The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-12
MORE ROOM At WHITTIER
The State Schools Provision
for the Girls.
Fine New Quarters Erected at o
Cost OF $27,000
Two Other Buildtngs to BE Built III
Once At = Cost of $4,000.
The General Man
agemsnts

juvenile offenders at Whittier. They
have been built for the accommodation
OF the girls, OF whom there are 70, and
the cost will reach the nsighboi hood OF
s27, 900. Room will be provided for 80,
and go soon as smother building can be
built, contract for which has been let,
so more of the more or less hayward
wards of the state will find accom- moda-
tions. The first buildings pat up only
provided for boys, the girls, of whom
there were but few, being cared for in
house put up for another purpose. AS
the number increased larger quarters
were secured in hotel building a mile
or 80 away from the grounds. AT the
last session of the legislature, through
the effort OF Hon. 8. II. Andrus. the
member of the assembly from Pomona.
together with others who appreciated
the work OF reforming these stray wallis,
an appropriation was secured, and the
first result of its expenditure can now DO
Heon.
The state at the outset purchased 100
acres of land just below the pretty little
Quak or settlement OF Whittier. On the
upper portion Of this, several years ago,
the first buildings we're put up. Before
starting to build quarters for the girls.
however, an additional ten acres, on the
southeast corner, was purchased early
| this wear, and upon this latter
tract, a half. mile from the main build
| ings, these new structure are now To-
Gated. They comprise two buildings,
one q large two story and basement
house, provided with sohoolroom, sleep
ing apartments and the like, and the
other AN industrial school, where all
sorts of useful information iH taught.
| Very ample grounds surround the build
| inge and when once in order Will look
very neat and attractive. The state he's
evidently made q very large saving In
the contracts and it would be difficult,
indeed, to get more for the money than
has been obtained in this instance.
Mackay e Young were the contractors
for all save the plumbing and painting,
and description will show how we'll
they have carried out their part OF it.
The main building faces the road lead
ing past the executive quarters, and a5
it ia approached presents very COM
nsn6ing appearance. A broad granite
- i-~a. to the veetibuie a. TINS
WORK Id the vesJIDuI6 Is'1n oak, finished
in oil, while the wood work in the hall
and in the rooms Ia all in white cedar
treated in its natural color. Az one stops
through the door into the hall, they are
impressed with the very substantial. yet
light and well arranged, rooms. The
hall is liberal in it's Dimensions and &c
connected with other parts of the house
az to afford all the conveniences. Al
the right, as one enters, ie the office oil
the principal, and next to it is library.
Across the hall is aschoolroom 28x22 feet,
particularly we'll arranged for heating
and ventilating. In the rear at the end
of the hall are two chamber and lava.
tory and bath room. while on the same
floor is recreation room, cloak room
and cham DER. The upper floor il reached
by broad easy stairway from the from
hall and by q stairway in the rear. 1t
is principally taken up by q domitory
30x64 feet in which 80 young girls will
find sleeping quarters. The room is ex-
tremely light and airy and every pro.
vision has been made to afford thoroug b
system OF ventilation. The dome, which
adds to the finishing touches of the
building, receives IA pipes from the in
terio. which carry off the foul air. The
dormitory has DO lockers, one for each
girl, in which can be placed her indi-
vidual property. Doors which swing
both ways lead to the hall and preclude
possible jam in the event OF FIRE. In
fact Architects Morgan & Wall have ex-
ercissd good judgment in all the details
and the plane do them credit.
The rear OF the upper floor is taken up
with two rooms for hospital purposes,
lavatories, closets and chambers. All
the plumbing has been put in go that
n ,~.I 4 l.
adopted has been the most approved
which science has been able to discover
or recommend. In this connection the
firm OF j. B. Myer & Co. of 3O5 West
Second street, Los Angeles. who did the
work, are deserving of word Of credit.
Their contract has been very extensive
and embraces all the heating, ventilat.
ing and plumbing in the two large build
iuge, and in no instance, after Q very
careful test had been made was single
flaw to be found. A better or more
painstaking contract has never been ex-
ecuted for the state. Butiof the further
details OF this kind word more will be
said later on.
Descending from the top floor to the
| basement, by either the rear or main
stsirways. very complete part OF the
establishment is reached. It contains
the kitchen. dining room, store rooms,
heating or boiler rooms, and most i'm
portant, from sanitary standpoint, the
bath room for the school. The latter
consists of q cement plunge, Skis feet,
and from three to five feet deep, and
several shower baths. Around the sides
are lockers for each girls clothes, and in
other respects it is arranged as conven--
iently as circumstances of such an in
stitution will permit of. The water is
warmed to the proper temperature, and
the girls are thus kept about as clean as
soap and water can Keep them.
The Kitchen is finely arranged. There
is big range, hot water, copper-lined
sinks, solid tables and convenient pan
try. The heating room ia built under
the outer pavement, and is a room al
most entirely of cement. Two large
heaters do the service. One heats the
hot water for kitchen and laundry pur.
poses, the other supplies the hot water
to the radiators throughout the build
ing. They are the best that can be pro-
cured--the Humber water heaters, man
ufactured by the ]. H. Mclean Co.,
Canton, Ohio. At the test, the other
day, the hot water heaters were fred
and it took but twenty minutes to heat
the building to temperature OF seventy
degrees, Fsrenheii. This is a remarka-
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