The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-29
LESS OPPOSITION TO
REMOVAL OF CAMP
DR.. Eayes Explains Plans
for tuberculosis Camp
II. X. MILNER CHANGES
II. K. MILNER CHANGES
Withdraws Opposition to Removal.
Miss Rittenberry Still Objects to
Proposition-No Action In
til Exum Returns

All opposition, practically, to the re-
rloYal of the anti-tuberculosis camp
rselted away yesterday before the commits
son when the proposition was aired in
Inc presence of Mr.. Wsatherly and Judge
Lime and many citizens.
The plan of the association is to re-
move the camp from its present site Oh
tile extreme edge of the city park away
from the Milner Land company's proposed
development to a point across two It
acre tracts to the opposite corner. The as
suciation explained that by SO doing
ater would be available from the city
company, incipient cases could be treated
IL a camp unit segregated from the ad-
vanced case, while vegetable gardc.i
could be managed for the camp. The Of
foers Informed the commissioners thai
they did not contemplate asking Tor i
long lease on the ground. They said theil
work was necessarily temporary. and on.g
temporary improvements were to be made
However, they wished to know that II
tic sum of money on hand was expended
there would be reasonable lapse of time
before they were made to remove. Ehe
~ NAtRtt7
more under the new and more modern al
rangements. whereas only 35 cases have
been the capacity in the past. DR.. Eaves
secretary of the association, said it was
important that the site be given as the
association had money on hand to carry
forward the greater work, and that nc
tune should be lost in getting definitely
settled.
Several speakers were heard, all oi
bom favored the removal to the new
point, while II. X. Miner who was op-
posed to the proposition, petltloned the
commission to withdraw his opposition
ana count him in favor of the work. Hs
said that he had been under misappre-
hcnsion about the whole proposition and
wanted to indorse the move.
Robert p McDavid said he was ar
rayed against the site, but had been told
something in connection with the remoya
v hieh might tend to absolve his ob1ee-
tons and he desired a day or two to loot
into that proposition.
Miss Alma Rittenberry, who was pres
Gil in opposition to the camp, said she
still objected to it, Il am not opposed t.
tie work." said Miss Rittenberry. "Bul
there should be a point further removed
for this hospital. No one wishes TO live
ext door to a camp for tuberculosis.
have my home there, and II this camp u
made permanent it will greatly depreciate
my property. You placed upon us this
burden of a pauper cemetery, the pest
house, the negro settlement of Rosedale
ana we managed to get along We had nc
car line, but have one now, although they
make us pay 10 cents to get to town
Why place this additional burden upon
us | assume that this Is u rich man
hobby. All those WHO visit the camp oi
ipnister to it in any way have automo-
biles. 1t would not injure their ma
chimes TO drive on just a little bit FUR
tner to another camp site. BY this yot
would relieve me of a great loss which
IL pending, and for no good purpose thai
can see. We have borne the brunt o'
undesirable propositions long enough, AM
| earnestly insist that this camp not b,
Ilaoed here. Again it is in the city's parl
they wish to usurp and that would be es-
tablishing a precedent in this city. The
rark is for park purposes, not for nos
r.tals. 1t will not be long before this
city will need that property for park
and when that day dawns the antl-tu-
berculosis camp will be upon 1t If this
/ ian is allowed to so through
No action will be taken until Mr.. Exun
II turns, according to an announcement
following the discussion.