The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-14
SKATING RINK IN EVERGREEN
 BOWL IS PLAN
Ch a mber of Commerce Committee Makes Re-
 port, Today's s Meet

The Chamber O1 commerce Skdt- ing rink Comm tee has selected Evergreen Bowl as the best possible location for public ice rink for resi- dents of the Juneau district, accord ing to a report which was read at the luncheon in the Terminal Cafe to- day by Wellman Holbrook, a member of the committee.
 Evergreen Bowl is protected from adverse weather conditions and some of the preliminary work necessary for the construction of skating rink there has already been done. Water for flooding the rink could be secured from the overflow of small tank adjacent to Gold Cleek MT. Holbrook said, by the construc- ton of small pent stock and the use of City fire hose.
 The City has no equipment for keeping skating rink clear of snow, MT Holbrook stated, but a tractor is available for that purpose at rental rate of $5 per day; the tractor may be purchased for $700: or the services of horse can be secured at the rate of $1 per day plus $l.50 per day for feed.
 The full-time services of one man would also be required to keep the rink in good condition, MT. Holbrook said, and in the event of heavy snow fall additional help might be re- quired.
 B. B. Park Out of Plan
 The baseball park is definitely out of the question, MT fIolhrook stated. as the Baseball Committee feels that an accumulation of ice would delay early spring baseball practice. Ice skating on the baseball diamond has been tried at Skagway, he said. and the results were not satisfactory. The Fair Building was also de- clared unsatisfactory as the possible location of the ice skating rink A lane from F to 20 feet wide around platform in the center of the building would be available for ice skating, MT. Holbrook said, but it would require removal of part of the platform and would include con- siderable other expense.
 MT Holbrook, who is Assistant Re- gional Forester, stated that CCC workers from the Montana Creek Camp are using Forest Service equip ment to prepare a skating rink at Mendenhall Lake.
 Fav0rs Bowl A motion proposed by Allen Shat tuck, was passed declaring that the Chamber is in favor of the City put ting in an ice skating rink in Ever green Bowl if it can be done at a reasonable cost. MT Shattuck stress ed the fact that the City has spent very little for playgrounds and other lrecreational facilities, and stated that he believes the expense of con- struction of an ice skating rink is | justified and that the taxpayers would approve of expenditure of City funds for that purpose.
 The Chambers Committee was in- structed to determine the approxi- mate cost of constructing the skating rink in the Bowl. and to confer with Mayor I. Goldstein and the City Council relative to the appropriation of City funds.
 J. F. Wallace of Skagway, who was introduced by Dean c. E. Rice, spoke in favor of the proposed skating rink, and stated that construction of an ice skating rink in the ball park at Skagway ruined the baseball grounds. T believe it would be a wonderful thing for the, young peo- ple-and the old people, too he said
 Pastor H. L. Wood, of the Seventh Day Adventists also spoke in support of the proposed rink. He stated that outdoor exercise is builder of both character and body,