Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-02-06
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"Let me take you tomorrow to 80
our municipal buildings, and you Will
eco palace which cost several millions
Of your dollars, OF which sum not .
sixpcncs was stolen nor iobbed." re-
marked q Glasgow bailie TO q Boston
Herald correspondent. who was his
guest.
Nest morning went 10 the munich
pal buildings-what We would call the
city hall. writes this correspondent.
found the place no Ices paistiai than IL
had been Described 90 me. II IL far and
away the most beautiful building Of
the Kind I have ever seen. Its marbles.
its stairways, its reception rooms, ara
exceedingly ieautifuij its business
rooms are In admirable taste. The
building IL the palace q q hng-King
Demos-a and no crowned colleague has
q lovellcr dwelling.
There were no lcafers In the halls;
No large jawed politicians were holding
up the exquisite iron gaiesi no Office
seekers were sprinkling the yard with
strong language and tobacco Juice; the
place was more than re-pectable--it was
attractive.
In this palace 81 King Demos there
ar. state apartments most richly be-
deckcd: there are q drawing rooin. q
danceroom. q banquet room, and ] know
not what. and these apartments are
used ON festive occasions when official
cityiom IL expected % disport iiself To
IN. credit ~ the COMMUNICATION
latter by one. two. three. four or more
thousand representatives comes 10 Join
In the gsycty.
The mayor % Glasgow IL called tho
lord provost. lie IL chosen tor three
years at nothing q year. lie l. expect
Ell "a live In some state and hospitality
aud % uphold the gentle dignity 81 the
town. Ia cost. him from 10000 TO
ti5, 900 or eco. 600 annually % do this.
a. circumstances serve. Obviously u ~
easier Cor rich man than 10 l. Tor
camel to enter the prOyostship of 0lss-
gov. hut the GlaswegiAns propose
that N the camel H. not available, then
shall not Oh, rich man have u all his
own way. They talk now OF cndowing
Oh. proyo-tship. 81 that the SUNS nee
...arily spent upon splendor may hence
forth come iron the public purse. But
they DO not prUpc-o o. give the lord
provost q salary. His services must 10
gra,uitous as before.
Glasgow !. q solid looking town.
Every building IL % stone. after the
Scotch way. One rarely s"s brick In
Scotland. The ril- % the hills are dug
out for building wiihai. - that q
scotch town seems built 90 endure.
Wherever You 10 you find stone stair.
Ia the buildings % glasgow.
The difference b.twcen British build.
ing and American u not more marked
than IN this matter ~ stone stsirway-
and brick partition walls--dwelling
housss. mean. AZ well A. WAREHOUSES.
D-cming 10 necessary to prevent the
construction % ky cleaving buildings,
which shut out light. air AMI every
thing hut nglincss. the glasgow folk
enacted a law that no building shall IL
higher than thu width IL the street on
which IL frun,-. You can build mile
high u you HAYES thorUughfare ne wide
a. that.
Acapi,al thing they have In Glasgo~
which We have not Tho municipality
has constructed number % bath
houses. httci with huge white tiled
swimming tanks. each holding from
81. 600 90 100. 600 gallons ~ water. Tbs
water l. kept at Temperature Of 30 de
grec-. Thee. baths are oI-n day and
evening throughout the year. The all
mission a. thesc baths IL cents pr per-
.on. Half . million hathers u.s. ihcs'
tanks in year. Connected with tbs
bath buildings are washhouses where
workingmens wives 10 their family
laundry work. having for u charge Of
S cents pr hour the U.s. % washing
stall with hot and cold water and steam
drying appliances.