Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-28
THE CHILDREN'S SANITARlUM.

Numerous Obstacles i'm the WaY-Its Delay
Not a Personal Matter-ReaI Estnte
Sharks Take Hand-A Year to Wait.
A meeting of the Committee of the Al.
legheny Health Committee, will be held to.
morrow, for the purpose of considering the
proposed Children's Sanitarium. The matter
has been hanging fire for some time, without
anything definite being done. At the meeting
the members of the committee will either de.
eide to rent the Sauer property or abandon the
scheme altogether until they can secure a
more suitable location.
A representative of THE DISPATCH called
upon DR.. Woodburn, the city physician of Al
legheny, yesterday and interviewed him in re-
gard to the proposed hospital. The trouble
over the selection of the site was explained by
the doctor, who said: at has been published
that Dr.. Clifford, one of the members of the
committee, was the obstructionist in the mat
ter, or the bone of contention over which the
scheme has had much trouble. l desire to
state that this is not true. DR.. Clifford is dis
satisfied only on account of the proposed loca-
ton; it being difficult of access. The property
the committee have been negotiating for, is
situated on Haslett's hill and not Spring or
Summer hill, as has been stated. It is mile
beyond the terminus of the Blue Line street
cars, and on the top of high hill The house
is in poor condition and would take several
hundred dollars to repair 1t. In the lease it is
stipulated that We would have to make the re-
pairs and DR.. Clifford, along with others, OBJ
jects to this.
Everything had been arranged for, and the
committee would have rented the house for $50
per month, when real estate agent stepped in
and claimed that he had the control of 1t. He
said he had judgments against the property
but would not rent it for less than $50 Com
mitteeman Emmerick put in an objection
against this. Those who favored renting were
Messrs. Einstein snd Robinson.
1T is almost too late in the season now to
begin operations, and it will take too much
time to look around for other sites. The
houses that are suitable, the owners will not
rent, but want to sell their property. The
name of hospital or sanitarium is obnoxious to
some people, and they do not care to have it in
their immediate vicinity. They think that it
would depreciate the value of their property,
and imagine that they could not rent the
house afterward. The committee will go
out and look at the ground again and try to
make compromise with the Sauer people. If
they can do this it is probable that they will
rent the house for the summer. Next winter
we can look around and secure better place.
l think that the house could be furnished for
about $500. We should make provision for
about 2 inmates. The house would have to be
furnished with iron cots, mattresses, blankets,
put a stand and rocker. On the floors we could
place mats and rugs. No carpet would be used.
The floors could be painted and the windows
curtained. 1t would cost about $500 to
begin with for provisions, supplies etc. / think
that the Poor Board will assist us and send
patients for which they will pay us about 50
per week. We have already had offers of three
cases. The guardians of the children would
rather give them to us than put the children
into an orphan asylum. / think we should
charge only about 81 so per week to those who
could afford to pay. In New York, in the Chll-
dren's Hospital, the scheme has been such a
great success that the stay of the children is
limited to two weeks. / think this would be
the ultimate ress alt here The hospital would
be open only during the months Of June, July,
August and September.