Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28
SITE SELECTED.
The Proctor tuberculosis Sanator.
ium will Be Located at
Pittsford.
EXPERTS FAVORED PLACE.
Located About a Mile and a Half from,
Railroad stntion-Nork on the
Plans TO he Begun at Once and
Building started In the
Spring.
EXPERTS FAVORED PLACE.

Rutland, Dec. 26.-At the conclusion of
a meeting of the Vermont State tuber-
culosis commission to-day. at which all
of the members were present, 1t gave out
the following statement for publications.
Since the announcement of Senator
Proctor's gift to the people of Vermont
of a sanatorium for the treatment of in
cipient tuberculosis many suggestions re-
garding a proper site for the institution
have been received from different parts
of the State. In some instances municipal
tiles and individuals have generously Of
fcrcd to give n site. 1t has been the
purpose Of the commission and Of Sena-
tor Proctors personal representatives,
who have acted together in the matter.
to investigate these places, by personal
inspection when practicable but in any
event by sufficient inquiry to determine
in general way their desirability for
the purpose. They have also made some
extensive independent Investigations.
| There Is no question hut what there
are Il great many sites in the state of
| Vermont which would answer very well.
although the peculiar combination desired
| is not so common as was supposed at
| the outset Among the conditions which
have had to be taken into account are
the abundance and purity of the wat, -.
supply, character Of the soil, protection
from wind, elevation, Wow. forest sur
roundings. accessibility to tho railroad
and some base of supplies, and IFS con-
venience to the State as a whole. Some
of these points desired are naturally in
consistent with others, for exlnple. to
get the best and widest view often means
expos,,re to the wind.
| Many places which othcrwiso would
have been worthy of very serious con-
sideration were eliminated by the advic
given by all the experts with whom we
consulted that one OF the most important
considerations TO be borne in min in To-
eating such an institution was its con
vcnicnt accessibility. not only because of
its economic administration but als1 for
the contentment and welfare OF the
, patients themselves. We were strongly
advised that the same ought to he kept
within two miles of a village and rail-
road station
After considering sites in different To-
calitics and the situation generally along
the line Of several different railroads. it
was decided that some OF the accessible
locations along tho line Of the Rutland
railroad would best answer tho general
requirements. and three places were pro-
visionally selected. one at Pi'tsford. one
at Mendon and one at Ludlow. DR. Bald
win of Saranac Lake exam ned these three
places and under his advice md In ac-
cordance with the unanimous advice of
six other experts to whom The matter
was submitted the location a Pittsford
has been selected.
The site selected is about mile and
a half from Pittsford station and COM
prises a tract of some two hundred acres
considerable of which is very heavily
wooded. largely with evergreen trees. 1t
consists of dry. gravelly plateau dip
ping at the front steeply some - feet tc
the ground below. IT is cut in two by a
beautiful. clear stream. has good view
and is especially well sheltered from thu
wind. 1t is peculiarly adapted to the
laying out of drives and walks and the
building of camps. and has room for al
these purposes and for any extensions oil
growth which might naturally come t
the institution.
Now that the site has been selected il
is the purpose of Senator Proctor to have
plans for the buildings agreed upon this
winter and arrangements made so tina
the building operations can begin in Eoot
season in the spring; and it is hoped tina
the work may he able to progress rapidly
enough so that the institution Will be
ready for work another winter.