The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-11
Council Appropriates 1000
for Building of Emery
ency Hospital.
CITY FARM TO BE THE SITE
Committee Instructed to Work With
Board of Health and Begin construc-
ton at Once With View Of Having
It Completed in Sixty Days.

/ Kenosha is to have 4 new isolation
and emergency hospital for at speci-
al meeting of the, common council held
lon Tuesday afternoon the sum of
$4,000 was appropriated for this pur-
lpose and the committee in charge of
the pauper work Of the council was
directed to work in conjunction with
the board of health and Immediately
Isecure plans for the building and let
contracts for its erection. The hos
pital is to be located ON the city farm
north of the city and the selection of
the exact site will be left to the com
mittee and the health board. It is
not planned to build anything elabor-
ate, but the building will be made
comfortable. It is expected that it
will serve the dual purpose of an iso-
lation hospital and when there is no
need for such hospital for use as
a place for caring for patients in the
last stages of consumption and other
forms of tuberculosis.
The action was taken by the coun-
Gil following a demand on the part
of the board of health for some build
ing which could be used for isolating
patients i'll with contagious diseases
The board had suggested the use of
the building on the island known as
Washington Home, but the people
Of the island were out in force and
through their spokesman, Charles Po-
fail, gave the council to understand
in no uncertain manner that the prop
erty owners of the island would fight
to the last ditch against the location
of such an institution. He showed
that the people of the island had been
long suffering in standing for a pub
lie dumping place for years. but he
declared that if the city attempted
to put an isolation hospital there the
people would seek an injunction from
the courts. The members of the coun-
ell recognized the justice of the claim
of the people Of the island and there
was no desire to use the old build
ing, In addition to this it was held
tlat what the city needed was pei
manent isolation hospital and it was
certain that the building could not be
used in this way.
The recent action Of the courts in
refusing the city's claim on the Dick
haut property made the movement for
the isolation hospital an easy one as
the city had agreed to pay $4,000 for
this property and the money which
would have been used for the purpose
can now be diverted into fund to
pay for the new building.
| It Is certain that a plan will be
agreed upon which will make possible
additions to the building in future
years when other uses may be demand
ed for it. The city property is just
fifteen minutes drive from the city.
1t is high and dry and is regarded as
an ideal spot for an isolation hospital
and for hospital for the use of CON
sumptives. The plan adopted by the
council IS considered much better than
the one suggested by the health board
with the one draw back that it may
lie several months before the institu=
ton is ready for use.
The council spent considerable
time discussing the question Of gar
bage disposal and efforts will be
made to secure a new dumping ground
some place outside tie limits Of the
feity. 1T is thought that such
ground can be secured and that the
lefty viii be able to dispose Of garbage.
under the present plan until the city
Els financially able to take up the plan
Of building a garbage erematory. The
city Of Racine has discussed the prob
lem Of the garbage crematory for
years and it Is thought that the ke-
nosha officials vii be able to get some
valuable information from the Racine
men IN connection with this big
movement. It is said that Racine has
Ilet a contract for the building Of .
erematory at the cost Of $4,000, but
If has met with great deal Of trou
bic Ii securing 4 site for the institu-
ton ana the contract may be broken
and the plan held IN allegiance until
such time as the people show 2 greatef
demand for the institution.