The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-26
BOARD HEEDS
! BATHING POOL
! FEES PROTEST
Use of CheckroomS Is
Optional for Adults,
Chiefs Declare.
MARSH is CRITICISED
Drastic Modification OF
Rules Is Ordered by
City Heads.

Charges that check-room conces-
sionaires at municipal bathing pools
and beaches have been "hoggish and
avaricious" in compelling bathers to
pay checking fees provoked condem-
nation by the city park board today
and resulted in drastic modification
of the rules.
Bathers, hereafter-men, women
or children-may go to the pools
IA their bathing suits If they choose,
thus avoiding the payment OF
checking fees.
Children under IA, at all hours
when the pools are open, may use
the checkroom facilities without
charge.
Use of the checkrooms will be OPP
tional with adults. If they wish to
change clothes at the pool, then
they must pay the 10-cent fee for
checking.
That's Their Privilege
And If men want to drive to the
pools in bathing suits, or want to
wear a pair of trousers over their
suits and slip off their trousers and
leave them in their autos near the
pool, that's all right, the park board
ruled.
Women may do the same with a
dress over their suits; but no one
is to leave clothing lying around In
the parks surrounding the pools or
transform automobiles into insight
ly impromptu dressing rooms.
Severe and widespread criticism
directed against the manner check
and dressing room concessions we're
being managed this season was
given thorough airing at the board
meeting.
Marsh Is Target
William Harrison Marsh, holding
the concessions at Garfield and FL
lenberger pools. was the target Tor
much of the censure. Marsh is a
close friend of Paul Rathert, mem
Der of the park board.
Marsh was charged with enforcing
optional interpretations OF park
board bathing regulations to his
own benefit, requiring the Decent
checking fee of virtually every one
and strictly forbidding any one
coming to the pool in bathing suits.
Marsh has been making $500
day with his checking privilege
Hdone," David Kilgort, recreation d.
rector, told the board. IF the sys-
tenn isn't changed, he will make
$4,000 out of it this season.
Don't Go Near Water"
Jacket w. Joseph, board mem
her. questioned concessionaire's right
to charge checking fees at public
pools. LOGAN Scholl, another mem
Der of the board, asserted:
Every one should be permitted TO
walk to the pool in their suit If they
desire. They shouldn't bar cross
ing the parks in their suits. Why,
they run all over Miami, Fla, in
bathing suits and don't go near the
waterl'
When objection arose to the cree
ton of hooks by which children
might hang their clothes and escape
the checking fee, Kilgore last week
arranged for them to be given free
checking service three hours daily.
Now. the board ruled. they may
check their clothes without cost at
any time.
Charles Sallee, park superintend-
ent suggested free checking service
for every one without cost, with city
employees in charge, but the board
pointed out that the city would be
assuming too much responsibility"
'Hoggish and Avaricious"
On the subject of "decency,"
Joseph remarked that "the majority
of people are mole presentable in
batting suits than in other clothes"
He took a rap at the fad of men
appearing in shorts" to back up his
point.
These concession people have
been hoggish and avaricious and
should lose their contracts if they
don't abide by the new rules" JOS
eph declared.
Kilgore said he anticipated some
objection might arise to the rule
permitting persons to stroll to the
beaches in their suits. Some
churches objected to it last season,
he said.