The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-09
Plan Is to n ave Outdoor and nd.
Indoor Baths for the
p cor.

The special committee. composed of
Messrs, j.. u. Tyler, Jr., Charles car
riEEtonl and John d. Minor, recently 3nl'-s
pointed at a mass meeting OF Interested
citizens to consider tho adVlsnbllity Of In In
augurating a system OF public baths IN N
this city met yesterday afternoon IN the te
Ebel building, and the subcommittee OF OF
permanent organization made Its report ,r$
The committee nominated the following
as officers, board Of governors and exc GU
tive committee for the first year: Is 81
ofnccrs- President. n J. t 2, Tyler, Jr.;
First Vice President. Alfred -. HY lllinms;{
second Vice President. J. ]. IIickok; Sec
rotary, u w. Reginald Walker; treasurer,
wv. M. Habliston. r.
g Board Of aovernors-The president, first
Vice president, second yice,president ana an z
III M. Williams, Arthur n P..SsNYlimer,
Charles w. Darlington, Robert eek y, . 20
Rev. a j . II. D cki nson, AZ. fliargr owe o
Rev, James Buchanan, Chris. Manning,
Jr, Rev. q. Otis Mead, W: M. Iiapllstons
and j. Stewart Bryan. 81 q 81
Executive CommIttee-The president.
first e-presldent,5 second vice. preslde
and Il. M.5Iyillian ms. Charles VI. CARING
ton, Arthur p. " Timer md r. bert l.ecky,
Jr.t II ri II iS 34 .
On motion, the report was adopted and.
1t will be submitted to ma So meet 8, soon
to be held 4 Of those vi are int crest ed IN
the public bath movement. La53sst
Features Of the Report
The report. In part, was as follows g:
In some cities the baths; including the
use 81 SOAP ana towels. are absolutely
free. In others a. small fee, not OK ceedng
three .(3) cents for adults is charged
| & Tho latter. plan has proved the most
successful,. and Is, rec,mmen ded FOL ado p
tion In. this city ifS ta s, Z, 4
The outdoor ba TIL can be constructed q 7
soma point OF easy access on the river;
which, during the summer month Will.
afford an absolutely safe swimming pool
for men. Wonle and childreer WY $ 's
yenient dressing rooms. ,ib5 1,
such 1, bath can be built for less than
81 900. and tho cost Of maintenance WI
/ be nominal. Ia w w III, Il !,
rho indoor hath should be ostapllshGd
at some point In the city easy 4 access % 9
Its expected patrons and s!!oulu ~ - ~
simple, but neat and attractive, style ol
architecture, The building should Z also
4 contain in the basement q public "a ll-
| drv. 9etuipped with at least three sta
| tionary tubs 2nnd all tho modern 9 pPilr
Iinncess for cleaning drying. etc. tsi Il.
l3e Shower Baths.
@rhes baths should be located on tl.e
f 1,a II door. and should be shower, rathter
l than tub, plt hH! t .
1 TIL the more POPULAR tho more llygeF
] nic1and the cheapest here; 5hr l,
ever ever, 81 ways some persons who fo 70, one
rem sonss5or another cannot, Or VIII not,
use the shower; for such there SHOULD
1 Ia proyldcd several tub baths, ,,
It']isEcstimIted that the cost Of y SUIT
4 mia brick building with q Laundry, f W
ma CO and boilers In tho basement a z Z
4 fifteen (l5) shaver and three o.. tun Y,
II baths on the first floor, togetlle y w ~, y,
I necessary plumbing and eflnlpne y WI
cost about SIS 900. GUS a, I, Il,
i The cost OF maintaining tho new pnt, =
4 IN baltimore, \ established In 1909. when
is larger than that proposed here, u h lH,
900, and tho receipts from pa irons IoE
u Ioo4 amounted to about So 900, 'FhSEeost
of maintenance In Richmond should Pc q
4 materially lessa IN some elite the,mn'l'-
cipalIty Inns undertaken tho erection hs
veil a. the maintenance Of public pa NJ,
4 III otherIcitlcs the baths have been
4 erected Ivy private ID persons ana men
4 turned oyer TO tho lnnniGipall " Y IN cons
\ sdeyatIoll OF its malntenanc nee " p
s|iMrs. Morris in Business Again
TIE petition An led Sin,i ps,
cenIbrr By Mrs. lucy q. Nc
vas Fjyest crdays dismissed by 50 4s SO "
y Tuesday was return day sol py ~ ~
which tne G y, np5s IN,