The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-16
BETTER BATHING
 FACILITIES HERE
FIRST RENEWAL OF REsERvA- TON LEASE TO BE MADE AZ
 TER LETTING CONTRACT.
Superintendent Meyers New Rule Not to Permit Extending Leases to Old
 Properties Is Carried Out.

One of the foremost features of the
 new rules for the government of res
 eryation affairs in this city, as pro.
 mpted by Superintendent Meyers, was
 to the effect that renewals of leases
 would not be made to any bath house |proprietorship until assurance had
 been made that modern bathing em.
 poaiums would be builded to take the place of the older bath houses along
 Bath House oow.
 The first good results from this rule
 have just come to light in the letting Of a contract for a beautiful new bath house to take the place of the Ram melsburg in this city. The Rammels- burg IS one of the pioneer bathing houses of the reservation. and natur. ally is worn by time and service. An architect in Little Rock is at present engaged in drawing plans for one of the most elaborate and modern bath houses. The bath house is to he constructed at an estimated cost
 of s65.000. and is to be finished almost entirely inside with marble.
 The house will be known as the
 Rammelsburg and will not be unusu- | ally expensive. but will have many unique and extraordinary features. It will be loo feet square and will occu- pv the entire property on which the oldest brick bath house in this city
 now stands-the present Rammels- burg bath house site
 The bath hall, or main bath cham Der, will be 55 by 65 feet, with a 16. foot ceiling. All of the wnils and the entire ceiling will be finished in mar ble. The main room is to be lighted by skylight and ventilated by three electric exhaust fans. In the main bath hall. there will be 22 tubs, two needle baths and two foot baths. Each tub will be surrounded by a marble partition with a marble floor. Each tub will have but one outlet and that will be closed by a paper disc. Each patron will be supplied with a new paper disc. a paper drink ing cup and paper cuspidore when he enters, and none of these will be aased twice by two different persons. This arrangement is made for sani- tary purposes.
 In the front portion of the building will be the office, cooling room, dress ing room and other apartments. Tn the central portions of the second floor will be large lounging room.
 There will also be baths of all kinds on the second floor.
 The new structure is to be fire. proof constructed of brick with rein forced floors and tile roof The ex-
 tefior will be faced in light gray vit- | rified brick, trimmed in Batesville marble
 In the present system, the water is
 cooled by large tanks in the rear of the bath houses. some of these being open and therefore unsanitary Moth ing of an injurious nature can get into
 the water by the use of this refrigers ating system, and it is very probable ali the bath houses will use them. Within a short time 1t is expected all the present bath house owners will begin negotiating with contrac- t1rs, architects, etc. for remodeling
 or rebuilding their bath houses, and | hy the time all are made over in the
 manner prescribed by the govern ment Hot Springs will have 24 of
 the finest, most handsomely equipped
 and best appointed bath houses that
 can be found anywhere in the world.