Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-12
FUNDS ARE SOUGHT.
FOR CONSTRUCTION
Of SANAT0R|UM
DR.. LELAND PRESENTS REQUEST
OF TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
BOARD -- STREATOR OELEGA-
TION HERE BOOSTING FOR IVY
WAY.


pirate sufficient amount of funds
with which to build tuberculosis
sanitarium and maintain il by the san
itarium board at the session held this
forenoon
Under the head of petitions. Sheriff
+. NJ Davis asked for an increase of
IS cents per day fer feeding prisoners
Petitions for increase iE salaries were
received from the sheriffs deputies
janitor and elevator operator Re
ferred.
Residents of Earlville petitioned
that an inspection be made OF state
aid route No. 3. The petitions ask
that the road be not accepted because
1t does not come up to the specifica
tions.
Highway commissioners OF Deer
Park petitioned for aid in the con.
struction of bridge at the foot Of
Dimmick hill The cost of which is
estimated at $40
Resolutions adopted by the Streator
Commercial Association endorsing the
federal-state aid road as outlined by
the Department of Public Works. over
the Ivy Way. The resolution was re.
ferred to the state aid road commit
tee.
The state aid road committee re-
ported that Fall River township had
raised its necessary one-fourth for the
construction OF one mile of state aid
road south of Marseilles. This is
route No, Ia.
The claim of John Ammons, Of
Yorkville was referred.
The committee on fees and salaries
fixed the salaries of the county attor'
ney at 500 and county physician at
5000 per annum,
County Treasurer VIM Flick pre-
sented a report showing the condition
of departments and balance on hand
in all departments of $12S,575.66.
The La Sale county sanitarium
board presented report to the board
thru Dr. Leland of Utica. The sani
,arium board asked that the county
make an appropriation at this time to
. build county sanitarium. The re
port also stated that Miss jenkins
: had been engaged to make survey
. of La Sale county. Her report showed
the following for 1917: ..
Pulmonary cases (obser ed PA
, Pulmonary case (not OBJ
l served ...........,,..,... l59
( Other types ..,,......,.,,... 81
Suspended cases ........... S2
. Deaths .................., ~
> Total cases in county ..,.....522
=, The report also showed that tht
death rate was ont of 10. AT thu
county home there were room for
patients and - were now being treat
J. ed Patients to the number of 6S hav,
n been treated.
!. A letter from the State. Board 0
/. Health was read in connection will
s the report. The state board advise
;. that an appropriation be made at thi
session for the county sanitarium.
9 good location, rought and dooded. an
near a good city was recommended
,. The state board advised against opel
!, ating a dairy farm or garden The
:" are all too expensive Hollow tile o
u frame building faced with stucco wa
. recommended for construction. Ho
g low tile sanitarium Is estimated t
l. cost 100000. frame building $4,000
4 In addition to this will be cost of ope
n ating. cost of site, etc, bringing tn
t. total up to $ll5.O00.
u The estimates proposed by Arch
a. tee, Richardson was for only half thi
ID amount. but there was no insuranc
r. that they could be built for the est
Or mate made by Mr.. Richardson earle
" in the year.
Supervisor Richey nominated Dav
G.. Cairns for county attorney, an
Supervisor Clapsaddle nominated
N, mer Il. Roberts. Both nominees wei
an considered very highly for the pos
in ton The first and deciding vote r
'ls suited in the selection of Elmer
ot Roberts who received 2S votes whi
m Mr. Cairns received q votes.
a Supervisor Richey nominated !
'ul Roberts for county physician. II
nomination was made by acclamatio
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