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The plans for the house, having been made before the enactment of the
Brown Law, were somewhat ex perimental, it being considered an ex periment,
It is located
which, if successful, might be further extended thereafter.
in Precinct No. 1, which according to the census of 1995 had a population
The
of 20,587, and which precinct includes the Italian tenement district.
lot on which the bath-house is located is triangular in shape, having a
The building is of brick, two stories
frontage on the terrace of 50 feet.
The
in height, with living apartments for tenants in the upper story.
interior arrangement of the building consists of a waiting room, wash room
bath-room, with tub and 14 separate rain baths.
and infants'
toilet room,
There are besides 6 rain baths in one large open space, so that there is a
The wash-room contains three
total, including the bath-tub, of 21 baths.
laundry tubs of concrete and a patent drying closet, which permits the
bather who has but one suit of clothes to wash and dry them himself, and
thus not only go away with a clean body, but clean clothing.....
beginning with the year 1897, in four years there have been given, in
Bath-house No. 1, 323,510 baths at a total cost for all items, except
depreciation, of $9162.19, 0r an average rate per bath of slightly over
2.8 cents.
