Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-21
INSANE HOSPITAL NOW HAS
AN ARTIFICIAL ICE PLANT.
Does Away With Taking Ice from Kenne=
bee and Will Save $1,000 Annually to In
stitution==$56, 900 Addition to Kitchen
Building Is Now Nearly Complete.

The work Upon the addition and al
terationl tn the kitchen building, 9TH
erWise known as the rear center
building at the Maine Insane hospi-
tai, which has been in progress for
more than Il year, will be completed
about Dec. 20 and will cost $4,000
when finished. An important feature
of the remodelcd kitchen plant is the
artificial ice plant in connection with
the refrigerators The Insane hcspi-
tai management are practically pion-
GERS in Maine in the installation of
such a plant, just as last near they
We're pioneers in the matter OF the
construciio;, III I, concrete wharf. The
refrigeratoTS are the finest in the
State in point of equipment ANA a
number oI chefs, including the chef
Of Princess hotel at Bermuda who
have visited the Kitchen say that il
is one Of the best arranged They even,
saw. A Journal reporter visited the
relnodeled building Saturday and was
shown over it by Treasurer Manning
$. Campbell Of the Maine Insane hos
pital.
Additions have been made on both
5ldtS OF the. rear center building OF
the institution in order to provide for
the rcmodelcd kitchen and the re-
frigerators and ice plant. The addi-
ton on the south side is 126x,5 feet
and that on the north side SoX35 feet,
The main kitchen on the ground
floor is 5SN@5 and the large dining
room for the employees o0x32 A serv-
ing room is provided between the
main dining room and smaller one
designed for the heads Of depart
mentS, 1GX26.
The kitchen is located across a Ion.
corridor from the two dining rooms
and by means of the added room Is
made thoroughly modern in all its
equipments The set kettles. which
were formerly lined up against the
wall Tor want Of room. are now set
IN the center Of the kitchen with
abundant room for approaching them
III all directions SO that they can be
thoroughly cleaned The regular
pitch of the floor provides for the i'm
mediate carrying away Of all water
that may hoil over from the kettles
to the sewer The kitchen door is Of
vermont unfading green slate which
VIII successfully withstand All wear
anu tear that may be put upon it.
lie large range is located conyen-
thlly at the western end Of the XII
cheh ana the smoke from it is car
iieu OH through an open shaft in d
l--ihch wrought iron pipe. The vaDor
from Tue Kettles is also carried off IN
an e-lnch pipe through the same
Siiait. heating it thoroughly. An
'peuills INTO the Shaft from the kit
chen forms an adequately heated nr.
lof purposes of Ventilation.
The Kettles stand around AZ ublnoe
space in the center of the kitchen III
fecny under large sl1ylight thor
"uEhly ventilated by windows M rb,
SIDES, which open and close ana
large Ventiiator at the TOP.
The kitchen is equipped with sar
erdl large SINKS and there are also
socu-Slz"o sinks i'll the sculleries at
me entrance to the kitchen and the
thtranrc t. IT," bakery. \ very use
ful article Of furniture in the kitchen
Is tllp coal carrier with its capacitv
OF hah ton Of coal 50 constructed
that II can he wheeled about the kit
chcn with the utmost ease. The rc
ctIVlng room through which suppies
enter tie kitchen is located on tho
south side of the building and in
front OF it is an area OF concrete plat
form ~ which the loaded teams arc
lacked np From this platform a
beef track leads [" the main refrig-
orator. first passing over tho scale at
the open window by the grocery
clerks dcSt.
The beef refrigerator is 1Gx23, tic
butter room SH'%. the milk refrigerator
SIS and in addition there are two re-
trigfrators i'll the Kitchen ms, one
designed for meats fresh and cooked
and the other for cooked foods. The
beef refrigerator and the milk and
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