The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
LAID OVER UNTIL JANUARY
Men Interested in the Plan are Ordered
to Secure, Estimates and to Show
Right of Board to Act in the Matter
at That Time.


mittee and Public Health League on
Monday afternoon fled with the coun-
ty board a formal request that the
board take some action to establish
sanitarium for the care of advanced
stages of tuberculosis in Kenosha coun-
ty. The request was signed by DR..
e. Windsheim, w. II. Purnell, Mary D..
Bradford, Mrs. T. G. Simmons and Prof.
Otis L. Trenary and it suggested that
the board provide either for an indie
pendent institution or join with Racine
and Walworth counties in the erecting
of hospital which would be for the
use of the patients from the three
counties. This morning DR.. G.. Wind
sheim president of the local committee
appeared before the county board and
made Strong plea for the establish
ment of such an institution and show
ing the demand for better care for
patients in the, advance stages OF con-
sumption. He showed that the insti-
tuition at Wales was doing great
work along the line of curing patients
in the earlier stages Of the disease and
declared that it was one of the greatest
demands for the public health today to
segregate these people in the advanced
stages Of the disease. The doctor also
went into the matter of the work being
done in other counties and showed chat
both Milwaukee and Dane counties had
opened similar hospitals Tor the treat
ment of these unfortunates. He had no
figures to submit in regard to the cost
of the institution. The members of the
board took a deep interest in the sub
ject but the question was raised as
to the right of the county board to
open such an institution. In order to
give the committee chance to pre-
sent all the facts and figures possible
action on the communication was de-
ferred until the January meeting of the
board and the Health League was asked
to prepare a statement for the board
which would show the rights of the
board to act and an estimate Of the
cost of building and maintaining such
an institution. The matter is to be
presented before the county board of
Racine and Walworth counties later in
the week. This discussion was the
most interesting work before the coun-
ty board this morning.
The Rev. j. Catehpole Of Milwaukee
appeared and presented the petition of
the Wisconsin Children Home Society
for consideration and by the unanimous
vote OF the board an appropriation of
$125 was made to this organization to
aid in paying for the care Of Kenosha
county children taken by the society.
The finance committee Of the board is
busy preparing it's annual report which
will probably reach the board late
this afternoon or tomorrow morning
and it is pretty certain that the state
and county taxes to be paid by the city
this year will be close to $4,000 less
than they were in 1909. This is the
first real ray of light to come to the
finance committee of the council and it
is hoped that the predictions of the
committee will be carried out in the
report. The greater amount of the time
of the board is now being given over
to routine work and it is thought pos
sible that the board will end it's SEES
sion on Wednesday evening.