Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-12
NEW BATHING
BEACH OPENS
NEXT MONTH
Jarvis Announces Mu-
nicipal Pool at
War1eigh.
OTHERS TO COME
Dressing Tents to Be
Provided for
BatherS.

new municipal bathing beach SINH
lar to that operated last summer In
White River at Twenty Seventh street,
will be opened in the river at Warfeigh,
northern suburb. abort June II, X. Wal
ter Jarvis. superntenden Of parks and
recreation, announced today. The rec
reation department is pushing plans for
municipal bathing facilities vigorously
The Twenty Seventh street beach will be
In use again.
In addition to the river pools, the
recreation department will have opened
during the summer the new pools at
Willard and Douglass Parks. Bids have
been advertised for opening June l for
the large swimming pool at Hhodius
Park, and il is possible construction
will be begun during the warm weather.
SCHOOL BOARD
RULING AWAITED.
Opening of the beaches and pools IL
contingent Gpon decision of the board OF
school commissioners Because the pub
lie school officials fear the lure of cool
water would be stronger than the urge Of
compulsory school attendance laws the
park board will await word from the
school board before inviting the boys and
girls to take free dip.
As at the Twenty Seventh street river
n.
each hot day last summer. there will be
dressing tents at the Warfeigh beach.
Mr.. Jarvis. with the cooperation Of the
city engineer department has selected q
spot N Warieigh which is peculiarly
suited for a bathing beach. The slope of
the river bed i gentle there will be no
danger for children who want to wade or
swim in safe depth The water farther
ont reaches a depth suita BILE for diving.
Mr.. Jarvis is having floating diving sta
tions constructed for both river beaches
Competent life guards and swimming
instructors will be on duty at the beaches.
The park superintendent said applica-
tions for positions as guards and in-
structcrs have been received from num-
Der of unusually high class men, in
cluding swimming coaches from several
Mid Western colleges aud universities.
WATER TO BE
KEPT PURE.
Care will be taken to insure the purity
of the rirer water at the beaches. They
will not be opened until the city health
departments has pronounced the stream
pure enough 70 avoid danger Of batheKs
typhoid and other maladies.
The health department will continue to
take tests frequently and should the
water become dangerous the beaches will
surance, ehlorinating machines will
cruise the beach limits constantly. Such
treatment was successful at the Twenty
Seventh street beach last summer.
The Warfeigh pool will be staked and
roped at different depths, so bathers may
have constant warning.
Construction of the concrete tank and
bath house at Douglass park is under
way. The pool proper will be oval in
shape with maximum length of 40 feet
by 125 foot maximum width. This pool
will accommodate the negro population.
BIDS FOR ENLARGEMENT
OF TANKS.
The board Of park commissioners
Thursday received bids for the enlarge
ment OF one Of the two tanks at Willard
park. This plant was completed last
fall under the former board, but the
present members feel it is far too small
to serve the purpose As il stands. there
are two parallel pools. each tw-nty five
feet wide by sixty feet long and four
feet deep. The east tank will he ex-
tended 100 feet to the east, making it
1o5 feet long to sixty feet wide. The
depth instead or being four feet through
out as at present, will be graduated from
four feet to one foot, making it safe
fer the little tots. This plant is de-
signed wholly to accommodate children.
Todd & Reid have the contract for the
enlargement at S4.34520.
The Rhodius Park pool will serve the
same purpose for white people that the
Douglass Park plant does for negroes II
will be somewhat larger than the Doug
lass Park tank and will accommodate ap>
>p1o oximately 5000 bathers day. Mr. Jar
(is said. beautiful bath and community
house will be feature of the Rhodius
Improvement