The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-15
GLASGOW WAYS.
Points That Interest an American In tho
Scotch Metropolis.

Points That Interest an American In tho
Scotch Metropolis.
Let mo take you tomorrow to see
our municipal buildings, aud you will
SEQ palace which cost SEVERAL millions
OF your dollars, of which sum not n
sixpence was stolen nor jobbed," re-
marked n Glasgow bailie to Boston
Herald correspondent who was his
guest.
Next morning went to the munich
pal buildings-what we would call the
city hall, writes this correspondent.
found the place no less palatial than it
had been described to me. 1t is far and
away the most beautiful building of
the kind have ever seen. It's marbles,
its stairways, its reception rooms, are
exceedingly beautiful; its business
rooms are in admirable taste. The
building is the palace Of king-King
Demos-and no crowned colleague has
lovelier dwelling.
There were no loafers in the halls;
no large jawcd politicians were holding
up the exquisite iron gates; no office
seekers were sprinkling tho yard with
strong language and tobacco juice; the
place was more than respectable-it was
attractive
In this palace of King Demos there
are state apartments most richly be-
decked; there arc drawing room, Il
danceroom, Il banquet room, and l know
not what, and these apartments are
used on festive occasions when official
cltydom is expected to disport itself to
the credit of the which
latter by one, two, three, four or more
thousand representatives comes to Join
in the gayety.
The mayor of Glasgow is called tho
lord provost. He is chosen for three
years at nothing year. He is expect
ed to live in some state and hospitality
and to uphold the gentle dignity of the
town. 1t costs him from $4,000 to
$4,000 or $40, 600 annually to do this,
as circumstances serve. Obviously it IS
easier for rich man than it is for
camel to enter the provostship of Glas-
gov. But the Glaswegians propose
that if the camel be not available, then
shall not the rich man have it all his
own way. They talk now of endowing
the provostship, so that the sums nee
essarlly spent upon splendor may hence
forth come from the public purse. But
they do not propose to give the lord
provost salary. His services must be
gratuitous as before
Glasgow is solid looking town.
Every building is of stone. after the
Scotch way. One rarely sees brick in
Scotland. The ribs of the hills arc dug
out for building withal, SO that Il
Scotch town seems built to endure.
Wherever You 90 you find stone stairs
III the buildings of Glasgow
The difference between British build
ing and American is not more marked
than Ill this matter of stone stairwavs
and brick partition walls-dwellino
houses, | mean, as we'll as warehouses.
Dceming 1T necessary to prevent the
construction of sky clcaving buildings,
which shut out light air and every
thing but ngliness, the Glasgow folk
enacted il law that no building shall be
higher than the width of the street on
which it fronts. You can build Il milo
high if you have thoroughfarc as wide
as that.
a capital thing they have in G. glasgow
which we have not. The mum. jpality
has constructed number Of bath
houses, fitted with huge white til,d
swimming tanks. each holding FROM
$4,000 to 100, 600 gallons of water. The
water Is kept ut a temperature of 20 de-
grces. These baths are open day and
evening throughout the year. The ad-
mission to these baths is cents per per-
son. Half Il million bathers use these
tanks i'll Il year. Connected with the
bath buildings are washhouscs where
workingmcn' wives do their family
laundry work, having for charge of
cents per hour the use of Il WASHING,
stall with hot and cold water and steam
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