The daily gazette., 1882-08-05
MN NEW ALMsHoUSE.
work ALREADY DONE
MOcTs At HARE's CORNER
ws VERY DESIRABLE LOCALITY.
,...,e department Expected to be
iss %,a1y , for plasterins During Us" winter
Months.

-, ros broken at Hare's corner
,nt ultth ihc middle of June, and the erection
~ ag9Ss ,%s new u Almshouse buildings were com
OIL llle net y, once. All efforts at present are
nellcta .a,ad a, upon the Insane Department,
|toncela,n..i .n. inclnde the kitchen, boiler and
winch su. "oo ,"om laundry, etc, and 1t is the
|englne y ,vI ,hs contractors to get that build
deslte " ,s ~ roof before cold weather sets in,
ing u. ua'J, Mastering can continue during the
Tl4.yi TIa inSane n,o department viii be T shape,
LUZ tories tories and basement high. The
Iase smont 9'J' viii form the cellar way or stor-
pa's,"Cn, .'om and. except in what forms the up
w sp.. ,vJ' Sihe n where the kitchen win be
ga,% ',S nnot to be finished in plaster. The
- S.s TaIk Of the cross part has been run up
piT" Sa,s s.th first joists, which will be placed
n,stl1 in two or three weeks, 1t is
1o1T,N \ About thirty men are employed,
"sTGng brick layers, stone masons and
s ,jariers under direction of b. F. Per-
!, he sub-contractor for brick, stone,
a slone and plaster work.
nv sone for the foundations comes from
hi pposit, Md. and is admirably adapted
4 tbe purpose, having the appearances and
sng almost as hard as granite. The bricks
n furnished by J.H. Beggs " Co., who
I'M about IS 900 per day and have them de-
Eyprl alongside the buildings on siding,
6m the railroad, about | 900 feet In length
M with two arms or benches, upon which
In are run with all the materials needed.
he bricks are unloaded from the cars by
Be hOl-rarricrs, thus saving one handling.
he walls of the buildings outside will be OF
kat are known as red brick with q cut
int and will present neat and substan-
I b appearance,
I The sand used is from Bombay Hook, l.,
4. Kent Il Co. Of Wilmington furnish the
anbcr while the sash, doors, frames, ETC.,
rmade by Springer, Morley IL Cause.
\ The department on which the force is now
tEOrk will be, in the main portion, 1S0x
y feet and in the other wing l50x42 feet.
was originally intended to make the
lncture the shape of the letter II but one
eW@ topped off to save expense, thus
agng the T. The whole ediiice is ar
hnged with Ventilating ducts or passages
shRh will concentrate In an air stack.
ADrve Of men under Patrick Carberry
engaged in excavating for its main build
I, which will be located some distance
OH the insane portion. The water used
building purposes is pumped over 1000
slrOm point in the woods beyond the
llnad into two large wooden tanks with q
facly of $500 gallons each. The water
Edlaincd from stream of most excellent
aily, which several members of the
ad Of Poor Trustees declare is worth to
muRty $4,000. II was originally in.
sndd 10 have taken the water from the
lmngton cistern, which would have
Ven fall of 100 feet, it is claimed. The
Rnks new employed by the contractors will
placed on top of the buildings when they
b. finished.
The site uI the Almshouse is very de-
sfahe one, aud is but five minutes walk
POm the railroad platform. The buildings
Ylll Dc surrounded by a fine hedge, now a
Cm helghtand in prime condition. Across
laae q the dwelling house, in the garden
winch ilnc lot of pear and other fruit
fees flourish,
ile view from the top of the cupOla Of the
salt department will be grand one, bring
nslhe Delaware, the winding Christiana, viii
llg'oa, Newport and the surrounding
pS1nlfy into full sight.
lae gr0nud is ola gravelly nature, per
Suy dry and with natural drainage three
lys from the buildings.
. D. Button of Philadelphia, the archi-
aas llefh appointed TO superinrend the
gA and be Is represented continually ON
grounds by G. l.. Jemison of New
rug which fact insures the faithful full
E%tnl ol The contract, that gentleman
ual, aag every point his personal attention.
DtPa t liyie, one of the contractors, is also
.lt spot, and has room reserved for his
~ ~ u'r anu convenience In the old home
iate ,, : no doubt that when the paupers
n "a'lslrrfra a,' 10 their new home they will
Istti1r ! alrF location and better surround
t.,, ..a. two-lhinls of the taxpayers who
l0r their support. ~