The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-17
ISOLATION To Be
FIRST MOVE HERE
IN PHTH|S|S WAR

-
ernor Franklin Murphy said that the
attendance on such a night was a sure
sign of earnest willingness to take up
the needed work.
He said that he had received letters
from perhaps a dozen of h Commit
tee of One Hundred who could not be
present, and briefly told hat the meet
ing was the outcome of a conference
held recently at which Justice Francis
J. Swayze presided, and was requested
to appoint a committee of 100. He
called upon Justice Swayze, who he
said was perhaps, in a way, more close
ly identified with the movement than
others.
Justice Swayze thanked all who had
consented to the use of their names
and said that within a few years much
good work had been accomplished in
various ways-by the members of the
Board of Health, Bureau Of Associated
Charities and other organizations,
which had been actiye-the city had
established an institution at Verona
and there had been more than a deal
Of activity.
A Great Difficulty.
1.-THE chief difficulty" he said, us
that there is TO place where advanced
cases can be segregated, and it is from
such cases that the great danger OF in
lection comes. The Board of Freehold
ers have an isolation hospital at Soho,
and there Is considerable land which
ought to be available for the erection
of shacks where advanced cases could
be cared for. B..
1.-THE first thing that seems to be de-
sirable is to secure permission from the
Board of Freeholders to utilize the tract
of land at Soho. OF course, the matter
will entail considerable expenditure on
their part and some additional legisla-
ton may be required. Governor Muir
ply has told me that at q meetinC Of
the Board of Freeholders to be held on
March 10 the subject will be discussed
and 1 understand 1t will not be long
before the insane hospital in South Or
ange avenue will be vacated. 1t is a
desirable building. Advanced cases
could be treated and incipient cases
which are durable could be treated.
We believesthat there could be no bet
ter "a of utilizing the building than
in fighting this terrible s~courge."
Justice Swayze advocated a thorough
campaign of education, referred to the
law which prohibits expectorating, and
said that the law should be rigidly en-
forced. He said that any opposition to
other organizations should be avoided
and that the aim should be to secure
cooperation on all sides. He said that
in figuring out means to accomplish
the best results he had in mind the
appointing of three committees, an
executive, a finance and an education
committee, and that the work in Phila-
delphia had beer carried on by the en-
ployment of a permanent paid secre-
tary at a salary of $1,000 a year.
whether we a employ a secretary or
care to do it is a matter for the execu-
tive committee" added the Justice.
Under the head of good and welfare"
former Governor Murphy asked for
suggestions and read a letter from the
anti-tuberculosis committee of the
Oranges, in which it was mentioned
that the Anti-Tuberculosis League had
arranged for a public hearing before
the Board of Freeholders on March IL,
at the Court House, and hat IAN effort
would be made to show the need for
a county hospital, which would aid In
preventing the spread of tuberculosis"
1t was asked that a committee be APP
pOlHleu 10 CONFER With IL cOflltllltee OIL
the Orange society on Tuesday evening,
February %, at the Charities Building,
in Orange. The matter was at first
referred to the executive committee,
but later, as not all of the executive
committee were present, Governor MUIR
ply appointed the following commit
tee to meet with the Orange repre-
sentatives: Alfred F. Skinner, Assembly
man Harry c.. Hines, A. H. McDou-
gall, George w. Jagle, DR.. Theodore w.
Corwin, City Counsel James r. Nugent,
Frank H. Sommer.
E~xpectorntion EVIL.
DR.. Joseph C. Young was called upon,
but refrained from making any remarks
until he definitely knew what the OBJ
jects of the organization were to sbe.
Upon motion of r. c. Jenkinson the
name of Justice Swayze was added to
the committee of one hundred.
Edward T. Ward said that at a
meeting of the South Broad Street
Merchants Association on Monday
night the matter of expectoration upon
sidewalks had received attention, and
he had been appointed a committee OF
one to confer with the Public Service
Corporation in an effort to secure per-
mission to place small placards on
poles, calling attention to the aw and
the penalty provided. Mr.. Ward said
that he was to receive the answer OF
the Public Service Corporation officials
today.
]. Wisner Thorne in his remarks said