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2 9 2 p Cad During the summer the Committee as a whole and as individuals spent considerable time looking over the possibilities available and had the Reservoir on Middle Street drained so as to determine the topography and the amount of water available . The Reservoir was left dry all summer so that the Committee had the opportunity to note the flow of water under varying conditions . It was found that during the dry season the water supply diminished to E mere trickle and that there was no flow from the wells in the bottom of the Reservoir at any time . In view of this fact it would take several weeks to change the water in the Pond and so the Committee was obliged to give up the idea of developing the Reservoir in any way to encourage the increased use for bathing purposes . The Committee then took up the proposition of build- ing a pool on the Lexington Playground . There is available here a large amount of water from the old wells which formerly constituted the Town water supply and the Com- mittee made its study with a view of using this supply to cut the cost of water for the pool . Messrs . Metcalf & Eddy reported that we could have available 50, 000 gals . per day and that the flog,: would probably have to be throttled down somewhat . An analysis of the quality of the water was made by the State Board of Health , and their report was that the water was of " suitable wluality for public bathing . " The reports of the State Department of Public Health and of Messrs Metcalf & Eddy are appended and constitute a part of this report . In view of the above information the Committee would report as follows : That any idea of developing the old Reservoir for swimming purposes be abandoned as unsafe from a health point of view and that the Town proceed at once to build a swimming pool on the Lexington Playground so the t such pool may be available for use during the coming season . Clarence ►Shannon Robert P . Trask W . E . Mulliken Donald Wilson . THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Dept . of Public Health State House , Boston . March 1Z , 1929 . To the Board of Selectmen Lexington , Massachusetts . Gentlemen : - The Department of Public Health received from you on February 21 , 1929 , the following application for advice relative to the quality of water to be used in a proposed swimming pool . " Confirming telephone converaation with you this date I hereby make application for advice relative to the quality of the water in v. ells near the pumping station off Lincoln Street to be used for a swimming pool for bathing purposes . The Town is considering building a swimming pool and before this is done , they would like to know Thether the rrter : s f t i to be usel . "