The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-05
Committee from Council to
Cooperate ,Dith Tourists to
Prouide Comforts on Beach

Council f. jefferson Tracey. at the
regular Monday evening meeting of
The city fathers. gave notice in mos;
emphatic tesms that he would al the
rext meeting present an ordinance 10
compel all non residents 10 pay a
license lee OF s2ee for the privilege
of letting an auto for hire Mr..
Tracey seems TO think the tourists or
1.-THE Snow birds" as he calls them.
Iare asking altogether too much from
/ the people here. He insists that ga
rage men VINO pay taxes and help i'm
prove and maintain the roads, should
be protected from unfair competition.
He says the ~Snowbirdsn come down
here for two or three months and then
leave. and maybe they viii come back
some time, and maybe they won't
1t was pointed out hys Councilman
Bradley that most Of the non-resl-
dents who would want 70 rent their
automobiles for hire during tbs. pres
ent season had already received and
paid for their licenses and thar they
were good untii next NAV he thought
that as long As they could not be in
teYfsred wi1b this year that il would
be better 10 Put OF the passing Of
the desired ordinance until later. 50
that when the tourists came hack
next year they would know just what
provision had been made and what
they are up against ar. Tracey
however. insisted on immediate action
ana has his ordinance al ready Tor
presentation Al the next meeting.
/ Al the converting Of the council
There were present j B. Chambers OF
1 Kentucky. William Anderson OF Iowa
and \. c. Weter ana e. II. Drum al
Michigan, the committee appointed al
the tourists meeting 10 present tc
the council some Of the desires OF the
visitors here. which they say is aec-
lessary to their comfort Mr Cham
bers. as the chairman. int-o2ueed Ar
! Weter as the spokesman OF the party
land he proceeded 10 name briefly
some of the things the tourists would
be pleased TO have. which included
improvement in the croQuet anC
horseshoe pitching grounds th'
lehecker stands. free bridge the illum
lnation OF the concession building
that have recently been erected q
The beach. and. above everything else
sufficient comfort stations to answe
the needs and be suitable for The Is
ioi both sexes
Raises Objection
William Anderson. arother g Ii
committee. said that six years ago b
brought 81 people here from MS 10
calfv ana that many Of them Ia
been coming back ever since H
said On his first wish he could get
season pass on .he bridge for $. an
now il costs $40 o. s2o. aad that h
would not % surprised il next year
might be $50. He SAID he had ne
many people leaving here Tor the wan
hof sufficient camping roan he ais
criticized merchants Tor prohleeria:
claiming BE caught one merchant ae
handing sac pound for aETay bseo
sslssSh ~ knew only cost h]m - -
RE ehaegeu that the seats that Ia
heeu provided GA the beach Mere *
iii fer women to 81 in All Of p
committee were unanimous IL prs
claiming this the best natural sun
mer resort place in The world. AZ
that tae marvellous beach here woal
alwas ~ suReriative attracslo
What was needed. they insisted, v.
some ii the little things that ao p.
cost much a1d yet aie real necess
ties for the oomfur1 q the vIsitors-
C II Dram of the committee al
dwef upon The necessity Ger eernta
stations. but said il the town woI
furnish the necessary dirt the tours
themselves could TX up the eraga
and horseshoe pitching grounds
said he was not afraid Of Q little wo'
President Bleekman took the pos
tion that ali Of the hotel eonveui aaf
we're one and free 70 the p0el
whether they were guests or nor. Z
Others positively disputed this
Mayor Niven was ready. as usu
iwi.h very satisfactory way oat
the discussion and suggested that
committee be appointed 10 co-opers
! with the tourists committee and ;
what could BE done IN 5he Nay
providing some Of The things Al le
that had been asked for, The co
naitee named was Messrs. B3eeka
Barbe. BRADLEY and the mayor
President Guy c. Bailey 81