The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16
SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL | TO BE MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE
Work Will Begin on Montgomery Building in Short Time Superintendent Wade is Here Max
 ing Final Arrangements.

with favor in the construction of hospit- als on account of the noise and the tact that they give no warmth to the inte- rior. Eight private rooms for patients will occupy the front of the main build ing; four on either side of fl the corridor will be richly furnished and at least four of them will be provided with private baths so as to be connecting. This IS done for the accommodation of persons who may desire private nurses or mem bers of their families to remain with them constantly during illness.
 Fight additional private rooms Will be ranged along the rear of the ground floor of the building and opening upon the long hall. These rooms will look out upon the gardens behind the main hos pital.
 The second fioo- win be reached by a massive stairway leading from the rear of the main corridor. The elevator shaft will be located near the base of this stairway. It will be provided with noiseless elevator constructed so as to convey patients without removing them from beds. The second floor will be pro- yided with sixteen rooms, similar to those on the ground floor. .4-t. #
 The plans for the third floor have not yet been completed, but 1t is believed that the general wards will be; located on this floor. u
 The main hospital and the old Watts residence, which will be used as a dor mitorv by the Sisters of Charity. will be connected oy a two-story building. The ground floor of this two-story building will be used as kitchen. servants s quar- ters. pantries and scullery. The second story will be used as the negro ward room with perfect equipment for the ac- commodatiou of mae and female pa tients.
 The operating room is not comprehend ed in the plans drawn by MT, Milligan and it is expected that this department. wxrth fx.1 d~..t I,.Nt1 CT independent buildings will be con structed to be used as boiler rooms, ann hPilance ho'lse and to acc ommodate other departments of the work. F
 The ventilation of the entire building will be perfect, that of each room being independent of the others. The twslve- foot hall running lengthwise O. each floor win be provided with bay windows at each end. Fresh air will reach the rooms through this hall and as each will be provided with independent air ducts the poisoned gases will be carried from the rooms.
 We are building modern invalid ho- tels instead of old style hospitals" said MT. Wade, in an interview last night. Our main object Is to insure the com fort of sick people and to give them ev- cry convenience while nursing them back to health. The plans for hospital con struction are reached after years of study and experience and the Montgom- cry institution will be modern and wsil equipped in every particular.
 MT. Wade is practically young man, in hospital building. He is constantly employed by the Sisters of Charity and travels from place to place supervising the work of constructor The Sisters of Charity are now building hospitals in Washington, D. C. Boston, Mass, Sher- man, Tex. Austin. Tex, and Los An geles. Cal. Hospitals have just been completed fin Buffalo, N. r.. and Nash yille. Tenn, and work Is about to begin on a splendid building in Mobile. MT. Wade has had a hand In the construction of each of these hospitals. During the coming year he will divide his time be- tween Montgomery, Mobile and the two Texas cities, giving his attention to the
 Just as soon as MT. Wade arranges to begin the work, of improving the old Watts place for use as temporary hos pital he will return to Nashville. Tenn. the completion of St. Thomas Hospital, in that city. Then he will return to Montgomery and will ask for bids for the cprfstructi5l Of the Montgomery building. He says all things being equal the work will go to Montgomery con- tractors. Tn fact. it Is desirable, he says, that Montg 1nery workmen should do the work. He declares that he only wants to know the ability of the builders to construct tie building and their estimates on the work. The award will be made purely on merit and without regard to friendship or religion.
 By the middle of next week 1t is ex- pected that the work of improving the old Watts place win begin. Before Feb rrary 1, MT. Wade says unless something occurs to alter tho arrangements, the main hospital building will be under way. The contractor will not be hurried with the work and 1t Is expected that tho con $t-uction of the hospital will consume a year.
 W nile Mir. Wade did not care to dis cuss the cost of the new building, 1t Is definitely understood that when the new hospital Is completed the building and the grounds will represent an outlay of at least $50 900.