The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-25
The Central Stable.

Messrs. Clark and Hitc5ings have just COM
pleted their elegant brick stable on Green street
and, yesterday morning, by invitation, the rep
ehown over the establishment by the proprietor.
The stable and carriage house, all in one
building, are probably as convenient and ell i.
giant as any in the city, and for hygienic quail
fcations cannot be surpassed by any in New
England. The edifce is 60 feet front by 100
feet deep, and three stories in height on the
street and two stories in the rear Ga the
ground floor, at the left of the main entrance,
are the stable office and private office of Mr..
Geo F. Hltchipgs. These offices are finished
in ash, provided with water-closets, set wash
bowls and all modern conveniences, and ad0rn-
ed with framed, colored engravings of celebrat-
ed horses. These offices are 15x10 feet in re.
In the rear Of the private Office is a spacious,
well-lighted harness room 18x10 feet in size.
The rest of the ground foor-to the depth of so
feet-is laid in asphalt. with two depressons
into which water troughs are carried SO that
after wal hing the carriages the water can be
drained off into a sewer There are large
double doors on the side as well as the front of
the building, so that in case Of fire, sleighs and
carriages can be easily run out.
The stable in the rear, on the ground floor, is
60x59 and contains 50 stalls, each 4 feet wide
and feet long, except box stalls, one in each
corner 10x12 feet in size. the stalls are finish
ed in hard-pine, and the stable is lighted paru-
ally by two SIX flights in the center Of the build
ing-whOse windows are arranged to open for
northumberland by windows on the sides above
the STALE, opening from the top. Iron cutters
run in front of each stall with slight depres-
sion towards the rear of the building, SO that
there can be no moisture in the stable, and
these cutters can be washed down by hose at
tached to the water tanks. Every stall is per-
fecly level and yet completely drained BY in
tersticeS between the middle boards of the
flooring, and by having that flooring ole inch
thick at oGe end and two inchss at the other.
10 the stable. and tue walls themselves are we'll
plastered. The result is that not horse in the
stable has coughed since he went into his stall
At night the stable is we'll ligh ed by gas jats
There are three doors, one in the rear and one
on each side of the stable, to run horses out OF
the building in case of fire. There are also two
styles of managers to suit various tastes. One
the long maDger, in one corner of the stall,
with iron rod front (after the Portland Compa-
ny's pattern), into which the hay is thrust from
the loft overhead, and small manger for grain
10 the other corner. A second is the old fash
where there is only manger for grain, and the
hay is placed on che fl lor as some authorities
prefer that way of feeding the animals. There
are doors in the sides of the walis-which are
surmounted by the skylghts-through which
the hay is sent down into the stable There is
no chance for dampness under the. stable.
An excellent elevator built by Boston parties,
takes the carriages after they are washed up to
the carriage loft overhead, which is 60x50 feet
in size and "a feet high. Over this stable is
large hay-loft which will contain 80 tons of hay.
The stable is sunny and cheerful, and to pre-
vent any glare in summer the windows are of
ground glass MIR. f. III Fassett is the archi-
tect of the building; Messrs Koight, Redlon
& Co. were the masons, and G. s Sylvester did
the carpenter work. The stable will be a bard
ing stable where the best care will be taken of
horses, and the locatiou is an admirable one.
Mr.. Clark will also do quite business in the
importation Of fine horses for carriage and driv-
ing purposes.