Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-14
COUNTY
HOSPITAL MOVE
Meeting Will be Held With
State Officials in Metuchen
May 10

NEW BRUNSWICK April IA
After a delay Of many months the
question of erecting a county hos
pital for the treatment of tubercu-
lesis patients was carried step
further yesterday afternoon, by the
receipt of a letter from the State
Board of Health. setting the date
for an inspection of the county
owned site between Metuchen and
Menlo Park and at the same time
providing for a public hearing on
the matter.
The County Board of Freeholders
decided last year that an effort
year to erect the first unit of q
county owned institution, but under
the health laws of the state noth-
ing could be accomplished along that
line until such time as the state
body had sanctioned the location.
The freeholders have been in
structed by DR.. Price of the state
board TO provide hall in Metuchen
for the public hearing to be held at
1880 P. NJ. May 10, which hearing
will follow the inspection to be made
at IL o'clock in the morning.
Is tlldl WIN l4ic dP-
proval of the location the actual
construction work could be pushed
to an early completion as the free
holders have had plans submitted to
them by John Noble Pierson & Son,
for an up to date hundred bed hos
pital which IL built. would in reality
be the first wing or unit of a care
fully planned hospital block which
could be added to as the require-
ments necessitated.
Mr.. Pierson, in submitting his plan
several weeks ago, accompanied it
with a guarantee that the building
could be erected with its own water
and sewage disposal plant for the
amount specified by the freeholders
as the money they would appropri-
ate for the project. In a letter TO
the board yesterday the architect re-
iterated his statement that plans as
prepared by him would provide for
the erection OF the complete insti-
tuition for the sum appropriated.
The freeholders are also in possess
sion of a set of plans made about
1--WE years ago at a cost OF approx
mately $4,000, which they are
agreed can not be used on account
OF the enormity of the building Son
AAOb bC
ed for less than $500, 600, which is
greatly in excess OF what they are
now in a position to spend.
Other architects are said TO have
submitted plans though some of
them are not residents of the
county and Il seems reasonably sure
that a county architect and taxpayer
will be given the preference when
selection is made.
The desirability OF prompt action
in the matter is reflected in re-
port from the county Anti-Tuber-
cuIosis League which was before the
county authorities yesterday. indi-
eating that 67S patients are listed in
their files. OF those patients some
Of whom are confined in out of the
county hospitals. 526 are residents
of Perth Amboy, 145 give New
Brunswick as their homes and seven
are from Metuchen.
The majority of the patients how
ever, are those receiving treatments
and advice at their homes and in
the clinic that has been provided.
A letter was also received from
the league requesting the freeholder
TO again take up the matter of an
early inspection of the site and it is
thought that the naming of day
for the inspection and hearing will
be gladly welcomed by the league
members