Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-22
s~275,000.00 FOR
IMPROVEMENTS At
FORT BAYARD
Heavy Expenditures by Gov
eminent Will Make Sanitar-
ium One of Greatest Institu-
tons in the World.

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journall
Silver City, n. NJ, Nov. Gothic
government is going to spend some
$4,000 next year in improvements
at Fort Bayard, which will make tho
institution there N of the greatest OF
its kind in the world. Advertisements
for bids for the work will BIZ placed
in December, the contracts will be let
shortly after the first of the year
and it will take a yea or more to fin
ish them.
The Improvements consist of three
double n one single set of officers
quarters; power plant, consisting of
pumping, refrigerating. ice-making
and lighting plant for the entire post;
one double M n single ward for
the enlisted men; one double set of
hospital sergeant's quarters.
Three double sets of officers quar-
ters are now nearing completion. Each
Is w full stories and n half in height
and st~eam-heated. They are con-
tructed of concrete brick made on
the ground by Contractor Harlan and
viii be pebble dashed with red-tile
roof, the tone-color of grey walls with
IfN IOolr DfllS Il llOSl llitIll1blllOUS ONT.
The verandas are very broad and two
stories in height and add very much
to the comfort and appearance of
the quarters. AS each Of these quar-
ters cost over $3.50 600. some idea of
their Immense size and the modern
conveniehces with which they are
provided. can be gained. Three moro
of the same size are to be erected the
coming year, also one single set for
the use of the commanding officer.
The power plant will be built across
the road from the present plant and
will just double in capacity that plant.
Everything. including the generators
the boilers, and the ice-making COM
p~rcssors, will be in duplicate so that
in case of accident to M part there
will be no resulting Inconvenience.
The lighting plant will have a caba-
city for 5000 siXtecn-candle power
lights and also lights for exterior pur-
poses SO that Fort Bayard will in the
be a brilliantly illuminated
place. both interior and exterior.
The two wards. one single and one
double. will accommodate about $50
patients. There is already one set of
noODlt MdfuS on llit HlouluS so lltil
with the W additional wards. the
will be done away as there will
accommodations enough for all the
patients inside the ward buildings.
buildings are comfortable. com
modious structures so arranged h a
the beds can be rolled out upon the
sleeping porches at night and into the
wards in the morning, the ward being
heated by steam hcat. As soon as the
for the new ward buildings
and officers quarters are let, the pres
ent wooden barracks, three in number
the four double n m single
set of officers quarters fadobe) will
sold 10 the highest bidder. h
barracks although erected a number
Of years ago are in an excellent state
Of preservation.
The water supply of Fort Rayard Is
AZ present sufficient for all needs al
in the future it may have to be
increased by a pipe line to the Cienesa
Springs near Pinos Altos The present
supply is obtained from three wells
in the creek he'd and averages !
$4,000 to 300. GOO gallons daily |