East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-15
CRUDE OIL FUEL
FOR STATE ASYLUM
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fountains TO be installed on each floor,
The plumbing contract calls for COM
piiance with an the provisions em-
bodied in the Portland city ordinances
and the sewer will have its outlet $500
feet from the buildings.
The GCucraI PianS.
The plans FOR the buildings as pre-
pared by state Architect w c,
4<nishton and now in the hands OF
-Supt, Murphy, are declared by the
contractors 10 be the most perfect
ever given them for guidance
AS shown by them, the Eastern
Oregon Branch Asylum will consist
'of five buildings, three OF which will
oe joineJ 10y corridors. The main
oedifice which viii be a combination
administrs uon and service building,
occupies a central position on the
Building site and flanking it on eth
er side i a ward building, the one
Tor male and the other for female pa
oients. To the rear is the laundry
and back of that the power plant
4 large porch and steps leading up
10 the main entrance of the admin
sStratiur and service building which
IS on the second floor. The front
portion Of the ground floor is un-
finished but the central portion is de-
signed ultimately for use as a hydro
pathic room where patients may be
treated by water and electrical de,
vices for the restoration of their rea-
son.
Back of this room are two large
% -eongregate dining rooms where all
male and female patients who are
able to walk will secure their meals
Anf f- 4, -
stairway. Just back of the dining
rooms and connecting with them by
gDass pantries is the big kitchen where
all food is prepared for the table. In
this kitchen will be installed all of
Ehe most modern appliances for the
preparation of eatables Car tracks
run through the kitchen into the din
ing rooms to aid in the transporta-
-Sthn of the cooked food to the hungry
patients
Iakng up the rear portion of the
ground floor are a scullery room,
a peeling room, a refrigerator room,
an ice machiney room and milk
room. \ glass covered porch Adults
from the rear and completes the
ground floor plans.
Second Floor.
floor opens into a vestibule which Is
connected with the rotunda by cor
zridor. off of this corridor opens ali
OF the offices, that of the supervisor
and matron where callers will be re-
eCeived that of the physicians. Ii
brarian, druggist, bookkeeper and su-
perintenaent. A fire proof record
room Is also contained in this group.
The rotunda is an open we'll hole
from the second floor to the g,ass
covered dome. off of it run the cor
ridors leading to the different Off
sces. an elevator shaft and a tele-
phone service room.
Back Of the rotunda is another
corridor leading to the employees
clubrOom, 30x51. where all employees
may spend their leisure hours To
the rear of this is the main corridor
connecting the two wards and off
which leads the grand stairway to the
dining rooms below.
Four dining rooms one for the
emp,oyes. one each for the physi-
clans. stewards and superintendent
open off this corridor and each is
connected with the kitchen below by
dumb walters. Back of these din
ing rooms is the room for the COM
Tnissary department while still back
of tbs are the apartments set aside
for the bake shops and the bread
room
Third and Fourth Floors.
The entire third and fourth floor
back to the main corridors are set
aside for sleep ng rooms for the en-
ployes. On the third floor also are
"A shoe and tailor shop and a sewing
room where much Of the wearing ap-
parel Of the inmates will be made.
and an auditorium. S5x43, for dane
ing purposes or for seating an audi
ence- a stage. fully as well equip
ped for the staging Of a drama as
Any playhouse on the coast, is at one
END OF the auditorium and on it from
time 10 time viii be pre- sented local
talent productions In the auditorI-
um als1 once every week a moving
picture program VIII be given, the ap-
paratus belonging to the state and the
pictures belonging to a regular insti-
futon circuit
The auditorium extends. also into
the fourth floor where large bal
cony furnishes seating accommoda-
Cions for many.
The plans Of the two wards show
that ff.y-lve beds can 5e installed
on eacn- floor gf each ward. In each
ward also is an operating room witr
ali acccs DRY apartments
Laundry and Power House.
The laundry 70 the rear Of the ad
ministrauon and service build n,
will be operated b. steam engine
the exhaust from which will be usaC
in heating the water for laundry pur
pose. II win be connected " tn tn,
ground floor by cartracks so that tn
soIled linens may be transported witt
facility from the chutes TO the wasi
hou-e.
In the power house Will be Il.
heating plant and the distributin
plant for electricity. For heating tw
$50 horsepowe- boilers will be install
ed in one batter and one will be use
for heating water for the hot waite
pipes Of the build ng and the othe
for steam which vii be forced throug
tuuua1 70 tho Kitchen and 1t4ed f.