. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. ation with regard to public sanitaries or con-venience stations in your city, and desires to learnthe kind of stations which exist, the number, costof building and cost of maintenance. The committee is endeavoring to bring about theestablishment of a greater number of public sani-taries in Boston, and desires to prepare a plan to bepresented to the Board of Health. Whateverassistance that you can give will be appreciated. New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, , Clevela
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. ation with regard to public sanitaries or con-venience stations in your city, and desires to learnthe kind of stations which exist, the number, costof building and cost of maintenance. The committee is endeavoring to bring about theestablishment of a greater number of public sani-taries in Boston, and desires to prepare a plan to bepresented to the Board of Health. Whateverassistance that you can give will be appreciated. New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, , Cleveland and Rochester repliedpromptly with the following facts: New York has nine public stations atan average cost of $26,000, three beingabove ground and six below. On themale side the stations are open fromsix a. m. until twelve p. m., and on thefemale side from six a. m. until ten p. male and two female attendantsare employed in each. They work ineight-hour shifts, and are paid respec-tively $ and $2 per day each. Chicago reported three stations, Min-neapolis and St. Paul none. 24, PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATIONS. STATION IN FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CINCINNATI Cleveland has one combination wait-ing room and convenience station, situ-ated in a public square, costing $10,000and maintained at an expense of $5, year. There are three male andthree female attendants, working ineight-hour shifts, and paid $55 and $45per month respectively. Hand towelsare furnished free, 1,500 being usedyearly. The daily attendance averages9,000. Rochester reported one station, cost-ing $11,000, but not yet complete. Inaddition, it was ascertained that Wor-cester has one station, costing $13, overtaxed. Enlargement is con-templated. Holyoke has no convenience stationat present, and is using closets in con-junction with trolley waiting rooms. Brooklyn, in 1907, had at least six ofthe best equipped convenience stationsin the country, all of the undergroundtype, well heated, ventilat
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