Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR



Mr.. Editor The committee which
met with the state tuberculosis COM
mission in Hartford on Monday las-
and voiced their objections to the es-
Enlistment Of tuberculosis sanator-
ium on the Post property received the
impression that the commission would
give serious consideration to objec-
tions presented by representative or
ganiz2tions of the community.
Accordingly, a meeting Of the board
Of trade has been called for Friday
night to determine the sentiment of
the board regarding the subject. In
case the majority favor so doing, a
petition will be presented at meeting
OF the commission on Monday next,
asking that the site be changed.
A meeting Of the one hundred and
sixty members of the Norwich Golf
club has been called for the same pur-
pose.
I consider this a crisis in the de-
velopment Of our city, and am, there
fore, writing TO urge that other or
CARNATIONS, interested in the welfare
Of the community, take immediate ac-
ton.
While, personally. I do not from a
medical standpoint consider the site
a proper one for the purpose. my opin-
ion on this subject is, of course, of
little value, and / believe the commits
sion who are after all, best qualified
to Judge the merits of the site for the
purpose, selected what to them seemed
The most advantageous from their
point of view.
Not being residents Of Norwich,
however, they could not be expected
to know that their location was di-
rectlv In the path of probable resi-
Dental Development. as is shown by
the fact that the golf club had al
ready located on property adjacent,
that a prospective resident had pur-
chased property IN the near vicinity
upon which he was planning to erect
a handsome residence and that there
was reason to believe that two other
gentlemen from out of town would
purchase residential sites in the near
vicinity with the sanatOrium removed.
Such a development would take place,
as IL has in many places, notably
Hartford where The establishment of
the country club on a slightly loca-
lion IN the outskirts of the city at
tracted residents to the vicinity, re-
sulting in a considerable colony
We welcome the tuberculosis sana-
tOriun to this vicinity. Local labor
viii ne employed in its construction,
and local mechants will receive its
patronage. In conversation with Mr..
Gunshanan on Monday, however, l re-
ceived the impression that, even if, in
| response to the general wishes of the
community, the present site were
abandoned, the hospital would not be
removed from this part of the coun-
| try.
lay great emphasis upon the pres
ent site being not only in the line of
| the Citys probable development, but
directly upon the most important
! thuroughfare leading out of Norwich
which connects US with our largest
and most important neighbor, with the
| seashore where our people like to 90
/ by trolley With their children in the
summer time, and with the trunk line
| between Now York and Boston
We need not lose the hospital, but
[ let us have both the hospital and a
J bigger Norwich. Let our labor buill
the hospital in location in some di
rection in which II is not likely We
shall grow and then lei Ms build the
residences in our natural line of
growth Lei oUf merchants not lose
| The patronage of This Institution but
rather Jet them gain also lie patron
1 age Of such as build along this i'm
| portant thoroughfare, connecting us
>with our nearest and largest neigh
I bur and overlooking our beautiful
river.
Believing that this matter could be
adjusted to the satisfaction of all
| Interested and without creating any
in feeling. tlsirty-day options were
| hhtai1eI before tho committee Went
&C. Hart ford, on twelve otheis-ayaiiabe
sites, including several cites which