The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-10
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
PLANS EX AHMED BY THE BUILD.
ING COMMISSIONERS.
Mcdonald Bros. OF Louisville Sc
lected as Architects-A Tour
OF Inspection.

The Building Commissioners OF the
Iunatic ASYLUM for Western Tennes-
see. TO be built at Bolivar, Tenn, were
in session all day Thursday until mid
night, and all day yesterday until D
o'clock pm. There were present, Aus
tin Miller of Bolivar, chairman; A. W.
Brockway OF Brownsville, secretary
]. R. Goodwin of Memphis, and DIR. }.
b. Jones, Medical Superintendent.
The principal business considered at
the meeting was the eXamina-
ton of plans and specifications
submitted by various architects and
builders anxious to secure the position
of architect of the projected building
Plans and specifications had been
filed by the following named gentle
men: Smith & sharp, t. l.. Dis
mukes, p. J. Williamson, Smith
& Gibel, Nashville; Mcdonald
Bros, Henry Walters, Louisville;
| G. G. Rosenplaenter, j. B. Cook,
Memphis. After a careful, laborious
! and exhaustive examination OF all the
plans submitted, vote was taken, and
| the plans filed by Mcdonald Bros. OF
| Louisville were selected as best meet
| inc the views of the Commissioners,
and that firm was elected as the archi-
tects. under whose supervision the
new asylum is TO be constructed. -,
The building planned by Mcdonald
Bros, will consist OF a central building
which will contain all the offices and
apartments required for officers and
attendants, except the superintend-
emit and two wings for the patients
also a rear building in which the
Ritchen, laundry, bakery and amuse-
ment hall will be placed, and in the
rear of them the boiler-house and
enpine-room. Stretching from the
center building in either direction
will be the wings for male and female
patients respectively. Each wing is &c
consist OF two buildings containing
three wards each, with a basement
underneath, and an attic above, these
buildings to be separated from eacf
other. and from the center building
bv fre-proof towers containing The
stairs and the stacks for the
exhaustion of vitiated air. Joined t.
the center building and stretching t.
the rear will be the accommodation
for the necessary shops, kitchen, laun
. dry and bakery. his connection
will also be fire proof and contain
= fire-proof stair. The building will b
of brick, three stories in hight, with
basement underneath and AN atti
above.
throughout by steam, except the hrs
/ floor. where open fire-places will b
used. The building win easily accom-
= modate 300 patients, with a separat
room for each patient. -,
= The frontage of the building will OF
s cupy $40 feet, and it is estimated tbs
. the brick work alone will cost S55,OO(
The building will be lighted through
n ont with electricity and light will b
provided for each patients room.
: The plan submitted will be place
/. before Gov. Bate for his approval, an
IS will be subject to such modification
as NAV from time to time become mai
/ ifestlv necessary. One of the firm
i Mcdonald Bros. will, however, supe
- wise the work and be consulted 9
any suggested changes. The firm WI
/, were elected as architects are know
I. rs competent architects and builder
DIT and have recently built a lunat
+ ASYLUM at Marion, Va, which is 50
- to be a model OF its kind. The Coz
missioners leave next week on tour
:, inspection of newly erected asylum
~ with view to familiariging themselv
= with such improvements as have be
d. adopted elsewhere. Mr.. John
v. Goodwin, our popular townsman, a
ng president of the Mercantile Bank, W
is a member of the Commission, "
- accompany the Commissioners, a
We give them the benefit of his train
b, business capacity and general adap
Y. hilit,, To now surroundings.