A second nuisance in Scotch towns arises from the absence of certain conveniences to which we alluded in our preceding article (p. 265.), as being generally wanting in cottages. It is difficult for a stranger to the suburbs of the towns of Scotland to imagine the state in which he will find the banks of the Nith, within watermark, at Dumfries; those of the Clyde, at Greenock; and the seashore, at Ayr. The latter town has just completed a very handsome spire to the town-hall from the design of an architect of great taste, Mr. Hamilton of Edinburgh; and the inhabitants are now occupied in rebuilding Wallace Tower, and placing in it a gigantic statue of Wallace, by the celebrated sculptor Thom. Surely, therefore, they might spare funds for public water-closets, so much wanted, of which we here suggest two forms (figs. 64. and 65, and figs. 66, 67, and 68.) The former would be a good substitute for the hovel on the quay at Greenock. The contents of the tanks of these buildings might be drawn off by one of Shalder's pumps, placed at some distance from them, and connected by a drain. At Ayr, these contents might be conveyed in deep close carts, and, at Greenock, in steam-boats, to the formers. For details on this subject see Encyc. of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture, ﾺ 37, 38, and 39.
