The Portland daily press., 1892-12-24

the public and especially those who have
contributed to its construction to meet
with us. To all who have labord to ae-
complish this result it is an occasion that
has been looked forward to with no Or
binary interest. It is an event in the his
tory Of the institution that will be re-
ferred to as an important landmark ana
as such retrospect of its past, together
with its prospective plans will add IN
terest to the occasion.
"Well do I remember in December,
1885, just before Christmas, of starting
out with paper to obtain names to
petition for incorporation. 1t was the
first step in the contamination OF pur-
pose, long before that time formed, OF
establishing an institution OF this char
acter. The petition was willingly signed
by all to whom it was presented, and en-
couraging words were given to the enter
prise, butt was evident, as had been
anticipated, that vast amount of work
lay before me, the magnitude Of which,
had fully realized as | do now, might
have caused me to delay my purpose
longer"
Pursuant to this petition addressed to
the late C. W. Goddard, Esq, a justice
of the peace, meeting was called at Re-
ception Hall, February 10, 1886, and
from that came the subsequent success
full efforts to establish the Institution.
These events DR.. Holt detailed at some
length, and then continued:
eff we examine more in detail, the
reasons for the present. size of this
building, which seemed to be the only
way possible for it's erection at tiis time,
we find that it's width must necessarily
be it's present dimensions in order to
give the four stores desirable breadth.
Its depth must necessarily be its present
dimension in order to give the
four stores desirable length
and furnish space in the rear
for the coal, the heating and ventilating
apparatus, the laundry, and the electric
apparatus. On the first floor, in which
we are now assembled, there is none too
much room for the reception, registra-
ton, classification, isolation, and treat
ment of patients of the daily clinic. A
large number of the patients come from
the walks of life where circumstances
compel them to oftentimes disregard
personal hygiene and sanitary matters,
and when huddled together in small
rooms, these facts are made very appar-
ent, and give rise to very unsanitary con-
ditions. Hence tie necessity of these
large rooms not only on this account but
for many others, and especially for the
classification and isolation of cases The
second floor, you will observe, is devoted
wholly to private rooms. This floor
might have been omitted had it not been
thought desirable to have it tor those
whose means would permit them to &C.
cupy private rooms, and to have the in
come thelefrom to assist materially in
running the institution. The third floor
10 dorrofod xxybn lu 10 or1c for tina
er classification, isolation and treatment
of cases, while the fourth floor has
wards for the proper isolation and tire at
ment of contagious diseases, and priv ate
rooms for the employees of the infirmary.
"On the fifth floor the south side has
been set with windows for sunbath
rooms. They will be readily reached by
the elevator, and from them all the
scenery from the ocean to the White
Mountains may be taken into view. If
one desires to take in
All the Surrounding Scenery
he has but to go up one more flight of
stairs, when the roof will be reached.
From this point one seems to be above
the city, as in balloon, which with all
the varied scenery of the surrounding
country can be surveyed.
With this cursory description of the
building, desire to call your attention
to some of the special features. 1t is
heated by what is known as the low
pressure hot water system, the heat be-
ing furnished by two of the largest
Spence boilers, either one Of which is ca
pable of furnishing sufficient heat for
Ia hill oil ry.di h
er. Heating and ventilation must nee
essarily go together 1t is considered
excellent ventilation when one cubic
foot of fresh air is supplied to an indi-
vidual every second. Each patient can
not only be supplied with this amount
outside of all the ordinary methods of
ventilation by the yentilating part of the
heating apparatus of this building, but
this quantity of fresh air can be readily
doubled, and even quadrupled if neces-
sary. There are "a fireplaces in the
building whose hues serve as yentilating
sh fits, and all rooms not having fire
places are supplied with galvanized iron
ventilating shafts which open into the
rooms at the Dashboard, and terminate
in globe ventilators on the roof Each
floor is a system by itself and the venti-
lation may go on separately or together
with each of the Other floors. If ii is de-
sired to change the air very rapidly in
any part of the building, the whole ca
pacity of the yentilating apparatus can
be directed to this work. and it can be
done quickly and thoroughly. The
fresh air may be supplied cool or
warmed to any desired temperature, the
heating and motor power being a 80
horse power steam boiler, steam coils
and conducting shaft. The fresh air is
blown in near the ceiling on each floor,
passed along and enters each room
through the transom over the door, by
which it is DETECTED to the ceiling,
thence it passes from above downward
in it's course, thus driving out the vi
tiated air at the lower part of the room
through the ventilating shaft of that
room. You will notice that angles and
corners in the construction of
the rooms have been avoided
as much as possible and gentle curve
given as is well illustrated in the base
board. This is the design adopted by
the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The finish,
too, has been designed and put on with
the same end in view, namely, to avoid
recesses for dead air, dust and dirt, and
thus to promote that cleanliness which
is next tn Uodliness The plumbiTlp and