New-York tribune., 1903-07-16
FOLKS SUBMITS PLANS.
Peco,n mends That Site Be Chosen
for SanQtorium for Consumptives.

,,.- Homer Folks Of the Department
~ Public Charities yesterday sehI 70 lIe boaro OF
st,rate and Apportionn1ent oelalIeo piahs lot the
t.-r5tnr ~ a municipal sanatoTiurn for consump-
Doi4 e, 7,,;,s.s letter was accompanied by two
-, ,,sns and sketches prepared by Renwick,
tee - - rs e owen and Howells & Stokes. archi-
.a-ts zach Of these sets OF plans Is accompanied
- ,et,er from the architects settng iorth the az
. 9-.. ~ the buildings style Of architecture
.Ss~scter Of construction and prooaole COST MI
.A5 in accordance with resolutions OF the
- NJ Aldermen passed on Aprh H.
6OeI' r,1-e conferred with eleven physicians in re-
= - a location. Seven OF the eleven cohslQer an
g. E.,o1 Of from 800 TO 1000 feet satisfactory MI
Folks said .. oe +,a
heye e,cS9nties reasonably accessible 10 Newly ork
city and am pgJsfance Of fifty miles from New
be fou1o and probably within forty miles, con-
siderable d nu160 60 feet and in Reasonable degree
tLo-Ser requirements indicated ABOVE s ~, ilI tie+s
could Visit L. L. ,ls1IaI erorlovnent and at ex-
day from ne trce.Sne 81 60 for railroad fare or If
pense ~ corlC be secured, as would pIooaoiy De
hal e. not exceeding eighty cents Ihese con
the thesa,io1s will prove TO be important N IS4A
soe1cs upon the willingness OF pauellS u O1 0
70 & ts seare The use Of any Of these sites Il
,et Re selected by the Board OF i1saCI 0istjn9 ~ %
elg.,sstion 20 secure the consent OF the Low Low
y56ard The County Board ol SapeI VIsi I a hoard
5e-S ~ Health. ard presumably me 10. a. go 90
% ql5saIth Under these circumstances y Goes ~ ny
seem aoE,s1'T suggest that competent expert be
Icoi1.ed Ico1 to devote all his time 20 the eXaInlL4 e
t 5on such g site as the Board Of Health may select
,uo7-xT OF GROUND NECESSARY
,e.,rs suggest that for hospital 70 accomm99-
date i've hundred patents taeI9 re ffv 10 four hun
sS possible. from " hGhofeu anu ~ -
dred aereS ~ n viii not be necessary for the city
FoIje!atSs ..pereive buildings for this purpose
to for such service buildings as power t, noUSt,
ezosp1 smtTatjon m building etc. Cheap wooden st6ues
a.
t-c6 as have been corst az LSIi+gy nv TfosDi-
41fTrarv connected with he MetToPo5lLStn e1e IN
al Backweu's Island. by this degar t1ffe5 70 the
expensive and are TIooa5DIS s5o~rnitorv purposes
,l@e6s OF The patients as IaF a ly tI7iIyGs The
ne concerned than more expensive
oos,S-,a5a afrg twelve patients each IS ABOUT S'O
for materials aud $50 for -a3ol- ,t , cite as is
seG~lg od hardly be secured for less than $lg9
Sn acre and that. in any case i sio- f q59 acres
rom 5000 10 Sa5oo, or for 400 acres from '4OOO0
Se cost Of the buildings and plant rs estimate
ty Nessrs Renwick. AspnwaIl q OWeLl a.So C,(1sa7 7
70 ne m P "a stets is $50 900. for accommodat tons
s1 - 1atieTts $3.50 for accommodations 1or 20
new Of he fact that the proposed saqaoTium
e. n be for the treatment OF cases IN ieS LSS go
stages Of the disease. and as pleLIy t a re of The
caiIv eggs and milk. is necessary Letu&l @ & ~ ne
Eie- Al 81 or q total the year for an aYeIase ..
five hundred patients Of Sl,-oI. - ms ,i5ed to er
MI mi .lCfsbis .lC and fruit raising or considerable
scale.
commissioner Folks recommends as follows:
r--st-Thst the Board Of Estimate and Apporuon-
,-- v1ress irs approval of the establishment OF a
-Trricgal sanatorium for cOnSufnpIlNtS u inc 51
r~si character OF that herein described. .-
Secoud-That the Board of estimate ana APpoi AP. =
toHment request the Board Of ttealih 10 sTlrec .
Ste Tor such sauatoriun at the earnest PTao.5 P425
Iatsa -1ornert and in cooperation with the BOARD
os trustees Of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals secure
fhe necessary consents therefor ..-
-r-b1~S-Tbat the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
+i6nrent request the Board of Trustees OF Be&.ie. Ne
me and Allied Hospitals TO cooperate with the
osrS ~ Health In selecting such site and in secur-
ing the necessary consents therefor and TO esta2-
Tst and maintain thereon, when the use OF sUCH
site has been secured. sanatorium for coasuhlp-
fVes 4 49, .,-, ~
$50 90 be made. through the issue OF speclal
60nds 10 the Board of Trustees OF BeILeVue anu
Allied HOSPITALS TO cover the cost OF selecloh , oI
Sic and maintenance during the REMAINDER OF Inc
current year - - o~,orr+ of
Fifth-That an issue Of bonds TO the amount m + S1
500 0G be authorized the cOnstruclo 10y t-S
hoard Of Trustees Of Bellevue and Alice EtosIlla4s
Of a municipal sanatoriun for consumptiVes
Action on the subject was deferred