The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-25

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ecutive committee reported at the
meeting of that group last Wednes-
day evening in the Button Public
Library.
Important turn of events at the
meeting was a definite swing of
opinion toward a revival of quarry
swimming with more u~p-to-date ia
| c~ilities.
Costs Become Decisive Factor
The shift of emphasis to this pos
sibility came about as a result of
cost estimates which indicated that
Bluffton could scarcely provide a
modern swimming pool of adequate
size with water filtration and puri-
f~ication system for less than $4,000.
Advocates of quarry swimming esti-
mated roughly that $4,000 would
be more than enough to cover their
plans and that facilities might be
developed for just a little more than
funds already on hand.
All three general committees made
thorough reports, but Harry Bogart's
committee Investigating possibilities
of construction of full-scale swim
ming pool was discouraged at cost
estimates. Even a pool 40X60 feet
would well above $4,000 with
out considering engineering costs and
other sizeable incidental expenses.
This size was deemed inadequate for
the community, and larger pools, the
committee found would cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 and require
expensive maintenance.
AS an indication of the thorough
manner in which they tackled their
job, the committee reported on no
less than ID possible locations for
such a pool.
Quarry Report Steals Show
Paul Stauffer's quarry swimming
committee stole the show in making
the first report of the evening. 1t
includes a three-page single spaced
typewriter brief on the subject as
we'll as drawings of the proposed
sites.
Chairman Stauffer commented, in
giving his report, that he had W
worked with a finer group.
"At our first meeting 30 problems
were presented to the group, and by
the second meeting the individuals
had answer for every n of them
though it meant miles of travel and
forfeiting holiday time" Stauffer
commented.
Pertinent facts from the report
were as follows: l. Either the
Buckeye Lake quarry or the
Waterworks quarry could be
made available for public swim
ming. 2. The village now holds
a new f~ve-year lease on the
Buckeye quarry which could
without question be renewed from
time to time. 8. Quality of the
water could be improved by
cleaning out the old sunken
pool RATS and possibly cutting
down some of the surrounding
cottonwood trees which tend to
fill it with unwanted leaves and
debris.
l. a. An investigation of at least
three other quarry swimming
pools indicate that such facili-
ties are entirely satisfactory and
widely used. 5. Pools alongside
the quarry could be blasted into
the rock and concrete retaining
walls set up without need for
reinforcing steel. 6. An estimate
from the Button Stone Quarry
indicated that $4,000 would cover
cost of the rock work, and this
figure might be less il the work
could be done during the winter
when the quarry could offer
equipment which would greatly
reduce the cost.
Under the quarry swimming plan,
water could be piped into the nearby
pools from the quarry and circulated,
possibly through an a~eriating system,
which would also be beneficial to the
fish stocked in the quarry by the
J Sportsmen's club.
Shelter House Possibility
1t was also reported that, should
the project be launched, the Sports
mems club might consider the cree
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