PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



Since the owner of this pool used a low-priced 

 gravel, and lumber which he could utilize later for 

 building purposes, and the laborers were in his regu- 

 lar employ, he was able to build the pool of good 

 size, and of a quality to last unchanged for years, for 

 the small amount of two hundred and seventy-five 

 dollars. 



The best method for constructing a pool of this 

 size is to lay out the excavation seventeen by fifty- 

 two feet. With a plow, scraper, and team remove 

 the dirt to the depth of six feet eight inches at the 

 deeper end, and two feet eight inches at the shallow 

 end. Drag the dirt out at the shallow end. Trim 

 the ends and sides vertical with a spade. In one of 

 the deep corners lay an outlet drain of sewer pipe, 

 ending with the bell of the elbow bend at floor level, 

 eight inches above the earth bottom. The plug for 

 this pipe should be fitted with a stiff ring, so that it 

 may be raised by means of a long hook or other de- 

 vice. Lay the inflow pipe from the gasoline engine 

 or hydraulic ram at the point desired. If necessary 

 lay an overflow drain. All the materials should be 

 on hand and placed in convenient location before the 

 hole is dug. 



* Build the forms of one-inch lumber on two-by- 

 four-inch uprights, spaced two feet. Set the forms 

 on eight-inch bricks so that the concrete floor can 



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