The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
Public Comfort Stations

the most usodsrn forms Of aAnitary ap-
planes.
F'oreigners who pay a Visit 60 Amer
lean cities are very apt 90 eminent
favorablY upon the existing conditions
In this one r@speof- Being Strangers
and not accustomed 20 our ways. trey
md Themselves often embarrassed BY
not knpwtn1 where % SO when the
call ~ nature comes 20 them They
have not yet become acauAinted with
the fact that in nearay All citiaa this
crying need H. innperfecfiy me- only ~
the tolet room provided IN the large
department stores IN the hotels ard
restaurants. in raiiroad stations. IN Of
Zee buildings. and iass. but not laAst
IN the saloons.
There are uaay valid potent n~a-
sons why the present mfmta Of affaiuu
should not be permitted 10 eontinua
and. fortunately. requirements are be-
ginning - be more generally rvoog-
niKed. and a wfdsiY wpread agitation
and = populsr daurand have 80 IN for
the provtsionN az a suitable number
- public convsnienoa seationa sure
-. they are a need@d puhiic Improve
mart and otx1c intnress demands them.
Thim saiaAtion im n@r~ly tha euxcous
~ the generni modern tendency which
hnids that IN tha development ~ the
modern cssy. IN matters - avtc TN
provement ard owe mruhitacfure. com
fort and oonvssfsnos shall SO hand n
hand wtth be@uty % fern.
The present unsNft~oActory state ~
affairs oannot be permitted 20 oou-
tinua The disoomfu-s arising 81
times 20 men. women and chtldren
through ne lack % suoE pAaoes are
real. not landed. and must - conzid-
sred Physicians. who ought 20 know.
ciaim thai onmfort stations are as
Necessary a. ne public disIpenaSries.
Mor~ovur. owners ~ onace buildings
whers ths elevator service h alreaEy
severely over-taHsd md that ne con
slant uss ~ tasir toiist rooms ~
others thar. me tenants leads TO q
much increased uns ~ waser. which h
paid Tor ~ thuIn ~ meter measure
ment. they also End that their portsr
service requires addltional anMintanoe
e. cope with me situation.
Tn hotels me t0iiet roorn prfvuewe~
are vsry frequently much ABUSED a.
anyone may observe. and this ia also
rooms IN the large Department stores
Of the shopping distrsot The ruiiroad
station toilet rooms are frequently
used By thu general pebble quite ss
much az ~ the traw~lerm. far whom
they are primarily intended.
Disoipiins Dsm.pds Thew.
Fufhermora. the coed discipline
which a city enforces upon its pad
public servants demands the erection
q comfurt staffonA What a. the
street cleaners. the poitoenen on duty.
TIRE buflding and tenant inapecrorn who
are or should be on the streeta ths
heef part AZ the day. tfe erarnen. aiHo
the teamstern - private nrnnsf Must
they BE- forwvar oempaned. a. they Of
tea pow are % entaw the saloons cr
drinking places for thia purpose7 He
a. not heen demonstrated that On many
cne@s the salconk@aperu actually de-
pend upon the facts stated % increase
their btnEneaaf Some saloon Keepers
havs been known 20 boast ~ their
toilet ruomN &c being drawing card.
from winch iarEs percentage 81 theIf
profits 70 derived. The rules forbid
TIE performance - their DUTY. Why
noe provide Tor them. az wei 81 Zoe
tha letter oarrfers7 Would II nos -
vastly bettw 20 incur ttis municipal
expenditure rafhar than Eive rise 20
the compiaint 81 indecent exposure
aau-siisnea caused BY the lack % ac-
ceanihie public couveniencoaf
Surely. We must Erant that such
utimt San structurcs ought 10 BE pro
vided FOR ne visitors. f'pr the citfzens
and FOR the cify's employees. let ~
nov. from a general point ~ view and
with the emission ~ dstaila. discuss
the auhfecf somewhat further
Flrst as 20 the iocetion. Comnou
sense dsterrnfnen that strgcSurva Of
this kind should BE- placed where
people conRreEate IN iarEe numbers.
and wherc they accnrdinely would
prove % he ~ greatest services. There
FORE. select N the city plan the points
where main arteries ~ trarac interuect
take fhe street rniiroad stations the
public parkn and EMrdeua. ne mu-
nicinatity might properly erect them IN