Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-29
FOR A NEF ( HOSPITAL
Under Control Of Episcopal
Board ofSGovernors.
BUILDERS SELECTED
TWEEN L AND N STREETS.
Institution Will Accommodate About
Sixty Persons-For Diseases Of
Eye, Ear and Throat.

| of the Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat Hos
pital, which was held last evening, it was
decided to begin at once the erection Of the
| new hospital for the use of that institution
Previous to the meeting the plans for the
new building. prepared by Architect VIM.
M. Poindexter, had been submitted by the
| finance committee to seven well-known
| contractors for proposals. The board au-
thorized the committee to close contract
with Richardson & Burgess of this city for
| the construction Of the building at a cost
| of $62 OS5 that being the amount of their
bid.
| Among those present at the meeting were
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee, Revs. q e.
Buck, ]. A. AspinwaIl, Alfred Harding,
Richard P. Williams; Drs. Oliver Belt, ].
| Taber Johnson, Frank Hyatt. Messrs. w.
D. Baldwin, F. B. Austin H. P. Blair, M.
M. Crenshaw, w. w. Burdette, B. R. Ma
son. c. H. Sinclair. 6. r. Stetson, w. H.
| Singleton and w. M Poindexter. Nessrs.
| finance committee, and Mr.. PoindeXter was
the architect of the new building.
The finance, committee submitted its re-
| port, and after due consideration of the
matter therein contained the board of gov
ernors adopted the report and took action.
as previously stated. building commit
| tee was appointed consisting of Messrs. F.
| B. Austin, H. P. Blair, w. H Singleton
and Drs. H. D. Fry and e. Oliver Belt. To
this committee was intrusted the manage
ment Of the enterprise. Mr.. Blair was
| appointed attorney in fact to act for the
| corporation. --....--
Mrs. Parker the Benefactor.
It is stated that the beginning of the
erection of the building has been made
feasible by the renewed benefaction of Mrs.
John G. Parker. About a year ago Mrs.
Parker donated to the purpose $4,000.
in memory of her daughter. A short time
| ago she contributed another $4,000 for the
erection of the hospital as an increase to
the memorial donation. 1t is said that this
additional gift has placed the funds of the
institution in such condition that the board
| of governors felt warranted in beginning
| the construction of the building.
| The entire cost ct thaS new building, &C
| cording to estimatess VIA be about 49, 600.
| hospital. heating, electrical apparatus and
elevators. The structure will be located on
| the east side of 10Th street between L and
M streets northwest and on the corner of
| age Of fifty-seven feet and will be 112 feet
deep. The hospital will be Of fireproof
construction. and will consist of three stor-
les and basement. y will accommodate
! sixteen private patients and about thirty
| five free patients land rooms for the res
| tdent physician, superintendent and nurses.
| There will be separate wards for white and
colored patients.
Appointments. Of, the Hospital
The basement will contain the dining
room. kitchen, laundry, store room, serv-
ants room and fuel and boiler room
The main floor will be. devoted mainly to
the dispensary work. reception rooms, par
lor. resident physicians room, children's
| ward and nurses room There will also be
| a small chapel on this floor.
| On the second floor will be one ward con-
| tanning seven beds ten rooms for private
| patients, operating room and rooms for the
| superintendent and nurses.
| The third floor will contain three wards
| of seven beds EACH the main operating
| room, nurses room and diet kitchen.
| There will also be a diet kitchen on the SEQ
ond floor for private patients, where china
| and tableware for the exclusive of the
| private patients may be kept. Several of
the private rooms will also have individual
baths.
1t is proposed to utilize portion of the
| roof for roof garden.
| Since the building is to be thoroughly
| freproof the stairwayS will be constructed
| of iron and stone the corridors and dis
| pensary will have floors of terraZZo and
marble and the floors in the operating
rooms will be of tiIe.s Adjoining the main
| operating room there will be etherizing and
sterilizing rooms and wash room for the
| surgeons.
Thoroughly Modern Institution.
1t is stated that a committee from this
| institution has recently visited the hos
| pitfalls of the northern cities and many of
| the best features of the institutions visited
| will be Incorporated in the new Washing
| ton hospital. so that 1t will be a thorc ughlt
| modern institution. 1t is expected that TIE
building will be ready for occupancy by the
LIST Of January next. as the construction
| Will be commenced Immediately.