South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31
NATATORIUM DESIGNED FOR BEAUTY AND UTILITY
lunicipal Project Nears Construction Stage After Te-Yedr Fl

by 90 IT. This pool amply large enough TO accommodate
All floors are to be covered by pure cement coating over
good mixture of concrete The Office and lOga will have
a floor of tile
The poo! itself will be surrounded on its rim by railing of
terra which which include scum" overflow
According to the plans the water line will be within one foot
of the floor level which back IT, in a terra
hausade either side and at the rear of the pool On
the other side OF this baluSrade which will he about IT,
high platform IT. in wide and IT., in. above the
floor level will run on either SIDE and to the rear and front or
the building.
Novel Method of Operation.
When the bathe first from the dressing they
pass several showers which they required 60
from thence along the platform TO the Of the building
From this point they step down the floor level into
the pool The depth of the pool IT. in at the rear
dropping gradient 80 # in length to depth of it.,
IN At his point the floor makes sharp descent TO point
from the waters surface of IT., II. The remain
ing TT of the pool maintains this depth Two large spring
boards the deeper end the pool Running up from
the of the pool ladders o the flood level
On entering the building the bathers ascend sPacousy
wide stone steps consisting of SIX rers and onto the oga
from whence they pass through revolving doors into the
Office The "desk' will be entered and each side Of
which the baherS will pass through unsles after receiving
turns either to left right into the dressing The
nataorium arranged to accommodate two crowds of
100 each at a time While one crowd is in the pool for It's
scheduled 80 minutes the other crowd turned into the
crowd of leaves for their dressing the crowd
comes in from the opposite side
Private Showers offered.
Private showers are placed adjacent to the dressing room
and apart from the main pool showers These permit Of
patrons using the showers only they desire without
terng the pool
The ultraviolet ray serzer which to be included in the
equipment of the naatorium has successfully proven its
claims of being the best medium Of cleansing water for drink
ing and bathing purposes sterizer of sufficient size will
be installed Immediately the of the pool and connu-
flow of the POOLS water will be sent through it.
This sterilzer known by the trade the R. L. v type
which anSpoion of the first letters of the words ultra
violet ray is of the appearance of ncased electric gen
orator of the O. E type the erzer ultraviolet rays
great intensity produced electrically by quartz mercury
vapo lamps
Kill Disease Germs.
Ultraviolet the destructive agent to BAG
teria life available for practical application according TO
Sweets architectural guide The opSation by electricity
economically and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS technical adjust
ment or supervision necessary after installation.
The entire control is dependent merely on the turning Of
an electric switch The flow of directed by battle
plates located on the inside the sezer that there uf
cient exposure to the ultraviolet rays to kill all disease
producing bacteria with wide margin Of safety