Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-05
WORK ON THE HOSPITAL
GOING ON STEADILY IN SPITE OF
THE COLD WEATHER.
Masonry in the Different Buildings viii
Be Completed Within a Few Weeks
and the Plant Ought to be Ready for
Occupancy by June 1.

Occupancy by June I.
The Thompson memorial hospital
one of the kindred charitable pur-
poses" for which Bratteboro's share
of the Thompson fund is being spent.
will be completed and ready for occu-
pancy about June l If everything pro-
crosses smoothly. Notwithstanding
the extremely cold weather of the past
month the contractors, the George II.
Cutler CO., of Worcester. Mass, have
kept a force of about so men steadily
Mt work on the buildings, and under
I the direction of William O. White, sup
erintendent and ]. III. Bartlett, master
mason, the construction is advancing
rapidly
There Is no question that when COM
pleted the Thompson hospital viii rank
with any institution of its kind In the
country. The operating building and
the main building, or pavilion as II is
called, are the nearest to completion.
They are connected with the admins
tration building (the Hall house re-
modelled and enlarged) by a long cor
ridor and are absolutely fire proof lit
tie or no wood being used in their con-
struction. The rough ground plaster
ing in these two buildings was COM
pleted the first of the week. and the
white putty coat is now being put on.
All the windows are in with the ex-
ception OF the large windows in the
front of the operating building; the
door frames. castings and base boards
are practically done except in the cor
a ,iet,- .g.N,
building; the rough electric work and
plumbing are completed as well as the
galvanized iron ventilation work; the /
steam boiler has been set and is work. (
ing excellently, and the rough steam !
fitting will be finished within very /
short time. The terrazza floors in the 4
diet kitchens, nurses rooms and closets 4
are practically done, and attention is I
now being given to the floors of the
operating and sterilizing rooms In the
front of the operating building, The
center of these floors viii be made of
heavy blocks OF plate glass which will
be surrounded with borders of marble,
making them absolutely antiseptic.
The north wing of the pavilion viii
be devoted to the male ward while the
south wing will be given over to a
ward for women. A large part Of the ;
south end of this building will be taken
lp with a soarium or sun parlor,
while on the north end there will be an 1
open balcony. Il
A substantial addition has been {
placed on the south wing Of the Hall !
iouse. which is to be used as the ad- {
building. The addition, 1
which is ready for the plumbing and !
leating apparatus. will include part
II the main kitchen, the pantry and
aundry. The rest of the main floor '
will contain a waiting room, office and r
lining room. while the second floor will c
'e made into bed rooms Ii
The isolating building is situated 1
bout $50 feet southwest of the pavil G
on, the frame and exterior woodwork Z
eing nearly completed. 1t will be of o
yood, two stories in height, and will
ontain two wards and diet kitchen
n the ground floor and several nurs- b
s. rooms above. This building will h
e entirely separate from the rest of G
he hospital even TO having an inde- O
endent heating apparatus. t.
Although at present the interior of s,
he different buildings is in a rough
tate owing to the plastering that is c.
Ding on. glance at the working plans RI
Ill show what conveniently ap- m
ointed plant the Thompson hospital ii
i'll be when ready for business. All
lie mason work ought to be finished a,
Iside of three or four weeks, and the OF
me between then and June first win I'll
, taken up In finishing the buildings st
I'd grading the grounds