The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-07-14
BOARD OF TRADE BACKS
SWIMMING POOL PLANS
DEFER ACTION ON LEGION HALL
LEASE-FoURTH OF JULY
FINANCES.

Mayor Hugh Toole infused real life
into the swimming pool project at the
board Of trade luncheon yesterday
when he declared that public senti-
ment demanded it and that the board
of trade should get back of it and put
it through. He said we have been
collecting much money for the chill
dren of Europe and that he felt it is
now time to do something for the
children at home. There is room to
place swimming pool so or rs feet
long by 80 feet wide in the city park
north of the fountain at a cost OF
approximately $4,000. and in addition
10 the plunge. the plan should also
include wading pool for the little
ones. The money would have to be
raised by public subscription, as it
would not be possible to do so by
taxation although the city would as
sumo responsibility for maintenance.
Mayor ToOle pointed out that the
question of a swimming pool had oc
cupied the attention of both the
board of trade and the city council
FOR several months, and he felt that
The time had arrived now for action.
He therefore moved that the presi
dent of the board be authorized to
appoint a committee of three to sol
icit funds for the enterprise. The mo-
ton prevailed but upon suggestion
of r.. r.. Denny. before subscriptions
are invited Mayor Toole will have the
city engineer prepare an estimate of
the cost
d. c.. McKissick. from the swim
ming pool committee stated that the
water for the proposed pool would be
obtained from the tailrace of the
electric power station A pipe will |
convey it along the top of the Placer /
creek wall and thence to the pool in /
the park.
Platt L. Morrow pointed out the /
advantage of the swimming pool in
connection with the tourist camp
citing Dayton, Wash. as an example,
whore he said many tourists are at
tracted through the free swimming
pool alone He favored extending the
same privileges to tourists camping
ia Wallace
Legion Hall Again.
Herman j. Rossi from the Ameri
can Legion hall committee, reported
that the local post having advised
the board of trade that no further
financial support was desired, it was s
recommended that the S1S6.O7 on =
hand collected specifically for the le-
zion han purpose. be turned over to ,
IIerschel " Edwards post and that o
HE board of trade recognize no fur
her responsibility i'm the premises.
Mr. Rossi moved the adoption of the d
eport f
DR. f. L. Quigley offered an amend
nent to the effect that the fund be
etained by the board of trade and p
ised for the payment of current bills n
cainst the legion and that whatever =.
0alance was on hand after these were ~
aid be subject to future action of :,
he board p,
H. j Hull offered a substitute mo- -
ION that the report be tabled until .,
he next meeting and that in the =,
leantime the committee be instruct -,
q to confer with the Morrow Hutton
ompany regarding the lease of the h.
an and also with the trades and b,
ibor council. the original lessee, in "
rider to determine their attitude to- n
ard the much mooted question. Mr.. or
un contended that while the board To-
trade was not legally responsible ~,
.r the payments under the lease, he 40
1t that there might be a moral OBJ en-
cation which he was sure the board ~,
trade did not desire to ignore. In lie
~ event i'm fairness to the lessor, 10,
no is member of the board, the
mmittee should confer with him
ID report his attitude before final -,
ton was taken Mr.. Hull's motion no
rs adopted.
Fourth Of July Funds. mo-
l.. f. Hanley. from the Fourth of -,
~ finance committee, reported to- .,
funds collected from all sources, 90,
$3.50. Expenditures: Printing and %,
vertising S225; general expense. an,
$50: band. 1926; parade. $649S;
n club. $50: airplane $3.50; sports. I
.c eo. +o4~r s.-,e.,Rft,,roe S1fgT 10.