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Show Commercial Club Protest -on Park House Use Filed Stewart. Recommends That Com-' Com-' munication Be Put in Archives and Motion Is Passed by Body Acting on tha recommendatloa of Commlloar M. R. Stewart, head of the city park department, the city commission foday Instructed the city recorder to "file" the protest of ths Commercial club against the uae of the clubhouse In Nlhley park for a residence for the assistant superintendent superinten-dent of parka, Tha protest asked that tha elty follow fol-low tha wlahea of C. W. Nlbley, who recently donated tha park to tho city, and uae It eolely as a golf park, i In particular the communication entered protests: "To tho action of tha city authorities authori-ties In authorising tha remodeling of the clubhouse) located on said property so that It can be used for living quarter quar-ter for the superintendent of park or any other public servant. "To the construction of a garage on aid property' 'To the converalon of any portion of the property to a publlo playground for children. (This would be exceedingly dangerous for children on account of driven balls. "To the tie of any portion of the property for any purpose other than a municipal golf course. "And that tha committee recommend to the city commission aa a result of It Investigation that tha property be ueed for no other purpose than a mur nlclpal golf course, not only to comply with the wlahea of the donor of the aald property, but In order that the method of management may appeal to golfers, with tha result that our city may operate It munlolpal golf course at a profit, as do other cities throughout through-out the country. |