The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-12


cemsnt walk. An open space OF couple
OF feet from the bottom OF the basement
to the heart OF the surrounding grounds
has been left to let in light and also to
provide drainage for the storm water.
This has been built in cement, and the I
building to all intsnts and purposes has
been built in a cement basin. ANY one
making an inspection OF this establish
ment and the material OF which Ills
constructed, can soon arrive az the con-
clusion that the contractor not only un-
derstood his business. but was deter
mined to do Job which would stand ae
a monument for all time to come: Inc
whole building is equipped with an
electric lighting system and Win eiec-
trio bells and speaking tubes.
In the rear of the main building, ora
it will be called, the school. is the IN
dustrial building. long. low, one Story
brick structure, faced BY veranda Win
a cement floor. 1t is divided into
number OF good-sized rooms, to De oe-
voted to cooking school, tailoring
and sewing ests blishment. ironing ana
washing apartments. The latter 10 we'll
arranged, with proclaim lined tubs, hot
and cold water and cementsd hoor.
Next to it is large boiler room, which,
in addition to furnishing hot water sup
plies, heat by means OF hot water clrcu
lation for the various rooms. There are
several smaller rooms in the building
for the use of chambers for attendants,
aud a couple of rooms, little stronger
than the others, with barred doors aud
windows, where the very obstreperous
young females are placed in exile. A
high brick wall encloses little yard
about these rooms. and the occupants
are allowed to use it for exercise, with
nsught but an abbreviated view OF the
blue skv above. It might be said In
this connection that il is seldom that 30
harsh treatment is melted out, AZ KIND
ness docs more to subject the unfortun-
ate girls to realization OF their short
comings than force. -,
The building is 50x118 feet, and, like
the school, has been built in the most
substantial manner. The WOODWORK
takes on tho same order Of finish as IN
the other building, with the exception
that it ia put up little heavier for the
| harder usage. The rooms in this build
ing have been painted, instead OF var
nished, as in the big building, and tho
contractors, Messrs. etumpf & Spencer,
have done good job.
The roof and dome, like the main
building, is covered with metallic
shingles, which to the uninitiased look
like elate covering. This work WAS
done By the Globe Cornice works OF this
city.
As the two buildings just erected are
still inadequate for the demands OF the
number OF inmates, and to provide for
this inadequacy contract has been let
for q new building, somewhat larger
than the present main structure. 1t
will increase the capacity to 100. AT
the same time another new building
will be erected ior the boys over at the
mems Headquarters. Tho cost OF these
last improvements will be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. In the boys de-
, partment there is room for 25O, but ut, t aae
Maokay 4 Young w ss5a Buzz 6liihRth e new
| girls school. and who also have the con.
r tract for the two new buildings, built
3 the original quarters. AS q matter oil
3 fact, they have taken deep personal
t interest in the Whittier institution, and
. have in many instances done great
D deal to promote it's influence. The
. school has grown into such proportions
t and is now recognized to such an extent
I throughout the state. that Los Angeles
can we'll exercise pardonable pride in
| tOAOICACon W Duu VI bn0 kOCu To-
: suits and of the number of young peo-
pie who are educated and started out
i. with correct principles of life, refer
. ences in this connection need not be
, made, as the aim of this article is to
1 speak wholly of the increase to the
! quarters of the school.
{ Work upon the new buildings will be-
= gin at once, but it will take until the lst
of January at least to com plete them. In
: this connection it is but just to say that
the plumbing contract has been let to j i.
, B. Meyer & Co., firm who are in
, every way deserving of their success, for
, the high character of their work.
. In the matter of handling big con-
, tracts like the Whittier school both
! members OF the firm of Mackay &
Young are particularly we'll fitted.
, Captain Mackay is by trade a carpenter
, and thoroughly understands the CON
struction and inlehing Of building in
all it's details, and the very excellent
character of the material used and man
ner OF putting it together in the new
structures bear evidence to his skill
The floors, particularly, are worthy of
comment, and no ono not familiar with
lumber could be able to have euch q job
executed.
EThQK 1OuHx ID thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with masonry in all its branches,
from burning brick and lime to seeing it
put into building. AS both brick,
stone. cement and lumber occupy verv
considerable parts in these buildings,
and each have been extraordinarily we'll
placed in their respective places, the
contract does them much credit. The
firm is by long odds the largest in
Southern California, and have large
power of men at work constantly. They
have not only the contract for two more
buildings at the school, but will build
tie Irving block on Broadway and are
now building large brick block at
Fifth and Wall, besides large numbers
of other buildings. Very much credit
is due to their foreman. Mr.. Stewart,
who personally superintends all the
wood work, and who has been with the
firm for very long while.
The roofing of the two buildings and
the cornlce work was put on by the
Globe Cornice works, l. H. Hill and j.
Hetrick, located on Fourth street, this
city. On the roofs of the two buildings
are It's squares of metallic shingles OF the
Carright patent. They come in sections
of l4x20 inches and couple together
with an upright seam, 90 that when put
upon the root they form not only per-
feet waterproof surface, but are fire.