The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-01
New Buildings to Be Dedicated
February II.
GENERAL" EMMETS SAD LOSS.
How the Fine Structures Appear
Which Are Being Erected on
the YountViIle Grounds.

Is the cause or their mental porturOatl0 u
The veterans have taken novel method
to evince their displeasure with the di-
rectors-that of boycOtting the home can
teen. Down near the entrance TO the
grounds an enterprising widow has estab-
lished a saloon. She owns a brewery IN
the neighbOrhood. and because the home
officials refused TO handle the product of
that establishment she retailiated by set
ting up business 10 opposition to the can
teen. And she could not have chosen a
more propitiOus time. The inmates of the
home are aware that the cause OF the di-
rectOrs action is that many of the pen
sioneTs squander their quarterly. receipts
from the Govern ment among the saloons.
But the veterans claim that such summary
action as is contemplated is an infringe
ment upon their personal liberty. and an
! effort to compel them to patr0nlZe the can
| teen. Hence the boycott.
There is no Disgusting the fact that there
| is very strong feeling among the inmates
| against surrendering their pensions, and
| several gentlemen who are familiar with
the situation say that il Commandant
| Dimpfel attempts to enforce the rule To-
| day there will be an incipient riot.
| But 1t is Tot pro bable that that official
| would attempt to take active Steps to-day.
! He will pro baby defer action until after
| the meeting of the board next Saturday.
| when a full discussion of the subject will
| be had and the matter definitely settled.
| 1t was expected that meeting OF the
| board will be held at the home yesterday
| and a CALL reporter went up TO YOunt-
! vile TO look over the ground. No meet
| ing was held, however. only three d.
rectors Messrs. Deal, Henich and
Stevens-being present. accompanied by
| 5. w. Waits, a member of the association
and an ex-directOr.
One of the gentlemen explained the
position of the directors in the pension
matter in the following words:
lit must be remembered in the first
place shat no pensioner is TO be deprived
of one penny of his money. The rule was
designed simply to protect these men
from designing creatures and their own
erratic actions. The money is deposited
with the treasurer TO the credit of the in
dividual making it. This amount is sub
ject to acquisitions by the: depOsitor when
such are certified by the commandment. Ii
the pen sioner wishes TO leave the home he
can Immediately secure every dollar that
is due him. -
1T must be Furthermore remembered
that this rule is Imperative, and was sub
scribed to by every man who entered the
home. The present opposition: is thus
solely to the fact that the rule has for so
long remained a dead lett er that the men
are unwilling TO submit TO IL now that its
enforcement Is proposed.
The home was primarily designed for
in0igent veteranS-men who are unable to
care for themselves, and not for those who
are possessed of incomes. Every material
want of the inmates is supplied by the
home. After depOsitinG his pension with
the officials, II veteran wants a sum OF
money for a specified purpose, he has no
difficulty in obtaining it. Men who are
known TO be trustwor can even secure
and1 ae ipooa hnn xvr1lo
the purpose for which they are designed
to be used. Any intelligent man who will
take the trouble to investigate the reckless
and utterly ineYcuSable waste of money
which has characterized the inmates Of
the home for several years past Will soon
realize that il was absolutely necessary
that something should be done to correct
the evil, and that the board has done the
proper thing"
The increasing number of buildings on
the home grounds give 1t the appearance
of a small village. The big new dining
room and the new residences for the co NJ
mandant and the medical directors are all
nearing completion.
The dlning-r0Om building is a pretty
One-story terra-cotta colored building
finished in the interior in natural redwood,
oil stained and vanished, surmounted by
truSsed roof and surrounded by veranda
nine feet wide on three sides of the struc-
ture.
Seven entrances are available to the
main hall. which is 4Sx160 feet in its
dimensions and will comfortably seat 800
persons. A private Gining-room for
special occasions forms the last wing and
communicates with the main hall by fold
ing-doors. In the center of the main
dining-hall a box-like walters stand, 21x21
feet, is fitted up with drawers, sinks for.
dishwashng. shelves, ETC., while seventy
eight drawers open outward and are to be
used for table linen, knives. forks, spoons.
etc.
In the rear is the kitchen. containing
mammoth coffee-boilers and iron jacketed
vegetable-kettes with a capacity of 100
gallons each. Two immense Montague
ranges of the most approved pattern will
be used in cooking the food. A number
OF storage-rooms adjoin and a two-story
cold-stOrage building is in the rear of the
kitchen and connected Herewith by a
covered passageway. The largest oven in
the State is being constructed by its de-
siRner. Peter CHASER.
For fire protection perforated pipe will
run the entire length of the building,
along the roof ridge, which will be used TO
HOOD That portion In case OF emergency,
while several hose-carriageS will be kept
on the veranda. The water supply is To-
Gated 200 feet above the buildings on the
adjoining hills.
For heating purposes separate plant
Will supply NOT water 20 the commentaries
house and executive building, while the
other structures will be heated by steam
from the laundry boilers.
The commandments house is a ten-room
structure, and the medical directors has
eight rooms, both being two stories in
height and furnished with all modern ap-
planes. They VIII compare very favor
ally with the residences of similar size In
the city. Architect Wharf, deserves great
credit for the excellent results obtained in
all the new structures.
1t is expected that these new buildings
will be formally opened for occupancy on
February %. when it is probable that a
general invitation will be extended to the
public to come 10 the home and see how
the State cares for its old veterans.
General Emmei, the eccentric old fell
low whom every visitor to the home will
recall, has met with a misfortune. Last
Saturday the little cabin built for him by
the directors was destroyed by fire and
with it went the generals priced epaulets.
his high-topped paten,-leather boots and
all his other worldly possessions, except an
old dOOrpiate with his name thereon.
The general health Of the inmates, I'M
der the excellent care of Medical Director
Aiken. is reported as being first class and
the new system of sewerage which is