The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-23
CAN'T AGREE ON A new SITE
Board Votes Unanimously to Defer Ac-
ton Indefinitely and Money Raised
by Taxation Will Probably be Placed
at Interest. Waukegan to Aid.

The county board Of supervisors
threw spoke into the wheel of pro-
gress this morning when without al
most any consideration . resolution
was passed deferring indefinitely the
building of the proposed hospital for
the treatment Of people suffering with
tuberculosis. The death blow hit the
hospital plan when a resolution pre-
scented by Supervisor Yule was pass
ed by a unanimous vote of the board
and without debate. The resolution
follows:
Whereas, It has been shown at
this time that NALL county tuberculosis
patients of Kenosha county may be
cared for at the tuberculosis sani-
tarium at Waukegan at a nominal fee
and that the number of patients that
may be confined in a sanitarium for
Kenosha county is unknown at the
present time, and
Further, That the site selected by
this board is unattainable and it will
be a matter for further consideration
to secure another site,
Therefore Be 1t, Resolved that this
board defer action indefinitely on the
further building Of sanitarium for
the care Of tubercular patients of
Kenosha county"
While the resolution indicates that
the action of the board was due to the
failure of the members to see a de-
mand for the institution the real rea-
son for laying over the sanitarium
proposition was the fact that the
members could not agree upon a site.
With the failure of the county to Sc
cure the Flemming site the interest in
the hospital Waned considerably and
there was no evident desire on the
part Of the members of the board to
investigate qaber sites. The action of
Commissioner Yule in bringing his
resolution to the board was not a sur
piise as he has repeatedly expressed
the opinion that it would be impossi-
BILE for the board to agree upon site.
Some Of the members OF the board
We're anxious to have the work of
building the hospital go forward at
once, but these men knew that they
We're in a hopeless minority and they
allowed the proposition to die with
out struggle. 1t is possible that
after the spring elections men will be
placed on the board who will be able
to agree on the site and provide for
the building of the hospital.
Kenosha county is committed to the
building Of such. hospital. $4,000
has been raised for this purpose by
taxation and there is grave doubt if
the county board could use this money
for any other purpose.
Inc money for the building of the
institution is now being collected as
part of the tax levy and it is pretty
certain that the friends of the hos
pital plan will see to it that the money
is not diverted from the special fund
and placed in some other fund. 1t is
possible that care for the patients for
kenosha county can be secured in the
institution mentioned in the resolu-
ton, but it is certain that the time
will come when Kenosha county will
see the demand for such an institution
of her own.
This was the only matter of import
ance to come before the January SEES
sion of the board The members are
expected to reach an adjournment late
this afternoon and when the board is
organized again it will have members
elected at tha snriuU n1acfianc