Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-23
GOOD PLAN FOR RADIANCE OF
OLD BARNS.
MANY FINE FEATURES
Built by Company and Stock Readily
Salable-Economy in Care of Horses
an Important Factor-Apartmen
Private and all Modern Improve
ments Possible.

| Every urban community which is
vexed with the problem of stables will
be interested in a plan projected in a
suburb of Baltimore, whose people
have a refined sense for the pure and
beautiful which has no liking either
for the odors inseparable from barns
or the general unsightliness of such
edifces. This plan is to erect apart
ment stables for the convenience of the
residents of the suburb.
The term apartment stables is used
to designate the manner in which it
is expected the stables will be con-
Quoted. They are not to be CLUB
which owns the building will have the
care of the horses. The building is to
be put up on the same principle that an
apartment house is built for human be-
ings, where each family does it's own
housekeeping. Each apartment will
be the private stable of the occupant,
just in the same manner as it would
be if placed on his private lot. The
only difference is that, by reason of
their being together, cooperation be-
tween various horse owners as to the
care of the horses is made much easier
Owners, however, preferring that their
own coachmen should take care of
their horses may have them do so
without any disarrangement of the
general plan.
The objects to be gained by this
plan are the avoidance of the necessity
of using for stables backyard space
which can be made attractive; greater
economy Of the labor of caring for
horses, since in this way one man can
take care of large number, and that
in case the need of stable disappears
the stock in the club stable can be
transferred for cash more readily than
a stable on private premises.
Subscriptions to sufficient amount
of stock to build a stable with II
apartments have been secured in this
Baltimore suburb and the work of
grading is now being vigorously prose-
cuted by company, which will erect
the building. The plan embraces
long, looking building in
the cottage style of architecture, di-
vided into series of "a apartments,
with a central driveway IA feet wide
running lengthwise through it. Open
ing from this driveway, or corridor,
will be the apartments, each one OF
which will consist of a carriage room
Ia feet wide by Is feet deep, containing
space for two carriages, with harness
lockers, and adjoining these is space
for two stalls, which can be turned,
if desired, into a single box stall.
From these stalls there will be doors
opening outward into a paddock, each
one of which will be q feet by 20 feet
inches in area. These are Dutch doors,
the upper part of which can be opened, |
leaving the lower part closed, giving
opportunity for horses to have light
and air. At all times horses may be
turned into the paddock for air and
exercise. Paddocks will be thoroughly
we'll drained and covered with tan
bark, and will have a high shingled
wall, or fence, around the outside, with
lighter fences dividing them.
Over the stalls and carriage rooms,
on the second floor, will be spaces for
sleeping apartments and feed, these
spaces opening into central hall By
this plan each apartment is self-con-
tanned and can be locked up and made
as private in all respects as a stable on
ones own lot.
There will be provision for protec-
ton from fire and many conveniences
to be found only in the most modern
stable.