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Show I ( CROWDS VISIT CO. INFIRMARY Old Folks Moving Today Into New Home Built Near Roy I Hundred! of persons yesterday af- ,.r .u :in.l 1 - niglU were gucfilH ol ilie Weber county commission; h the opening of the county Infirm' jr neai Roj id Inspected the new home of the Old foIICi of the county which hHS Im'n completely remodeled : and modernised ;t nn approximate , ..st of 00 00" Throughout nil hour ..f'lho dav :md until 11 o'clock last night visitors from four aoUtttle thronged the building and expressed surprise and d light over the well in,. birge dining halls. well equipped Idtchsn, hospital and manv other feature. Kntertalnmcnt. dancing, music and , refreshment were furnished the guesta H hours and members Of the ounty eommlMion and county of- j ficera were on hand to pilot the via- itors about the big building :nd ex- , plain the up-to-date equipment. One I i.( the ..ufstiindlng features of the homr la n fully equipped hospital, ft eluding an fiperatlng room. The Itl stollatlon "i the hospital it i bsllev4 cd by the commissioners, will effect n saving ;o the county oT from I000 1 1,1 $3ufto d year, in that sick patlfltlta may be, taken care of there Insteud of being sent to other hospitals at Jtcavy expense. ' OUTBIDS! I' XTIKNTfi. With the new bulldiftg enlarged B0 that approximately i5t Inmatei ma? be comfortably housed; tils rtpeiise of operation can .io be greatly re-,. re-,. .. . ,1 through the taking In of wardi from liox Klder, Davis and Morgan . ountlee. which have no Infirmary buildings. The Weber county commissioners com-missioners haVe rontnict with thene counties to take enie of their old rolks, but the right Is always reserved 10 reject OUtSide patients In tho event : thai the building should become overcrowded. over-crowded. Weber 1 ounty warns win have the preference of entranco at all times. OFFICIALS MAKE VISIT. Officials and commlscionerH of tho three surrounding countlon were visitors vis-itors yesterduy and thoroughly inspected in-spected the building. They expressed! favorablo comment over this new home, declaring It to bo equal In oil I ways to any In tho mate. In planning and completing the new home, a great amount of credit is duel to members of the county Commission Commis-sion and othe r ounty officers, v. to ' look a keen interosi In providing suit-able suit-able housing facilities for the old folks. It whs built without tho float-" float-" inK of bonds, the expense being p:d OU1 of current moneys during tho last year. There was surprise expressed yi sterday when It was determined by tho visitors that the $50,000 which made the building a reality, was paid from the current expenses In the face of the fact that the commissioners I and county officers reduced the an-J nual tax levy one-half mill. George Hurdlck, contractor, WtiO I completed the now building, wan J showered with congratulations terday by the county officers nnd the J hundreds of visitors both for the thoroughness in which each detoil of the building had been finished and! for ?he completion of the work In record time. The entire building W.tf j completed since September 1, 1921. Mr. Durdick explained that his sue- cess was largel) duo to the full co- J operation glvn him at all times by tho county commissioners and tho 1 ounty officers. At. Charles Woods, architect, who; drew tho plans lor the now infirm ary, was also present at the opening V f" M.-sterday. 54 ROOMS M ml Tho building contains B loin! of H i.m.m.i and wardi There iri BB 1.1 1 v. Is9 m two to f"ui windows; and com- pletely furnished with new furnish WL inga The w irds w i : 1 accommodate sp- Ki rooms, complete with the most mod- BS arc distributed JX Throughout the building III H are lbo feet In length Hfl Two largo dining rooms will pro- vide ample space so that men and 1 women Inmates may dine separately, I HH A kitchen adjoins both dining rooms. 1 HH A recreation or assembly room has been Installed on the second floor, I which can accommodate more than 100 persons'. The front of the main portion of the hulMing on the sec- i HB ond floor contains a large sun porch with steam fixtures so that It may ; PBpl be used throughout the year Hbi An artesian well within the tmmo- ' IH dlate ylCiftit) of the building fumbli s les cold water to the building and water is furnished from tills SOU roe Hj for heating purposes A Hopi.c tank BHT w ill Insure proper .sanitation of the I The up-to-date fleam healing plant 1 sends warmth to every portldn of the ; M, building, Into each room and hall-:. BHf and Operates almost entirely median- h' ioally so that but llttlo labor is ro- WjM - '- Grounds surrounding the building will b' laid out In lawn nnd flov rs El 1 Huge trees insure ample shade fluc- Bffl lug the hot summer months. HHj Tiu first of tho county wards will Eg moved to their new home late tilts IH afternoon, and more will follow dur- WKM lnlf n sl tem days. It is planned fH to hive thii inmates completely sot-1 lied during the early part of next |