The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
ID BUY SITE FOR THE TUbERCULAR Board of Revenue and Com mission To Confer WEATHERLEY'S VIEWS Thinks It Will Be Much Better To Provide Permanent Site for
 Work of the Organi-
 zation
WEATHERLEY'S VIEWS

i The City Commissioners and the Board soon, at which it is believed the county and city will agree to buy a permanent site for the anti-tuberculosis society.
 This decision was reached at the com mission meeting yesterday, when Com missioner Weatherly started to introduce resolution sustaining the park commis- sioners in their refusal to grant lease on the Red Mountain park for the site At the suggestion of Commissioner Lane MT Weatherly held up the proposition until the conference can be arranged. The indications are that the County Board of Revenue will cooperate with the commissioners in buying a site of ap- proximately 20 acres which all officials in the city hall agree should be done. The | commissioners are unanimously in favor Of the two interests combining to assist the unfortunates who are now being cared for by the association.
 The conference will be arranged with the Board of Revenue and a large delesa- tion of the public spirited citizens who are interested in the anti-tuberculoss society will appear and impress upon the county officials the imperative need of the camp. For the city commissioners it may be said that they are willing to go half way in any proposition which will assist those who are being cared for on Red Mountain. It is said, however, to he the impression that no city property on l rl will he ad laa -.~6 | for such a service
 | Commissioner James Weatherly yester- day in reporting to sustain the park com missioners said in reference to the asita- 1 tion:
 | "I think in this connection that 1t is manifestly the duty of the city and coun- | ty to make adequate arrangements to care for the anti-tuberculosis movement. It is for those who cannot pay that this association labors and they deserve our aid and hearty sympathy. The rich, it Is known, can go to some place and pay, but the poor are the ones we must look | after It is my judgment that the city | should allow the camp to remain where | it is until such time as it is needed for | park purposes In the meantime we
 
 manent location and with the county se- | cure that for this association.
 Eventually l would be strictly in favor of maintaining the camp, but as all know, that is a matter for the future. I believe that the indeterminate lease is sufficient at the present time l think further that when the city desires to use the park property this city should MT Exum suggested, make suitable reparation 10 the anti-tuberculosis society for the money the association expends on the temporary proposition. It may be prema- ture perhaps to talk of the Red Mountain park, but parks are primarily for health and secondarily for recreation. There is something entirely repugnant in a tuber- culosis santitorium being where persons seek health. In addition it is an ex- tremely bad precedent, and l am opposed to 1t.
 T am certainly the last man to oppose arE proposition for the general good and I want to go on record now being heart and soul for this association. will do all that l can for them. but I shall recommend and do now recommend that the resolution of the park commis- sion be concurred in. That body suggests a meeting of the city and the county off cials to buy a permanent site and pre- sent it for all time to this assoca- tion am in favor of that But I am opposed to granting any long lease on the park property of Birmingham, although 1t may not be needed for some time. I report favorably the park commission resolution and ask for its adoption" MT. Weatherly scarcely concluded be- fore President Exum assented to his re- marks, while Judge Lane said: Please do not misunderstood me. l am for parks and a lot of them But I cannot Ore why this little strip of land cannot be assured this association for a certain length of time.
 "But If it Is not the view of this body now, I suggest that the recommendation of Commissioner Weatherly be held up until his board and the County Board of Revenue can get together and arrange to buy a suitable permanent site and give it to this association. am in deep sym pathy with this association and l am sure we all are. There should be made some adequate provision for them. That strip they ASK TOT IS nlEn StretCH oI 1dHu almost unreachable except by ladders and entirely cut off frosn all the remainder of the park
 The suggestion that the proposition be held up until the proposed joint confer ence was agreeable to Commissioner Weatherly and that action was taken.
 The Commissioners and the anti-tuber- culosis society will take the initiative in the matter and appear before the Board of Revenue. It Is said the commissioners of parks and the City Commissioners did little less than a favor to the association by declining the request. By the official action it is apparent that a permanent accessible site will be secured while if the request had been granted 1t would have been only matter of a few years until the association would have beea forced to move.