Show Work Vork on New Tennis Court I I Starts Work was started this morning on R new tennis court in the tho City Part Park Just west of the one already there The construction of the court is an experiment in as much as it will bea be bea a gravel and oil oU construction It wi was was planned to put in a cement court there this year with the city doing the work and the Union Pacific System furnishing the material through the he Cedar City CUy Athletic Club but officials of the system have announced that they cannot furnish the cement etc this year therefore the city cHy is to try constructing an oil oU court It is planned to lay a It good gravel 1 base for the court and nd then cap it witha with a mixture of oil oU and sand which U is jj expected will furnish a good playing ft surface The mixture will be similar to that placed on the roads The court will be bordered with two by fours to keep the edges from breaking It is la thought that the gravel and oil oU will give ghe as good playing surface and last for years and will greatly leasen lea les- les lessen lessen sen the cost of constructing courts The surface would also be much more resilient and prove popular with the players Even if this type of court does docs not hold up it Is thought that it would furnish a temporary court until the cement could be laid and it would give a very good base for the cement court when constructed If it proves successful no doubt several other courts will w I be built as the cost of an anoil I oil court would be only about one- one fifth of that of a cement court |