Section 381. Waterclosets  


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  • 1. There shall be provided for every mercantile
      establishment, every restaurant, every telegraph or messenger company in
      a city and every station, terminal or car barn where women employees  of
      a  street,  surface,  electric,  subway, or elevated railroad report for
      duty a sufficient number of suitable and convenient  waterclosets.  They
      shall be maintained inside the building where the employees work, except
      where, in the opinion of the commissioner, it is impracticable.
        2.  There  shall  be separate watercloset compartments or toilet rooms
      for females, constructed and maintained in accordance with the rules  of
      the board.
        3.  The  use of any form of trough watercloset, latrine or school sink
      within any mercantile establishment or restaurant is prohibited.
        4. All waterclosets,  urinals,  watercloset  compartments  and  toilet
      rooms  and  the  plumbing  in  connection  therewith  shall  be properly
      constructed, installed, ventilated, lighted, heated  and  maintained  in
      accordance with the rules of the board.