Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-30
COMM iSSIoN FIGHTS FOR
 SEASIDE SANATORIUM

The state tuberculosis commission renewed its fight Tuesday to secure a seaside sanatorium for children suf- fering from bone tuberculosis by sending an open letter to the legisla- tive committee on public health and safety, telling it that it's members were deceived last week when they were told that the Tuberculosis com nilsson had secured an option on other property than the, old White Beach hotel at East Lyme and had agreed with East Lyme residents to accept another site.
 The commission asked the legis1a- tive committee to allow the opening of the proposed sanatorium at East Lyme, and to correct the impression given by their report to the legisla- ture which. if passed by the legisla- ture before it's adjournment next week, will kill all hope of the com nilsson for relieving cases of bone tu- berculosis till the next legislature meets in two, years. The letter sent to the committee on public health and safety follows:
 April 2s, 1919. An Open Letter to the Committee o1 Public Health and Safety. Gentlemen: In our effort to learn what it was induced the committee on public health and safety to father the astonishing bill concerning the state S Seaside Sanatorium that was report ed to the senate and the house of rep Eresentatives Wednesday of last week, we are informed that you were vic timized- by certain misleading state ments made to you by representatives l of the town of East Lyme and that l EGu were given to understand that on 1 the occasion of the visit of the mem- ] bers of the state tuberculosis commis- son to the Crockett property at East 1 Lyme on Sunday of last week, the l commission expressed opinions favor | ing the securing of the Crockett pro- 1 perty, and that the state tuberculosis | commisson had procured an option or l the Crockett property.
 !. It is true that we visited the Brock ett property on Sunday. April 20th We did so, after urging by the kas Lyme committee. and in order to learr what the concrete proposition" wa: that the East Lyme committee was tt make to your committee of the gen eraI assembly at it's executive sessioI on the following Wednesday.
 While on the Crockett property W, refused to discuss it's availability bu we agreed to answer in writing an. l question or proposition put to us il writing. Accordingly, the next day
 the East Lye committee appeared be fore us, at our meeting in the capitol with the following eXtraordinar. written and signed proposition:
 T Mantle, Conn.,. April 21. 1919. To the Hon. State Tuberculosis Com
 mission:
 The Town of East Lyme, actin herein by the undersigned duly au . thorized representatives, proposes t
 sid commission as follows:
 l 1st. If said commission will aban
 don the White Beach property in sai
 town, recently acquired by the state [ and agree not to locate a tuberculosi sanatorium within one mile of sai . White Beach property at any time i l the future, then the said town wi purchase from the state said Whit , Beach property at the price of $12,00i Il End. In consideration of the abov' the town further agrees. in case sai /, commission desires to acquire the pro perty in said town. known as tn 5 Crockett property, for a tuberculosi 3 sanatoriun, to aid it any way withi ] it's power.
 l (Signed)