Questions Raised At To More Lifeguards And Erection Of A Protective Fence

The “bugs” at Hawes Pool were taken out last week in time for the pool to be reopened on Saturday morning.

It appears that the faults with respect to leakage have been completely eliminated by strengthening the catch basin at the pool.

The pool continues to be very popular with young and old alike, so popular in fact that already have arisen two very important questions:

(1) whether the number of lifeguards stationed at the pool is adequate and

(2) the necessity of erecting a protective fence for a better control of the area.

The matter of additional lifeguards presents a problem having to do with money available for the purpose in the recreation appropriation, also the question of the availability of qualified personnel.

The matter of funds brings to mind the fact that the Recreation Department appropriation has reduced this year, which caused the department more or less to tighten its financial belt in all its activities. In view of the great popularity of the pool and the great value it apparently already has to the people of the town, a recommendation for an increase in Recreation funds may be favored.

There is one serious aspect to the situation which needs to be taken care of now, and that is the erection of a suitable chain link fence to surround the and thus result in an effective control of the area by the lifeguards which is now lacking.

These are some of the major and minor problems which arise in any new situation such as this, and which time has a happy way of solving. It may be some few years before this pool becomes entirely satisfactory in every way to a majority of townspeople, it is pointed out.

General Manager Monahan said yesterday that these questions were to be discussed this week with the Recreation Advisory Committee at a meeting called for that purpose.

Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Norwood Messenger

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