Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-20
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PAVILION HEARING
Wilson Farrand Declares Free
holders Know Charities
Boards Stand.

Wilson Farrand. chairman Of the
Essex county committee of the state
Charities Aid Association, has sent a
letter TO Director Walter A. Evans
II the board of freeholders in which
he states 5hc members of the assocla-
tor will be unable to mako an ade-
qnate representation at the special
meeting of the building committee oil
tho board OK freeholders called Tor
tomorrow afternoon at the Court
House to discus plans for tubercu-
iosis hospital at the Essex County
HOSPITAL at Cedar Grove.
Mr.. Fprrand explains that many OF
the members will be taking part In
Tho New Jersey State Conference OF
Charities and Corrections at Asbury
park tomorrow and cannot attend the
meeting ut the Court House. His let
ter further states that after con-
terence. the Essex county committee
sees no spccial reason why they
should again visit the committee.
He points out that the question:
why should Essex county pay twice
as much per patient as in the most
EXPENSIVE buildings of the kind that
we have been able to learn or else
where" has not been answered by
The freeholders. Mr.. Farrands let
ter to Mr.. Evans follows:
yesterday, April 16, received no
tee that hearing in connection
With the bids for the erection of a
bnilding for the tuberculosis insane
at the Overlook Hospital Will be
held on Tuesday next, April Il, at D
o'clock.
GAS the date selected for the hear
ing comes during the session OF the
New Jersey Conference of Charities
and Corrections at Asbury Park,
when all of the active workers IN TINS
line who can attend will be there,
IL will be out of the question Tor US
to arrange any adequate representa-
ton at this short notice. After con-
sultation we have decided that there
is no special reason why we should
appear before you again. We have
already expressed our views on the
subject. We have protested against
the expenditure of 81, 200 A patient
for this purpose, when it has been
clearly shown that satisfactory
buildings of substantial character
can be erected for half that sum. All
of the facts have been laid before
your body, and are open 10 your con-
a
formed of the situation, and If you
decide in the face of the protests to
go ahead on these lines the RESPONSE
lility must rest with you.
I'VE simply repeat our previous
protest, and the question, to which
we have not yet received a satisfac-
tory answer Why should Essex
county pay twice as much apatient
as in the most expensive buildings of
the kind that we have been able to
learn of elsewhere?"
Director Evans could not be located
today to get his reply TO Mr.. Far
rand's letter. Ernest Il. Ryman,
chairman of the hospital committee Of
the Board of Freeholders, refused to
make any comment after reading tine
letter of Mr.. Farrand. a8s.g
The building committee has so far
visited tubercular buildings at two
New York State insane asylums, 20
which they were referred by those
who objected to spending $1,000 q
natient in this county These build
ings are located at Kings Park Long
Island. and at Buffalo, ard were built
by State appropriation.
In both Instances the officials in
char sc of the buildings made bitter
complaints against them, stating they
were not suitable for the purpose for
which they were being used. but that
they were the best that could be OBJ
tanned under the State appropriations.
From talks with individual members
Of the Board of Freeholders, it is
learned that they would not for a
moment consider the construction of
such buildings as they have Inspected
RS additions to the buildings already
in use at the Overlook institution.