and
H. q. Brock, who were recently consti-
tufed by the city council as a commit.
tee to arrange for securing plav-
grounds In each OF the four wards OF
the city, and to arrange for the equip-
ment of the places selected with
swings and other devices for amuse-
ment, haye picked out several desir-
able places, which they are ready to
submit TO the council when IL meets
on "Wednesday evening next These
grounds are located at points which
VIII make them available to the chill
uren residing in the wards i'm which
they are located, but in the matter OF
equipping them difficulty has been
encountered in the high cost of the
swings. etc. that II is desired To pur
chase. The expense is much higher
than was figured upon when the play
ground project was advocated. and
according To a statement by MIR. Brock
and Mr.. Stockly thousand dollars
will hardly be sufficient to lit up all
the Fairgrounds. They are likewise
10th to recommend to the council the
expenditure of the amount which they
consider necessary to fit up all four.
as II would. they feel sure meet with
objections from taxpayers. They will
consequently lay the matter before the
aldermen and let the latter assist in
solving the problem.
A statement was made Saturday by
well known gentleman. who has Civ
en- much attention to social service
and municipal problems. that In his
opinion more good would be accom-
plished for the people. especially the
boys of the city. by providing and
eQuipping bathing places along the
lake shore which could be fittel up at
small cost, and a competent pcson en-
gagged to teach the youngsters TO swim
at small part of what It would cost
TO equip four Fairgrounds and pro-
vide caretaker for each. That \
playground caretaker would be neened
Is apparent. says the gentleman quot
ed. as Il would not do to put so much
money into equipment and Ieare 1t to
the tender mercics of the boys to
keep Il i'm good condition. Everybody
who knows boy nature realizes that
the equipment would be smashed in
q short time, so that the presence OF
o caretaker at each playground all the
time that the grounds were In use
would be imperative. and add greatly
TO the amount OF the expenditure nee
essary.
city Manager Stockly last week re-
ceivcd a sample of a new type OF
wheeled push carts to be used by the
street cleaning force. and these are be-
ing experimental with there being
a probability that, II found satlsfac-
tory they will be adopted for use IN
the city and several Of them ordered
The device is an improvement on the
old type. as the sweepings are depos-
tied i'm tho cans by swinging the nan
dlc over the top Of the outfit, ins'ead
of being swept or a shovel ana theu
dumped in the can. Mr.. Stockly is al
so trying to figure ont a plan To nave
a small hosting crane placed on th'
dunn wagons so that the cans at th'
street corners can be empued Directly
into the wagons. At present the city
employees. after filling can, are uh'
nble TO hoist It to the level OF th'
wagon boxes. Therefore the contents
are dumped out again upon the Rroui.'
and shoveled into the wagon po'
cess which looks most absurd To ah|
one watching 1t, but which is neces
sary unless suitable hostlng outh
is provided.