The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-09-12
VISIT POOR FARM.
Baraga County Supervisors In
spected the New Building
Wednesday.

The Baraga county supervisors
went on jaunt to the poor farm
Wednesday. The purpose of their
visit was to inspect the building
recently erected on the premises,
and which will be completed and
turned over to the county cpoor
commissioners by the contractor,
George Trudeau, about the first Of
October. AS yet the building is in
rough state, the finishing touches
and several minor additions not
being completed, such as painting
the interior woodwork, whitewash-
ing the plastered walls, hanging
doors, etc.
The visiting party was composed
of Supervisors Foote, Gallagher,
Lyons, Gilman and Mcdonald; !;
Superintendents of the Poor j. O..
McKernan and ~. Seifert, County
Clerk NJ. Voetsch and two or three
others.
The party arrived at the poor
farm, which is located four and one
half miles south of the village, at
about noon, and were piloted to
the cooks camp, where an appetiz-
ing spread awaited them. Chicken
"bouillion" was on the bill of fare
and the county solons lost no time
in getting themselves outside sever
al bowls Of it. The supervisors
were of the opinion that the Baraga
county poor house would be a
mighty good place to live if the
quality and quantity of the GRUB"
furnished on this occasion was a
criterion. Joseph Daveluy, the
chef, was complimented by all who
sat at the mahogany" Mine Host
Trudeau also came in for words
of praise.
After dinner the supervisors in
spected the new poor farm building.
Last June the board of superin-
tendents Of the poor let private
contract for the erection of the
building to George Trudeau, of
l. 'Anse, the contract price amount
ing to little over $500, the co.,
tractor to furnish all material. 1t
is figured that when the structure
is completed it will have entailed a
total expenditure OF 81, 200.
Proposals for the erection of the
structure were advertised for on
two or three occasions, but salts
factory bid could not be obtained,
the figures all exceeding the four
thousand dollars appropriated for
that purpose by the board Of super
visors. This amount was raised by
tax last year.
The building is similar to one
erected in Manistique for the county
Of Schoolcraft. The plans OF the
Manistique building were procured
and with few alterations were
used. 1t is a two-story frame
structure with wing. That part
known as the main building is
32x24 feet in dimensions, with
full. sized cellar. The wing is really
larger than the main building, it's
dimensions being 5Ox24 feet. The
upper portion Of the building con-
tains twelve good-sized rooms, these
apartments being reserved for
females. For the present the. build
ing will be heated by stoves. The
cellar under the main building is
provided with cement floor. In
the cellar is a brick-lined cistern,
or we'll, Of pure spring water. The
cistern is so constructed that the
water is kept r"nning continually.
A hand pump win be installed,
capable Of forcing water TO any
portion Of the building.
A versnda extending the full
length will be placed on the,
south, Tor 'front.' side Of the wing.
The supervisors at their meeting,
after the inspection, authorized this.
The board also ordered the cutting
OF all underbrush and shrubbery
near the building, SO rs to lessen
the danger Of its destruction by
forest fire. rr-
The tract OF land now known as
the poor farm consists Of 100 acres,