The community closet was the first attempt to solve the sanitary
problem
The disadvantages of this type were soon apparent, and further
improvement was affected by the ins tallation of individual outside closets.
The next step in advance was made by building concrete basements under a
All of the
number of the houses and pr oviding them with mod ern toilets.
The results
outbuildings are thor oughly policed and cleaned each day.
In a new colony which we are now con-
have been entirely satisfactory.
structing we are furnishing a community bath for each four houses; shower
This settlement is located near
baths for the men and tubs for the women.
our East Side Works and the houses are furnished with water and electric
These new houses are provided with iron ceilings
light from the plant.
There is no
and the walls are covered with beaded c eiling, painted.
a lodging for
plaster about the house to become cracked or full of ho
By keeping the interiors of the se houses well painted, they may
vermin.
They have no clothes closets, but they are provided
be kept very sanitary.
with metal lockers instead.
In all of our colony work, we have endeavored to have the workers
located as near the plant as possible so that the men may either go home
for a hot midday meal, or it may easily be brought to the gate for t hem.
The Company has so dded the banks and terraces and parts of the lawns,
has planted a large number of trees, and has encouraged the tenants to
beautify the premises by furnishing all of the flower and grass seed nec-
We also take care of the grass during the summer, a precaution
essary
which insured the preservation of the lawn and also gusards against the
spoiling of the looks of the neighborhood by a few careless tenants. Garbage
cans are provided, and the garbage is collected and disposed of each week.
Rubbish is not allowed to accumulate, and the back yards of this colony
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