Putnam patriot., 1930-02-27
LETTERS TO
 THE EDITOR

To the Editor of The Putnam Patriot
 Answering your article in the Put nam Patriot relative 10 the nurses home, want to assure you that ] am greatly interested. and am in accord with sou in a great measure, but would like Co call your attention 10 a few things which you have overlooked in your busy life.
 I agree with you that whatever Is built should be of a permanent nature.
 And with regard to the idea of renting q home In the city, for the nurses. | do not think that this meth cd of attacking the problem will either be satisfactory or economical. Money spent in this way could be used toward the new Home, but that is not the most important thing.
 You must know that the present building program throughout the country is tifty-one per cent of the normal. Therefore. the best time to build is when there ls no building boom. for reason that you well know
 You are right when you say that many rich people who would have con- trjbuted, have died or have lost some of their wealth in the stock market.
 On the other hand. there are still some left who may. or at least should, render help as their circumstances permit.
 You know 1t is not right for peo- pie to expect that the rich should carry all the burdens of community, although they should do 90 according t0 their ability, because their riches are in A large measure, due to the efforts not only of themselves but of the whole peoples combined.
 The trouble with us people in Put. nam is that We talk too much, and do not act You saw how things went at the meeting The committee ex- ! peeted Co have one or the other plan approved. so that they should com plete the plans before the frost is out of the ground, engage material while prices are low, and proceed to complete the building during the warm weather. Now, it looks as if nothing will be done.
 As a citizen of Putnam. and one of the Hospital trustees, am an xious that the best kind of a build ing Is erected. which will be perma- nent. useful and ornamental for time to come.
 For this reason interested my sell in inducing an architect and builder to submit plans such as they thought best from their point of view, based on their extensive experience in the design and construction of public buildings, and to do SO with out expense to the Hospital.
 Tn view of the above, let us stop talking diseouragingly. back up the committee. select the best plans. not according to our personal likes and dtsltkes. but on sound business prin. eipies and bend all our energies in erecting a building that we can look on with pride.
 My view in the matter is that tho architects plan. placing the building on the west side, and it's design, is more desirable for many reasons which 1 do not desire t0 enter into only to say that a building where people will live should be above ground. with all the light and air that nature provides. The architects plan contemplates such a building, which ln addition Go being q more healthy hiact 70 i've, t VIII DC semi-hfepfooI f will give more space and more rooms for the same money expended and arehitecturally, more beautiful.
 Having expressed my view in the matter. I beg to remain
 Yours truly.
 $. NIKOL0FF.
 Parkview Apartments. No.
 Clearwater Fla.