The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-16
SKATING RINK
 IN BOWL GETS
 COUNCIL OKAY
Appropriation Is Made for Starter-Building Code
 Suggestions Made

Construction of the proposed ice skating rink in Evergreen Bowl was practically assured when the City Council at the meeting last night. appropriated $50 of City funds, with the provision that the original ap- propriation may be increased to not more than $2OO if it becomes neces- sary.
 Wellman Holbrook, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Skating Rink Committee, who appeared at the meeting, stated that the Cover nor's office has indicated that it will lend every possible assistance to the project. All labor will be fur nished by Government Relief agen- cies, Holbrook said, and a Govern ment engineer will be on the ground Monday to determine the most prac- tical site for the rink and the best possible method of delivering over- flow water from the small tank ad- jacent to Gold Greek.
 Building Method
 Authorities on skating rinks con- slider that at least inches of frost in the ground is necessary for prop CT construction, and recommend a light sprinkling of water which will freeze at once and prevent seepage and thawing of the ground, followed by successive light applications Of water to build up the ice to the ne cessary thickness, MT. Holbrook said.
 At the suggestion of Mayor I. Gold stein, it was agreed that the appro- priation of City funds relieved the city of future responsibility and that the management of the rink will be undertaken by the Chamber of Com merce Skating Rink Committee. Mayor Goldstein mentioned quan- tity of pipe owned by the Seims Spokane Company which has been stored at the City Dock for several years and which might be borrowed for supplying the water to the rink. The pipe could be overhauled and rethreaded by relief labor, he said.
 Shattuck Approves
 Allen Shattuck spoke in favor of the proposed rink. He said that every
 
 community is entitled to the develop ment of some recreational projects, and since the city has spent very lit tie money on playgrounds or re- creational facilities, he believes the Council is justified in appropriating funds toward construction of the skating rink.
 It is advisable to have skating rink in or near town, MT. Shattusk said, as the skating at Mendenhall Lake is not easily accessible, is some times dangerous, and the tempera- ture is usually from 10 to 20 degrees colder at the lake than in Juneau.
 Chiefs Suggestion
 Chief of Police Roy Hoffman, who also appeared at the Council meet ing, suggested that relief labor might be profitably employed at work of preparing a coasting slide and other inexpensive outdoor recreational fa- cilities for small children, up to the age of 6 or 2 years, on the play ground at Second and Franklin Streets. Street coasting is unsafe for smaller children n, Chief Hoffman said, and they have no other place in Juneau to play.
 Purchase Fire Hose
 Councilman Wallis s. George stat ed that he had been requested by Fire Chief V. w. Mulvihill to ask the council to purchase 500 feet of 21s- inch fire hose and 500 feet of 1A- inch fire hose. Fire Chief Mulvihill stated that the hose is necessary and a motion was carried authorizing the purchase of the specified equipment
 Building Code
 A. M. Geyer appeared at the meet ing to suggest several changes in the new building code ordinance. There should be clause in the code, Geyer said, covering the installation of heating plants and the method of ar irving at pipe sizes. Such a clause would guarantee property owners more satisfactory installations, and would place plumbing and heating contractors on a better competitive basis, he said, and suggested changes in specifications governing fuel oil tanks, which require storage tanks to be constructed of 16 gauge ma terial or heavier, and small auxil- iary tanks of less than 10 gallons capacity to be constructed of Is gauge material or heavier. A large number of oil drums are in use in Juneau as storage tanks, Geyer said and they are usually constructed oi IS gauge material, which does not
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