The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-12
Montpelier Has Completed a
Structure Which Is
Very Adequate
AN OLD BUILDING
WAS MADE OVER
The Grounds and Surround
ings Are Greatly
Altered

story brick building, the erection o
v which has just been completed on tn
e, Montpelier city farm on the Worceste
c branch road, TO be used to house Mont
peler residents who are unable to sup
port or take care of themselves because
of illness or old age. The finishing
touches to the structure were completed
4 this week and the building will be ready
for occupancy as soon as the caretakel
arrives to take charge and the furnish
! ings are installed.
The new home for the unfortunate in.
firm was made possible by the adoption
of the report of a special committee, APP
| pointed to investigate conditions at the
city farm. at the city meeting 10 months
ago, and by the appropriation of $4,000
at subsequent meeting, TO be used in
remodeling the farm buildings according
to the ideas set forth in the report of
the special investigating committee.
To Mayor Boutwell, and Aldermen j.
p. Galleher and Dorman b. +. Kent be-
longs a good deal of credit for the very
satisfactory manner in which construc-
ton work has proceeded at the farm,
these three members of the council con-
stituting the committee to whom was
intrusted the matter of supervising the
reconstruction work. The special COM
mttee has visited the property several
times each week for the past four or
more months and with Architect F. A.
Walker has expended much time in orig
mating and carrying out ideas for a
model poor farm.
Not only has a new building been
constructed. and its appearance, outside
and inside, bears considerable likeness to
school dormitory, but the rear of the
house which it replaces has been torn
away, the front of the house has been
thoroughly renovated until its appear
ance is vastly improved, the barn in the
rear of the main buildings has been Civ
en- new underpinning and Strengthened
and a large wagon shed and henhouse
have been added. In the spring, grading
will be started to eliminate a hollow
which exists between barn and house,
The lower or basement floor of the
new building contains smoking room
| to the right of the front entrance and
adjacent to it is a big linen closet and
the boiler room. Five sleeping rooms
are located on this floor a bath room
and wash room, toilet and a shower |
bath. The latter, idea was taken, along |
with some other good ones, from the |
Franklin county farm at Sheldon, which |
was visited by the aldermen last sum
mer. There are three exits on the lower
floor.
The capaeous dining room, which viii |
accommodate two large tables, is locat-
ed on the second floor almost directly |
over the boiler room. Food viii be
brought from the kitchen, which is To-
Gated in the old house and which will be
used for inmates and earetaker alike.
Fireproof metal doors are used where
openings exist between the old to the
new buildings and fire escape runs
along the back of the new part.
A room similar in size to the dining !,
hall, and located parallel to it. is to be
used as a lounging room and will be ]
furnished with tables and numerous i
chairs. Hard pine has been used ex- D
in the wood work of the build !
ing and the floors are of maple.
The second floor contains seven sleep
ing rooms all of good size, and a bath
room. Each sleeping room is to be
with an iron bed, a table and
two chairs, one rocker. and five of the
rooms are to be furnished with bu-
All of the furnishings have been
purchased recently by the special com
mittee of local dealers, the purchases
having been distributed among the va
rious merchants.
Nine rooms on the top floor complete
the total of 81 sleeping rooms and four
IF these are to be set aside for use as a
hospital ward. An arrangement has
been made whereby it is possible to shut
1ff the four rooms from the rest of the
loor in case of sickness.
As on the other floors there is the
toilet and bath rooms. The entire build.
ng to have the rooms well lighted and
here has been good-sized radiator in
stalled in every room, and in the larger
Ooms, two.
Care was taking in planning the build
ng TO have the rooms WE'LL lighted and
'entilated and the same system of ven.
ilation was installed which is used in
he city hall. Two verandas extend al
most the entire length of the building
IN the south side and are sure to meet
With satisfaction to the inmates.
The laundry is located in the base
ifuN VI TIC NVOhtH HbuHt anu IL u Htk
ible by means of chute to send the
men TO the cellar from every floor.
he laundry has been equipped with set
ubs.
The change made in the old house.
-hieh is designated as old simply
o identify il from the new building, Is
emarkable, every room having been
leaned. papered and painted and. IL
ecessary, there are five sleeping rooms
-hieh can be utilized for inmates If con
itions ever warrant &C.
The kitchen has been fitted with new
INKS and a new Blodgett baker in
tailed. The pantry Is exceptionally
Irge and convenient.
The BIG harm was removed from its
osition Immediately hack Of the house
, q position under the brow Of a slope
ID a cement foundation put IN. The
irn has been Strengthened and painted
ID on one side q eommodious wagon
led added. A henhonse which can shel-
r IS hens has been constructed At one
Be q the barn.
There i room for ls cows and sew
al horses and siEeabie number q
g. and i i planned 20 stock the farm
the spring. Ii well managed. and u
umises q - the farm should 3 a.
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