The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-21

started June 10 and f4n through
q the end OF August
Permission Vas granted the
Y. n. b. {. to conduct = bathing
beauty or sports costume contest
a. Point Defiance IN connection
with the water carnival l. Be held
June Is. After hearing the club
secretary. Arthur A. Cook. the
board leaned toward a sports cos
tune contest - the better means
Of selecting the carnival queen. but
left il 10 the club 10 make the
final decision Permission also vas
granted the club for a marine show
to be held in the old pavilion in
connection with the water carnival
Let Concessions
Summer concessions AZ Wapato
park were awarded to Colin john
ston, who has been operator OF
fish and chips establishment on the
Old Tacoma waterfront. and at
Spanaway park 10 Mrs. Beatrice
Monroe Taylor. a newlywed resi-
dent at Spansway
Only two Of its former crew Of
life guards will be available for
summer duty. the board was ad-
vised. as II viewed with alarm the
shortage OF potential playground
directors and guards. An examina-
ton Of new candidates viii be held
June Is at spanawsy and success
ful aspirants will be put to work
June Is.
The board ordered construction
of six more 14-foot skiffs for out
board motor duty at Point De-
fiance park. These viii be in adj
dition TO six now under oonstruc-
ton. and will be available for use
with personslly-owned OF rental
outboard motors.
Twenty-Five dollars was appro-
priated for another large concrete
checkerboard To be installed AZ
Wright park. A petition for this
addition TO facilities at Wright
park bore SIS names.
More Paving
Bids will be called soon for per-
msnent asphaltic pavement 10 be
laid on various hard maintain
sections Of roadway in Point De-
fiance park.
Sections to be paved will include
the loop to the picnic beach. a sec
ton from the park entrance To the
riding academy and the steep grade
leading to the sea wall near the
ferry landing. After discussion
with Works Commissioner A. r.
Bergersen Of the city council. the
board decided to postpone plans
for oil-matting the entire length
of the five-mile drive.
Girl Scouts were given permits
sion 10 erect shelters on concrete
floor slabs left by the CCc near
the girls day camp at Point De-
fiance.
Owners of the freight and pas
senger boat Arcadia were directed
by the board TO cease using Point
Defiance and Ttlow beach park
docks for commercial landings.
Board members held that the park
docks are intended for casual land
ing Of pleasure craft or for ex-
eursion parties landing to make
use Of park facilities. II was
charged that the Arcadia's opera
tors were making frequent land
ings at the docks for freight and
pay passengers. Such landings.
the board commended. should be
made at docks provided by Pierce
county.
Derby June -
Defeated by the city council re-
Gently In a lawn bowling contest,
the park board Monday voted a
challenge to the city commits
sioners to a fishing derby at Point
Defiance June -.
Mrs. r. r. Coulter complained 10
the board that tall trees along the
top levels Of Mckinley park des-
troy the view from her home. She
asked that the offending trees be
topped. Supt. Ingels was instructed
TO investigate and see II trimming
some Of the trees would help.
Authorization was given for the
purchase Of three Mandarin ducks
and pair Of green-winged teals
all very eolorful birds. TO be added
To the Point Defiance aviary.