Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-15
PAVILION CONTRACT.
AWARD DEFERRED.
FreehoIders' Committee Hears
Protest of Civic Organizations
Against Costly Building.

Following a long conference be-
tween representatives of several civic
organizations and the Board of Free
holders building committee yesterday
on the proposition of erecting tu-
berculosis pavilion at the Essex Coun-
ty Hospital, it was decided by the
committee not to award any contract
for the baiiding of the pavilion until
another conference had been held
with the interested parties present
yesterday.
Many at Meeting.
Attending the meeting. besides the
reeholders. were DR.. Laban Dennis,
esident of the Bureau of Associated
Charities: c. +. Stonaker. of Jersey
City. secretary of the State Charities
Aid Association: Wilson Farrand.
chairman of Essex County committee,
State Charities Aid Association; Mrs.
Sidney M. Colgate. Mrs. e. c. Kip
stein and Mrs. Durgin. OF the Wom-
ans Club of Orange; Mrs. F. B. Car
ter, of Montclair. of the State Chart
ties Aid Association. and Rev. John
J. Moment and NJ. I. Snyder. of the
Public Welfare Committee: DR.. Guy
Payne, medical superintendent OF the
pervisor Edward Schickhaus.
The representatives Of the orRani-
cations learned that they had been
laborfng under misunderstanding
regarding the nature of the building
proposed by the freeholders and also
as to how far along the plans had
been carried. when they raised OBJ
lection to them by writing letters to
the board and issuing a circular sew
Qraf UnalrC ontIf1nd AfVNiGa and
Unwise Use of County Funds"
Mr.. Farrand explained that his rea-
son for causing the circular to be
issued was that, after reading in the
papers that the freeholders were con-
sidering plans for the building, he
had written a letter to the director
OF the board. Walter A. Evans. ask
ing for information in the matter. but
had failed to receive a reply. He
then conceived the idea of appealing
to the citizens to Join in an appeal
to the board to give them chance
of expressing their views on the sub
ject. before going ahead with the
construction of the building.
The director stated that he had re-
plied to Mr.. Farrand's letter, but
tina it had probably been lost in the |
malls. The freeholders building
comm. dttee had, however. delayed
furthe.v action in order to give the
a chance to be heard in the
matter. The freeholders, he said, had
made up their minds in favor of the
tentative plans, but were willing to
hold off until they had received ex-
pressions from the public.
Urge less Expensive Building.
The general opinion of the members
Of the various organizations, Mr..
said. was that cottages
might be cree ted for tubucular insane
situaked upon a higher plot
If ground further removed from the
Institution at e. much less cost than
he building proposed by the free
holders, estimated at 100000 and that
he amount so saved would be suf-
icient to provide new house of de-
ention. A Juvenile tuberculosis
ward for the Soho Isolation Hospital
md additions to the Jail and peniten-
larry were other much needed build
ngs, he said, but that repeated APP
oeals to the county authorities in
hat connection had been unayailing.
This led the director to say that
while the freeholders favored such
they were powerless
rom lack of the necessary legisla-
ion.
But why is the legislation not OBJ
alneQ! NE was IL WlAtGl ,
esponded that the civic organizations
we're probably as much to blame as
.nyone, because they had not used
heir influence to secure the passage
# bill that had already been in
reduced. Several of these bills were
10 last winter, he said, and while
ONE got as far as the Senate others
lied in committee. He then prom
sed that a list of the bills to be sub
nitted by the freeholders this year
would be furnished the citizens and
dr. Farrand declared he would en-
leavor to stir up interest in connec-
ion with them.
In the discussion of the tentative
,lans for the pavilion, which had been
by an architect, Superin-
endent DR.. Guy Payne expressed his
approval of that style of building as
against the cottage type, which, he
laid, would be much less sanitary, be-
Iides lacking in comfort.
The hearing concluded with an I'M
that the freeholders will
lot award the contract for the struc-
ure until the citizens. committee has
lad chance to be heard again in the
natter.