Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-24
THE NEW ALmsHOUsE.

First Meeting ofthe Construction Conn m1ttee-The Plans D1scussed-A Visi to the Farm to be Made Before De- ciding on Location.
 A meeting of the committee appointed al the last adjourned town meeting to act i1 conjunction with the Selectmen in supervis | ing the erection of almshouse buildings on the new town farm was held in the Select l mems office last evening. There were pres- ent of the committee Harmanus M. Welch Henry s. Dawson, Philo Chatfeld. D. G. Stoddard and Henry c. White, and Select Klenke.
 Town Agent Reynolds stated to the com mittee that the object in calling the commit tee together was for the purpose of so far starting the almshouse project as to give men who are helped by the town an oppor- tunity to work upon the necessary excava- tions for the substructure of the new build ings.
 Surveyor Butler first exhibited drawings of the layout of the land and pointed out the elevations and Impressions in the same, es- pecially that portion of it in the vicinity of the proposed location of the buildings.
 Architect Allen, of the firm of Allen & Tyler, was present and exhibited general plans for the new buildings and explained tltcu lully tC tuO 1n0 ground plan provides for main building four hun dred feet long and fifty feet wide with two stories, above the basement, and wing at each end of the same height as the main building, and two wings equal distance apart from the end wings which are to be used as dormitories with dining room in front of each, and located in the main building. A hallway is provided running the entire length of the building and connecting with the dormitories. Iron doors are provided in the hallway so that each section or doImitory may be closed and made entirely separate from the other in case of fire. The wings are designed to be about ffty-six feet. apart and give free circulation of air. It is not likely that more than two wings will be built at present, this being sufficient to accommodate from three hun dred to three hundred and fifty persons, which it is expected will be ample for 8 number of years to come. The attics will be so constructed that they may be fn- ished off into rooms when necessity requires Provision is made for separate wards for males and females and 8 ward for incurable insane is also provided. Work rooms and day rooms are also provided for, and in fact everything necessary to successfully conduct an institution of this kind.
 The town laborers have already com menced to get out stone for the foundation from quarry and only about one quarter of a mile from the proposed location of the new buildings.
 The structure, designed, is to be of brick with stone trimmings, and is to be heated by steam. To successfully sewer the premises it will be necessary to build 8 twelve inch sewer from the buildings to Wballey avenue bridge, there to intercept with the boulevard sewer, when completed to that point. The distance Is about two thousand feet and will cost from S1.50 to S2 per running foot.
 The general sentiment of the committee was that everything connected with the To- cation, plans and construction of the build ing should be carefully considered before hand so that when the work is actually com menced there will be no cause for oft re- peated changes, which always. involve an ad ditional outlay.