, 1875-01-30
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Has Mr, Egan Got q Corner on tho
Job?
A Specimen OF His Work In the
County 6u'Iding.


noon at tho County 1,lIt1ing, in order IL pon"itlo
to lavn little conversation with ne1nber OF
tho Comtnitioe OH Hospital Oh tho sublecs Of
how fayorabty Or otllorwan they looked upon
tho plnn Of atr. Lynn, Which ntl received Hors
OF ecrn official inloleatfon By being incorporated
by the Committee AZ pnrt Of tic report OF tho
Medical Board, aud whether 1t wan indeed trno
ard lad EeeM hntcd that tho Committee wore
unit in tho opinion tint tho plans referred
to wcro 1rrcfutaby tho beat Of the
kind that had hocn gotson up In tho
past and infinitely superior to anything
that Nigh. 30 devised In the future. After
searching in vain tor the Dusnas-ko figure Of tho
Chaisna,, Of tho Board, tho reporter had 10 con-
tine lin attentions to Commissioner Huasi who,
however, el.uwnd ia tho brief conversation had
with him, that as far IA he has looked into The
subject Iia head ,,aa retained its level mort rar
fcrtIy, Tho following IL tho conversation, Which
cns,lea
1,,portcr-I a.e that the onlyp plan Which la be-
rpro tl,c Board for tic new Co'snsy Hospital is
TINT prepared i,y Mr.. Egan. Have not
ANY, OTHER AAclt!lE%rs
oxccuted a,y plats2
Camu,.ss!o,or-No hnI tAnk that wo had
better sae mora architects aud iayo competition
to HOE Enow, however, ,whoLher Tue co1alhlsaon-
ORR aro satisfied With tho Egau l,lan or not. The
oniv monbers Of tie beard w1.o llave yet exam
incd it are Jones and myself aud that Waa only
yeHterdny afternoon.
nepo1ter-llas no decision been arrived at in
regard to it? Wonld not tho auoptto,1, o. ll!a
report which incluteh thcKo fill's be lpoHa f'Ao1
as tho adoption Ut the I!a'is to tho ezcstsl"' III
oil othnrB: ....
Co,un,lnsioner-Not ns all Tlleae plans are
Only Mslotsetl ny tho ale"eai hoHll. 3esaet"t''
told Jones that considered heyera! M atefet'o'4s
trhrt nncrHHary I0fnrH they NOHlu suit,
THE MEDICAL nuAhn s'.u:;, ,,, a
only indoraes il W suitable b's'iatts' "sl eays
| nothing ubout tho pfopf'aty oi III" tIt',hatea
| cost and othar 1nattrfa "h''l u N"li', ~ ttla
province ot thu Doard to psIss upon Nit'h lie
tiInc comcs .
TNE COST. ,,,...
1ioportof-"hatd a. you think OF tne eh9'taaso
ot tho cpnt-Sabldvo 1of tAo n.l'uius Hueli
completed. aud ha'f thht aana ioF 'o loit'oh u
the building to oc afectod Tor pfasSht nspesen e
Cotnmissloner-t dont KNOW "tetnef e-oo'
ooo ~ too dear tor tho nail 70 W. sfeSseo hoH
maybe there will 10 gooa many iahey th'ogd
Reportor-How many wards does tho Egan
plan call tor ~ w!iole ,,o,oa .,>a,. ,s,n J.,
Comiuissionor-Wlon comretea there VIII DO
twelve Tarda with capncity q thiFty.elEns ncna
each, aud twelve "lth faIoelsy 81 W.;
beds eacl!' giving M ;osal capacity o.; o. w os r;
Besides tbfs there vii be IN cfyalpesaa "ala ahd
other necessary buildings .,..e
At this point
| MT. EGAH,
| the architect, happened along, md. ~ ho saw
| tho Commissioner an,A tho reporter examining;
lis PLANS, ho weut into elaborate description
of ;hcr, 11o explained too, thnt the p]aus bad
| not been called for by tho Doarl and ti1at he
considered they were not nntlor allY obligation
to him Tor thein. I1o simply drew then. n order
to old tho Medical Board in arriving at the na'
vilion idea, on which their report waa baacd,
| 11e had Ind several meetings with that Doard
! before tho plan could ba arrived at, and, After
a1tt5nrt f4tny hail
concluded Tint his plan waH tho ono on which TIC
| erection Of tho hospital should be worked.