Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-10
TELL METUCHEN
TO GET SEWERS
Will Do More for Borough
Than Keeping Away Tuber-
cu|osis Hospital
OPPOSITION GROWS
Chamber of Cmmerce Goes
on Record Opposing
Hospital

METUCHEN, May 10:-Member ,
OF the State Board 70 Health. to-
gether with the entire Board oi
t'ro eholders with the exception oil
Director William S. Dey. this morn
Ing inspected the site between Nc
tichen and Menlo Park that was
purchased some years ago by for
mer Board of Freeholders for the
construction of county hospital
for tubercular patients. The state
health board members went over
the ground thoroughly but reserved
decision.
The inspection, party was COM
posed of Or. Henry Spence, presi-
dent. DIR. David Chandler. and D..
Oliver Kelly. of the state health
board; Freeholders Louis J. Belloff,
Clarence M. Haight, Walter Quack-
snbush, Robert Vandenbergh and
George Applegate. Mayor Washing
Clerk Thomas Mulvihill also accom-
panied the party. DIR. J. C. Price
and DIR. Arthur Randolph, of the
health board. arrived too late for
the inspection tour. twill be pres
rnt at the public hearing to be held
In the borough hall this afternoon.
The state board members. the
frceholders and DR.. l.. Y. Lippincott
and DIR. AIonzo Hunt were included
among Mayor Wilson's guests at
iluncheoen after the inspection trip.
METUcHEN. May 1O:--In the
course of heated discussion at the
annual Chamber o. Commerce
meeting last night. regarding the
proposed establishment of tuber-
cular hospital between this borough
and Menlo Park, DIR. j. Morgan DIX
characterized as absolutely absurd
the thought that the hospital could
possibly be detriment to the
healthful conditions of the commu-
ntiy. Dr. Dix said there were az
many tuberculosis germs in Metuch-
en- now as there would be If the
hospital were placed on the Menlo
Park Site and remarked that If the
people of the borough concentrated
as much of their energy upon the
Installation of sewer system here
as they seem to be doing in order
10 oppose the building of this hospi-
tai, the borough would be far bet
ter off from health standpoint.
The speaker. a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, was asked
for his opinion with reference to the
project and stated his case clearly.
He seemed entirely in favor of the
construction of the institution AMI
instead of seeing it as a detriment
to the community he maintained
that it might possibly be an asset.
A high altitude, the doctor said, was
beneficial in the treatment of tuber-
cllosis, but was not absolutely es-
sential. In support of his statement
he cited hospital In the south
where excellent results were being
OBJ: aimed at sea level.
The chamber of commerce. how
ever. went on record as unalterably
opposed to the location of the hos
pital on the outskirts of the bor-
ough. A committee was named TO ap-
pear at the public hearing in the
borough hall at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon and present the attitude
Of the chamber. Most of last nieht's
discussion was against the PROPOSE
tion.
The opposition indicated in yes
terday's Evening News account OF
the inspection tour to be taken by
the state board of health and the
board of freeholders today. seems to
have been underestimated in view OF
the activity that was evident yes
terday among the opponents of the
idea. Many women of the borough
spent the entire day visiting homes
and securing signatures to petitions
TO be presented at the hearing this
afternoon. 1t is declared that the
majority of the residents of Me-
tuchen signed these petitions.
Practically every organization in
the borough has come out against
the project and it. has been prophe-
sled that the hearing today will be
lively In the extreme If the state
board of health seems inclined ~
approve the Menlo Park site. Th I
Inspection trip took place at IL
o'clock this morning.