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

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The question o. public sornfort STA
uons~ IL one which 4 noe before
practically an ~ ne oiue@ Of the
country where modern methods are
being adopted. and think Pensacola
should fan IN nns ard take some steps
towards this end Ths public gener-
aliy wiu be benefited b. them. Prem
ail { have heard entire satisfaction r.
niven tn those cities where they have
heen Installed I am attaching an
article ~ nr Paul Gerhard, C. r.. o.
View York City. dealing with me sub
gect a. lenwgh which ] would be
pieased FOR you 70 publish IN your
sunday issue
oEo. n HnyRfCHs.
piumhinw tnap~ctor.
PuBLfC COMFORT STATIONS.
~ ~. pal Gerhard. G. r.. CITY Of
New York. ~. ~
Comfort stations may - tohDea a.
nsihsic buudinga a. Etr1cturrs intended
10 mword toilet room conventencaM for
h.th wsxaa VIA the ssxcaution. per-
hapa. 81 a few ~ tha larger onaa.
American cities are not up-to-dats IN
the provision made for such puhnc
eonveniancs stations. n must rssrst-
fully 20 ssated that the citisa ~ Euro-
nsan countries are far ahead ~ ~ N
iris type ~ public utility. Rnd h n
ueu known fnct that there r. hers a
growing complaint e. 20 The iaak ~
sgrb eTnveulsnces. some ~ ths err
isfinn structures are entirety made
auafa Ia size ard equipment Tor TIE
purpose Cor whioh theY ara ihtended
Tbnlr sanitary condition in IN many
cases dlawracs 60 tha community. fur
az fo lack - proper maiutenancs
fhaw are often found 90 - dirty. N
surlInr and offensive generally - eye
end noae And pet The statistics kept
In some cities reEarainr The number
ff naanie who make use ~ comfort
stations clearly show that tlsers sxtsts
a CRYING demand Tor them.
our municipalities ara never slow IN
making proper urovialuna Cor The pub
ur water supply and Tor ths sewerage
az fhn city In the matter 81 public
PARKS ana playrrounds. bouievarda and
other rivfc improvements vast sums
are annually auuropriaisd and spent
WHY should thew not 60 one step
further and provide this ionH required
pahur utuifvT This 20 our way %
thinkinF. h = duty. a responsibility.
wrhich city governments should nof
shirk
fn Europe comfort stations have
been built and used Tor many years
The municipal authorities have RAJ
iraf me pressing demand Cor such
rubflr rnnvwuieneaa. and have ~ ar
sariv date IN the history % thsir mu-
rIelnal sanitation provided for them
H. nndon. FOR instance. the traveller
fnHa a large number ~ Huch stations
r,.Ifshfv diatrfhuted ir the public
ue.sraa of crowaed localities. The
ura Iaritv 80 these structures are butt
UNDERGROUND ln order Co. economics IN
rfssra 81 the street surface, or De-
esnan ro adequate place above Eround
..,ff -, found These IN france and
MANY. where the demand has
.rrrs ana been met are usually
b.n above around. and underErpane
= tnHe are me exreution. A reoeui
trln abroad Afforded tlsa writer an op-
narturffv NJ studying this subject. and
81 found m many German cities splen-
cid sramriaa Whlch. while primarily
h. ended Coz utility set did Got alto
- fnr lack artistic treatment Truth
however. cnmueiE ua go make ths
raaisuant that nee an these stations
uala property maintained In fact. 4
mas Er aald that nenerAily public
toUnt rnana Cd continental ciues taa
veil g hose ca arst-claaa h0teisl are
a.aHnsnahed bg had odora. This the
writer nsrH Co he due 70 tna undue
q. nnur rrHrficcd as regards ne wa
Ger aupT fur cushing watgr closets
and wMa.a not less Than % she Esn-
efaf aae 81 disinfcctants The COM
TORS stations Of Paris arr. with q few
exceptions. q disgrace fo that iuetrop-
otis hrnca fLay should never be taken
az models to he copied The Paris
urlnal kIoaka on me houlaxatrda in
particular are notorioasiy vie and In
descent
Unitsd States Should Excel.
mut why should the United States
not excel me older cities ~ Europe IN
such a mattsr. when it 10 an acknowi-
edged f1cf that eur plumbing eauip
mentn and sanitary Interiors ~ tcflet
rooms in hota.a once buildings pub
Dec hath houses. barrier shops. etc. ara
far aheaa ~ anything which NAY he
eenn abroad surely. Our architects.
landscape engineers and plumbing
FIRMS must be capable. W opportunity
- afforded them. % design similar
structures ~ auuertor attracttveneaa.
cleanliness and sanitation
rhts uubiic Improvement ean aniy
- successfully accomplished r FL
aIrunW agitation IL prominently Kept
up. ard n me public WIN manifest q
demand Per them Aoma v~ara awo
refofm ADMINISTRATION in ureafsr New
Work az meN a. Some other mauntci-
naiifies lnaururatrd the establish
manf of a number 81 such atnfionn