The record-union., 1891-08-04
the gallery directly above it, we find
chairs for 2l1

The chairs are upon terraces as in
theater, and from any seat full and un-
interrupted view of the whole interior of
the tank floor is TO be had. Directly op-
posite, at the south end of the building, is
the orchestra gallery, from which the
opening for jumpers. Here, too, fifty
spectators can easily be accommodated.
On either side of this high, splendidly
lighted and
FINELY VENTILATED
Tank-room are rows of dressing-rooms,
capacious enough to satisfy any one,
neatly furnished inside and tastefully or
namented upon the exterior. In each of
them there is bench, a mirror and nec-
essary clothes-ho hooks. Above these lines
of rooms, with their sloping ornamented
roofs, are great palms and tropical ever
green's in enormous pots. Looking
down at the tank one sees pouring into it
at the south end great body of water,
tempered to about seventy-eight or
eighty degrees by steam-heated water in
one of the enormous supply tanks on the
outside, and a glimpse of which is to be
had through the great half-oval window
in the south end. This water,
CONSTANTLY RUSHING IN,
Descends into the tank at its ten-foot
depth, passes on to its twelve-foot depth
flows up the inclined floor the eight, the
six, the four and the three-foot depths,
and then exits through two three-inch
pipes. Thus the water passes the whole
length of the tank and is constantly re-
newed. 1t is practically flowing, stream
and is really more cleanly-and will be
so kept-than can be any flowing water
in natural channel.
ALONG THE TANK SIDES
Are hand-rails, and also signs indicating
varying depths. Soon a screen will be
placed to keep small children from pass
ing into deep water, then the tank will
be perfect. Along the tank on all sides
is broad platform, upon which the
dressing-rooms open. This platform is
! covered with mating, and on the lower
side is a cement gutter to carry off plat
form drainage. At the south end of the
tank are two fine springboards, two
shower baths and stairways leading to
! the two lower tiers of dressing-rooms,
which are level with the bottom of the
tank. These rooms are lighted at night
by gas, all above are lighted by cleo
tricity. At the south end of the lower
tiers,are five toilets, three for women and
two for men. Back, or south Of these
| tiers of dresSing-rooms, of which there
are eighty-five in all, the laundry
and engine-room, running the entire
width of the building and supplied with
! tubs, wringers, drying-racks, hot and
plies.
ALONG THE WALLS
OF the upper tier of dressing-rooms hang
iife-preservers approved by the United
States Inspectors. These are for use only
i'll case of need to cast one to a bather, but
it is not believed any call will ever be
made for them. Looking up from the
tank floor one finds the lofty roof to be
| supported by heavy trusses anchored
firmly. The style is Gothic, the finish
natural, the ornamentation in fine taste
| and not overdone. Floral baskets de-
pend here and there from the rafters.
NOW AS TO THE BATH ITSELF.
| It's better lighted than any we have ever
! seen. The windows are large, lofty and
! swing downward, q, thus avoiding draughts
| The stained glass partition shuts off
draughts of air from the front, and none
| from the rear are possible. The tank is
deeper than any in the State, but no one
should dive in it at any point marked less
! than ten feet. The showers at the south
end of the tank are the finest ever put into
any bathing establishment. The water is
pure, the discharge constant, the supply
continuous. The supply tanks, by means
| of valves properly placed, can be so adj
| justed as to admit hot or cold water or
! due mixture, so that any degree of tenn
perature in the bath from So to 90o Far
enheit can be- had. a great emptying
! valve enables the tank to be cleared and
cleansed at night. The rooms on the east
! on both floors are for women, on the west
! for men. This placing of the second tier
! gallery and line Of gallery dressing
| rooms about the tank unnecessary, so
! there is
MORE OPEN SPACE,
Greater light and better ventilation in
consequences, while there is no need for
warnings found in other baths, "do not
! dive from the gallery" nor is there any
drip, drip from the gallery to the floor
! below
The directory of the baths consists of
Z. 3. Willis, President; A. Bonnheim.
| Nice-President; c. f. Dillman, Treasurer;
r. t. Devlin, Counsel; w. II. Hamilton,
Architect; DR.. w. A. Briggs and A.
Abbott. Richard Dale is the Secretary OF
! the board.
ATTACHES AND DETAILS.
| The attaches of the bath are: Superiu-
tendent, w. L. Willis; in charge of suit
room, Miss Bertha Hitchrick; ticket
/ Office cashier, Mrs. J. r. Dodson; porter,
/ w. Z. Wallace; laundress, Agnes Young.
| The bath is to be opened daily from
$3.50 A. NJ. TO 10 p. NJ. The admission
| fees are: Tickets for adults Qnclud-
ing bathing SUITS, % cents, or five tickets
| for 81; children under Is years of age halt
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! ferable) can be had from the Superin-
! tendent of the baths for So per month for
adults and 81 % per month for children.
| Tub baths, % cents. Ladies are furnished
woolen suits, men cotton suits. Mems
woolen suits are dime extra. In every
room the regulations of the bath are
posted and are to be rigidly enforced.
LADIES AcooMMoDATED-REG
In San Francisco ladies' day is not
! known in the public baths. Here it has
| been determined to set aside six hours in
each week in which the ladies shall have
use of the bath exclusively-these hours
are from to p. NJ. on Mondays,
| Wednesdays and Fridays. At that time
| no one will be admitted except ladies.
But, of course, the Superintendent and
Swimming Master will be in attendance,
and carefully supervise the use of the
! bath and see that the ladies have all
assistance and attention. The construc-
ton of the building is such that absolute
! privacy is assured. OF course on all
| other days both sexes are admitted
to the bath, and there is no
reason why they should not here as we'll
as at the seaside, and at other swimming
baths, together usethe bath. At all times
the utmost rigor Will be exercised in
maintaining the character of the baths.
| People Of ill-repute will not be admitted,
| and the right to reject or eXpel anyone is
reserved by the directory. That body is
satisfied that the bath can be retained to
the use OF reputable people with ease in
so small a community as this, and it will
be done. Too much hard work and
money has been put into the bath, and
too much philanthropic effort expended
in securing the institution, to permit it to
become the resort of the hoodlum, the
vulgar, disreputable women or rowdies.
All such will be shut out and the bath
kept cleanly in character and as the re-
sort Of the people of the homes of Sacra-
mento, and of decent strangers who