Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-06-24
COUNTY'S NEW ASYLUM
IS FULLY COMPLETED
Formally Accepted From Con-
tractors Yesterday
1T is a Splendid Fireproof Structure.
With all Modern improvements
and Honestly Built.


Yesterday was an important occasion
at the Grant County Asylum, in the
final completion and formal accept
ance, by the proper county authorities,
of the splendid new building, from
the contractors.
There were present: The board OF
trustees-J. 2 Mauer, of Fennimore,
John NJ. Gardner, of Platteville, and
r. Meyer Jr., of Lancaster.
The building committee Milton F.
Woodhouse, of Bloomington, NJ. w.
Metcalf, of Glen Haven, James
Jeffrey, of Smelser.
The special committee appointed at
last November's session of the county
board authorized to make formal ac-
ceptance, for the county, of the
building when completed. The
members of that committee are DR..
E. Mcdonald, of Cuba City, Hugh
Mathews, of Boscobel, and H. G..
Brown, of Millville.
The superintendent of the asylum
and county home, NJ. V. Burris; the,
supervising architect, H. Kleinham-
mer, and the contractors, Wagner &
Baumann, of Monroe, Wis.
The building, which has been fully
described in previous issues of this
paper, is constructed of dark cOloreds
vitrifed brick is two stories high in
addition to high ceilinged basement
underneath the entire structure, and
is proof, there being but the
slightest amount of wood used in it's
| cons truction. The floors are special
! ly constructed of concrete and tar
razza, and the roof is of concrete,
, supported upon steel rafters and
Orders and covered with asbestos
shingles.
The dining room is one of the
, finest in the state and is very large.
-42x7O feet, with tarrazza floor,
the ceiling and floors above being
supported by immense steel girders.
There are no columns or other sup
ports for the ceiling in this vast
room, which will accommodate at
on sitting upward of 200 people.
When the old asylum was destroyed
by fire it was insured for $24, 900,
which was paid, and it represents the
sum that has been expended for the
magnificent heating plant that has
since been installed there.
One hundred thousand dollars worth
of bonds were later issued by the
county for the construction of the new
building and were sold to the Union
State Bank of this city, which was
the highest bidder. They paid a
premium on the bonds, the total SUM
received by the county for the issue
being SOL, 10000. The contract
for the building was for $104, 500,
and to this is added the architects
: fees for plans and specifications, the
cost of uperintendency during the
construction of the building, and
the necessary expense of the COM
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for the building so far has been paid
out of the asylum fund, the institu-
tion being more than self sustaining.
AS the building has progressed it
was found advisable to make some
changes from the original plans, as
to floors, ceiling, etc., which has
added somewhat to the cost, but
while we have not learned the exact
figures it is understood that this will
only increase the total cost about
So, 900 above the contract price and
that the changes have all been de-
sirable ones to make, in which the
county has received its moneys
worth in full, if not more.
| 1t is a matter of sincere con-
graduation that the management of
this business has been in the hands of
such capable intelligent and con-
scientious men, and we have here an
institution of which we may all well
feel proud and which is unsurpassed
by any similar institution In the
state.