The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
TO GET EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Special Committee Given Authority to
Act in Purchase of Building on Lake
Shore Road North OF City Many
Complaints on Quarantine Question.



were inaugurated at the meeting OF
the common council on Monday even
ting on suggestions Of Alderman Mar
latt of the second ward. The first
provides for complete reorganization
of the health department. of the city
with a view Of securing an efficient
body and with a view of having an
appropriation made for the protection
Of human life in the city which will
be in some way commensurate with
the money spent by the city for other
municipal work. The plan is a broad
one and it will take some time TO de-
velop it.
The second plan was one that pro-
vides for an early opening of an emer-
gency hospital and sanitarium for the
treatment of patients IN the advanced
stages of consumption under the direct
supervision of the Kenosha Board of
Health. 1t is probable that the ar
Irangements for the opening Of this in
stitution will be concluded within a
month as the committee named to go
into the matter has been given power
to act and suitable building has been
found and all that remains to be done
is to close up the deal and take over
the property in the name of the city.
The alderman Of the second ward
had taken an option on tho residence
formerly owned by the late G. A. Dick
haut and located on the lake shore
road two miles north of the city. The
building is perfectly situated for the
use of the city for the care of emer-
gency cases and people suffering from
the last stages of consumption. The
house is well built nine room house,
having all modern conveniences in
Guiding gas and bath 1t has an ex-
cellent heating system and it can be
turned into a sanitarium for the use
of the city with the expenditure of q
few dollars. Every portion of the
house is in excellent condition. G. L.
Miller, formerly manager for the
Kenosha Home Telephone Company, is
the present owner Of the house and
he consented to turn it over to the
city without cent Of profit to him.
self on his investment.
The council appeared very favorable
to the purchase Of the land and build
ing at -once as it was regarded that
the price offered was such favorable
one that even If the city should never
open the hospital it would prove an
| investment which would net profit
within short time The committee
! in charge Of the purchase is made up
lof Aldermen Mariatt, Filbin, Saftig,
Confortl and John w Wade and they
will make a visit to the house within
few days and after that they will
close up the deal.
| The committee will also have charge
Of suggesting to the council the new
plan for the reorganization Of the
health department of the city and this
morning the chairman of the commit
tee sent letters to many cities asking
for information in regard to health
bodies in those cities
The suggestion that was made to
the council was the organization Of a
health commission to act in conjlnc-
tion with and as an aid to The city
council This commission it is propos-
ed to have made up of we'll known
people of the city who will five their
services without pay Just as members
Of the fire and police commission now
give their services to the city. The
lold plan of having a man IS work done
for the pay that would be given the
smallest boy will be done away with
and the committee will try to have
the council see the necessity of EN-
Iloying a man for health officer who
is an expert in this line and who will
give his entire time to the manage
ment of the health department.
The matter of the public health took
Iup much Of the time Of the council
Monday evening The people of the
west side Of the city through William
Goodman, protested against lax meth
DIS of quarantine and early termination
of cases and Dir. Spalding, who was
present. practically admitted that the
Icbarges brought were true. He, how
ever. insisted that the case in question
had been terminated at the suggestion
of the physician in charge and be de-
clared that the case would be requar-
antined this morning. M. f. Ba-ocr
will be put on today as quarantine
officer and it is expected that he will
aid the department materially in the
enforcement of quarantine regulations.
The matter Of failure to quarantine
was also discussed at length and it is
certain that when the meeting closed
the health officer was fully aware of
just what the council asks in regard
TO the handling Of these cases.