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24 WILMETTE LIFE December 11, 1926 / THE a HIGHEST | SR LRF STANDARD \| } WE EMPLOY-- 4.1 OUR COAL OF COMFORT "7 YoulL ENJOY | E will fill your bin with real coal-satis- faction. We handle a grade of coal that gives the proper amount of heat. It's safe coal to buy for your home. Phone Winnetka . 450 We'll do the rest 1IDD ADR WINN LUMBER & COAL GO. IVUDDMINY TYUVWY For All Your Needs in Lumber and Building Material Phone Winnetka 451 or 452 From Basement to Roof TELLS HOW TO BUILD ICE SKATING RINKS The following from H. IL. Woolhiser, village manager of Winnetka, on the construction of ice skating rinks, will be of particular interest to many read ers of WINNETKA TALK, at this particu- lar season: "Upon the advent of cold weather the Village office received numerous requests from residents of the village for the services of the Fire Depart- ment equipment in flooding small skat- ing rinks on private property, but such requests have had to be refused, prin- cipally on the ground that fire hy- drants and fire hose are primarily for the purpose of fire protection, and that were they emploved for other uses, the standard of fire protection in the vil- lage would be reduced. Were such a request granted in the case of a single individual, the matter would not be serious, but any service rendered to a single individual must be made avail- able to the general public, and the re- sult would be that a very considerable amount of time and equipment would be used for a purpose outside of the proper service to which this equipment is devoted. Spray Before Flooding "In this connection, it should be pointed out that it is perfectly feasible to construct a fair-sized rink for the use of small children, in a private yard, with the use of an ordinary garden hose and without the necessity of us- ing a large amount of water. In fact, the flooding of an area with a consid- erable amount of water, unless such area is depressed or surrounded by a bank of sand or other material, and under laid with an impervious strata of clay, will not produce satisfactory results. This is because heavy flood- ing will draw the frost out of the ground, and the water will partially flow away, before the body of water is changed to ice, thus leaving an air space under the ice which will allow it to break down and spoil the surface for skating. "A very satisfactory surface can be secured on a plot of ground, not neces- sarily level, and without banks other than snow, by clearing the area thoroughly of loose snow, and then spraying with a garden hose, with small quantities of water applied suc- cessively, being allowed to freeze after each application. Scrape to Get Surface "After the first two or three appli- cations by spraying the surface should be scraped with a snow shovel to re- move small obstructions and rough spots and then again sprayed succes- sively, until a smooth skating surface is secured. A very few minutes are required for the spraying process, on a rink even of fair size, and if this is done in the evening, good results can be secured even when the thermometer is not lower than 20 degrees F. "Care should be taken in using this method not to flood the area to such an extent that the frost is taken from the ground, or that the surplus water runs to a low point in the area, and there accumulates to a depth of an inch or more. If this happens, this water will be partially absorbed, be- fore it freezes solid, and the surface will break down, because of an air space underneath. "This method has been used by the Park board in providing a fair sized rink at the Indian Hill park, with very satsfactory results, and similar results can be secured by any householder on a smaller scale, by the use of an or- dinary garden hose, attached to a laundry connection inside the base- ment." West? 421 Fourth St. Wilmette Phones 2760-460 INDIAN HILL ESTATES We have homesites in this wonder- ful subdivision at prices so low they will astound you. Can you conceive of a lot of well over half an acre for less than $10,000 near some of the finest golf courses in the world and among some of the most artistic homes in the REALTY CO. 720 Elm St. Winnetka Phones 254-1470 =% it 5.