Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-07
HEALTH BUILDING
PLANS CONSIDERED
New Structure Will Be on
William Street and Will
Cost $50, 900.

The building committee of the Com.
mon Council last night considered pre-
liminnry sketches of plans for the pro-
posed new Board of Health building, which
ia to be erected In William. between
Plane and Arlington streets. at a cost of
$4,000. The building win cover a ground
space of 146 by sc feet. and will include
the health Offices which are now located
ct $50 Broad street, and the city dispen-
s1ry and free clinic now located over t."
Centre Market. The structure is TO he
two stories In height. the first floor to
be used for offices and the second for
dispensary and clinic.
Plan Nurses Home.
Tlans for a nurses home aud for sun
pa Tors and laundry aud garage. which
are to be added to the City Hospital
were also submitted by Architects Harry
and John King. The nurses home IL to
be five stories in height. with about
l50x75 feet ground space and will have
q capacity for housing 200 persons. The
cost has not yet been determined. Pro-
visions will be made for sleeping rooms
for the nurses. matron and other femi,
nine employees, besides dining-room.
Kitchen and ~parlors. IL will be fitted UP
with modern conveniences for the com
fort of the occupants. ..
The addition to the hospital will con.
sist of two closed sun parlors and two
open piazzas, each 25x61 feet, on both
the north and south ends of the present
building, All of the rooms Will open
directly from the corridors.
The architect said that the boiler nov
IN use would not be sufficient to heat the
added rooms and the Nurses Home, in
addition to the main building, and the
committee will have to decide upon the
adyisability of installing a separate heat
ing plant for the nurses headquarters
and probably an extra boiler for the
laundry. IT may be decided to install n
new aud larger plant which will serve
for all the buildings.
s'The garage and laundry will he located
on Camden street.
Contracts for improvements in the
Bonrd of Works office were awarded as
follow $: ~Jaelnig g. Peoples, plumbing,
s2l5: Francis McCue. mason, s120, and
Herripg-H Hall Marvin Safe Company, for a
nreproof vault. $417.
Judge Thomas J. Lintott's complaint re-
rarding the noisy traffic In the alley back
Of the City Hall, which disturbs the court
sessions when the windows are open, was
considered II was decided TO order that
no coal wagons be permitted In the ailey
between 10 a. nj. and 4 p. M, and the
Eoard of Works will also be asked to do
what it can to prevent so much noise In
the alley.
william V. Connolly was appointed as
stationary engineer for the City Hall to
succeed John ]. Seery, who held the posi-
tion until several months ago.
Want to Know About Flag.
A %communicat ton was received from
Charles Beyerle, a member of the Gar
rett A.. Hobart Council. Jr. Q. u. A. M
inquiring what had become of the flag
which that organization presented to the
City Hall Commission six years ago.
Beyerle's letter was in a tone of indig-
nation because he considered proper np-
probation had not been shown for the
gift and he threatened TO use his infiu-