The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

on May 90, where II ts necessary for
US 10 have an institution In the coun-
try where convalescent patients may be
taken after preliminary treatment In
the local hospitals. We now have at
Riverside Hospital, North Brother
to some outside institution. and there Is
no available place for their reception.
Your buildings are admirably fitted for
the uses we have In mind. The Board
OF Health will greatly appreciate the
gift of The War Demonstration Hospital
buildings, and I am authorized by the
Mayor to go forward with the negotia-
lions looking to the reception of this
property by this department AS I
understood our conversation, the Rookie
Teller Foundation is willing % move the
buildings and set them up on city prop
erty. At the present moment It Is our
plan to make use of the Warwick Farm
for this purpose.
Great Need of Buildings.
II need not remind you how great Is
the need of our community for proper
treatment and care Of drug addicts.
Dispatches from Washington. printed In
the papers to-day. indicate that in our
country are more than a million slaves
to habit forming drugs. 1t Is my opin-
100, 900 addicts in this city. 1 have not
been satisfied to go forward until some
system of registration and proper con-
troll could be planned and put Into ef-
feet. Such regulations will be in force
within a few days and on Friday OF this
week l intend asking the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment for funds to
carry on the drug clinics and to operate
the Rockefeller Hospital, should your
Foundation be good enough to mako this
generous gift to the city.
II regret that l have had to delay
replying to your letter OF May 4 until
to-day. but It Is only now that l have
had assurances that proper regulations
will be afforded"
Two days later, on May 22. DR.. Cope
land received the following from Presi-
dent Vincent:
your letter to the Rockefeller Foun-
dalton was considered yesterday by the
board Of trustees, who voted to approve
the transfer of the War Demonstration
Hospital buildings to the Department Of
Health, and authorized the executive
committee to make the necessary de-
tailed arrangements and provide funds
to a reasonable amount for the taking
down, moving and reerection Of the
structures on a site to be provided by
the city.
If you win kindly indicate some rep
resentative authorized by you to make
the necessary arrangements on behalf
Of your department We shall be glad to
take up at once the consideration Of
details"
Copeland Accepts for city.
MY dear DR.. Vincent: l need not
tell you how pleased / am over your
letter Of May g." DIR. Copeland replied
on the 26th. "Dr. Robert J. Wilson,
director of the bureau of hospitals Of
this department. is authorized to meet
your representative to arrange the mat
ter of details. In the meantime l shall
have appropriate action taken by the
city and will have provision made for
the site on which the buildings may be
erected. assume that this action will
be taken on Thursday or Friday of this
week"
The last letter in the correspondence
was one sent DIR. Copeland by Secretary
Embree of the Foundation, July 3.
1T was our expectation" he wrote.
that the buildings would be removed
Immediately to the site decided upon
by the Department of Health. The uses
for which the buildings have stood on
the Institute grounds have been accom-
plished since the time of the action at
our May meeting. These buildings are
involving expenditure for guarding and
protecting and are occupying space
which We very much need for other pur.
poses.
Il recognize the necessity for some
elaboration in such matters on the part
OF your department. On the other hand,
/ am sure that YOU will understand our
desire, which in the near. future will
amount to a practical necessity. to have
these buildings removed promptly. VIII
you not be good enough to let me know
when we may count upon the removal
OF the buildings to the site determined
on by your department?