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baths with ten dressing boxes and the necessary lavatory accommodation
in the cycle room, at a cost of about £420, and recommended
that this accommodation should be provided. The Council
adjourned the consideration of the matter for twelve months.
Tooting Baths.
151. The Tooting Baths, in course of erection when the last
report was published, have been completed and
were opened by the Mayor (Councillor Wise) on the
24th June. The following accommodation is provided, viz.:— On
the ground floor: ten first-class spray baths for men (five of these
are at present used as second-class baths in order to comply with the
requirement of the Baths and Washhouses Act, with regard to the
proportion of first and second-class baths), ten second-class spray
baths for men, pay office, towel store, and waiting rooms. On the
first floor: two first-class and six second-class slipper baths, and a
waiting room for women; rate collectors' office, with a separate
entrance. On the second floor: the superintendent's apartments.
Each spray bath is provided with two dressing boxes, thus allowing
practically the continuous use of the bath during times of
pressure. The building is warmed by low-pressure hot-water
pipes and radiators, and lighted by electricity from the company's
mains.

153. A loan has been raised for £6,000; the sum of £236,
representing the cost of the Rate Collector's office has been paid
out of the General Rate; and the balance of £404 14s. 4d. has
been charged to current expenditure.