Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-05-11
GETTING READY
FOR THE PARK
Plenty of Recreation and
Pleasure for Public.
ALL ARE WELCOME
The Public Will Have Tumbling
Dam Park for Its Out Door
Pleasures This Summer.

Followlng the long, dreary, cold
winter, and with the advent of spring
time, late as it is, finds the Park
management making ready for the
glad, healthy, out door season and
the people all about the community
are anticipating the recreation which
makes this such a delightful place to
live in.
Bridgeton people have a wonderful
advantage in having the 600 acres of
the city park, and the pleasure grouns
of Tumbling Dam Park so closely con-
nected that either the city or Trac-
tion Company's property is indispen-
sable to the other.
The City Park Commission has de-
yeloped the city park splendidly and
there is much opportunity for all lines
of pleasure on the park property Of
the Traction Company.
The Park management is now en-
gagged in getting the property in shape
for the season. On Saturday last the
athletic field was in fine shape and
the athletes highly commended those
in charge of the preparation
The groves are being cleaned up
nicely and the buildings are being
put in shape. The electricians are at
work putting in the lighting system,
and the water pumping and dlstribu-
ton system are now operating.
Ovid Davis who has so many years
been in charge of the refreshment
pavilions is busily engaged in pre-
pairing for the season. Mr.. Davis was
catering for the athletic meet last
Saturday On Saturday next Mr..
Davis will be at the Park for the sea-
son, the lake pavilion being perma-
nently opened.
Special preparations are being
made for the bathing season. There
will be ample accommodation for the
bathers. this being a popular feature
for the park which is all the while
growing
The Bridgeton Pleasure Boat Com
pany has rebuilt the platforms at its
/. plant and Capt. Henry Bachelor is
ready for the season and will all the
while be ready to look after the boat
ing fraternity
& Joseph McGraw will manage the
! splendid bowling alleys during the
summer. He will provide consider
able new equipment, which will be
appreciated by the lovers of bowling.
One of the features of the Park
this season will be the drive over the
/ dam and across the double bridge
which has been built. This will pre-
vent automobile congestion and pro-
vide against accident at this point.
Workmen are now engaged upon wild
ening out the road east of the bridge
forming a wide avene of approach.
Beautiful blooming flowers will be
planted in the beds and the shrub
berry has been augmented.
The base ball grounds will be put
in fine shape for the opening game
and maintained for the balance of the
summer.
. The circus of Saturday will be a
preliminary event and on Monday
night the biggest event of the season
is likely to be the Anderson Carnival,
( which will be a gala boating event
and picture, with wonderful singing
and tremendous address by DR.. An
derson.
On Memorial Day there will be the
B. A. A. athletic event. The weekly
band concerts will be more elaborate
than ever before with the best Or
r.arized band Bridgeton has ever had
and new library of latest music.
Later announcement will be made
OF the popular entertainment to be
provided during the summer in the
. Casino. r
There will be many special events
during the summer.
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