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aim a 14-raom nouse.Army Convoy Brings GuardTo Erect Coonskin BridgeBy Charles K. Armentrout(Stajf Writer jor The GazelU')■.! Fifty National Guard combat engineers from Parkersburg are ~. due via truck convoy today to throw a 250-foot Army float bridge [; over Elk River to Coonskin Park for the use of spectators during’“Operation Coonskin/’nijwigoagputinCOI1w?: ir\t: tiei onjstiMeMayor ListsNeeds of CityAndrews Slates Engineer Department EssentialCharleston's present is a j well s'affed j ment, Mayergreameeting.An entertainment program topped off with a big fireworks show Wednesday evening will climax the two-day community ► wide project to make the park available for immediate public use.Plans for feeding the 'hundreds jof AFL workers and others' who iwill labor throughout Tuesday and i Wednesday over the more than 800 lest need at the •a?rlt;es, °r pBrk grounds were eom-Jully equipped and p!?l^ ycslemay. engineering depart-. Meanwhile, ihm developmentsCarl Andrews told -Shaped up: .1. Installation «f drainage pipealong- the route of a mile of new road through the park was eora-pJeted.2. Bulldozers, p o w e r scoops and crews of men pushed the preparation of earth bottoms of the two artificial lake sites.2. Concrete* foundations were poured at fireplace locations and concrete set in the lake walls.All ol thesedatinj ehmiksinitic me ! pa1Charleston Rotary Chib members !yesterday at their weekly luncheon'Pj The Mayor pointed out that the) 'present city engineering department; :consists of one man—the city engineer,| We need an engineering depart-;ment capable of supervising current I work and of planning for improve--ment projects in [he years to come, ihe said.s-thton: nic! projects are part of; He noled that she city building Jhc overall plan to develop the park 1 inspectors office should be included - hi the two-day blit?:, in the engineering department. The \ “Operation Coonskin” a volunteer •city inspector al the present Ueipmiect in which 05 percent of the ;said, is required to be a plumber, j participants entered spontaneously :carpenter, clectridr.n, bricklayer, 'without invitation, offering time.:aldei i'0‘: tec ar;lei: architect, lawyer and diplomat. Sewage Disposal Cited The Mayor recalled that city officials have been asked to appearCOiequipment and services as,dona-!oil5 ha(Please Turn to Page 2 Col. 3)CliWest Virginia WaterOfibefore theCommission tn .show why they should not be cited before the Circuit Court for failure to provide on adequate sewage disposal system.The city administration is fully aware that it is guilty of polluting the Kanawha and Elk Rivers/' heiraid, but wc are also aware that ithrough July 4 still are available in| a new sewage disposal system would j Coonskin Park for a flat §100 priv-' cost the city approximately §10,- lilege fee.HighlightsOperation Coonskin’i Bii Ca ■miiI aievFood'and drink concessions which may be operated from June 27liepothsuL • -: 5 DO .000.Thesystem,impairbuilding nf l'n\% new sewagecontinued, would alno thel\ability ol the city to (rieasfc Turn to Pace* 2 Cnl. 5)• lb.Applications will he accepted by*onha tiaVel Pay HikeJVetoed bv PresidentKanawha Airport Manager Fred not Alley, telephone 35-124.X * sjcAdditional dump trucks are wan led to haul slag for the. Coonskin Park Rd. during Operation Coonskin/'Truck owners wanting to participate are urged to call Mack Smith, Anderson’s, Inc., telephone 63 622WASHINGTON. June 23—fINS) ! ‘ * * *'—President Truman today vetoed ai Don't drive—ride a bus or train •bill giving 1(1(3.000 postal workers!to “Operation Coonskin/1 pay increases for the time ihcyj Special buses will operate from spent in the armed forces since-Duffy St. to the park (fare 15 cents ; 1940. leach way) ana other buses willThe bill, passed by a unanimous \ operate from the end of Bigley Av, vote of Congress 10 days ago, would j to the Army footbridge over Elk ;have resulted in annual increased \River (fare 5 cents). The Baltimore jof $400 to S500 for thousands of I arm Ohio's ‘'Coonskin Special’1 willseipriv*! ba! ha! Wc lie).35-j sinjpr.itlO1| veterans involved, j President William C. Doherty of ithe National Assoc, of Letter Car-■triers predicted prompt moves on .iCapitol Hill to over vide ihe veto.operate on the hour from the Broad St. Station (fare 3i) cents round trip.i Don't drive—ride a bus or train to Operation Coonskin/1n rrrr: vv r*1¥1PrUrorr
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Charleston Gazette
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sat, Jun 24, 1950
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