Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-09

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. s:--Ai
the urgent request of Jane j. Pack
ard, executive secretary of the Mid
dlesex County Anti-Tuberculos1s
League, for financial assistance from
the Board of Freeholders In carrying
on the Investigations among the tu-
bercuIosis sufferers in the county
the county fathers haY- found a way
to provide half of the amount re-
quested.
Last week representatives of the
league asked for an appropriation
of $500 for the purpose of paying
the salary of the third nurse engaged
by them in continuing the work as
laid out il this county. but the free
holders decided that n relief could
be accorded as the county budget
had been approved for the year.
Miss Packard renewed her request
at Yesterdays meet q on the
grounds of a recently enacted statute
under which other counties or the
state are working. which provides
for the employment by the county or
a, nurse to carry on the investigation
OF tuberculosis patients who have
applied for treatment at the various
sanatoriums.
The members Of the board ex-
pressed themselves as willing to do
all possible to relieve the present
situation and promised to care Tor
the full amount asked for in next
years appropriations, in addition 10
the amount set aside for the care
of ~tubercular patients in the hospl-
tails, aos
while the amount to be provided
from the contingent fun TINS yeaE
LT.. 70 4YE0 ar half the
amount asked for, the sec
ratary expressed the belief that the
smount would be of substantial help
in continuing the work for the pres
Under the laws by which this ap-
nropriatiau is permitted 1t WILL pe
racessary for the county to fnpIo
! nurse. Miss Packard submitted tne
name of M, C. Winkler for the posi-
ion. but in view Of the mount &c Dc
provided by the county TINS year De
ing insufficient to pay the tulI SeaLS
salary. the decision in the hlaIte[ "a
employment was LETT to county gun
citnr Frederick +. Richardson
S,x OF the county were
ant 10 sanatoriums for treatment
Nv tha action Of the freeholders' nVe
,,einr children under sixteen years OF
re who will be treated at tlle
s~1srroingdale prevcntorium. only
rhiidren showing the early symptoms
Of tuberculosis are reate at tnat
institrtion. for which the county
Jaws SS.75 q week for each patlent.
The purchase of additional trucks
IN replace or augment the motor
mower fleet of the county was aG-
thorIzed yesterday, and clerk
THOMAS J. Mulvihill was TO
inv4fa proposals for the furnishing
~ two three and one-half ton Mack
tr1cks Of the same type as those
now used in the county road TorA'
TWO members OF the North Rarl-
tan Improvement League. Mrs: HaIs
Hess, the secretary, ana MRS. hosai
smith appeared before the rec
holders for the purpose OF stlrrlns
nm action on the part OF the county
In taking over the New Dover ROAD
"a q county thoroughfare, as prom
ged by the freeholders last IAN.
This road, which is between T
md four miles in length, is the only
ssItIet 70 the northern section OF the
aounty, and is scheduled for repair
Of some sort this year. Freeholders
Orpen and Quackenbush were de-
latled to make an inspection OF n
Dad with the township committee,
ma determine Just what is to be
sons with the road. It will not be
taken over as 8 county road until
formal application for such aston is
made by the townships OF Wood
bridge and Raritan and maps Of the
Dad are filed with the county body.
The legal controversy between