The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01

Ground was broken few days ago
for the beginning of the erection of
the new st. Joseph's Founding Home
in North Park and it is expected that
everything will be completed and the
building ready for occupancy with the
advent of fall Much has been ac-
complished to bring this desired end
in view and now a fruition of the
hopes of those interested seems a GER
tainty.
The building, the plans of which
were drawn by Architect Percival !.
Morris, whose rooms are located in
the Connell building, will be three
stories in height and have a base
ment and sub-basement running be-
meath it the full length. Indiana lime
stone and dressed and common brick
will be used i'm the construction ana
ii will be made as absolutely fire proof
as possible.
John Colligan, of North Washington
avenue, has the contract. Frank
Carlucci will do the stone work and
Gunster & Forsyth will do the plumb
ing and gas fitting. The common
brick will be obtained here and the
finished brick at Corning, N. Y. The
roof will be tiled. The building will
be 14S feet long and seventy feet wide
at the wings and forty-nve in the
main structure.
INTERIOR ARRANG EMENTS.
Beginning with the sub basement
and proceeding upward. a general idea
can be gained of the interior arrange
ments. The lighting, heating and ven-
tilating apparatus will be placed IN
the sub-basement, which insures eb-
solute dryness. Temporarily, gas will
be used for lighting but in time an
electric plant will be installed. The
heating and ventilating will be done
with fan system and hot and cold air.
In the basement will be located the
bakery, servants dining room, laun-
| dry, cold storage, etc, all conveniently
arranged.
On the first floor you enter the build
ing by a handsomely built entrance
way in the center of the main build-
ing, facing towards Adams avenue.
| Stepping into large vestibule. on
| the right and left are found two wait
| ing rooms, each 131ax15 feet in size.
! Running lengthwise of the building on
| tllHtI Slut OI the NeSllDule is al COIll-
dor which connects the two wings.
Conveniently located on either side
| of this corridor in the main building
and wings are the following rooms:
| Office G2xl9;. infants ward (25x25)
| children's ward (25x25); kindergarten
| (25X30); play room (25x25); children's
| dining room (20X26); and the phar-
macy, physicians room, baths. toilets
and retiring rooms.
THE FIRST FLOOR.
At each end of the corridor are stair
ways leading down into the basement
and up into the second floor. On this
floor are arranged, in the east wing
and main building, the dormitories
| community rooms, hospital (generaD
linen room and lavatories. In the
| west wing is an attractively arranged
chapel (25X56), running north and
| south, lengthwise of the wing, and eX-
tending in a vaulted arch to the roof
In the rear of the chapel is a sacristy
| Q0X25), also very adaptable to its pur.
| pose.
Leading from the second floor in the
east wing is the stairway to the third
| floor In the wing and main build
| ing are arranged on this floor the hos
pital for contagious diseases, nurses
and extra rooms. Thus can be imag.
ined what an excellent building witt
perfect arrangements throughout The
home will be.
The grounds surrounding the build
ing in time will also be laid out in {
proper way. The frontage on Adams
avenue is $50 feet with a depth of 50t
feet and the location is an ideal )ne
The building stands about $50 fee
| back from the roadway