The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
PARK CITY Y.C.
APPROVES PLAN
FOR NEW HOUSE
Summer Station at Long Beach
Will Have Many Attract
i've Features.

Frank X Mills was reelected COM
modore of the Park City Yacht club
at it's annual meeting last evening.
Commodore Mills reelection was a
high tribute from the membership as
to the general efficiency of his admin
istration. Other officers elected are:
Vice commodore, d. j. Boyle; rear
commodore. S. E. Hall; secretary, E.
d. Parker; treasurer, H. G. Gould;
board of governors, A. B. Way and
George Derben.
The plans for summer station at
Long Beach were submitted to the
club and met with approval. me
plans include the establishment Of big
social center for bridgeport yachts
men.
The plan for the new station was
made primarily because members or
the club felt the need of increased
facilities where they might have the
advantage of a safer mooring place
and cleaner anchorage that is posi-
BILE in the main harbor.
The spot selected for the summer
station is an ideal location. me
property fronts 100 feet on Long Is
land Sound and is about $40 rect
deep, extending across the island to
Lewis Gut, giving facilities on the
rear as we'll as the front.
The house will be located on the
Sound side of the property, COM
handing beautiful view. The build
ing<itself, not including the verandas.
will have a 70 foot frontage, and will
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which will run entirely across the
front of the building, will be 20 feet
by 70 feet and three of it's sides Will
be enclosed inf glass, making II
equally suited to dances and enter
tainments as well as to afternoon
piazza gatherings. The rest OF the
first floor will be made up of a ladies'
parlor, dining room. kitchen, cafe and
smoking room. On the second floor
will be located a card room, quarters
for servants of the club and IL sleep
ing rooms which will be rented to
members Of the club by the week
or season.
During the week days, dining room
services will be la carte, but, on
Sundays, the usual table d'hote din
ner will be served in accordance with
the custom at the city quarters The
dining room will also be open at all
times to members who prefer to fur
nish their own eatab1es or, for the
use of parties carrying basket lunch
cons.
One Of the chief features of the
summers stAtion will be the lockers
for at least 70 canoes which will be
built therej It rs planned to form a
canoe association as a part of the
Park City YACHT club with a view to
Icanoeing as a sport as well
as yachting. More lockers will be
provided as needed.
A pier and floats will be built in
Lewis Gut, as permanent landing
place. This will give a sheltered an
and. landing and will provide
a place wheres boats may be kept
clean. The club is also planning to
dredge in Lewis Gut, and the sand
will be pumped over the rear end Of
the property which will be leveled
and developed into courts for hand
ball, tennis, rogue as well as prov1d-
ing a space for clambakes and other
outings which will be a weekly fea-
ture there during the coming season.
Long beach, which is of clean white
sand, clear of gravel or rocks is UNI
excelled as a bathing beach and the
new house will be arranged with an
of bath lockers, as well as
showers and other accessories.
A power boat will be provided with
a carrying capacity of about 70 PERI
sons, whichSwill ply between the city
club and the summer station. Tele-
phone communication with Bridgeport
will also be established.
With the added facilities of the new
summer station, the club will be able
to accommodate q great many more
members than at present SO the
limit has been raised to
800, making it possible for LOO new
members to join the club Many ap-
plications for membership have al