Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-24
D. c. Commissioners Take
Action on ChiIdren's Tuber-
cuIosis Hospital.
ALL AVAILABLE EXPERT
OPINION TO BE SOUGHT
Committee Headed by DR.. Reichel-
derfer Will Make Final Recon-
mendations on Layout.

In an effort to resolve conflicting
expert opinion on how the Children's
tuberculosis Sanatorium should be
built. the District Commissioners today
named a committee Of District ofacials
to consult with various experts and
make recommendation to the Commits
sioners.
A controversy over the delay in draw
ing plans for this Sanatoraum has been
raging for some months, and last week
the Commissioners employed q special
architect, T. B. Kidner, to assist In
drawing the plans. The committee set
up today will consult all available ex-
pert opinion and make final recon-
mendationS to the Commissioners as to
the layout Of the new institution. It is
70 be built on land owned by the Dis
trict. is miles away from Washington,
on the Defense Highway.
The committee was set I'D on recon-
mendation Of Assistant Engineer Com
missioner H. L. Robb and includes DR..
Luther H. Reichelderfer, president of
the Board Of Commissioners, who will
serve as its chairman. Other members
are Maj. Robb, vice chairman; George
S. Wilson, director of public welfare;
DR.. William c. Fowler, District health
chitect; DR.. Joseph w. Peabody, super
intendent Of the Municipal Tuberculosis
Hospital: DR.. Joseph A. Murphy, in
charge Of the Health Departments work
In the public schools, and Robert L.
Haycock, assistant superintendent Of
schools
Firm Engaged to Study Project.
In recommending the appointment of
the committee, Maj. Robb wrote:
THE municipal architects ONCE is
about ready to commence working plans
for the Children's tuberculosis Sana-
forum. Arrangements have been made
to engage consulting architect, whose
services are expected to be available
shortly. In the meantime q competent
firm now in our employ, has been de-
tailed to initiate an Independent study
Of this project. This appeared to be
necessary as the previous plan. de-
veloped under Mr.. Harris supervision,
appeared to be open 10 considerable
question.
Gottwals Reported Favorable.
Information has recently been re-
ceived which indicates that 1t Is funda-
mentally wrong to lay out q childrens
sanatorium Of this sort on q single
floor. No doubt other points of contro-
versy will arise from time to time as
the work progresses. believe that
much criticism will be avoided in the
future If all possible information can
be brought to light and given careful
consideration by responsible officials Of
the District, In this connection, before
any plans have progressed so far as to
make 1t impossible for us to change. I
have discussed this matter with Mai.
Gottwals Engineer Commissioner Of
the DtStrict) and he Is favorable to the
recommendations which are being sub
n1itted herewith.
II therefore recommend that q COM
mittee be appointed, to have the execu-
tive direction of this project, subject
to the approval Of the Commissioners,
and with a view to developing the best
possible plan. / am recommending, that
DR.. Reichelderfer be the chairman of
this committee, as feel that the benefit
of his professional knowledge, as well
as his interest as a Commissioner, would
be Of great assistance and material aid
to the prestige of the committee.
would be glad to act as vice chairman
and to carry the work forward whenever
he Is unable to attend committee meet
ings."