The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-05-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

"UPLAND," THE New BALTIMORE COUNTY AIMS
HousE.-The Gazette of Wednesday has an in
teresting account of our new almshouse, from
which we extract the following:
in 1871 the County Commissioners purchased
some eighty acres of land near the l2-mile stone
on the York turnpike and within one-half mile
of the Northern Central railroad at Texas, where
they have in the course of erection one OF the
finest aud most complete buildings for the pur-
poses intended in the country. The building it.
self is situated on commanding situation, in
grove, fronting west, from the cupola of which
can be seen the head of Worthington and Green
Spring Waller Towsontown, Lutherville, Jockeys
ville aud all the beautiful scenery along the Gun
powder falls Tor miles being several hundred feet
above tidewater.
s'The building is approached by a wide avenue
leading from the turnpike, and is built OF Texas
blue lime stone, in the form OF L is ninety
feet six inches by rtyeieht eetsix inches 'front.'
and forty-eight feet six inches by thrty-two feet
six inches back building, with side entrance, ten
feet wide. between back and front building =
wide hall extending the entire length of the
building on each story On the first floor there
are twelve rooms; among them are the parlor,
recepion-room, diuing-room for managers fam
ily, and store-room all with high ceilings. The
secopd-s,ory main building has twelve rooms,
used for PHYSICIANS Office, apothecary, &c, and
sleeping apartments The third floor main build
ing has twelve rooms, all wainscoted with yell
low pine to the height of six feet. These rooms
are all secured by iron window shutters, and
there will be special accommodations on this fioor
for twenty-five insane paupers with every appli-
ance that may be considered necessary for their
security as we'll as comfort On the fourth floor
are six rooms, with good high ceilings. The
back building is approached by both front aud
private stairways, and contains seventeen rooms
used for sleeping apartments, and purposes con
nected with management of the building. In
the cellar, or basement, which is thoroughly
ranged, is placed an improved American kitchen
cooking range and heating apparatus, said to be
the best made. The entire basement is wanscot-
ed, and there are five rooms appropriated to pau
pers, who only remain all night, or transient, be-
Meath the basement There is cold air sewer
running the entir length, carrying off all foul
impure air There is dumb waiter or elevator,
extending from basement to fourth floor, for car
rying everything necessary. Gas is on every
floor, and in each room water-closets are On
each floor and water in each room. The water
is pure, and forced by an engine from a spring
six hundred yards from the building. The cell
ings are finished in white coating, every room
thoroughly ventilated, and when the building is
completed will accommodate 800 paupers, with
every regard for their comfort and security, and
be second 10 none In the country tor the purposes
intended. Nothing but the best material has
been used, and none but frst-class mechanics em-
ployed, and the County Commissioners, Messrs.
McCauley, Rider and Jordan, have certainly man
ifested much Judgment in the selection, and the
people of the county have building that is
credit to the county, and Board of Commission
ers that reflects credit also.
''The following are the gentlemen engaged in
the erection of the building: Architect and super
intendent, Jas G. Harrison contractors, Messrs.
Cooling & Lishear, who did all the stone and car
peuters' work, with Mr. Geo. Hamilton as FORE
man; painting, Messrs. Bowen & Porter plaster
ing, NJ. Duval plumbing and gas fitting, Morris
Weatherby & Sons lime and stone, Aquilla Gal
loway. Messrs. Cooling & Lishear are the con-
tractors Cor the entire work, and calculate on
having it ready for occupancy by the lst of July
next"