The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-01
The Re-opening to Take Place
Tomorrow.
j, vrr.Ry ARRANGEMENTS.
interior improvements Com
inc ,ated and the Hotel Now
Ready for Guests.

hooks ago one would not have
ti,ongbtit possible that he could have
- his fine house ready for opening
[Sordav but his will power, perseyer-
a - and personal supervision OF the
1aovements of the mechanics and art
i,+g Of work have combined to accom-
,Tsb that result, and the Walker will
he re-opened tomorrow. a compli-
roentary dinner, gotten up in the most
elaborate and regardless-of-cost style,
,gin be given the guests OF the house,
beginning at about 6 O'Clock, and
rand ball later in the evening will
form a portion of the ceremonies of re-
opening the house and introducing the
guests to their new quarters.
A couple of weeks ago we published
brief account of the improvements
be;nr made in the interior, and have
mi little to add this morning, aside
from noting the fact that the altera
fions. decorations and general renovat-
ing then going on are now completed.
A walk through the house yesterday
rave a reporter OF THE HERALD some
idea of the vast expense which must
have attended the transformation from
the old to the new Walker House. The
entrance hall is beautiful piece Of ar
tistic work-the papering and painting
the border being an especially charm
ing feature. The dining hall, with its
rich carpet Ton which a dozen young
ladies' were having a sewing bee yester-
dav,) and decorative touches of the
painter, is an elegant room, and will
afford pleasure to all who will in the
future eat there. The bar and billiard
hall. headquarters of Mr.. John R.
Sands, have the appearance OF neatness
and beauty, and will be agreeable
quarters to their frequenters. All the
bedrooms upstairs are well furnished,
carpeted and curtained, and as dorrni-
tories all are cosy and comfortable.
Mrs. Erb's two rooms are about the
most charming in the house. Her bed
room has been extensively covered
with Gncrust of dull green TINT, en-
hvened by touches of light figure work !;
her sitting room is airy, bright and
lovely, the walls being covered with a
chaste playground paper and the ceiling
with a sky blue, the woodwork cores
bonding, harmonizing with the tints of
the paper. The drawing room has been
most elegantly carpeted and exquisitely
papered and fTeScoed and furnished in
the richest style.
The work of painting was done by
Mr.. w. C. Morris force, who have
worked late and early to get through:
that of furnishing, papering and carpet
ing the several rooms by Mr.. II. Din
goodey's employees, and great credit is
due them for the manner in which they
have accomplished their parts of the
contract.
The sanitary plumbing and ventila-
ton Is a reconstruction throughout,
and it's a gratifying indication Of the
progress of civilization, that the sani-
tary science, as it is called, is becom-
ing, even to a limited extent, popular
study. Nor is this sanitary work
bounded or limited; there is some
thing humanitarian in IL, and those
VINO are acquainted with Major G. S.
Fro, are well satisfied that nothing will
answer but the very best, therefore,
on a recent visit to Eastern cities, he
obtained an insight into the latest sani-
tary improvements, and conversed
with experts, and got their opinion on
this subject, and on his return he de-
termined that henceforth guests stop
ping at the Walker House need have no
fear Of being poisoned by sewer gas, or
By drinking contaminated water.
He has given the subject his strictest
attention. We will endeavor to enun-
eratethis plumbing, which is the most
extensive and elaborate ever done in
THIS city. Mr.. N. H. Walker, on being
made acquainted with the condition of
his property, sought Mr.. David James,
ne beng the recognized leading plumber
OIL tins city, who placed the work in the
hands OF his foreman. Mr.. E. II. Rush.
whose wide experience in grapplfng with
these sanitary problems classes him as
one OF the best sanitary plumbers in
the west, All this plumbing has been
carefully sketehed -by Mr.. Richard
hetting architect, and will soon be,
published in all the leading sanitary
papers in the east, they having requested
that the plans be submitted to them.
mere are thirteen Hellyer water closets;
thTty-one marble wash basins; ten
SINKS seven caSt-jron enameled sinks:
Three nrinals, and twelve p!anished
copper bath tubs. The fixtures are res
peeuvely located as follows: On the
man moor lavatory with six marble
wash basins with separate traps and air
Pipes 20 each fixture. In the adioining
room there Is one marble wash basin.
also enc Ice chest and one sink, Al
these fixtures are separately trapped
and ventilated. In the southw; ST side
o. the billiard hall there are located
seven he!!yer water closets with black
walnut seats. These closets have no
fronts, being all open. They are Pre-
Ylded wish separate tanks to each closet
WITH preliminary flush before
ana 3,ter using. Directly opposite there
are three nrinals, with one five-galIon
Mcfarland flush tank, which DISCHARGES
at varying intervals. Adjoining the
water closets is 4 cast-iron, enaJnelcd
SINK, with one y hose faucet tor wash
ing toors IN closets and urinaIs. All
these fixtures are separately trapped
and ventilated. -
On the second floor there are FIVE
PIanlshed copper bath tubs, three Hell
Yer wafer closets, four marble wash
basins and two cast-iron enameled
SINKS. The waste arrangements of the
paths are 80 constructed rs uc emptv
nat PATHS OF fifty gallons in two minutes.
Inc water closets are Hellyer's patent,
WIN separate tanks 10 each one. with
pISGE walnut seats. There are no fronts
~ these plncafr 4hnrab,,