La Junta tribune., 1908-12-05

gorgeous gildings and the ascent Of
the stairs. by angled turns. work
OF chaste and facinating architecture
There is marble OF white, Of green,
of mottled flesh and dappled blue,
translucent alabaster and gracefully
veined and grained onyX-a combin-
alton of beauty of design and beauty
and richness of material that pro-
duced high work of art | was
again directed to another. MIR. Sam
uel. Secretary to the Lord Provost.
found him pleasant and court
eous gentleman. He invited me to
return at one quarter to one the fol-
lowing day and visit the Council
while in session. | gladly accepted,
The Council chamber Is finished in
mahogany, beautifully carved and of
rich design. There are seventy coun-
cilors, with the Lord Provost. who
the body of councillors and is the
mayor or the executive officer of the
city. Thirteen OF the councillors are
chosen from themselves as magis-
! trates, who are termed Bailees. a
councillor is elected for three years,
one third yearly They appear to be
body of intelligent. experienced
business men and acted in most
business-like manner The Council is
divided into certain standing COM
mittees. A printed journal of many
pages, containing all the proceedings
of the Council meeting proceeding
and the proceeding of the standing
committees and subcommittee. was
laid on every councillors desk. This
journal also contained all resolutions
and unfinished business, thus CIV
/ ing every councillor full information
all the matters under consideration.
The debates were sometimes ami
mated-no attempt at oratory. All
I the proceedings were orderly and
with proper decorum. l was much
impressed with their business meth
ods. This is business body. In
deed, this body has greater re-
sponsibility than the board Of direct
ors of any corporation. let 1t be
, bank, railroad. manufacturing
plant. or even great trust; for the
city OF GLASGOW owns and operates
tramways, telephones. electric light
and power plants, water works, gass
plants, lodging houses. farms. baths
. public wash hou es. manages parks.
, museums, art galleries. schools.
yens, markets. sewers. police, hospi-
tails. jails. etc, etc. II takes hard
headed business men to manage sue
cessfully the city of GLASGOW. was
present at the council meeting for
couple OF hours, and was much
=, pleased.
| visited public bath house. Baths
are open to everytody--a bath house
for men and hath house for women
There are two olisaes, the price rang
ing from two-2ence to six pence
four cent, to tw.lve cents-an ordin!
AIRY bath with shower bath, swim
ming pool. and rrkish bath. The
Accommodations are good. soap, tow
I els, etc, are furnished. The wash
houses are houses for the use of
! the people to wash clothing. The
house | visited had ninty-seven wash
rooms, or stalls. There is a wash
sink, hot and cold water, receptacle
to heat and soak the clothes and a
, board or arrangement to wash the
J clothes on. The clothes are wrung
by means OF centrifugal, in which
I the clothes are placed like that
: used In the sugar factories where
| ty the rapid revolution OF the centri-
fugal. the clothes are partially dried
The clothes are then hung on rack,
which is pushed into large iron
chamber heated by steam. and dried.
1 All these conveniences are afforded
the people at the small charge OF
two pence per hour. There are also
large washing machines turned by
steam power for the use OF the peo-
pie. watched these women work
ing for a considerable time. Those
! who have young children. have them
cared for, while the mother is en-
! gagged In her washing.
! also visited one Of the pualic