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July 16, 1920 METAL WORKER, PLUMBER AND STEAM FITTER 67
Plan, Public Convenience Station to Be Erected at Providence Square, Scranton, Pa.
The station is under the charge of two male and Thus the cost of operation per person was 3.3 mills. The
„ , , , , ° , , ., .... population of the city of Scranton is 150,000.
two female attendants, who each work in 8-hr. shifts, • '
the station being closed from midnight until 8 a. m. During 1919 the number of persons visiting the
Data relating to this station, collected during the station was in the neighborhood of 2,000,000. The
year 1918, is here presented: need of additional stations is evident.
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Plan of Underground Public Convenience Station, Scranton, Pa.
Total number of persons visiting the station during the
year—1,111,519, this including both men and women. Approximately
20 per cent, of this number were women.
Annual salary of four attendants, $2,400.
Cost of light, heat, water and supplies, $1,726.04.
Total cost of maintenance during 1918, $4,126.04.
Revenue from pay eompartnments, $478.32.
Net cost, $3,647.72.
Cross Section on Line AA
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The ventilating system installed is capable of effecting
a complete air change every 3 min. Ample
indirect heating coils are provided to maintain the incoming
fresh air at the proper temperature during
winter months. The station is practically odorless,
something which unfortunately cannot be said of all