Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-29
CALL ALL EAST LYME
ARGUMENTS FALLACiOUS

The Connecticut tuberculosis Com
mission gave out statement Friday,
asserting that the communication sent
out by two residents of East Lyme re
Gently, regarding the proposed sana-
Ioriun, was fallacious in detail. Speak
ing for the commission, DR.. Stephen ].
Maher, its chairman, said:
The communica of the residents of
East Lyme asks that the so-called
fish-mill site be substituted for the
White Beach property and hotel which
has been purchased by the tuberculosis
commission. This would be suicidal in
the hope of the commission to open
proper sanatorium for the cure of bone
tuberculosis for the following reasons:
!. The property proposed by the
two residents of East Lyme has only
few feet of beach. The adjoining beach
belongs to the railroad. 1t is not
part of the fish-mi property.
2. If the fish mill property were &C
cepted, it would cost the state of Con-
necticut more than 100000 to put it
into shape for a seaside sanatorium,
the original cost of the present build
ings, as proposed by the East Lyme
residents, being about $4,000
3. The state tuberculosis commits
sion inspected the fish-mill site and
other sites in that locality before it
purchased the hotel at Crescent Beach
and found the fish mill site thoroughly
| unsuitable.
4. The state of Connecticut gave the
| tuberculosis commission, through def
| mite statute, power to select all sites
| for sanatoria for the treatment of tu-
! berculosis in the state and, acting IN
der this public trust, the site and
| buildings at Crescent Beach have been
secured. This authority was given to
the state tuberculosis commission be-
/ cause the legislators of Connecticut
realized through their knowledge of
| human nature as well as existing con-
ditions in tuberculosis treatment:
| First, the imperative need of tuber-
culosis sanatoria.
Second, the divisions of opinion GER
tain to arise over the location Of sana-
toria.
Third, the need of absolute authority
in selecting sites for sanatoria.
| Fourth, the certainty of hysteriGal
noisy, and unfounded neighborhood op-
position wherever q site is fixed.
Fifth, the propriety and wisdom OF
naming the tuberculosis commission as
| the authority for choosing the sites OF
future sanatoria.
The statute is firm and clear as II
can be and, in conformity with this 6
site has been selected and the tuber-
CuloSlS GOlillIllSS4Ol plans " Ope|u II
soon.
Certain residents of East Lyme ash
that the present legislature negative
the direct work of the past several gen.
eral assemblies.
The statute giving the commission
power to select Sites Chapter 1873, Pub
lie Acts of Connecticut 1913, is as fol
lows:
Sec 2. AS necessity arises, tbert
snail be erected in such parts of thu
state as the state tuberculosis com
mission shall select, sanatoria for tn,
care and treatment of persons suffer
ing from tuberculosis.
Sec. 3. FL buildings necessary 70
the work of such state sanatoria shal
be constructed upon sites approved j.,
the state tuberculosis commission il
accordance with designs and plans o
construction adopted by said board
and all buildings referred to in this &C
shall be constructed under the direc
ton of said commission. The cost o
y construction and equipment necessar
for the work of such sanatoria snal
l be paid by the state.