The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-20


thrown open 20 the visitors Dr
Canirell explained the advantages
end Inconvenience OF each and called
attention to many minor changes
he would make il he we're to rebuild.
Here. as at the Becton sanitarium.
this part OF the information was re-
garded as very valuable The afchi-
tect in the party. Mr. Mulhausen.
made notes OF all these suggestions
in order 10 be intelligently guided
and 10 overcome tho mistakes made
b. others in drawing tentative plans
for the proposed new building IN
WaXahachie. The directors have
made no contract tor plans but Mr.
Mulhausen will submit competitive
plans along with other architects
when the proper time comes
In the Cantrell sanitarium the
rooms for patients are located along
the south side of the building on
both the first and second floors.
The front or north side of the first
floor is used for an office, private
consulting room and living room of
the superintendent. On the north
side OF the second floor are the OPP
Grating and sterilizing rooms, both
equipped with the latest appliances
for surgical work The sanitarium
has capacity of thirty-six beds, in
Guiding two wards. one for women
and one for men patients. The pa
tients' rooms on the first and second
floors have access to large screened
in porches to which patients can be
removed when they begin GONZALES
cling. Here they can enjoy the cool
south breeze while talking to the
friends or relatives who call to see
them. The interior of this build
ing is finished in plaster while at
the Becton sanitarium steel lathe
was used in finishing, thus making
the building almost fire-proof. The
only thing in the rooms that can
burn is the floor and door
After leaving Greenville the COM
mittee decided to return by McKin-
ney in order to have the advantage
of pike nearly all the way Upon
reaching Mckinney it was learned
that DR.. Caldwell conducted a pri-
yate sanitarium and members of the
committee decided to visit this build
ing in the hope of obtaining fur
Their information. DR.. Caldwell was
equally as courteous as the Green
vile doctors and took especial pains
to go into detailed description OF
his plant. This building is brick
veneered structure containing forty
five rooms. 1t Is sixty by one hun
dred and ten feet, TWO stories high
and containing u basement. The
cost of construction was about $25.-
600. A feature of this building is
the large, roomy porches that extend
around three sides of the building.
These porches are on both the first
and second floors and provide a
pleasant retreat for patients after
they are able to leave their rooms.
The rooms are all large and airy and
are neatly furnished. On the first
floor of this building the rooms are
located on each side of broad hall
way. To the left of the main en-
trance is the office and adjoining
are two operating rooms, private
consulting room and the sterilizing
rooms. In the rear are the dining
room and kitchen. TO the right of
the main entrance is an elegantly
equipped reception room where con-
valescing patients may meet their
friends and relatives.
In the three sanitariums visited
all the rooms are connected with an
enunciator located in the hall and
in easy access to the nurses at all
times.
The committee regards all the in
formation gathered as being very
helpful in planning FOR new build
ing, and they returned with the de-
termination that WaXahachie must
have a new sanitarium. And Wax
ahachie is going to have it, The men
behind the project do not know the
meaning of the word failure, and
besides Waxahachie has never yet
fallen down on a proposition where
the welfare of the city or its people
was at stake. In order to make pos
sible a new building modernly
equipped throughout funds are nee
essary. and plans for an active cam
paign along that line are now be-
ing perfected. If every citizen viii
cooperate with those who have this
matter in charge the Dlans will be