The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-21
SWIMMING POOL. GROUP ENDORSES. SMALLER PLAN.
Votes to Ask Chamber Take Sponsorship in
 Committee to Act

hitCl NOIillB VO CoihiiC lliCAl VI forts to the construction of only a swimming pool in Juneau at this time, and not larger recreation center, the Swimming Pool Investi- gating Committee meeting in the City Hall last night decided to ask the cooperation of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce in inaugu- rating the movement.
 It was decided to ask the Cham Der to take the leadership in re- questing every organization in the city to appoint a member to a com mittee to be known as the Perma- nent Swimming Pool Committee which would have complete author ity to act, handling the project from the beginning until such time as it is completed. This group would decide the site, arrange the financ- ing, and see to the construction; having complete authority until such time after completion that it was decided on ultimate manage ment.
 In addition to asking the Cham Der to take the sponsorship. the investigating committee discussed the matter of sites and two sites were recommended for considera- tion of the final group. These are the B. M Behrends estate lot just back of the City Hall and the AL aska Juneau Gold Mining Company property on Main Street between Second and Third Streets. Mayor Thomas Judson was named to see L. H. Metzgar of the mine, relative to the availability of the A. J. site and City Councilman sam Feldoni and H. B Foss were chosen to con- tact the Behrends estate relative to that lot.
 It was also decided by the group to recommend that in the search for possible sites that consideration be given to some site that might be suitable for the construction of swimming pool and later a recrea- tional center in the event that fi- nancing can be arranged for the larger project.
 Plans for a swimming pool es- timated to cost about $40,O00 and having an operating and mainten- ance expense of approximately $500 per month were submitted to the committee for their use by Har- old Foss of the H. B. Foss Com pany. Plans for a larger recrea- tional center were offered by Will liam A. Manley of N. Lester Troast and Associates for a building esti- mated to cost approximately $85,- 900 and with an operating expense comparatively higher than the smaller swimming pool project.
 The plans were turned over to the Rev. o. L. Kendall, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee who screwed as chairman of the meeting last night for use in pre- senting the case before the Cham Der and for the use of the Perma- nent committee if it is formulated. Chairman Kendall is to take the question up at the Chamber lun- cheon tomorrow.
 The meeting found representa- tives from the various organizations in the city who have acted on the matter present and it was the con- sensus of the group that first ef- forts be directed toward a swim ming pool project solely. due to the cost. Mayor Judson and Council men Feldon and G. E. Krause met with the group and endorsed per- sonally the plan of getting perma- nent organization, representative of all organizations in the city, form ed. The Mayor pointed out the financial condition of the city and its bonded indebtedness, running now over $2O0,000. as something to be considered in connection with what support the city itself can give to the enterprise.
 The group will meet again subject to call of the Chairman after atti- tude of the Chamber on sponsorship is learned.