The Surveyor and municipal engineer . se by the conncil. The report was ap-proved. Morecambe.—At the lust monthly meeting of the districtcouncil letters were read from the Local Govornment Boardconsenting to the council borrowing tho sum of i;,1,r>-k) forworks of water supply. Tho board further wroti statinf;that, before deciding upon tho application of the council toboiTow £1,590 for street improvomonts, thoy would bold •public inquiry into tho matter. 278 THE SURVEYOR AND MUNICIPAL [August 26, 1898. The St. Helens Borough Sanatorium. AN EXTENSION OPENED. An extension of the St. Helena bor
The Surveyor and municipal engineer . se by the conncil. The report was ap-proved. Morecambe.—At the lust monthly meeting of the districtcouncil letters were read from the Local Govornment Boardconsenting to the council borrowing tho sum of i;,1,r>-k) forworks of water supply. Tho board further wroti statinf;that, before deciding upon tho application of the council toboiTow £1,590 for street improvomonts, thoy would bold •public inquiry into tho matter. 278 THE SURVEYOR AND MUNICIPAL [August 26, 1898. The St. Helens Borough Sanatorium. AN EXTENSION OPENED. An extension of the St. Helena borougli Eanatorinm atPeasley Vale was some little time ago formally opened by themayor, Alderman R. Pilkington, in the presence of a largecompany. Some fourteen years ago the institution was this apartment a full view of each ward is obtained by meansof a small window on either side provided for this extra one-bed ward for acute oases also opens off the hall,the doors being of such a size as to allow a bed being wheeled. Gexebai, Plan. wholly contained in an old house, consisting of seven roomsand a kitchen, standing on about 4 acres of land. At varioussubsequent periods it was found necessary to provide addi-tional accommodation for patients, until at last in 1897 thecouncil decided to proceed with the erection of a large pavilionand an observation block of two wards, with a kitchen to eachpavilion. They also decided upon a large increase to theadministrative block, adding fifteen additional bed-rooms,nursesdining and sitting rooms, servants dining-room, store-rooms and dispensary, and eularging the laundryaccommodation by erecting new drying-closetsand ironing-room. These buildings, which have just been com-pleted, have been erected on the most modernprinciples. They are built of brick, with Rnabonterra-cotta facings throughout, and, althoughdevoid of any elaborate ornamentations, arewell constructed and of good appearance. Eachpavilion is provided with a glass
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