Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-16

Discuss Plans For Park
On City'S South Shore
Peter C. Olsen is e-eIected
President of the City Plan
Commission Last Night

Plans for a park along the south
shore of the city that would be the
finest in this section of the state
we're discussed at a meeting of the
city plan commission held last night
in the city hall.
The plans as outlined by Major
Ennis, vice president of the Techni-
cal Advisory Corporation and con-
sulting advisor of tn Getty plan COM
mission of Elizabeth, consists of
either of two spaces of city prop
erty along the waterfront, which
when developed will give the city
about eight acres more of park land.
One of the plans, which is the
smaller of the two, outlines a park
from Catalpa avenue along the south
shore to the Central railroad, while
the other outlines tract from High
street and Caledonia Park to the
Central railroad. The latter plan
would necessitate the purchase of a
strip of land along the shore line
below the bluff at the gas plant. be-
tween Catalpa avenue and High
street.
In both of the park designs the
extended out toward the bulkhead
line in some places for 200 feet.
while in other sections where the
land extended out there would be
need of only a short extension.
These extensions would add to the
amount of park property and give
ample space for the improvem ents.
in the minds of the commission, pro-
vided either plan is accepted by the
city fathers.
The cost OF the entire project
would be very little, it was explained
last night, for whether or not park
is to be part of the south shore de-
veIopment or whether some other
plan will make use of the city prop
erty in this section, a bulkhead has
to be built and this part of the work
is the most expensive
For a long time this city needed
fairly decent bathing place and
this is we'll provided for in both of
the park plans. it was pointed out. A
splendid bathing beach with all
facilities, which would be outlined
on a style of the leading summer
resorts, has been considered. This
stretch would be about thousand
feet long with pienty of room for
extension if needed.
The bathing beach in the extended
plan would center about State and
Wisteria streets, while I. e smaller
park plan would center the bathing
beach about Madison avenue. In
either event the bathing space would
be a good deal larger than at pres
ent.
Beach accommodations would
consist of a large bathhouse, conces-
sion stands, a beach walk and a
beach of fine sand along the SWIM
ming stretch, in addition to provl-
sions for small boating.
The lighthouses would be modern
constructed either permanently or
temporarily and would provide for
at least 400 persons at one time, be-
ing equipped with an office, drying
rooms for towels and bathing suits,
and dressing rooms. This would be
separated into two sections for men
and women in addition TO a separate
tunnel leading from the lighthouses,
under the beach walk, to the beach.
Along the outside of the bath
houses would be placed concession
stands which would be leased by the
city, and sections provided for
amusements. Small Fairgrounds FOR
children would dot the park here
and there in the vicinity of the
beach, in which would be placed
small wading pools for the smaller
children. One of these pools would
be placed at Caledonia Park witt
| the further development of that spot
! Probably the main feature of the
entire project is the athletic field a
outlined by the commission to be
built in the vicinity of Wonderland
Park. When this is completely out
fitted it would be one of the leading
stadiums in the state and would pro-
/ vide for all lines of sport for young
men, the smaller children being as
lsigned to the smaller Fairgrounds
In all the athletic field viii bt
| encircled in a track quarter mile IT
diameter. There will be football
baseball. soccer and basketball
spaces, with a large grandstand and
I parking space for several hundred
autos at one end. This parking sec
ton in the winter time can be flood.
| ed and used as two large hockey
courses. while If the necessity re
quires it one end of the athletic field
can be flooded for skating.
The grandstand will be moderniS
arranged with a large seating ca.
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