The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-06
BAYVIEW SHOULD
BE MANAGED ONLY
BY ASSOCIATION
CITIZENS OBJECT TO CITY COM
MISSIONERS TURNING OVER
BATHING RESORT TO PRIVATE
INTERESTS.

INTERESTS.
The story appearing in The
Journal yesterday in regard 20 the
operation Of Bayview park, brought
forth expressions from number OF
Pensacola citizens, who in almost
every instance gave their unqualified
endorsement to a movement to place
Bayview park again IN the hands Of
the Fairgrounds Association.
The Journal interviewed the mem
bers Of the Fairgrounds Association
and in every instaace, with the ex-
ception of the chairman, DR.. c. E.
Hutchinson, who is out Of the city,
the members expressed themselves
as opposed to placing Bayview park
in control of private interests, and
gave it as their opinion that the park
should never have been taken from
the control of the association, which
had been instrumental in founding
the pleasure resort and for it's main
tenance.
The members of the Fairgrounds
Association expressed their wiling
ness to take over the management of
Bayview park this summer, and there
is no doubt but that, should the peo-
pie of Pensacola lend to them the
cooperation that should be theirs, the
park viii be opened under the
auspices of the Playground Associa-
ton.
One Of the members of the asso-
citation declaredt hat, if necessary, an
injunction should be brought to re-
strain the city commissioners from
placing the property of Rayview
under the management Of private in
terests.
COMMITTEES LETTER.
The following letter to Mayor
Greenhut at the time the city com
nlissioners assumed control Of Bay
view, goes TO show that Bayview
park was developed through the in
terest and financial support Of the
men composing the Bayview Park
Committee Of the Fairgrounds Asso-
citation:
Pensacola, Fla, July 80, 1915.
Mr.. A. Greenhut, Mayor, and the
Hon. Board Of City Commissioners,
Pensacola, Fla.
Gentlemen-We are In receipt Of
Mayor Greenhut's letter Of July 20
directing the Pensacola Fairgrounds
Committee to Immediately relfnquish
control of the Bayview park bathing
pavilion, with which demand we have
complied by delivering the keys intc
your hands.
This committee having been APP.
pointed under a former administra.
ton by Mayor Goodman, at the re
quest Of the Fairgrounds Association
of America, for the purpose of de.
veloping system of public play
grounds for the entire city, it may b.
considered not amiss to make to thi.
administration, and through you *
the public, report of our aims anc
accomplishments.
Our first work was the organiza
ton of the Twilight Baseball League
which was designed to meet an i'm
mediate need and to demonstrate thu
necessity for at least one public ath
letic field, which was provided by tn,
dedication of Cordova park for tina
purpose, and the grounds were made
suitable through a generous appro
priation by the city. This projec
prospered as long as adequate super
vision could be had, and can be re
vised to its former usefulness b,
again providing proper supervision.
Our second undertaking was t
stimulate a wider use Of our schoo
grounds and to assist our teachers i
directing the recess play at on
schools. In this we had loyal co
operation from the teachers and tn
Public School Athletic League whic'
f1ourished for several years clearI
showed the need for, and the oppor
tunity to make, school athletics
part of playground and recreation
system. This movement, also, ha
lost Roadway owing to a lack of 80
pervision.
Our third effort, the establishment
Of municipal bathing resort at Bay
view park, has become 50 conspicr
GUS, that the broader object Of
comprehensive plan to provide mean
for physical development and recres
ton for the entire city seems IN dar
ger of being forgotten.
About seven years ago the CIT
: granted the Pensacola Playground
: Committee exclusive control of ii
bathing and recreation privileges :
2 Bayview park, such control to be e.
}, ercised under the approval of Il
! board of public works. No nnunicip
appropriations were made at til;
!, time, but $1,000 was raised and Il
! original pavilion and wharf erecte
Enlargements being needed befo,
the opening each two succeedir