Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-05
BOSTON LETTER.
SPECIAL ooRREsPoNDENcE. 9

\ few days ago the trustees of the
city hospital rrrri,rd donation 81
SluO.,sHl, Ia he employed ia putting up
e building Ia he usrd la direct vlnnec-
ton with that great institution. When
such a sum j. donated. numhrrlc>~
ways are open for H. judicious eN-
penditure. lIui ia arriving al de-
rision a. To which H. the present most
pressing need. the trustees came Ia
the conclusion that home for the
nurses was AN enlargement which, 10
il could he carried out. would he pro-
ductivc of the greatest good. ~ the
present time. many of the nurses ia
the hospital have tn sleep ia quarters
that rightfully should he given mp 10
the patients. This crowding of the
sleeping accommodations 81 that the
nurses are constantly thrown in the
presence of the sick has the effect oi
leSsening the efficiency of the nurses
service. The trustees are unanimously
Of the opinion that the time has come
Ia build n nurses home; they also be
lieNe that the proper location for this.
bringing il in close proximity 10 the
hospital. * the corner of Harrison
and Massachusetts avenues. II the
plot of land at this location could be
secured, the money that has been do
mated would he sufficient to put up "A
building that would meet the services
of the institution in this respect for
some time to come. The land can he
taken by right of eminent domain. at
AN estimated cost of SlOO.0un, aud as
the entire Outgo would then he in the
neighborhood of S2O0,OO0. y half has
been already provided. That the
money if allowed by the city council
will he wisely expended there Is not
the shadow of Il doubt. aud a. an out
come The Boston city hospital will de
serve. even more than il does AT the
present time. the very high rank that
il holds among similar institutions in
Europe as we'll as in this country.
In providing for the electrical equip
ment and the roadway 10 the subway
the West End is hurrying matters
along with view 10 running the first
car through the tunnel about the mid
/ die of May. although il is not the in
/ tentiOn of the Management Ia open the
/ underground route to travel much be-
/ fore the first of June, so far, the en-
+ tire first section has been hallasted
/ and good part of the second section
/ is well under way. What is known as
/ Il T rail will he laid similar To the pat
f tern in ne on steam lines. with split
joints The iron will weigh - pounds
10 the yard. an unusually heavy rail OF
/ this character for an electric railway.
+ I'm addition To the main rail, there will
/ be what is known as Il guard rail, rum
ming the entire length of the trackagc.
/ designed Ia reduce the possibilities Of
+ derailing to minimum. Experiments
are being made in treating the forest
/ OF columns in the several stations. one
/ plan being to cover them with fine
mixture of sand and cement BY this
/ process smooth. cen surface is OBJ
| tanned, which. after being covered
/ with white enamel paint. can he
stripped out in black Smaller d
| Schuiglau are having a hard time of
| it down on section 10. After oyercom-
ing the Instructions offered by the old
buried MiddleseN canal. they ran into
/ Il bed of quiCksand. near the westerly
wall that calls forth all their engi-
nccring skin TO meet the difficulty.
There is little square. or more prop
erly speaking, triangular breathing
place. near he birthplace of General
| Joseph Warren in RoNhury where
three streets meet. 1t has been re-
served as the place for memorial to
the brave yong soldier who has but a
little tablet and one or two petty
bustS to his memory. The city of Bos-
ton has Recently appropriated $4,000
, for the purpose of erecting a statue
and il rests with the mayor-subiect
to the approval Of the art commits
siOn--to decide what il shall be and
where il shall he erected. The Joseph
| Warren Monument association desires
to increase the amount to S2O,OOO or
more, which VIII ensure a monument
suitable to the city of Boston. The
association secured from the city gov.
eminent the reservation of the trian-
gular lot of land ON Warren street
presumably a part of the old home.
| stead--which seems historically and
| adVantageouSly the best location for
such a monument, and has also 2C
pieces of cannon. relics of the late
war, formally donated by congress
and the city.
= s.
Long live Cuba -ud liberty" was
the keynote sounded N Music hall thi,
week when the Sem%na Guiana was
formally opened On every hand WERE
flashing macheteS: tail tropical trees
from the West Indies novelties made
by the natives; reproductions of in
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