The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-02
TUBERCULOSIS SANITORIUM
ERECTION SEEMS ASSURED
Legal Obstacles Being Cleared
Away and Vote on Bonding
May Occur Soon.
FIELD NURSES SUGGESTIONS

The supposed legal obstacles which
have been standing in the way of the
erection of a sanitorium for the treat
ment OF sufferers from tuberculosis In
Houghton county are beginning to be
cleared away and it is possible that
the proposition TO issue bonds for the
erection of the institution will be voted
upon at the April elections This was
determined at the meeting of the board
of directors of the Houghton County
Anti tuberculosis society held last
night in the society's office in Hough-
ton.
At this meeting Dr. Scallon, chair
man of the committee of the society
appointed to push the project with the
board of supervisors, made report of
that committee and said that they had
secured the services of Attorney stone,
the latter volunteering these services,
TO assist in the work of drawing a
brief to be presented to the supervisors
at their meeting next week. showing
the legality of the board putting the
question to a vote of the people. This
entirely within the province of the
board and is being prepared by County
Attorney Mcdonald and Attorney
stone. the county attorney being in
structed by the supervisors at their
last meeting TO report on the matter.
Attorneys Report Favorable.
The report of the county attorney.
in the complying of which Mr.. Stone
VIII aid. will absolutely establish the
right of the county TO spend an amount
of money for the erection and main
tenance Of the proposed institution if
the majority of the voters voting on
the proposed bond issue at any regular
ell ction so elect. Mr.. Macdonald has
gone into the matter very exhaustively
and has had the aid of the society's
volunteer attorney and they have been
unable to find anything, either in the
state or county acts that would prove
any serious obstacle to the fulfllment
of the program as arranged by the So
ciety.
Another interesting matter which
was discussed at the meeting last eve
ming was the proposed opening of
system of dispensaries for the treat
ment Of incipient cases of tuberculosis
throughout the county. This matter
was brought up through the report Of
Miss Caroline Ehlert, the new field
nurse Of the society. who has made
tour Of the county since her arrival
about fifteen days ago Miss Ehlert
says she is wonderfully impressed
with the great field for operations in
the county and says that an untold
amount of benefit must accrue from
the work Of the organization but that
the task is so great that she believes
the only feasible manner in which it
may be accomplished Is 10 establish
series Of dispcnsaries az the different
centers Of population throughout the
county
Work Of the Dispensary.
Miss Ehlert says that with such
system OF dlspensaries the society
could care for about ten times as
many cases as by the system Of the
nurse calling at homes, although this
work must also go ahead. The plan is
TO have a physician and the nurse
travel from one dispensary 10 another,
having certain days and hours at which
they would be at each. at which time
they could give proper attention 20
many cases Of the disease. which.
though not serious at the time OF
treatment, might become so unless
the progress Of the disease is checked
in its early stages