The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-29

prevents the accumulation of dirt and
dust, central drains assist in the
washing and cleaning process, and
ice-water faucets that will afterwards
be run through the ice-boX coils
when a complete refrigerating system
is appropriated give fresh water, at
fair distances apart. In the rear
section of the building rooms for the
aged, infirm and insane are located
separately with reference to men and
women inmates.
SLavatories are situated in connec-
ton with all the private room sec
lions, the main dormitories and the
lounging quarters. They may be
locked as required These are com
pIete with showers, tubs and wash
basins, designed to accommodate 500
inmates in two minute ablution
perids.
Heating apparatus is of the radia-
tor type in consonance with the ven
tilating system that forces heated air
from the intakes at the basement
through the lower strata and sucks
it out at the top of the walls by
the blower system.
In the kitchen at the. center of the
range of buildings and accessible
large hotel ranges backed by sheet
steel tables and pot racks, supersteam
copper kettles for steWs and soups,
two steam corned beef cookers, cleo
Irlca1ly Qr1V0n meat cuLLlhS hAc1CtAAlA-
cry, sheet steel washing tubs, drying
facilities, and a battery of coffee and
tea urns. A special iee-box for
kitchen use is capable of storing
hundreds of poupds of meats, etc.
Directly behind the kitchen are
rooms for waiting pork, beef, and
other supplies while three large Ice
boxes are in a special compartment.
TIL csc have two tons capacity each.
Special 1avatory facilities are also in
Guided and the Kitchen is Illuminated
through a large glass tronsOn1.
A special dun1bwaiter is arranged to
carry supplies from celler to roof and
an ename11ed stretcher elevator runs
from the basement to the top Hoor,
where the hospital is located.
1t is planned to install the women
in the westerly section of the build
ings and the men on the east side.
Large dor1nitories for their use are DO
Gated on the northeast and northwest
corners and range northward on both
sides in the L-Shaped units. They
are connected on each side by a. long
and wide Iounging room which takes
the place of the ordinary corridor.
AS a, terminal of the three extern
sions to the Northward, units rang
ing from the main front are a series
of rooms for the confinement of the
insane. These are fitted so that sui
eide is virtually impossible and by
means OF glass W1nOOWS I1I0 44111AdISS
can be observed day and night. Bar
red cells and padded rooms are equip
ped with radiators that are SO sunk
into walls that they cannot he touch
ed. Special bathrooms are furnished
in each section of the two floors oc-
cupied by these rooms.
The top floor is similar in it's dor1ni-
tory layout to the floor below, and is
also equipped with special linen clos
cts and lockers as is each individual
section or unit of the building.
A special operating room is equip
ped with tia Bile, sterilizers and surgical
sink, while the wards, glass-enclosed,
are connected by double swinging
doors to permit the entrance of
stretchers and carriers.
It is on this top floor that the inno-
walton of keeping married couples to-
gether will be tried. There are six
large rooms, separate from each other,
with glass hallway partitions that the
keepers may keep strict watch of the
section.