Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-31
NEW RAILROAD HOSPITAL.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Hospital Con.
tract Let and Work Commenced,

The Missouri Pacific Railrond Hospital Con.
tract Let and Work Commenced,
The contract for the new hospital OF the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company, which
is to replace the one burned sometime
since, was, as stated in yesterday morn
ing's GizEIrE, awarded TO the we'll
known and reliable contractors OF our
city, Messrs. Smith 4 Bardon, than whom
AS efficient, practical and responsible
workmen none stand better in this COM
lmunity, and the railroad company Is to
be congratulated upon having been so
fortunate rs to secure their services
which is OF itself Il guarantee for first
class work.
| Through the Kindness of Mr.. Bardon,
one of the contractors, Il GAZETrE re-
/ porter was yesterday shown the plans for
| the new building, which, though not diff
| fcrlng materially from the old one IN cost
of construction, nevertheless possesses
many convenicnces and advantages over
/ the old one While the contract price is
considerably under $50, 200, owing to the
entire transportation, etc, furnished by
the railroad company, nevertheless 1t is a
1 splendid structure and very reasonably
] NOllIl llllN uluONuN, anu rs uu OlIlullltHl
and an advantage to our city is fully APP
f, preciated by all.
The main building will be 212 feet in
\ length, and entirely surrounded by Il six
foot covered poarch: 29XG5 of either end of
this main building is one-story and will
be the wards, the interior space being
two-Story, the upper floors of which will
be devoted to the officers private quar-
fars NrhtIn thn lnwar 1oorS will pontli I'm
the offices, reccption-room, operating
room and drug store. These will be inn
mcdiately contiguous TO the main en-
trance, all of which will open into the
grand or main hallway. At either end OF
these, or between them and the wards, Is
the pavilion, which contains Il ward l5N
l5d feet, dining-room, drying
room and nurses room. The
paVilan at the other side
of the main central or administrative
building contains the same subdivision
as that above described, while TO the rcai
of these, as also the main or central part,
il what is known as the kitchen annex
containing down stairs dinmg-rCon
twenty by thirty-three, a large kitchen
china closet, pantry, etc, while the up
stairs Is devoted to the sleeping apart
ments, of which there are eight which
! are very large and airy, To the east an,
west of the kitchen annex are the build
ings containing the closet, baths for the
sisters, the officers and the patients
which are well arranged, convenient an'
connected with the main building by GOV
cred porches.
The estimated quantity of lumber re
quired in the construction is about 200,
600 feet 10000 of which is finishing, o
dressed; shingles required, 200,0OO. Th'
plastcring will amount TO 10000 yards
There be will twenty-siX chmneys ant
fiues, and the structure will rest upon 10
cedar blocks or posts, and be surmounte
by splendid tower or lookout.
By the terms of the contract the build
ing must be completed by November i
: and we are assured that work VIII b
; commenced at once and pushed with a
possible dispatch To rs early completlo
U rs possible. In fact, the grounds are be
: ing cleared of the burnt rubbish to-day
preparatory to the commencement OF III
! work of construction.