White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-25
New Building Will be of
Concrete, Two Stories
with % Wards and
Necessary Equipment.

Local contractors are figuring on
the plans for the new county hos
pital annex which will be erected on
the east side of the present hospital
south of the court house lake.
The new building will be two
story structure OF concrete blocks
and finished throughout as a modern
hospital. The first floor plans pro.
vide for a fully equipped operating
room, lined throughout with white
uling. Connected with the operating
room is change room for the
doctors and a sterilizing room. The
hall on the first floor connecting with
the wards will be tiled. Eleven wards
are provided for on the first or main
floor and eleven more wards on the
second floor. The second floor of
the new building will connect with
the present hospital. The roof of
rho new building will be covered with
asbestos shingles. Electric annun-
ciators OF thc latest patent VIII be
installed to enable the patients Ia
the different wards TO communicate
with the Office of the matron.
The plans for the new hospital
were drawn by J. William Meyers
rhe Ely architect and were approved
by the board of county commissioners
in 1919. Bids were asked for at
that time but the lowest bid received
was several thousand dollars greater
than the bond issue 10 build the
hospital. provided for.
The present hospital Is inadequate
TO care for the INDECENT sick alone
and 1t Ia the opinion of those In
terested In the county welfare that
the new hospital with greater CO
paeity will permit the receiving OF
paid patients which in time will
make the institution self sustaining
and lower the present expense of
caring for the INDECENT.
The Durham Vacuum System of
steam heating which Will be installed
in a general heating plant for the
court house and the county hospital
is one OF the latest heating systems
endorsed by the +. X. Hawley COM
pany of Salt Lake City. heating and
yentilating engineers.
Two Kewanee fire box boilers
which have already been purchased
by the county will be installed in the
boiler room of the new hospital
annex and will have guaranteed
capacity OF $500 square feet of direct
radiation. A Nash vacuum aud boiler
feed pump will be connected to "A
horse power motor. pump and
motor to be mounted on a cast iron
bed plate and connected with the
boilers for feed and vacuum return
purposes.
The steam lines and returns will
be run from the boiler room across
the court house lawn into the court
house building and connected with
the present heating system. The
boiler now In the court house will
be so connected that 1t can be OPP
Grated independent OF the new boiler S
II necessary.
Additional radiators will be placed
in the court house which will consist
of FIVE sections -of wall radiation,
nine square feet to the section which
viii be installed on the ceiling and
have forty-flye square feet each OF
heating surface.
A six inch steam line will feed the
old county hospital and the court
house cut down To a four and one
half inch feed which will be run
across the lawn at depth OF about
four feet to connect with the system
in the court house building.
Bids for the installation OF the
heating plant are now being adver-
tised for. The successful bidder Will
be required to furnish q bond for
the full amount of the contract.
Plans and specification are now In
the office of County Clerk Oldfield.
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