The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10

by members Of he superintendent S
family and went a route that seems to
be regularly followed.
The fact about the institution that
seems to stand out most prominently
is that there is much room not needed.
In fact there are thousand of feet of
floor space which at present are not
put to any use. The greater part of
this, too, is in the new building which
contains the dining hall and kitchen
and the average visitor will no doubt
wonder just why this building was
erected.
The main building is fairly we'll fill
ed yet the sleeping wards have room
for many more beds than they now
contain. There is more available
space in the building formerly used
to house the insane inmates and 1t
was said that this will be used as a
dormitory for the old men who are
inmates OF the institution. At present
many of them sleep in an old building
to the south of the pest house. A
room will also be arranged for them
to sit and read in in the basement
of the main building and it is not
likely that any of the space in the
new building will be needed for sleep
ing quarters for some time to come.
a trip through the new building
showed that iC was built on plan
where expense was not considered.
The floors are a mixture OF cement
and stone, well laid and polished, that
gives 1t the appearance Of mosaic.
Lining the lower part of the walls is
a wainscoating of enameled brick,
which cost $65 thousand at the in
frmary. Above this Is the painted
plaster wall and the ceilings are I'm
ished with stamped steel plates. The
main floor, exclusive of the kitchen,
is used for dining hall and is divid-
ed into two great rooms by movable
partitions of highly finished oak,
which from their appearance must
have been about as expensive a parti-
ton as could have been put in. Then
the windows are equipped with the
favorite Chamberlain weatherstrip,
which from the price paid by the ooun-
ty might be made OF some precious
metal
There is no question but that the
dining hall is spIendidly finished for
an institution of this kind and the
plain deal tables, innocent OF cloth,
and laid with the commonest OF table
ware stand In strange contrast 10 the
rooms.
On the second floor OF this building
Is a large well finished room, with a
hardwood floor which is now used as
ddn;s ball. Although the majority
Of the inmates are aged and decrepit,
blind or lame, the dance hall is deem
ed a necessity by the commissioners
and directors and so this room, which
may have been planned as a dormi-
tory, will be used as q place to trip
the light fantastic as there is little
chance that II will ever be neeced for
any other purpose. This floor also
contains a number Of bath and toilet
rooms and one or two rooms that win
be used ar sleeping apartments by
some OF the employees Of the institu-
ton.
On the third floor is the attic. II
was said yesterday that this would be
used as sleeping apartment and
that until this was hlled to overflow
ing the room now used as a ball room
would not be made into a dormitory.
With the great attic. which is finish
ID throughout In hard pine, and the
space which will be found IN the old
insane hospital It is not likely that