The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-24

THE CENTRAL ItNAIiC ASfItN-PLAN OF
rBE BUILDINGS DECIDED rroS-soug DE.
sCRIPTIoN or TIRE NKw ASYLUM sENTgxCyp
To TIRE rESIrESrIARy-HEAvY RAILROAD
TAX, &C.
fCorrespondence q the Richmond DISPATCH
. August %. 1882.
A meeting OF the Board OF Directors ~
the Central Lunatic Asylum was held here
this morning. Il which the plan for the
asylum building TO lie erected on the VIII
son farm. i'm Dinwiddie countv as drawn
bv Major Harrison Waitc, was adopted
The design is what is known as the Lanier
system. and the style Of building Norman.
II embraces a large centre building. four
stories in height, With an observatory on
top. with 4 thrce-story wing on either side
one for the male and the other for the
female inmates. The entire length Of the
building i G46 feet, and when completed
IL will comfortably accommodate $50 in
mates. Running through the floors oi the
main building are wide passageways. di-
yidiug the several apartments opening
into the different wards. On the first
floor 81 this building are the SUI
ufrintcndcn;'S OIL e, a large rotunda.
which can le used aS a chapel. dining-room
for employees. the general kitchen. the As
si.tsni physicians office, the apothccary
shop, stewards room. and general store
nom. To the right and left are two wards
on each floor. with infirmary wards at ex-
ireme end IL the wings. Each ward has
is own >tairwayS. dining-rooms, and sit
tinr.rooms. The dining-rooms arc con-
nectci with the Kitchen Nv means ~ dumb
walters and railways in the cellar. over
which the food i transported. The wards
are amply provided with water-closeis and
baths. The second floor % the main build
inc contains the superintendent cham
Ter and >ittin--room, stewards chamber.
sewing and clOthc>-rOomS, chambers of
a>>is'an, physicians, matron. g.. baths,
water-clOsct>. and 4 large gallery over the
roiundg. connecting with the wings. The
third floor contains the attendants bed
rooms. On the fourth floor are the storage
rooms. the dissccting- and dead-rooms.
The SPACE under the roof i occupied bv
wa'er-tankS for supplying the whole build
ir-. The building i heated by steam
and ventilated by mechanical apparatus.
The foundation viii he OF stone. and the
wall, throughout will be Of brick. Ii i
estimated that il will require 5000
bricks e. complete the building. The
structure fronts north. towards CoN's road,
atou, third 81 mile from the road. II
Will be- or 4 commanding position. and from
tine observatory an the country around can
D. seen. including the city and the river
fir below Us Tie building will be q very
substantial and "A very handsome one. 1t
j. not expected that work Will be COM
m,ncci before October. and that the foun-
d.,Ion only viii he Laid this year.
David Fl0rrus negro, va, tried in Din
wi1die County Court yesterday on the
charge II attempting t. commE Tape On
Emma Cooke. a white -irl, In Rowlnty
township. on the II DAY %. August. The
jury lrou-a, in q verde; Of guilty. and the
accused WIS sentenced 90 four year, il-
Yri,oumeut in ,he pentenIilrv.
The monitor ,ctt 40 t.ty Point las be-
increased tr the arrival ~ the Caronicu>.
at,,y stationed in Florida. Tho fleet now
em races >iN monitors.
I'll Norfolk and Ne-tcrn railroad viii
pay Tax u thc state tli, Year Il $4,000
instead oi ~l-.op3. Is la-, year.
NOBIN ADAIg.