Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Cornerstone to Be Laid
Today.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
The order of Exercises and the
Procession to the Grounds
This Afternoon.


Quoted by the Sisters of Charity, will be
laid this afternoon at 2 O'Clock at Boyle
Heights, and it is expected that on this
occasion there will be an immense gath
ering at that place OF the people of Los
Angeles. The procession, which will in
clude number cf the societies, will
leave the corner of Main and Second
streets at O'Clock and will march to the
grounds on the corner of Seventh street
and Boyle avenue. D. F. Donegan will
be the marshal, and his aids will be the
following: A. P. Buisseret, Charles
Crowley, W. Sabichi, D. A. Moriarity,
E. lyman, John Morisrity, W. F. Nord-
holt, J. L. Mansfield and 1. F. Joyce,
all OF whom are requested to be at the
point named at II 80 O'Clock.
The order of the exercises at the build
ing will be as follows:
Overture, orchestra; address, Rev.
Thomas Shaw; ceremony of laying the
corner stone, Right Reverend Bishop
Mora; music; remarks, President w.
III. Workman; music; remarks, Mayor
H. T. Hazard; music; address, Hon: R.
F. Del Vale; music; address, Hon.
Stephen M. White.
The asylum now in course of construc-
ton will be when finished one OF the
most prominent buildings in the city.
The site selected is beyond a doubt one
of the best the city affords. for it COM
mands view of Wilmington harbor and
of the entire city, except that portion
west of the hills. On the i'm
mediate west hundred and fifty
feet below is the riverbed, and when
the four stories have been com mpleted the
building will present the appearance of
a castle from the city proper. The little
folks will occupy rooms that would be
fitting for the wealthiest travellers, so far
as view is concerned.
The building will have front on Boyle
avenue of PAS feet and in the center of
this frontage will rise to height of 152
feet in the tower the outside measurement
of which will be 26 feet square. The
main entrance to the building will be
through handsome gothic arch under
this tower. Some of the carved capitals
were on the ground when the building
WAS visited by HERALD reporter during
the week, and the carving is as hand
State. 1t is in decorative style, the de-
sign for one capital being grape leaves,
apd for the other maple leaves The
arch will rest on green stone columns,
and all the stone is from the Sespe quar-
ries. The bases on which each of these
columns rest are nine feet square, and
the main wall behind is five feet thick.
Handsome granite steps will lead to q
af 10 hn =
bule above tiling will also be used. The
letter "L," with the lower part of the
south wing. Where this joins the main
building there will be the Ssventh-street
entrance, with two flights of granite
steps and landing. At; each corner of
the river front of the south
tower, and between these a covered
bal cony will be placed for the use of the
occupants of the building This balcony
will also be continued all along the west
side of the building. From the front to
the back lines the distance is 1875 feet.
The cornerstone will be laid today at
the inscription in carved gilt letters will
School, February 9, $780," A. McNally
who has the contract for the brick, iron
and stone work, states that all the foun-
and five feet wide. In the basement the
floors will be all of concrete and here
will be situated the kitchen, store rooms,
refectory, pantry, dining room and the
play rooms. The latter will have
of the basement will be eleven feet in
the clear. On the first floor the west wing
will contain the study hall the south
wing will be occupied by the recitation
rooms, class rooms and reception rooms,
and the north wing will contain the par
lors, class rooms and the music room.
There will be five main staircases lead
ing from this floor to the top floor, be.
sides staircsses in the towers and an
elevator in the center of the main cor
ridor, which extends the whole length
of the building.
The second story will contain the sex W.
ing room, class rooms and q chapel
l36x1l2, besides numerous smaller
rooms for various purposes.
In the third story there will be the
chlldren's intirmary, the dormitories and
The fourth floor will be given up to
dormitories, class and school rooms.
Throughout the whole building the work
and material is to be of the very best.
The arches will be of pressed brick and
the girders and truss work will be con.
structed in the most approved fashion.
The roof will present quite broken ap-
pearancs, there being five towers and
twelve big dormer windows. The grid
ers will be 3x16 inches, the circulars in
the arches 8xl0 inches, and all the joists
will be 3x14 inches. The floors will be
double and deadened. The building will
be heated by steam and there are num-
Der OF foul air hues arranged go as to ven
tilate the various rooms perfectly. AL
together the building will be one of the
best for the purpose in the United States
The contract for the carpenter work
has been secured by Mr.. S. Grant. Mr.
Grant has done great deal of the best
work in Los Angeles since boom day 8
began. His last big job was the Sisters
school on Pico Heights, which has just
been finished. 1t is model work in all
respects, as anyone may see who pays a
visit to that institution. The wood work
In the school on Boyle Heights, whose
cornerstone is to be laid today, is very
elaborate. 1t could not be in better
hands than Mr.. Grants. He takes
personal pride in doing all his work in
the most thorough manner. He is one
OF the most experienced men in the