The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-04
WANT COUNTIES TO SHARE COST
Leaders in Fight Against Consumption
Believe That Joint Institution Would
be Great Help in Caring for the Suf-
ferers.

| A movement is on foot to secure con-
certed action among the foes Of tuber-
culosis in Racine and Kenosha county
with a view Of building a joint institu-
tion for the care of patients in the adj
vanced stages of consumption which
will be open for people of both coun-
ties. DR.. G. Windesheim head of the
Kenosha Anti-Tuberculosis and Health
League is taking the lead in the mat
ter and has held a conference with
leading workers of Racine county and
the plan suggested meets with high
favor Neither of the counties at the
present time has a sufficient number
to warrant the building of sanitarium
for their care but there are enough in
the two counties to make joint insti-
tuition one of the great needs of the
counties.
DR.. Windesheim s, plan provides that
at least q portion if not all of the ex-'
pense Of the building of the Institution
be born by the county boards of Ra-
cine and Kenosha county. It is thought
that the institution could be opened
with an expenditure Of from ten to
twelve thousand dollars and a plan for
the maintenance of it could be worked
out later with the counties furnishing
a small appropriation and the associa-
tion interested in the prevention Of tu-
berculosis furnishing a fund to aid in
the work.
The fact that the two counties are
adjoining would make it en- easy mat
ter to arrange for site near the coun-
ty line which would be accessible to
patients from both Racine and Ken
osha.
Central park just south Of Berryville
has been suggested as possible site
for such a sanitarium and while the
buildings now at the park would not be
entirely suited for the care Of tuber-
culosis patients the park is well located
and with the expenditure of few thou
sand dollars it is thought that the
buildings could be rebuilt SO that they
could be utilized until such a time as
there would be demand for better and
larger buildings.
This place could be reached from
both Racine and Kenosha without any
expense for carriages and it is close
enough to both of the cities to make
it good place. 1t is not known what
the owners Of the park would name as
a price for the land and the negotia-
tions have not gone far enough for this
matter to be taken up. The matter,
however, will be presented to both the
Racine and Kenosha county boards at
the coming November session. The
members of the county board who have
been seen decline to commit themselves
on the proposition but it is pretty GER
tain that should either of the counties
act favorably on the plan that the
public sentiment would be strong
enough to get some action from the
other.
Kenosha county is establishing
great record in the matter of getting
members for the state association in
the fight against tuberculosis and it is
declared that the city of Kenosha has
secured more members for the associa-
ton than any city in the state not ex-
GLIDING Milwaukee.
The local committee has started
many movements that are being used in
different parts of the state and the To-
cal committee has a fund on hand at
the present time which would aid ma
terialy in opening a sanitarium.
However, the members of the commit
tee believe that the tuberculosis patti
ents are entitled to the same considera-
tion from the county as those who be-
come insane or infirm and for this rea-
son they believe that the county should
aid in caring for these people who are
particularly wards of the state and
county.
It is possible that sanitarium for
the care of consumptives would in time
become self supporting but that time is
yet a long way or and large majority
of the patients which would seek en-
trance to the hospital would be men
and women whose care would be paid
for by the county.
WILL TEACH IN KENosHA