The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20

BOARD OF CONTROL rs RE ADV 10
Az ER Q N ANY PERsok THAT:
Has sUfTABI f. PROP EHTY. &

CHARLESTON W. va. 3sprii 20.
That the state or West yirginia Win
shortly begin tho expenditure or The
$40, 900 approp riated BY the last ses:
sion 81 tho State legislature for the
locat Ion, erection and mai, tenance on
the State Tubercul osis Sanltariuni proc
yided for I'M House Bill No. 2t12, Is eyis
4 enGe1 BY the result OF tlie Joint meet
Ing on tile State Hoard of Health and
the Stat q Beard OF Control held IA The,
Office s0f fioyertio Glasscoclt at Char.
|leston on Thursday on last sweell. when
ii was ordered that offers be request
Cd for assljtab1el slte Tor the proposed
|sanitariHBi, and when ,,laFsda JtIHa
1911, WAS. ixea as the date. and tho
| ofiiee'I Of the State Board OF Control
AS the place, When and VII ere Saii or.
| teri of ssltcs will be considered Il
In one sof the 1f We count los eli
| the State; the opposed sanitarluIii
Will sbe loca ted. ~ In y which one. de-,
penis largely upon The site that VIII
| boz offered land the inducein ents that
Will TO set for III 4; ti,oRi the proximity
ofsthe site, to d railroad, the adequacy
Of It's waite " supply, the quality OF the
land, Its nit tule. freeness from fog
| Price, etc. &! " iileS several commune
ties In the State have already engaged
In an effort to secure the location Of
this newest Of all West; Virginia State
institutions, u the two State; boards that
are given the power to select the iloca.
ton are anxious that every county IN
the State which has d suitable site to
offer shall have equal consideration
and IN view OF this the two boards at,
their last Thursdays meeting adopted
| n brief jiist OF Specifications to guide,
the Individual tor5 the community shay.;
Ing! d site TO offer, Which specifications
are herewith set forth, viz hi
First-The tract OF land offered as
a site must contain not less than 500
acres, ~ .t *
= Second The location must be at or:
near a railroad. 4 ". : !, I. 3
Third-There 1. shall be an ample,
water Supply for use in the buildings,
and for sewage; size Of stream on
land should be stated. II VI II i,;s:.
Fourth-Offers must state how
much land is cleared, how much wood.
land. buildings thereon situate and
their present value; COOL, fertile land
Is preferred acreage must be stnted.
Flfth-Altitude ut highest and low
est point must be given, as shown by
the United States Geological Survey,
II possible. ,..a5 I,
Seventh-Offers must state price
per acre. or gross price. The boards
would like offers OF sites as follows:
First, free sites; second, sites partly
free; third. sites submitted at lowest
possible. price. y?3
High altitude, while desirable, is
not an absolute necessity in the prof.
fer OF sltes. Communities where plen.
ty of fresh air. plenty Of sunshine, an
abundance Of fresh eggs and pure
milk are obtainable, is al requisite.
Nearness to a city or town is not
requirement of the location. The COM
munity securing the location Of this
institution will reap considerable and
continuous financial benefit there
from. Sanitariums, such as this State
will erect-with splendid buildings
splcndldly equiDped--have been found
Of vast improvement to communities
wherein located throughout the United
States. while the good they are doing
ior humankind Is OF inestimable value,
creating them institutions to be eager.
~ sought after, and their location In
any community heartily encouraged.
The .proffers Of sites for the propos.
ed sanitarlum must be submitted not
later than Monday, May Goth, 1911,
and, as noted above, all offers will be
considered on Thursday. June list,
1911, at a melting Of the two boards.
Any person desiring further informa.
ton may obtain same by addressing
the State Board Of Control, Charles.
ton, W. Va. Offers Of site must be In
writing. and may be addressed to DR..
H. A. Barbee, secretary OF the State
Board of Health. Point Pleasant. W.