Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
PARK BOARD MODELS
BLOCK KRUSEN PLANS
FOR HEALTH EXHIBIT
nosiqns of Improvements Oc-
cupy Building in City Hall
Court at Critical Period
for Disease Fight
naNNoT MOVE OUT NOW

-. nspartment of Health and Charities,
liz to conduct n health exhibit at this
~. when babies are dying of infantile
u.sivsis IL blocked In its efforts by the
r.h connmIsson. The building in city
ur.n court designed for exhibit purposes.
9. !. ao,r occupied by models installed by the
r..S hoard In spite of the request by DIR.
wilmer Krusen, Health Director. the COM
,rIsson has failed to vacate.
m. models. one of n proposed develop
Ut of the Schuylkill River front and the
ns l.sar Of the art museum to be erected near
~. Green street entrance of Fairmount
pa,t are being housed in the building. The
..odsls are inviting the attention of only n
az nersons each day. Pedestrians passing
,hrolRh the court occasionally drop in,"
rance at them a moment and pass on.
EXHIBITS POPULAR
ussl,h exhibits in years passed have at
.-.c,ed great attention and in the belief of
Doctor Krusen are great educational
agency The exhibition which the Division
n child Hygiene of the Bureau of Health
,ould undertake, If the models were re-
moved. would he of a general nature. While
~ confined exclusively to infantile par
slysis. the views would deal with the sub
~ NJ sanitation considered so important
factor in dealing with the epidemic.
director Krusen wrote to Eli Kirk Price
several weeks ago asking that the Park
Commssions exhibition he removed. Mr.
Price Is vice president of the Commission
and chairman. of the Committee on Super
ntendence. The reply of Mr.. Price was
that removal of the models would in
volye a great expense and that the Park
Commission would be subjected to great
Inconvenience If it were required to take
the models from the building
Doctor Krusen has been waiting daily for
the commission to accede to his request SC
that the health project can he undertaken.
Meanwhile, Mr. Price has left the city, and
no action in the matter has been taken.
Thomas s. Martin, secretary of the Park
Commission, said today that the body would
not meet until September. Until session
Is held the models cannot he removed. He
would not undertake removal, he said,
without specific authority.
CANNOT ACT NOW.
we don't want to obstruct any move
n,ni for the betterment of public health"
sN the secretary. "In fact, we have al
vss been anxious to cooperate with the
Health Department. If the Health Depart
nent does want to have an exhibition in
The courtyard bullding-I have received no
cHcial word of such n desire-it can oc-
eupy the building with u.s.
There is plenty of room there for
health exhibit There are two models in
the building now, constructed at a total
expense of about $4,000. 1t would seem
IKE waste of public money to destroy
Or remove them now"
An examination of the building showed
Dat the models of the Art Museum occu-
pied the center of the structure and COW
ued large part of the floor, At the east
an end Is the model of the proposed de-
Seopment Of the Schuylkill River
The only space which could be devoted
% health exhibit would be in the western
end Of the building and that would be
s1tremely small.
The Health Bureau has posted a notice
On the outside of the building relative to
ne Issuance of health certificates.