Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-12
COMMISSION FAVORS POST PLACE
Had Received Communications From Norwich People Ask
ing That 1t Be Selected-Those Opposed 1t May Take
Further Acton-COntract For Building Let to A. N
Carpenter, For $50, OOO-Fne Filtration Plant

state hospital officials consider the
| Sholes site as a dangerous one be-
! cause of sanitary condition. If the
sentiment is real and not imaginary,
| the committee stated they withdrew
! the advocacy of the site. They thought
! however that the state would guard
! against making the watershed any
more unsanitary than it is.
Concerning the state ownership Of
| the whole farm of 100 acres, it was
reported that it could be secured at
small expense, which would insure the
safety of the hospital watershed. In
conclusion. they asked that if the
1 commission cannot safely guarantee
| ample protection to the surrounding
| interests they asked to have the site
abandoned but to unite with them in
| securing a new one
Mr. Smith hopes that the commission
would not take action on the Post
farm without due notice to the COM
mittee, &
Diversion You'd Cost 5000.
DR.. II. NJ, Pollock of the State hos
pital said that the letter forwarded to
! them set forth the stand of the hos
pital authorities They are appre-
hensive over the danger from typhoid
as well as tuberculosis through the
watershed. The hospital water supply
is from the brook on the Sholes farm,
| which could be diverted into Poque-
tanuck cove at cost of about $4,000.
He said the authorities left the mat
ter to the judgment of the commits
sion.
Could Sell Post Place.
Grosvenor Ely read from the stat
utes showing that the Post place could
be sold by the state, it being neces-
sary to have the treasurer name a
committee to do it. The money from
the sale could be used in diverting the
Sholes farm brook.
I Water Pressure.
In reply to Mr.: Makers question on
wakter pressure w. B. Young stated
that he thought the water pressure
would be about 60 pounds, as the city
IS building a new reservoir, forty feet
| higher than the present one.
Dr.. Polock's Suggestion.
DR.. Pollock stated that the water
and light would be furnished to the
institution on the Sholes place at cost
| He suggested a site in the pines be-
io% the hospital, but considered that
| the same two objections to the Sholes
! place held good there, the distance
| from the trolley, three-q quarters of a
mile, and the nearness to an insane
asylum. The Sholes farm he said
could not be used unless the brook
| was diverted.
Should Get Busy Early.
Judge y. j. Ayling said he consid
| cred it in the interest of economy to
get busy on the institution as early
as possible, and the season is now adj
vancing. He asked, in order to save
times IL the commission would consider
the Sholes farm. They stated they
could not answer at that minute
Rogers Farm.
William B. Young spoke Of the Rog-
ers farm off Spruce street extension
as a possible site There is water
light and a good faction there, with
troleys near by.
DIR. Maher stated that the commits
| sion had not talked the matter over
| themselves. He said if they decided
| on anything that the board of trade
would be notified first. Thereafter ad-
! 1ournment was taken.
| Commission Considers.
| The commission then went into ex-
ecutive session and decided not to con-
/ slider any other sites. They decided
+, not to accept the offer of the Sholes
| place but to erect the sanitorium or
the Post place as first decided.
Chairman Knight sent this telegram
/ to President HaViland of the board OF
| trade: THE tuberculosis commission
have decided that they cannot accept
the offer made by the board of trade
concerning part Of the Sholes farm;
have decided to build on the Pos
place"
Communications from Norwich.
Commissioner Gunshsnan was il
telephone communication with DR.. J
J. Donohue member of the former
local committee concerning the matter
Monday evening. He stated that thC
commission had received a number Of
communications from Norwich peopl,
urging that the Post place be selected
Influence was brought to bear upoI
that site and the commission was no
impressed with the Sholes place Tht
trouble with the hospital watershed
and the inaccessibility being detri.
mental.
Will Begin Soon.
The committee stated to one Of tbs
party that they had looked over tho
entire count and that Norwich ha;
the site in the Post place which beat
them ALL 1t is planned to erect fins
institution thereon and begin work al
soon as possible. In addition to thu
buildings costing $4,000 there will b,
q filtration BED of the latest design
This will be so constructed that al
sewage after passing through Their
will be purified, tests showing that tn,
water coming therefrOm in from 81
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