Smyrna times., 1929-06-05
TO HAVE SWIMMING POOL
Contract Given for Pool at Reho-
both-Tennis Courts Are Provided


The first contract covering the
construction of two swimming pools
for the new Rehoboth Bath and
Tennis Club was awarded to James
A. Hirons, of Dover. "Mr. Hirons
was the successful bidder among
six Delaware firms" Charles S.
Horn, president of the club, said
"and work will be started immed-
lately and pushed forward to COM
pletion within six weeks. The main
pool measures As feet wide by rs
feet long and is the last word in
swimming pool construction. The
foremost authorities on the subject
We're consulted by the club archi
tect, Roscoe Cook Tindall of Will
mington, and the specifications
meet the standard demanded by
both amateur and professional
swimmers and for intercollegiate
meets. The second pool is semi
circular measuring about 20 by 40
feet, and is a wading pool for chill
dren that cannot swim. 1t will be
built adjacet to the main pool and
separated by a structure in the
form of a cascade by means of
which the sea water will be filtered
and introduced into both pools, in
a constant flow at all times. The
main pool will be graduated in
depth from about four feet to five
feet for about half its length and
then slope downward to nine feet
six inches of water at the deep end.
The pool will be equipped with
spring-board and the problems of
drainage and supply of clean sea
water have all been solved in way
that will make the pool one of the
finest outdoor pools in the country.
It will be finished in white concrete
and when completed equipped with
cost approximately $4,000. Bids
will be asked in about ten days for
the construction of the main dining
and dancing kall which will be a
structre Of Colonial design and con
tain the lockers and shower rooms,
pool and billiard rooms, kitchen etc,
on the ground floor. The main
floor will be devoted entirely to .
lounge or lobby measuring about SO
BY 40 feet and surrounded hv wide
porches. French windows Will open
on the porches on all sides Of the
room and the entire area will pre-
vide space for dancing. Tables viii
be placed on the porches for dining
and the fine views Of the ocean, Re
hoboth Bay and Silver Lake may be
Tie lounge will be fin
ished in natural sypress specially
treated and will contain large fire
place which viii add much to the
comfort Of members during the fall
winter and spring seasons.
interior decorations in the way
of furniture, rugs, etc, will be in
the hands of an expert and will be
all that could be expected by the
most discriminating. All porches
viii be glassed and screened and
usea5le in all kinds of weather. The
building will be of brick and con-
crete construction finished in stucco
and the front porches will overlook
the pools and the ocean. As soon
as the construction Of this first
unit Of the Club has progressed to
a point where it deemed proper,
work will be started on the western
ralf of the block of two hundred by
six hundred feet comprising the
club site on Dewey Beach Four
tennis courts will be built by one
Of the best-known tennis court en-
firms in the coutrv and
will be standard in every respect.
Thomas ". Harris, Jr, president /
Of the Delaware Lawn Tennis As
sociation and member of the ex-
acutive committee of the Middle
States Lawn Tennis Association is
chairman of the Tennis Commit
tee of the club. Mr.. Harris has for
a number of years arranged the