The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-10
STATE HOSPITAL
ASSEMBLY HALL
Will Be Built and Ready For
Occupancy BY Fall.
BRAND NEW BAND STAND

Is Also Necessary and viii BE one OF the
Improyements-Lands pc Gard
ner VIII Be Kelt Busy
For Weeks,
Special to News-D Democrat.
Massilon, April THE fine weather
of the past few days has given the peo-
pie at the hospital chance to take the
patients out into the open aiar. Yester-
day several of the wards took their
patients out for a long walk. They
were walked about four miles and en-
joyed the trip very much. A good place
on the road was found and there was
a regular field day. Several of the
patients and the attendants are athle
tes and there were several exhilerating
contests. They all returned to the in
stiution in the evening tired but happy.
At the present time the force of the
landscape gardeners busy transplanting
trees from the institution nursery to the
various places around the place where
they are needed. The Job is a big one
and will keep force of workmen busy
for the next two weeks.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of trustees of the institution will
be held in this city on next Tuesday
Besides the regular routine business of
the board they will, at the meeting next
week. advertise for the building of the
new assembly hail. The appropriation
for that building passed the senate
Thursday and the contract will be let
and the building will be begun as soon
as possible. The appropriation is for
the amount asked for, $4,000. This
building will be on the site of what was
originally intended as the administra-
ton building and situated Immediately
west of the dining room. 1t WILL be
complete in all it's appointments and
will be a great addition to the archi-
tectural beauty. The appropria
tions for the year 1901 have all been al
lowed. Every thing that was asked for
with the exception of the money for con-
struction was granted.
1t is probable that the work on the
tunnels will be begun in the near
future. Anything about the place that
will not exceed 81 900 in cost can be
authorized and built by the trustees
Now the work of excavation on the tun-
nes can be done with the help about
the institution. 1t will only be neces-
sary to have some one do the work of
bricking the tunnels. There are now
3 tunnels that should be built at once.
These are to the cottages. The one to
| the proposed infirmary is necessary so
that the work of grading the new roads
| could go on. The roads can then be
| finished and it will not be necessary to
disturb them. There is a tunnel to the
| assembly hall. The foundation to that
building is also completed. The plans
for that hall were approved by the
| board in November last.
There is a big job ahead for the land
scape gardener. That is the building
\ of the new roads around the institu-
ton. The plans at the present time
contemplate the construction of about
one and one-quarter miles of new road.
| The work on these will be started as
soon as the trees are all transplanted.
That will be about the first of May.
One of the roads that will be built is a
| main road and will when it is completed,
| run from the main drive past the resi-
dence of the superintendent to the as
sembly hall. At the present time it will
| be finished only to the residence. 1t
will leave the main drive about seven
| hundred feet from the Office building
and in a wide curve reach to the resi-
| dence. At the present time 1t is neces-
| SdTy III OTueT W TedCil tHe TeSlueHCe
to drive in around about way past the
office building.
The other new road that will be built
| will leave the main drive just west of
| the office. 1t will be a continuation of
the road that now goes to the resi-
dence. 1t will be a long sweep of
about three quarters of a mile around
the north and east sides of the grounds.
| 1t will pass east of the new cottages and
the new infirmary and will reach to the
power house. When completed it will
be a magnificent drive and will add
much to the beauty of the grounds.
There is another thing in contempla
ton that will not however be built at
once. That is band stand. This will
| stand on the high ground just west
| of the new assembly hail. From that
position the music can be heard all
over the place. The selection of that
position can be better understood when
it is remembered that the dining hall
and the buildings in that vicinity are
| in the center of the institution when
| completed. When the summer is over
the grounds will be much improved and
beautified and will be source of pride
to the city and its citizens.