Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-30
THE NEW COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Superb Location "A Perfectly Arranged
Building.

In company with Mr.. Charles
Prayer, Chairman of the Hospital
Committee of the Board of Super
visors, we yesterday paid visit to
the new County Hospital, which
occupies commanding site on the
plateau on the east side OF the Los
Angeles river, one mile from the
city and about midway between
the covered macy street, and East
Los Angeles bridges. The build
ing faces the northwest and COM
mands u charming view of the
city and the whole stretch of the
valley of the river, both up and
down.
The main building is large
tw"-story edifice Al feet high, ~
feet front by A feet deep, with a
projection 16x5S feet, which is sur
rounded on three sides by q broad
portico. In the rear are three de-
tached buildings, subscription of
which will come in at the proper
place. Tho main floor is about
four feet above the ground and is
reached by a wide fight of easy
steps that lead up to the portico
and through vestibule into hall
10 feet wide which runs through
the building to wide porch at the
rear. On the right as you enter is
the dispensary, with u store-room
attached for medicines. Immedi-
ately across the hall is the recep.
ton room. These rooms are in the
projection. The main building on
this floor is divided into four large
wards, provided with IL beds each,
halfway 8 feet wide, running
the entire width of the building, at
each end of which are large sinks
to be used by the inmates for wash
ing. This floor ia also provided
with two bathrooms and closets
and store-rooms.
The second floor, which is reached
by broad, easy flights of stairs, is
allotted to the female inmates. 1t
is an exact counterpart OF the first
floor, except that there are hut
three large wards, the other being
divided into sleeping rooms for the
overseer, nurses and cooks, the tive
rooms in the projection being fitted
up with but one bed each for the
use of special cases. This floor is
also provided with q large porch at
the rear, bath rooms, closets and
clothes presses.
The rear buildings are each one
story high, entirely separate from
the main building and each other
and are entered from the back
porch of the first floor of the main
building. Two of them are 20x26
feet each and will be used as wards
for contagious diseases, each being
provided with ten beds. The third,
which is 23x3S feet, will be used as
the dining room. This building
has brick basement, in which are
located The Kitchen, store-room and
laundry, the kitchen being fur
nished with q Van Ness range
with steam boiler attachment, and
o capacious dumb waiter to convey
the viauds to the room above.
All the floors are supplied with
city water, the bathrooms having
both hot and cold. On the roof
tank of five hundred gal.
Ions capacity will be kept
constantly filed to guard against
fire. The furniture throughout is
of the most substantial kind. The
bedsteads are all of iron, with spring
bottoms, are each provided with a
comfortable mattrass and the
usual complement of bed clothing,
On our visit yesterday we found
Mr.. Il. Aockerblum, who has been
appointed Hospital Steward and
ovsrseer, and his wife matron, busy
getting things in order for the re-
ception of the patients who will be
transferred from the care of the
Sisters tomorrow.
No steps have yet been taken to
improve the grounds, the whole at
tention of the Hospital Committee,
through its Chairman, Supervisor
Prayer, having been directed to
pushing the work forward TO COM
pletion by the 1st proxlmo. 1t was
the intention of the committee, as
soon as the building was ready for
occupancy, to appoint u day for
a public inspection; but, owing to
the reason stated above, they have
been compelled to give up that
idea. Visitors, however, will be
received and shown through the
buildings by the overseer, Mr..