, 1925-04-23
BOARD SELECTS
TOWN OF BASIN
@ SANATORIUM

BASIN, WYO.-Basin was selected
as the site for the state tuberculosis
sanatorium at a hearing before the
State Board of Charities and Reform,
held In Cheyenne last Monday, the
Broadmoor acres directly south of the
court house was the site selected.
At the hearing last Monday, the
only other town in h county in
the ace for the site was Lowell and
their pretensions were presented by
Supt. Cutter and Reyn Leedon of
that town.
.Thos. M. Hyde and P. P. Ander-
son attended the meeting as repre-
sentatives Of the Basin chamber of
commerce and II. r. Armeling, water
commissioner, was also present from
Basin and gave the board valuable
information with reference to the
physical aspects of the several sites
under consideration. The principal
speech in behalf of Basin was made
by Mr.. Hyde, who in a very forceful
and eloquent address stressed the
good points with reference to the
Basin site. Rev. Edwin Bowling,
formerly Of Basin, and who was ia
miliar with the survey work done
here by DIR. Kidner, the expert from
the National tuberculosis association
explained the report previously made
by the expert and urged Basin as the
site. Bishop McGovern, member,
and Miss Dobbins secretary of the
State Tuberculosis association also
urged that the site selected by the
national expert be confirmed as in
hat way the cooperation of the ma
tional institution would be assured.
After hearing the facts with ref
erence to the sites submitted the
board voted at four o'clock Monday
and Basin was the unanimous choice
of the board, the vote of Secretary
of State Frank E. Lucas, having been
wired from California. The Board
moor tract offered was selected as
the particular site.
Approximately %$150,00O is avail
able for the construction work ON
the institution. The architect, Will
liam Dubois, Is expected here within
a few days to attend to the detail
work prior to the advertising for bids
for construction. In addition to the
administration building for the use
of the superintendent and separate
quarters for the nurses, the building
will have approximately eighty rooms
for patients. A landscape gardener
will prepare plans for Identifying
the grounds and when completed the
plant will be one of the most modern
and pleasing of the state institutions.
Situated on high ground overlooking
the town. Big Horn river, and with
q grand view of the mountains, the
institution will be admirably located
for the purpose for which it is intend
ed and 1t is expected in a very few
years will become OF national i'm
%portance. DIR. Kidner. the expert of
the national association will approve
all Of the plans before being ex-
ecuted. thus assuring construction
along lines of best practice. The pre-
liminary work incidental to securing
the site and preparing plans prior to
advertising for bids is expected to
take a couple OF weeks and actual
work will be started on the construc-
ton as quickly as possible and 1t
is anticipated the major portion OF
the building will be completed this
year.
To the committee. whose untiring
efforts finally brought the fruits OF
victory, the entire population will
tender sincere thanks for their ef-
forts. This institution will in time
become one OF our chief assets and
advertise to the world the health
giving qualities of our climate and
local environment.