The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-01-07

Chairman L. r. Grosvenor of the
special committee of the county board,
has received from Otto R. Bradley, as
sistant secretary of the Wisconsin Anti
tuberculosis Association, several sets
Of plans which are to be submitted to
the county board as plans for the pro-
posed tuberculosis hospital in Kenosha
county. The plans submitted are those
which have been adopted by other
counties in the state, plans which have
been given the sanction of the state
board Of control and which have been
sanctioned by the Wisconsin association
and other associations interested in the
battle against the white plague. With
the sets of plans Mr.. Bradley sent de-
scriptions Of practically all of the san
atoria of this sort which have been
erected in the United States during the
past ten years. The study of these
plans is proving very interesting for
the members Of the county board and
from their examination they are con
WINGED that the Kenosha county hos
Iital can be put up within the appro-
priation made by the board provided a
site can be secured at a reasonable
price Several Of the counties in the
state have erected hospitals at cost
not to exceed $4,000, but it is not
able fact that such institutions are
low being enlarged and being Quilt in
q more permanent form. Mr. Bradley
las offered to give his time and his ex-
perience to the Kenosha county board
at any time his services may be of
value in solving any problems which
may arise in connection with the build
ing of the institution. i
Ii is pretty certain that the Kenosha
county board will be willing to adopt
one of the plans now before the com
mittee as the assurance is given that
with the adoption of any of these
plans the new institution can be built
for from $4,000 to $4,000. In his
etter to the chairman of the commit
ee Mr.. Bradley said in part:
We have no complete set of speci-
cations for the sanatorium plan, but
am sending you a set of blue prints
HIGH give the general nature of the
uilding you want. All of the county
lstitutions, outside of Milwaukee
ounty, have been built on this general
Ian, with certain changes and modi-
cations by the local architects. This
Ian has been approved by the state
bard of control. 1t is one that was
carefully worked out by this associa-
ton, in consultation with experts from
all over the country and seems to be
best adapted for the small county
institutions.
You should note that the administra-
live part of this building is large
enough to admit increasing the capa-
pty of the sanatorium at any time by
Engineering the wings OR by putting
ap separate nearby shacks. All of the
county sanatoria, in fact, have con-
Terted their sun porches at each end
4 the building into wards in order to
accommodate a greater number of
PATIENTS.
Regarding the cost of the sanatorium
the Eau Claire institution was built for
$4,000. This did not include site or
equipment. The Outagamie county
sanatorium and site cost approximate
~ $4,000 Racine county spent $4,000
in building and equipping their sana-
forum, but it seems to me that this is
a little more than is necessary for an
institution of this size.
You will note that it is particularly
cheap to build and economical to ad-
minister. The central part is the ad-
mlnistratiye part. The dining room is
furnished with mission furniture so that
1t can be used for living room in the
day time. The patients rooms can all
be opened on the front by windows
(which drop down into the sill some
thing like street car windows. They
open directly on to the dressing CORR.
dor which is always kept warm.
\ | hardly know just what further in.
| formation to give you. The cost OF
construction will depend very much
Upon location and the way the contract
ing Is handled. If there is any more
information which we can give YOU
we will gladly do so.
In case you are in Milwaukee either
Dr. Dearholt or myself will be glad
to confer with you and if I can be Of
any help, | will be glad to come to Ike.
nosha to meet a committee at any time
that | have no previous engagement. L