The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-15
CITY COUNCIL
TO ASSIST IN
PROGRAM
Contributed 1925 Monday Night
To Help Lions Club In Promot-
ing Supervised Recreation

Definite steps toward the establish
ment of a permanent playground for
the young people of Oakland and vi
entity were taken at the regular
monthly meeting of the Mayor and
City Council on Monday evening.
Following an appeal by a committee
from the OaklandMt Lake Park
Lions club for assistance in carrying
on supervised program of recre-
alton, the Mayor and Council voted to
appropriate $2250O toward equip
ment and other expenses and also
granted the use of the city property,
at the north edge of town, formerly
the Helbig property, for use of the
children.
The Lions club announced two
weeks ago it had made arrangements
to inaugurate the program with
Bruce Jenkins supervisor, during July
and August, and the latter was carry
ing on his recreation work at the High
school playground.
In letter to the Council the Lions
club committee said that to date some
70 children had been registered ma
jority of whom were under twelve
years of age. The committee expressed
the need for swings, letters, etc, and
explained that five pieces of equip
ment, consisting of me1y-go-
round, may pole, slide, swing, and
see-saw, at the Pines, west of here,
was available for 500. The group
asked support of the council to that
extent and the action of the council
was declared to be more than crafty
ing as the latter decided to match the
amount the Lions club had apprOpri-
ated for the project. Council also
agreed to provide drinking water and
toilet facilities.
The equipment from the Pines is to
be moved tonight to the city lot,
to the right of the road leading
through the property from the south,
and will be installed in concrete for
permanency. Other portions of the
property will be available for tennis
courts, volley ball, softbaII, basket
ball, etc, when time permits.
The work of moving the equipment
will be done by the membership Of
the Club and anyone else interested
in this activity and they are to meet
at Ray Teets' Garage at $3.50 for
! transportation in body to the Pines.
They will dismantel the equipment
with the aid of two wreckers which
are being furnished by the garages.
One group will prepare the ground
to place the equipment, where it is
to be permanently located.
Appearing before the Council were
H. c. Riggs and Dempsey r. Fleming
of the Lions club, and Bruce Jenkins,
playground director Mr.. Riggs said
that some assistance was needed as
the 1925 that the club had appropri-
ated was being used for salary of the
director and other expenses.
The Lions club will welcome the as
sistance of other groups and clubs in
the matter of finances and particular
/ ly in providing equipment, the COM
mittee said. Two or three large sand
boxes are needed also crOquet sets,
archery sets, hand balls, bats. and
games of other sorts which interest
children.
Local citizens are invited to inspect
this work at any time and their sug-
gestions will be appreciated by the
committee in charge, it was stated.
Other Council Business
Council also approved payment of
monthly bills. Regular bills amounted
to S1,583.42 and there were also an
electric bond of $1,000, electric cou-
pons of 5000, and the playground do
nation of 1925, making a total of
So ,40S.42. Collections amounted to
$3,119.75 including $430.79 from
water; $1,139.59 from taxes, STATS
from West Maryland Power company.
The movie tax for June amounted to
$53.4O.
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