Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-24

TUE NEW CIIY HosPITAL.-The new city
hospital. now practically completed Is To-
Gated on the poor farm, in South Burling-
ton, about midway between the poor house
and the Rutland railroad track. The loea-
ton is much more convenient than that oil
the old ppst-house-whicn was situated at
great distance from the poor house and
close TO the lake shore-while at the same
time it i sufficiently remote from other
buildings aud the highway to avoid the
LANCER Of any centagion. The new hoSpl-
tai is OF wood, story and half N height
and measures 2S by "a feet. 1t Is neatly
finished and when painted Will present
yery creditable exterior. On going INTO
the main entrance the visitor finds himself
in a commodious entry, fourteen feet square,
at the sides of which are doors opening INTO
every room. Directly opposite the main
door is the kitchen. a room measuring Il
by II feet, and fitted up with shelves. etc.
On the right hand side Of the entry are
two ward rooms, communicating with 1t
and each other, 10 by 10 and l6 feet square
respectively. one designed for the SICK and
the other for the c0nvalescent. These rooms
are intended for female patients. and at the
left of the entry are two rooms exactly SIM
liar for males. At the extreme night oil the
building and separated from the hospital
ward rooms are two apartments, II bS 10
and IA by l6, having no communication
vita each other, where families can be put
when ole of their number is sick and II Is
considered necessary to isolate the rest. One
of these will be devoted TO men and the
other to women. The attic Is not finished
of, but will be used for a store room, etc.
North of the building and few feet from
it is small building for the storage of
coal, etc and short distance to the south
l. a fne spring Of water.
The arrangements for ventilation and
light are admirable. in the two rear ward
rooms. the kitchen and one of the family
rooms ventilatOr is connected with the
chimneys (Which are built double for the
purpOse) and a strong and continual draft
j. thus created, which NAV be regulated at
pleasure The front rooms are ventilated
by transoms The apartments are well
lighted, high-posted twelve feet), and are
really very pleasant. The windows are
provided with close shutters. There is
deep ravine. with a little brook flowing
through it. directly in front of the hospital,
while the ground slopes from it on the 9th
er sides. thus ensuriDg perfect drainage.
The total expense Of the building. thus far,
has been the very modest sum of 81, 725.
The contractors were Messrs. L. and G. I.
Austin, who did the werk in their usual
thorough manner the plsstering was done
by Heman Croker and the stone work by
Guy n. Willard The hospital was built
under the supervision of a special commit
lee Of the Board Of Aldermen, consisting
Of Dr. W S. Vincent, chairman. and
Me-srs. E. II. Trick and B. B. Smalley. 1t
IS bat Just 10 say that the chairman has ex-
pended good deal of time and labor on
the oversight of the work, and to his efforts
it is in no small degree due that the city
has 80 neat and convenient hospital at an
expense 80 comparatively small.