New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
Great BathhOuse
City's Coney Island Structure
To Be Up to Date.

; The plans for the proposed municipal
barhhouse at Conec Island Park have been
completed by Frank H Quinby, the archb-
tect- They provide for three story build
ing, 80 feet wide on it's Surf avenue front
age and extending south toward the water
400 feet The axis OF the building being
north and south, ample sunlight will enter
/ the long ranges OF east and west windows
/ Locker accommodations viii be provided
for 5,56S men and dressing rooms for 12e3
women at one time The men viii have
/ half Of the first floor and the entire third
/ floor, and the women will have half OF the
first floor and the entire second floor
/ The entrance with ticket, key and check
/ ing Offices will be on Surf avenue, and ac-
cess TO khe various floors Will be through
the two stair towers at that end OF the
building, with additional stair towers at the
centre and at the ocean end. TO be used by
the bathers In going to and coming from
/ the beach After dressing all must pass
out at the Surf avenue ED OF the build
ing The toilets and showers are located
near the bathers' sraircases on each floor
/ The building viii be constructed entirely
I OF reinforced concrete. with concrete and
steel columns carried down 10 footings,
resting upon piles entirely below the water
/ line
\
and towers tnclosing them. viii be a5soIu-e-
I ly freproof. and. in addition. the stairs wiIf
/ be in towers outside OF the main building.
and all the steps wiz be provided with
safety treads. 10 prevent slipping when the
surfaces are wet The windows viii be
made Of heavy, galvanized fngot iron.
{ glazed with ribbed glass and arranged to
be opened IL sections 200 feet long by
means Of a geared opening device.
/ All the floors viii be pitched TO the sides
10 allow a complete flushing out OF the
building, and all dressing room parti-
tions and lockers viii be raised slightly
TO allow complete cleaning OF all floor sur
faces Scuppers Will be provided at the
sides for escape OF the water.
/ The dressing room and locker equipment
will be OF heavy sheet metal. baked and
enamelled in q light color 10 assure abso-
lutte cleanliness. and viii be equipped
with hooks AMI mirrors and provided with
non-rusting locks and keys. The lockers
viii be arranged in alcovss with a row or
four on each side. with a door az the aisle
end 10 form a dressing ROOM and the keys
can be distributed IN such way that not
more than one person would be in any
dressing room at the same time.
Ample toilet and shower facilities viii be
provided az each staircase on every floor.
The water closets are to be in ranges and OF
a design that has been found most service
able in buildings OF a similar character All
the doors viii be OF heavy metal. on a wood
core with enamel 1nish the same as the
interior fittings
Two resUscftation or hospital rooms viii
be at the ocean end OF the building fitted
with the necessary emergency appliances
The Interior walls OF the building and the
ceilings will nave a coating or cement,
.szse Irish. snd the exterior VIII be fl-
lsksd Slsa white cement coating, which
IS permanent During 40 future painting
- -oo-- 49, &c d.slsaed with 4 non-aD-
s1--ea. -aracs.
t. structure viii BE wired cor electric
lights and VIII awe systen,1f pipes for
water supply Tor flushing PURPOSES
The building. with It's equipment and 1T
tings. will be absolutely hreproof. and the
construction of such a character that tn
charge for maintenance and upksep viii
be reduced 70 a minimum, while from
sanitary point OF view il viii be as nearly
perfect as It is possible 10 make it.