The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-18
HARRIMAN'S THREAT GOES.
BILL TO CHECK A HOSPITAL
CAMP HE DOESN'T WANT.

Health Commissioners Lederle wishes 10
Send Csnsumptives to Orange County.
where Mr.. Hartman Owns Land
Measure 70 Prevent II Almost Law
whsn Health Commissioner Lederle got
back to work yesterday from long vaca-
ton he found that E. H. Hartman had
kept . promise, made some time ago. that
he would do all In his power at Albany.
where he has friends, to stop the Health
Department from putting sanitarium
for consumptives at Central Valley. Orange
county. At least, there In bill at Albany
now that DR.. Lederle and the other friends
Of the sanitarium project regard as direct
blow at their plans.
Several months ago a number OF ply
sicians and others interested In the care
OF consumptives made an appeal to the
Health Department to try to arrange for
a oonsumptives' sanitarium. DR.. Lederle
looked over their plans and drawings and
soon made up his mind that he would not
be able to put that scheme In operation.
at once, anyway. The main objection to
II was that It called for an outlay OF from
500. 900 to 100000
Then DR.. Lederle and those who had
become actively interested in the case Of
consumptives planned a sanitarium on a
small scale At Central Valley. They were
encouraged In that by Charles r Fowler
tract there for a merely nominal rent for
two years.
DR.. Lederle and a committee visited the
place. found It highly. desirable, for the
purpose and then asked the Board OF Esti-
ton Of Sss .oc6 TO start the sanitarium,
Then. a. the enthusiasm OF the friends
Of the project was at its highest, opposition
developed In the person OF Mr.. Hartman:
He owns some 1900 acres in and around
soes TO the place for q couple Of months
IN the winter. The club has several houses.
but the nearest. according to q man who
has been there, Is mile away from the
track where the eanitarium will be put up
II the plan goes through. 49,. A..
Mr.. Hartman took stand that was
very irritating to the friends OF the project
q several wealthy men had promised 70
aid the sanitarium in every way possible,
Mr.. Hartman according e. |: man nan, who mo
ssnitarium there and that he would prevent
he 9oins Their II he had to have bill intro
duoed at Albany TO kill it.
One OF the mon interested In the sanitar-
uT R :siS III sha nasas sht Mr.. Hartman and
"a. n NAV perhaps be better to have him
withdrav his bill Then We can move
TO another part OF the State. Central
Valley 10 not the only town on the map, :,
As for Commissioner Lederles appli-
cation for an appropriation, he can get
that any time that he wants 1t. The plan
10 now TO send about sixty consumptives
away from the city for nine months. That
win Be- an object lesson. Later We can do
thinRs on q greater scale.
XLsANT, April l7-6enator Goodsell and
Aseembiyfnari Bedell introduced the bill
vhiCh Nr Hartman seems to have desired.
Senator Goodssus bill 10 now in the Assem-
blyy N-Wao- on -the calendar to-day for
6nal passage. Objection was made to
Il. II u bang fought by Assemblymen
6rssa and sosvens II went over until
Assemblyman Bedell admits that the
bill u designed TO prevent the New York
dty Health Board from erecting camps
or tsAts IN Orange county for the care OF
tuborcxloGis pAtienfs. The bill amends
the public health Law by adding q new
section to Il a. follows:
A hospital camp or other eeta bltshment
for the treatment OF patients suffering from
the disease known az pulmonary tuberculosis
shall not be established in any town by any
si:ssSs s BssTG II sr
e. ccunty and the Town Board Of the town
shsll each adopt q resolution AUTHORIZING the
esta biishment thereof. and desert oins the
limit OF the locality In which the same may
r. anta bliahed.