Public Baths in the United States
CARD NO. 20
B.
The only public bath in Philadelphis is operated by a private organiza-
The Boston all-the-year-round bath, lnown as the Dover Street Bath,
tion knon an The Pablie Batha Assocation of Philadel phia.
It in nitunted
o the oublic on October 14,180.
handsone ba1lding
It ls
wLD Opened
The fee charged bathers
on the corner of Gankill and Leithgow Streets.
The dinensions of the bu1lding are about
with beautiful appointnents.
The plant, ineluding land, building,
ta five cents for soap and towel.
The cnst ofe the building is given an 375,000, and
43 feet by 110 feet.
and equi pnent cost $29,903.70.
It wan openod for business in Way, 18n8.
the cost of the aite as $15,000
The bath has 50 bathing cospartments, of
The building is plain and subatantial, but complete in every detail and
The re are 1iving apartsents in the bu1lding for the
which 17 are for wonen.
desigmod to give 1ta natrons every nodern convenience. The number
cost of 1 cent.
Soan and towel are furnished nt
The
suporintendent.
of baths taken during 1809 won 34,680. The cost of maintenance wan 4338.77.
cost of naintenance in approximately $10,000 per annun.
Steam is obtained
The total nunber of batha taken in 1900, to December 1, was 46,644.
This
froa the fire de partment re pair shop, which adjoins the bath building, but
rould indicate the remarkable increase for the year of about 14,000 baths
the cost ie Included 1n the total given above.
The bath is under the
taken.
juriadietion of the Departaent of Bnths, which han under its authority all
the bathe and gyanasiums of the eity.
Viw or Sows
PILLF's Pesuc Bats
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WANG TI Ts
B
nosTON'S PUBLIc EATES
