The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-01
)R. HURIY
APPROVES
OF PLAN
Secretary Of State Board Of
Health 0K's Big Project
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ESPECIAL TO TIE TlnEsl
GROWN POINT, Ind. April L
The finest tuberculosis sanatorium il
the state and one OF the best in tn
country is to be built this year
nile north Of Crown Point Th'
,.ans have been approved by pr
i + N. Hurty. secretary Of the stat
ooard OF health.
The county treasurer already haI
he money TO pay for the project.
Bids will be opened Monday /!
county commissioners and /
ey are satisfactory. the contracts
i'll be let and actual construction
sgun, The sanitorium is to o'
smpleted this fall.
BUILD FOR THE FUTURE
The people voted for the sani'
o-is.n at the 1918 election and sub
saquently ordered the county TO Is
saa aonds for $4,000 and 100000
respectively. The bonds have peer
=olc. the money Is on hand, and the
anitorium must be built.
The county commissioners have
invited the Manufacturers Associa-
ions TO send a committee TO the
county seat Monday to be present
At the opening of bids and to advise
with the board on the awarding OF
Ahe contracts.
The Fact Of the matter is that the
hunty lis at last building for the
,ture. The commissioners have
any examples OF costly economy
- nr al
sswded jail at Clown Point, a
wded poor farm. a crowded court
use at Hammond and over-taxed
xilftfes everywhere. the commits
soners see the falacy of skimping
at the expense of providing proper
facilities for the work to be done.
Every time the county builds any
thing It is TOO big, according to the
lemon strances that are made. The
rcunty courthouse was too bis
when III was built but the day the
fsounty moved into the new building
was too small and today the work
Of the various departments Of the
cunty government are hampered.
AXE for example the shameful
quarters in which the county
criminal court is held.
APPROVED BF EXPERTS.
The plans for the tuberculosis
snatorium has been approved by
% National Tuberculosis Associa-
./ion. tho State Board of Accounts.
he State Board OF Health. the State
Roard OF Charities. and the Lake
-ounty Medical Society and the
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xociaticn.
HISTORY OF PROJECT.
After several years of agitation
the sentiment for a tuberculosis
anatorium crystaiized In 1918 when
> petition signed by nearly 400 peo-
gle was presented to the board OF
county commissioners requesting
nat the county build ar institution
take care Of the victims of the
hite plague.
The commissioners put the issue
n the ballot that year and ID car
led by large majority. With its
Es pproval Of the project the voters
I uthorized bond issue OF 100000.
These bonds were sold March 1S,
zig, and netted a premium OF ST.
So. Oct OF this fund of SOL, ,3s5 the
commissioners purchased 104 IL
scres OF land north OF Crown Point
rom r. B. Struebig and E. F. Hayes
for s1o,29O.5o.
James Coleman OF Chicago was
Employed as the architect. Mr.
aich were submitted to the com
fsioners who called in the Lake
bnty i-Tubercuiosis Socity
the Lake County Medical So
III. These societies in turn call
Dir T. B. KIdner. Institutional
Iketary OF the National Tubercu-
IL Association, with headquarters
In $40 Seventh avenue. New York
ss.ity,
Mr. Kidner objected to the plans
as Submitted by the architect and
begged to offer suggestions to the
commissioners. The board of com
sr1issioners instructed the architect
10 draft a new set OF plans and
s Specifications to meet the approval
tho state Board OF Health. the
-afe Board OF Accounts. the Lake
,t.ty i-Tuberculosis Society.
EILake County Medical Society
IfMr. Kidner.
ster it was decided to change
| plans Mr.. Kidner gave an esti-
tie OF the cost Of the sanato oriuna.
!. said it would cost about $3.50. 900
ne Lake County Anti-Tuberculosi :
c-iety thereupon filed another oe-
ton for an additional bond issue
"a this was presented to the vot-
~s at the primary in 1920. The
otcrs approved of the additional
ond Issue which amounted to
100000 The bonds were issued and
: cid at a premium and today the
ounty treasurer has a fund OF
.,zss,s42.53 for the sanito-iun build
& project
NUMEROUS BIDS.
A score OF bids have been re-
.eised. The engineers estimate for
ae administration building in
r1narics and the service and power
aiidsng is S1s0.oG0, including con-
Getting tunrels. The estimate on
a.ients' pavilion. "a" is $4,000
FErd on patients pavilion, e. sl6.-
90.
Tie administration building, in
naries and the power ard service
os.flding are large enough to take
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