The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-23
WORKING IN SPAIN
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| Government Tor all the difficulties
This has also been the judgment of all
those with whom We have talked.
Senior AZcarate promised to find
someone of confidence who would in
| terest himself for u.s. and would look
up available land and buildings. Mr.
| Gulick therefore returned to Biarritz
and Miss Hopkins and | made a rapid
| tour through the South, which gave us
an opportunity to see the girls who had
| graduated in past years and who are
now teaching in that part of the coun-
| try. 1t has given us great satisfaction
TO see how well they are fulfilling their
| tasks, and to prove from facts that this
| institution is an absolute necessity in
| Spain.
We have been urged by interested
| parents to have the international In
| stitute in Cordova, Seville, Malaga,
| Saragossa, Barcelona, or in some other
! city in which they are respectively in
| terested.
| On our return to Madrid Senior Azca-
rate came to see us and introduced his
| friend, Senior Sabina a ''cOrredOr de
| foncas,' real estate agent.
With Senior Sabina several proper
| ties were seen and studied. Mrs Gu
| lick writes: The house and property
| which we have decided to bring before
| the directors as desirable from every
point of vieW--aS far as we could learn
is the estate of the Count of Garage
| ria, who died about two years ago. 1t
| is situated in the Barrio (ward) de
ArguellaS on the Gale (street) Quen-
tara, between Gale Tator and Gale
Don Martin. This war is one of the
best in Madrid, being a residence quar-
ter. 1t is fully built up with good
houses, so there is a reason to believe
that there would be no trouble from
factories or other undesirable build
ings. Electric trans pass on Gale
Ferras and Gale Princess to the Puerta
del Sol, the central square of the city
The ward ArguellaS is in an elevated
part OF the city. Water from the ca
nal de Lezoys (reservOir) reaches to
the highest stories of the house. while
on the other side of the city it does
not rise naturally above the first story
The estate covers an area of 3,76S |
square meters, 1,O72 being occupied by
the building. The property is sur
rounded by a fine high wall. The house |
was erected in 1871 under the direction |
of the architect, Senior Ruiz de Salers, |
and is of solid construction and in fine |
condition. No expense was spared in |
the material used in the stonework, |
woodwork and doors, windows etc. |
The plans will give an idea of the size |
of the buildings, number of rooms, ETC. |
The basement is finished with stone |
floors, and all the rooms on the sides |
of the house could be used for cabi- |
nets, or probably classrooms The first |
and second floors have numerous large |
rooms which can be utilized for all the |
purposes of the institute. The third |
floor is also finished off, though under |
the roof, and can be used for dOrmi- |
tories.
There is low tower at each corner |
of the building, about twenty feet |
square. These are admirably suited |
for classrOOms, or library, or astronom-
ical work, etc. On the second floor is |
small sacristry and chapel from which |
the altar has been removed, which |
would serve for our own use, for the |
present, at least.
There are baths and an arrangement |
for heating water. One section of the |
third story has been provided with
small kitchen, so that it could serve
in case of need for a hospital. The |
bedrooms on the first and second floors |
have fireplaces, but it would be neces- |
sary for us to have some method of |
heating the whole house. which would |
be, in the end, less expensive. The |
house is lighted by gas. There are
electric bells. The estate has a per-
petual water-right which is valued at |
500 gallons daily, from the Canal de
Lezoye (reservoir). The first cost of |
the estate was over $500, 900, and today |
the agent estimates the actual value |
at s2O0.476.
The present owners, the three chill |
dren of the Count have their own |
residences and desire to sell this eS- |
tate in order to divide the property. |
Others besides ourselves are consider |
ing the question of buying it. The |
agent has mentioned price, including |
the per cent Government commits |
siOns, etc, a total of 10000 Spanish |
dollars, or, with the present rate OF |
exchange, $4,000 in American money. |
He said there could be an arrangement |
for the payment of the money in in f,
stallments. 1t is our impression if we |
should offer $125,OOO in American
money it would be accepted. But it !
might be we should loose it by not |
closing prompetly with the offer, or by |
not being able to come up a little, or |
even giving the whole price asked. We |
are expected to give an answer as soon
as possible.
There is room in the garden if we
should, in the future, wish to build
chapel or a gymnasium, or science
hall.
We have never seen anything in
Spain which seems to be so we'll adapt
ed as it stands to the different depart
mentS and special requirements of the
International Institute for Girls in
Spain.
We hope the good news may soon
come to us that you will be able to Sc
cure this building.
ALICE GORDON GULICK.
By CAROLINE BORDEN, Secretary.
The officers of the institution are
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, II Quincy
street, Boston, Mass; secretary, Miss
Caroline Borden, 3S2 Commonwealth
avenue. Boston: treasurer. Mr.. Edwin